Help a newbie out pls.

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Armadus

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Hello,

I'm trying to make the switch away from cigarettes and currently using an Xhale 02 from 7-11. I feel that $10.99 for two refills is a little absurd so I'd like to move to a KR808. What I'd like is a recommendation from you guys on a flavor that is closes to either the Xhale regular, or tobacco. Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
 

XfooYen

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Hello,

I'm trying to make the switch away from cigarettes and currently using an Xhale 02 from 7-11. I feel that $10.99 for two refills is a little absurd so I'd like to move to a KR808. What I'd like is a recommendation from you guys on a flavor that is closes to either the Xhale regular, or tobacco. Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

If you want a cig-alike KR808, most veterans here will recommend the Volt from Smokeless Image.
 

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Hopefully you will find that anything you buy from a good vendor is better than what you buy at a gas station. My first ecig was from a gas station, Logic disposables. I decided to research and purchased a V2cigs starter kit. They have limited flavors but were still better than the gas station ones. Personally, I recommend going with a cig look a like. IMO it helps more with the mental aspect of quitting smoking. It has more of the look, feel and act of actually smoking. Others always recommend jumping to this mod or that mod. And while I am still fairly new, about 2 1/2 months smoke free, I have recommended the V2s to 5 others who all have cut down or quit completely. To me, once you are over the mental aspect of smoking and are purely a vapor, then you can move to mods and such. Good luck in anything you try.
 

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A lot of the flavor in smoke comes from the combustion itself. People try and try to replicate it but from what I gather no one can make a vape that tastes like cig smoke. Thankfully, I guess 'cause those things taste gross to me now.

There are a LOT of different flavors out there, I like cinnamon so I tried quite a few "red hot" or "atomic fireball" types. Found one I like and then it was time to find a good strong mint. I may have that one nailed down but I have a few others I'd like to try.

TCO on prefilled cartridges is very very high compared to just about any other delivery method (blank cartomizers come to mind for n00bs) and eJuice in a bottle. It's way more fiddly than cigs but I'm completely used to it now, almost 4 months in.
 

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Thanks for all the replies! I'm going to do more digging but I'm kind of drawn to the Volt as the selection is quite nice.


I certainly enjoy my Volt starter kit. The cig-a-like is definitely a bonus for when I am out and about:) The SI flavors are very good IMHO but individual tastes vary considerably. What is nice about the SI cartos is you can get sample packs with 5 different flavors. Then you can order some cartos in that flavor and 30 ml bottles of the flavors you like in the strength you want and refill the cartos. I thought that was a real convenience.
 

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Ok, since you are relatively new to vaping, may I offer some insight into vaping vs smoking, and the flavor-factor of nic-juice replicating the taste of cigarette tobacco.

Smoking and vaping are two different animals. One uses dried plant leaves that is ignited from a flame to create smoke which is inhaled. The other uses a mix of liquid containing propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, a flavoring agent, and liquid nicotine which is turned into mist or vapor by a nebulizer (also called an atomizer or vaporizer) which is inhaled.

It's just a fact that the "taste" or flavor of a tobacco cigarette that you likely are searching for does not exist in the world of vaping. There is no way that this flavor can be created because what you seek is a smokey burnt plant flavor, which can not be re-created for e-liquid vaping. (If it could, you likely wouldn't like it in vaporized form.) There might be some that come somewhat close, or "close enough". Perhaps some users here can help you with those.

The point that I want to get across to you is that many newbie vapors spend a lot of money on many nic-liquids flavors trying to find that elusive tobacco taste of their favorite cigarette brand. I'm just trying to save you some money (maybe a LOT of money) by telling you it likely doesn't exist.

Those of us who have successfully quit using cigarettes and replaced them with vaping likely have moved on to learn to appreciate the flavor options the e-liquids have. Once we have quit cigarettes, we are able to realize that the cigarettes that we thought tasted so great in reality tasted terrible, and want nothing to do with that taste or smell ever again. You might find this hard to believe now, but it's true.

Instead of trying to find a specific flavor of cigarette, try to find one or two flavors of many available in the e-liquid trade that you don't mind using all day long. You can try out the tobacco or a menthol flavor if you wish, but don't limit yourself to those two. Most of us who have been successful have found that we also like a fruit, candy, dessert, coffee, or other flavor which got us off of cigarettes.

Using a personal vaporizer (or e-cig) can get you off of cigarettes. Just don't expect it to behave, taste, or be as easy to use as a cigarette. There's work involved in this venture. But don't get frustrated by this process, because it can be very successful if you are determined for it to work. And it's totally worth it.
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Having said that, I was a pack per day smoker of Marlboro Menthol before I began vaping with the Smokeless Image Volts and their Ice Menthol flavor e-liquid. It didn't taste like the Marlboro Menthols, but it was "close enough".

I vaped as much and as frequently as I desired. If I felt the desire for a cigarette, I tried vaping even more frequently and harder. If still that didn't quench my desire, I allowed myself part of a cigarette, then put it out and saved it for later. I tried to keep my total of cigarettes smoked in this way to a couple a day.

It was less than a week of using the above method that I eventually didn't want a real cigarette. Progressively each one became less satisfying, and I began to prefer the vapor over the smoke. Others will have a different experience to share, but that is what worked for me.

I found eventually, after some experimenting with flavor options, that I especially liked the coffee and fruit flavors. Others like one of the other flavor niches.
 
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