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Hi Everyone. I decided I would create an account since I just started vaping this month. To be honest, it took forever to find something that I liked and wasn't expensive. I knew from the get go, I wanted nothing that looked like a normal cigarrete. The problem was that the ecig world is full of all types and styles of ecig. Tanks, clearomizers, cartomizers, at first it was pretty hectic just trying to figure out what the difference between each was. In the end, I bought a starter kit that had an ego-t battery with graduated CE4 tank on it. I am not a train smoker and figured the extra battery wasn't really needed. I got a free 30ml ejuice with it, so that was cool.

I actually enjoy the ecig. The vapor is nice and the throat hit is just like a cig was. I started smoking cigs back when I was 14 years old. I quit 2 times. The most recent time I quit for about 2 years. It wasn't until about 2 months ago that I started craving cigarettes again. I literally drove to the gas station like 5 times to pick up a pack and each time I was able to deter myself. I knew it wouldn't be long before I buy a pack and I knew I couldnt afford the habit so I started trying to find alternatives. I found the world of ecigs and knew that it would be my best bet.

I for one, could not stand the smell of cigarettes, let alone the smell of my clothes after smoking. Still to this day when I smell someone smoking it drives me nuts. Thats the benefit of the ecig, I don't smell. My lungs dont get beat to hell with tar and everything else in cigs. I am not spending 5+ dollars a pack of cigs. And in the meantime, I can still breathe good.

I can't help but feel guilty though. I quit for 2 years and really felt I would be free of the hook forever. I told my sister so far, even though I am 36 years old I still don't want to tell my parents. I just don't want to hear what they would have to say about it. Hell, everyone is drilled that nicotine is bad for you, addictive, etc. Honestly, since I started vaping, my mental health feels like it improved. Not as much anxiety as before. Less depression. There has got to be a benefit that occurs with nicotine. Yeah it sucks that you have to feed the habit. But still.

I did order a few 30ml bottles of different ejuices. The strawberries and cream from vapordudes and their dragonfruit. Not a big fan of the flavors though (so far). I will see how they turn out after a few weeks of steeping. The ejuice I am vaping mostly is the strawberry from preffered vapor. It doesnt have a very sweet taste, but the strawberry is still there. The exhale is nice. I am gonna buy vapordudes tabacco flavor next. Its pretty high rated. Maybe even get a coffee flavor.

Well, I look forward to chatting with all of you. Hopefully there are some people from Eastern Idaho here. I am in Idaho Falls. Would be nice to maybe have a meetup, drink a coffee or something. That reminds me. How do you guys do with smoking outside? So far it feels weird. I haven't had someone ask me yet what I was doing with the ecig, but I know eventually it will happen. I do love that my apartment neighbors have no idea that I vape. Hopefully there will never be some law that makes it illegal or something. Anyways, ttyl.

-Gerrit:)
 

gjshaw29

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Hey Gerrit welcome to the forum and congrats on switching :) I'm in Boise myself, always good to find a new vaper in Idaho though haha. I get weird looks no matter where I vape lol. I have a vamo with a chrome 5ml tank and a chrome drip tip. So they know I'm not smoking a cig. If they ask me about I just tell them what it is. Usually they ask if it works and I say yes. Enjoy trying all the flavors out there, people can go crazy trying all the juice I know I did at first. I wanted to buy everything.
 

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Hi gerrit,

I am glad that you joined the ecig world. And to warn you ahead of time this addiction can be pretty expensive. With that being said I would actually recommend buying the combo packs of 5x 10ml bottles of the flavors you'd like to try, rather spending money on 30ml's. Most websites has that option. I usually buy 30ml's when I know for sure that I'd be using that flavor for a while. In regards to you starter setup, that is perfect for beginners. I don't advice that you'd buy another set of ego-twist battery. But to just buy a higher performance battery instead. Sell your ego for 20-30 dollars for the new setup as you go. Because you'll end up going to that route anyway.

Being guilty is fine. We all are. But you went the right route of going to ecig than to go back to smoking cigarette after quitting for 2 years.

If you have any questions about ecig. There are TONS of experts that can help you out in this forum. I wish you the best in your ecig journey and stay green.
 
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