Hi, my first post :)

[SteveI]

Hi,
I've been smoking a pack a day for 26 years, tried everything to quit over the years, and gave up quitting.

Friend gave me the idea of a disposable ecig from 7/11... I thought this might actually work! A week later, found SI online and took the jump with my first kit with a 65 & 78 battery .... love it.... already ordered and using eliquids too.

Now down to 3 to 5 cigs a day. My goal is to officially quit by Oct. 31st, and give away the rest of the carton I bought end of September. It's hard to believe I just typed that... I only smoked about 4 packs this month so far.

I just registered tonight... I was told about this site and it is great. Tons of support. Been lurking a few days, reading up on rules and seeing all the helpful ppl. GREAT SITE!!! GREAT PPL!!!

Never been so optimistic about quitting, and I think I haven't gained a pound.

Side note: I've been building custom PCs for over 20 years. Love tinkering... won't be long before I start following the DIY threads, and annoy my wife with a new hobby.

SteveI.

 

[Doogmar]

Hey Grats on the switchover Quitting those last few cigs will be easy since you have gone so far already If/when you decide to upgrade feel free to ask. tons of helpful people here.

 

[nepatitan]

Hi Steve,
Welcome to ECF!
Glad your making the effort to quit. Give it a few weeks and you will certainly have a new hobby lol

Good luck!

 

[gjshaw29]

Welcome there are tons of helpful post here as well as helpful people too. Congrats on the switch.

 

[ImThatGuy]

Welcome to ECF!

 

[flintlock62]

Welcome to the forum! I build computers too. My last system I built is in RAID 0 with 2 WD RE-4 HDD's and an Intel SSD 60gb for cache + other goodies.

The next thing we would like to hear from you is "I quit the stinkies"!

Then we want hear, "what better system should I get". LOL!

 

[Natalia]

Welcome to ECF, Steve.

Congratulations on your decision to quit smoking. I smoked for 48yrs and have been stinky free for over two years thanks to this wonderful forum!

 

[Krookie]

Welcome!!!

 

[Mustang73064]

Welcome to ECF. Congrats on your success.

 

[Thinice]

Welcome to ECF tons of info here on DIY here.

 

[SteveI]

Thx everyone for the welcome!!!
The best part is i dont really feel the urge. I have 3 kids, and have never smoked in my house... Now, I'd much rather sit at my PC checking out the forums while I chain vape. Seems when I am home, my 2 little batteries are barely keeping up. The one charging is barely done by the time I need to swap out.

No nightmares, no nasty gum, no stickers, and great support. This is easy, lol. Only took me 26 years to stumble into vaping.

 

[juicejunky]

Welcome from NJ. Perhaps we're neighbors, I see a huge cloud of vapor coming from next door. Then again it may be a dryer.


Lots of chances to tinker with ecigs, sometimes a little more than we love. Better prepare your wife for the incoming vape mail.

 

[John D in CT]

Hiya Steve - welcome to the forum, and to vaping!

One thing that I believe to be universally true about vaping is that with the right equipment and juice, it's more enjoyable than smoking. I tell person after person that they don't have to "quit smoking"; they just have to start doing this, with the right equipment and the right juice (for them); and I've also had person after person cease smoking immediately, in the face of this far more enjoyable alternative.

Whatever gets you off cigarettes, and keeps you off of them forever, is obviously fine. But the mere fact that you're still smoking, and hoping to quit by October 31, says to me that your vape could be even better than it is now.

If you really want to maximize the enjoyment of your vape, and thereby maximize your chances of getting off of cigarettes, I can't encourage you enough to add a slightly more capable setup to your "arsenal". Please bear in mind that your current setup would not be "replaced", but "added to". Not every vaper use just one piece of equipment exclusively, and specific setups fill different roles.

I'm not sure you know yet what "variable voltage" is, but it lets you adjust the warmth of the coil up or down by regulating the voltage going to it, and therefore the amount of watts (heat) generated by it.

Until just a few months ago, VV could only be had in fairly large devices that range from fairly expensive (like $60-70 for something like an Apollo SS VTube) all the way up to the "Cadillac of VV", the ProVari V2, at closer to $200.

Now, you can get VV in an "eGo-class" battery like a Vision Spinner, Joyetech Twist, kGo VV, and a few others. They start at around $20, and top out at around $30. A couple of the $20 or so ones is all you need to have variable voltage, and a very nice vape.

For the "attachment", there's a very popular device called the Vivi Nova, that's a very reliable and low-hassle way to vape for a long time between refills, or before any appreciable maintenance is required. They come in a 3.5ml ["regular"] size and a 2.0ml "Mini" size that's about the same 1/2" or so diameter as the battery itself. Altogether, the entire setup is about the size and shape of a Panatela cigar (6" x 15mm), and is nice and compact and "stealthy", and is great when worn around the neck on a lanyard.

I've been exploring this stuff for a long time, and have a fair amount of "fancy" stuff, but this is what I use on a daily basis. It really is very nice to be able to adjust the power up or down (with either a little dial on the bottom, or with buttons on the kGo VV). It's like having a dimmer switch on a light so you can adjust the output as you wish. Some flavors might taste better at a higher or lower wattage than others, and with a variable voltage device, you can use coils with varying resistances and still achieve a wide range of wattages.

Here are some links to where you could get this setup, if you're interested. I always recommend at least two 650mah-900mah (milliamp-hour) batteries, two chargers, two Vivi Novas, and a lot of juice. Lanyard and trim ring that secures it and/or covers the external (and unused) external threads of the "510" connection between the battery and the Vivi Nova are optional.

Joyetech eGo-C Twist: Batteries E Cigarette

USB charger: eGo Rapid USB Charger 6.75

Wall charger: Mini AC Wall to USB Converter 6.25

eGo trim piece: eGo Cone Cover for DCTank $1.49-2.49

Lanyard: Joye eGo Lanyard $4.95-7.95

***

Lastly, a very interesting (IMO) review that says very well why this might be a good thing to consider:

Grimm Green: VV eGo's are a "Game Changer" THE EGO TWIST IS A GAME CHANGER - YouTube

 

[klynnn]

Welcome!!!!!

 

[Natalia]

Welcome from NJ. Perhaps we're neighbors, I see a huge cloud of vapor coming from next door. Then again it may be a dryer.


Lots of chances to tinker with ecigs, sometimes a little more than we love. Better prepare your wife for the incoming vape mail.

You're supposed to prepare your other half??
So that's were I went wrong!
~~~@juicejunky

Steve, I think you're going to have a new hobby quickly. Wishing you the best!

 

[SteveI]

@juicejunky,
I'm in Montville, north Jersey. I heard SI opened a store in Hoboken, and am tempted to check it out.

@John D in CT,
Thanks for all the info, Lot's to digest.. and VV sounds very promising. But don't get me wrong. I've been trying to quit on and off for 26 years. I'm more optimisting about vaping than all other methods I've tried combined! I set the date very conservatively at the begining of the month so I would have the best chance of success. ... And I'm searching for a flavor I really like. Right now, I have to say the flavors I have tried are the least positive... but that could change once I find my tastebuds again.

@all
You guys are great! I feel the love.

 

[klynnn]

Your flavors are out there, you just have to find them.

 

[tayasn]

Hi,
I've been smoking a pack a day for 26 years, tried everything to quit over the years, and gave up quitting.

Friend gave me the idea of a disposable ecig from 7/11... I thought this might actually work! A week later, found SI online and took the jump with my first kit with a 65 & 78 battery .... love it.... already ordered and using eliquids too.

Now down to 3 to 5 cigs a day. My goal is to officially quit by Oct. 31st, and give away the rest of the carton I bought end of September. It's hard to believe I just typed that... I only smoked about 4 packs this month so far.

I just registered tonight... I was told about this site and it is great. Tons of support. Been lurking a few days, reading up on rules and seeing all the helpful ppl. GREAT SITE!!! GREAT PPL!!!

Never been so optimistic about quitting, and I think I haven't gained a pound.

Side note: I've been building custom PCs for over 20 years. Love tinkering... won't be long before I start following the DIY threads, and annoy my wife with a new hobby.

SteveI.

Welcome SteveI. I think I am in the same situation as you, trying to cut down and stop smoking the packed sticks, thus trying out with this and hope to stop real soon!

 

[John D in CT]

Your flavors are out there, you just have to find them.

Here are a few thousand recommendations:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo.../242367-what-flavor-you-vaping-right-now.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/237068-name-your-fav-flavor.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-liquid-discussion/286680-throat-hit-chase.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-liquid-discussion/302383-best-clove-juice.html (I like clove)

From another post of mine:

"There are obviously hundreds of vendors and thousands of flavors, but some of my favorite vendors/flavors are:

Backwoods Brew:

Virginia (tobacco)
Menthol Tobacco (great for mixing in with other Tobacco flavors, if it's too "mentholly" for you straight)
Honey Flue Nut (yum)
ROOT BEER (yum, yum)

Tasty Vapor:

Geoff's Blend (wow)
Atomic Cinnacide (like an Atomic Fireball. YUM! for six months, but then you can't even stand to smell it any more).
Kretek Clove (WOW - but it doesn't "keep" very well IMO - but again, WOW)

(Tasty Vapor is great because of their "Doublers"; flavored zero-nic juice that is 4x cheaper than the nicotinized corresponding flavors, so you can get the nic flavor in 48mg and save huge $$ by mixing the 48mg w/ the Doubler, which is more like "Quadrupler" at 12 mg strength).

 

[vikingsfan74]

Congrats on getting down your smoking...I'm also at 5 a day, going down to 4 soon (one less per week). After looking around here as a lurker, I picked up a Volt and havent turned back.