Hello all, I hope everyone is doing well. As the title states, my name is Chris, I am 34 years old and currently reside in Phoenixville, PA, and I started vaping about 2 months ago. I actually got into this as a non-smoker so I'm well aware I'm in the minority there. I've gotten into this for several reasons. As someone who has Asperger's syndrome, type 2 diabetes, depression, and anxiety disorder I am highly prone to nervous ticks which include impulsive behaviors and coping mechanisms. While I am on Effexor and Klonopin to help control the depression and anxiety to an extent, they have the side effect of draining my ambition and drive, resulting in me living a pretty lifeless existence.
I live with two roommates who are into some "all natural herb smoking" to put it euphemistically and as such, spend quite a bit of time at the local smoke shop after work. As I do not drive and we all work at the same place, I would usually be there as well. I didn't mind much as the people that ran the place were quite nice and it had a really chill atmosphere. One day while down there, my roommates bought these cheap $10 disposable analogues and it piqued my curiosity as neither of them were into cigarettes.
At first, I didn't want anything to do with it as I watched, at a very young age, my maternal grandmother die an extremely painful death due to lung cancer and my paternal grandfather suffer a very prolonged battle with emphysema so I never had the urge to try cigarettes (however, I always did enjoy the smell of the tobacco whenever dad smoked on his pipe). After researching e-cigs online and looking into the contents of the juice, I did buy one of the zero nicotine analogues myself. I liked how when I took drags on it, it felt easier to chill out and relax and I didn't feel the need to eat something or start gnawing on a random piece of plastic or soft rubber like I usually tended to do.
I eventually went online and bought a Kanger Protank 2 starter kit with 2 1000 mAh fixed voltage batteries. After doing more research online, talking with the people at the smoke shop, and watching various YouTube personalities (primarily IndoorSmokers), I gradually upgraded my setup to what I currently use, which is an Aspire Nautilus Mini on a Vision Spinner 1500 mAh variable voltage mod. I know that it's far from the best experience one can get with that setup, but I'm always willing and trying to learn new things related to improving the experience (aka I'm a gadget nerd, which comes from my background as a computer geek having my undergrad in Information Systems).
Currently I'm trying to learn new techniques as it pertains to steeping e-liquid as I bought a bunch of zero nicotine 50/50 e-juice from mount baker Vapor and after letting them sit in my nightstand drawer for a couple of weeks, I started trying them out. Three of them (freckled lemonade, sour yum, and peach rings) really did not do anything for me and resulted in me dumping out the tank and repeatedly rinsing it out. One of them (green ice) I like the cool, tingly feeling of the menthol, and the final one (thug juice) I feel has potential but the flavor is barely noticeable. I still have 6 left to try, but before I do, I'm working on attempting to do the breathing and shaking techniques for them as suggested online and am also considering the warm water bath as well.
I am really thankful for this new hobby as it has helped me not be as nervous, controlled my food cravings, and refreshed my day to day living. As stated before, I am very well aware that I am a novice at this and the more I read, the more questions than answers result, as is the case with any new interest in the beginning, but I am very willing to learn what this community has to teach someone like me and I look forward to being accepted as a part of it. Thank you all in advance for your time, kindness, understanding, and guidance.
Warm regards,
Chris
I live with two roommates who are into some "all natural herb smoking" to put it euphemistically and as such, spend quite a bit of time at the local smoke shop after work. As I do not drive and we all work at the same place, I would usually be there as well. I didn't mind much as the people that ran the place were quite nice and it had a really chill atmosphere. One day while down there, my roommates bought these cheap $10 disposable analogues and it piqued my curiosity as neither of them were into cigarettes.
At first, I didn't want anything to do with it as I watched, at a very young age, my maternal grandmother die an extremely painful death due to lung cancer and my paternal grandfather suffer a very prolonged battle with emphysema so I never had the urge to try cigarettes (however, I always did enjoy the smell of the tobacco whenever dad smoked on his pipe). After researching e-cigs online and looking into the contents of the juice, I did buy one of the zero nicotine analogues myself. I liked how when I took drags on it, it felt easier to chill out and relax and I didn't feel the need to eat something or start gnawing on a random piece of plastic or soft rubber like I usually tended to do.
I eventually went online and bought a Kanger Protank 2 starter kit with 2 1000 mAh fixed voltage batteries. After doing more research online, talking with the people at the smoke shop, and watching various YouTube personalities (primarily IndoorSmokers), I gradually upgraded my setup to what I currently use, which is an Aspire Nautilus Mini on a Vision Spinner 1500 mAh variable voltage mod. I know that it's far from the best experience one can get with that setup, but I'm always willing and trying to learn new things related to improving the experience (aka I'm a gadget nerd, which comes from my background as a computer geek having my undergrad in Information Systems).
Currently I'm trying to learn new techniques as it pertains to steeping e-liquid as I bought a bunch of zero nicotine 50/50 e-juice from mount baker Vapor and after letting them sit in my nightstand drawer for a couple of weeks, I started trying them out. Three of them (freckled lemonade, sour yum, and peach rings) really did not do anything for me and resulted in me dumping out the tank and repeatedly rinsing it out. One of them (green ice) I like the cool, tingly feeling of the menthol, and the final one (thug juice) I feel has potential but the flavor is barely noticeable. I still have 6 left to try, but before I do, I'm working on attempting to do the breathing and shaking techniques for them as suggested online and am also considering the warm water bath as well.
I am really thankful for this new hobby as it has helped me not be as nervous, controlled my food cravings, and refreshed my day to day living. As stated before, I am very well aware that I am a novice at this and the more I read, the more questions than answers result, as is the case with any new interest in the beginning, but I am very willing to learn what this community has to teach someone like me and I look forward to being accepted as a part of it. Thank you all in advance for your time, kindness, understanding, and guidance.
Warm regards,
Chris
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