help... need some advice... :-)

[jeniferc]

I am very new to vaping.... havent actually started yet waiting for my kit in the mail... but need some help with the ejuice... I smoke about 10 analog cigs a day... and I smoke marlboro reds... so what mg of nicotine do I get... i need so advice... im so confused... I have been doing all kinds of research on here and have so many questions... thanks for helping me

 

[Samyaza]

It would be best if you got a range of nic strengths (if possible). Probably 12mg, 16mg and 18mg should be OK for you, if you only smoke 10 a day.

Also do get smaller sample bottles and a big variety of flavours, as well as PG/VG ratios. Taste is very subjective and some people prefer PG or VG, as well as a few people who are sensitive to one or the other.

It will take a while for you to find out what works best for you, flavour, nic content and ratio, so it's a good idea to start small and with a big variety!

 

[fourthrok]

Welcome! You might want to consider trying a sample of 12mg. and also of 18mg. Different people react differently to vaping...some don't find enough "throat hit" with lower nic strengths, even though they smoked pretty light. That wasn't the case with me...I smoked full flavor and over 2 packs a day, and 18 mg. was fine for me. But I've seen others who seem to think they need more nicotine. Worth trying both...maybe the 18mg. first thing in the morning (seems to be a hard time for many people) and the lower kind later in the day and at night.

As for Marlboro...you will not find a juice that tastes EXACTLY like tobacco. But I'll tell you that my husband smoked Marlboro red, and he has found his niche vaping Flue Cured from MyVaporStore (PG) and "Cowboy" (also known as "Country") from Smokeless Image.

I don't vape tobaccos...I'm a menthol gal. That's the best advice I can muster. Hope it helps!

 

[jeniferc]

It would be best if you got a range of nic strengths (if possible). Probably 12mg, 16mg and 18mg should be OK for you, if you only smoke 10 a day.

Also do get smaller sample bottles and a big variety of flavours, as well as PG/VG ratios. Taste is very subjective and some people prefer PG or VG, as well as a few people who are sensitive to one or the other.

It will take a while for you to find out what works best for you, flavour, nic content and ratio, so it's a good idea to start small and with a big variety!

thank you for helping me out... i like your advice about trying different flavors

 

[jeniferc]

Welcome! You might want to consider trying a sample of 12mg. and also of 18mg. Different people react differently to vaping...some don't find enough "throat hit" with lower nic strengths, even though they smoked pretty light. That wasn't the case with me...I smoked full flavor and over 2 packs a day, and 18 mg. was fine for me. But I've seen others who seem to think they need more nicotine. Worth trying both...maybe the 18mg. first thing in the morning (seems to be a hard time for many people) and the lower kind later in the day and at night.

As for Marlboro...you will not find a juice that tastes EXACTLY like tobacco. But I'll tell you that my husband smoked Marlboro red, and he has found his niche vaping Flue Cured from MyVaporStore (PG) and "Cowboy" (also known as "Country") from Smokeless Image.

I don't vape tobaccos...I'm a menthol gal. That's the best advice I can muster. Hope it helps!

thanks.... im going to check out those flavors... thats a good idea to about different strenghts for different times of the day... i find i smoke more during the day...

 

[Mustang73064]

Welcome to ECF. 12 to 18 mg should do you fine as mentioned above. I would also recommend that you try fruit or bakery flavored juice for the 1st week before you go looking for a tobacco flavor. With the fruit/bakery flavors it gives you a new taste, something for you to say "yummmmm" too and keep you vaping. My 1st week each time I tried a tobacco and it didn't taste like my brand of cigarette I went looking for a cigarette to get that flavor hit. Little did I know that tobacco flavors of juice do not and are not intended to take like a cigarette with its burning paper and other properties, it is actually pure tobacco.

 

[jeniferc]

does anyone know how many mg of ejuice is equal to a pack of cigarettes? I dont really know if you can compare it like that but Im just trying to figure out how much money I will be saving... thanks for helping everyone

 

[DMAudio]

Welcome and as above re getting some samples to try. I was a Marl Red smoker too, and my favourite at the moment is Toffee Popcorn

I'd say the average is about 3ml of juice per day, but it does depend on a lot of factors such as what cart/clearomiser you have, the resistance of the atomiser etc. I've found when I vape Black Cat juice, I go through that faster than the others too.

 

[jeniferc]

Welcome to ECF. 12 to 18 mg should do you fine as mentioned above. I would also recommend that you try fruit or bakery flavored juice for the 1st week before you go looking for a tobacco flavor. With the fruit/bakery flavors it gives you a new taste, something for you to say "yummmmm" too and keep you vaping. My 1st week each time I tried a tobacco and it didn't taste like my brand of cigarette I went looking for a cigarette to get that flavor hit. Little did I know that tobacco flavors of juice do not and are not intended to take like a cigarette with its burning paper and other properties, it is actually pure tobacco.

thank you... I am so glad I found this forum... everyone has such great advice... I never thought about trying different flavors cuz I think in my mind I am trying to find something that is the same as marlboro... but that would make complete sense to want to get the same flavor and want to smoke a regular cigarette....

 

[jeniferc]

Welcome and as above re getting some samples to try. I was a Marl Red smoker too, and my favourite at the moment is Toffee Popcorn

I'd say the average is about 3ml of juice per day, but it does depend on a lot of factors such as what cart/clearomiser you have, the resistance of the atomiser etc. I've found when I vape Black Cat juice, I go through that faster than the others too.

thank you... it sounds like alot of this is a learning process... flavors, mg level ... it seems like until i know what I want I will have to spend some money for the learning process... Im just excited to see how much money I will save in the long run.... thanks again

 

[gijills]

you are not going to find a taste that is just like a ciggie. I use 3 main juices Winston but it dosn't taste like Winston also a Carmel and black cherry. I am on the prowl for a good RY4. That is how I found the Carmel.kick back enjoy get some sample packs and try different ones. also I was a pack a day and I use 18 mg. In a bit I will start to lower it to 11ish mg.

 

[jeniferc]

you are not going to find a taste that is just like a ciggie. I use 3 main juices Winston but it dosn't taste like Winston also a Carmel and black cherry. I am on the prowl for a good RY4. That is how I found the Carmel.kick back enjoy get some sample packs and try different ones. also I was a pack a day and I use 18 mg. In a bit I will start to lower it to 11ish mg.[/QUOTE

thanks... i think the main thing that i am learning is that i shouldnt expect it to be just like smoking a cigarette... im really excited about being able to have different flavors

 

[Samyaza]

thanks... i think the main thing that i am learning is that i shouldnt expect it to be just like smoking a cigarette... im really excited about being able to have different flavors

It isn't at all like a cigarette (thankfully!). Even how much/ when you vape is different. Most people find that they don't have "1 cigarette" every hour, it turns into a puff or 4 when they feel like it/ need it. Nicotine is also absorbed much more slowly than it is from a cigarette, so if you find you are really craving, use the strongest juice you have and wait about 15min.

As to savings, this is something I find awesome!

I spend about $40 a month now on vaping, but I could easily knock that down to $50 every 3 months if I tried. I've probably spent about $700 on trying different PVs and learning what I like. It's still a saving of about $1,000 in under a year

 

[jeniferc]

It isn't at all like a cigarette (thankfully!). Even how much/ when you vape is different. Most people find that they don't have "1 cigarette" every hour, it turns into a puff or 4 when they feel like it/ need it. Nicotine is also absorbed much more slowly than it is from a cigarette, so if you find you are really craving, use the strongest juice you have and wait about 15min.

As to savings, this is something I find awesome!

I spend about $40 a month now on vaping, but I could easily knock that down to $50 every 3 months if I tried. I've probably spent about $700 on trying different PVs and learning what I like. It's still a saving of about $1,000 in under a year

hmmm... $50 every 3 months THAT SOUNDS AWESOME lol i spend probably $50 every 2 weeks :-( ... im not sure how i feel about the nicotine not kickin in right away but well see what happens... Im so amazed how everyone on here is so willing to give advice and help newbs out ;-)

 

[opal]

so what kind of gear do you have on the way??

I'm at almost a month of vaping now and thought I was going to go for mentholated tobacco flavors.. wow was I wrong. Mint does make me happy (wintergreen mostly) though.

Being a menthol broad - I am more concerned with the sinus exhale coolness than a throat hit.

If you find that you really like vaping (I'm already a chain vaper) you might want to grab a bit of no nicotine juice too. I found that with 12 mg.. and chain vaping I went a little overboard and got WAY more nicotine than I was used to

read .. Headache.. sleeplessness so I got no nic juices for evenings.

Hubby is a tobacco flavor guy. .and no sweet tobacco either. He's using mostly perique from highbrow but has some turkish and an exotic blend too. He was using american spirt analogs.

 

[jeniferc]

so what kind of gear do you have on the way??

I'm at almost a month of vaping now and thought I was going to go for mentholated tobacco flavors.. wow was I wrong. Mint does make me happy (wintergreen mostly) though.

Being a menthol broad - I am more concerned with the sinus exhale coolness than a throat hit.

If you find that you really like vaping (I'm already a chain vaper) you might want to grab a bit of no nicotine juice too. I found that with 12 mg.. and chain vaping I went a little overboard and got WAY more nicotine than I was used to

read .. Headache.. sleeplessness so I got no nic juices for evenings.

Hubby is a tobacco flavor guy. .and no sweet tobacco either. He's using mostly perique from highbrow but has some turkish and an exotic blend too. He was using american spirt analogs.

this is the setup I ordered : NEW eGo-K CE4 PLUS V3 SET!!!
Description:

Total Batteries and Atomizers - 2 Batteries 2 Clearomizers
Heating Atomizer - TITANIUM (Huge upgrade from standard)
Charger type - USB
Engraved custom dragon batteries - 1100 Mah
Threaded colar
Capacity: 1.6ml
Resistance HR: 2.8 ohm
Threading: eGo 510
Tank Color; Clear
Battery Color: Chrome and Black

I been kind out looking around and I think after I try it if everything goes good I think I might get the ego twist... the reviews on it seem really good I think I will be much happy in a month once I have had a chance to play around with the flavors and nicotine mg that I like

 

[gijills]

It is a bit differnt "Vaping" what I found is to take a slow 3-4 second draw. be careful in the begining sa your troat will react very diffently to Vapor in the begining than smoke. I took a big draw my first time and thought zi was going to cough up a lung. so sip at first!!!!

 

[iamme123]

does anyone know how many mg of ejuice is equal to a pack of cigarettes? I dont really know if you can compare it like that but Im just trying to figure out how much money I will be saving... thanks for helping everyone

The average pack a day smoker is is accustomed to ingesting 30-40mg of nicotine a day. You can then use that to determine how many ml is equal to a pack of smokes. At 36mg 1ml is equivalent nicotine to a pack of smokes. At 24mg 1.5-2ml is equivalent nicotine to a pack of smokes of smokes. 18mg=2-2.5ml and so on. The ratio of liquid to packs of smokes is determined by the nicotine concentration.

 

[RickL]

I currently have 10 different flavors I am experimenting with. ECBlend.com has a ton of flavor choices and at $2.50 for a 5 ml bottle it's not very expensive to try several different ones. Have fun and enjoy.

 

[AttyPops]

There is no direct "perfect" correlation for nic level and smoking brand/amount.

Get some 24 mg, some 18 mg. M.Reds have quite a hit...so even at 10 a day you're used to a "nic spike/buzz" assuming you took more than 2 puffs per cig so... Don't cut yourself short.

If you get a 12 mg in the same flavor as the 24, you can mix it 50/50 down to 18 if you think the 24 is too high.