How long did it take you to convert to e-cigs and why?

[ozm8ey]

What the title says, how long did it take you to convert from smoking regular cigs to e-cigs? also why did you make the switch?

For me it took 3 days. I was just vaping in the mornings. Then on the 3rd day I said to my self im going to try and not smoke tomorrow morning and it was quite easy. haven't had a cig since then. I was actually surprised how easy it was.

The reason i made the switch was because normal cigs were giving me terrifying chest pains, couldn't do karate good and really bad anxiety

 

[NU_FTW]

YEARS!! Literally. Reason was because of the devices i was using were underpowered to provide the tingling feeling/general feeling in my lungs that really satisfied my urges. It sounds weird but i need that suffocating feeling of a dense vape.... Yup weird but until i got to sub ohm and dual coil i was not satisfied... went throught the whole gamete though i went from single coil 2.4 ohm to single coil .5 ohm to dual coil where i am without missing a step in between.

 

[Train2]

I quit after a few weeks of doing both.
I had those skinny little cig-a-likes, but one day, went out for a smoke, and realized I really would prefer to vape - cuz it tasted better. Stopped smoking. I wasn't even TRYING or PLANNING on quitting smoking...
That was just about exactly 4 years ago.

 

[V364]

I started about 2 months ago, because I got to do training abroad for 3 weeks, and cigs were quite expensive there. So I thought if I were spending money to buy cigs for 3 weeks, I'd had a vape starter kit with batteries and some juices ti get through 3 weeks for about the same price.
But when I return home, I vape and smoke sometimes, as I still can't get the right flavour to replace cig flavour(cause nothing as strong as cigs flavour), but from 25-30 cigs a day, now I vape about 10ml with 3mg nic a day and smoke 1-2cigs only.

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[Fad]

1. Instantly

2. Stains appearing on everything + bad smell + ashtrays

 

[r055co]

I had one smoke after I got my first Vape, been off the Stinkies since.

 

[BreSha6869]

Once I bought my first vape and tried it, I never smoked again.

I wanted to quit as we had a baby in our mid 40's and when she turned 3 and I was 47, I thought it would be a smart thing to do. I don't miss the stinky breath, car and clothes and my wife (who started vaping last May) and I are saving a large portion of the $7000 we were spending annually on smokes.

 

[Bunnykiller]

42 yrs... because I didnt know about them until about 4 yrs ago

 

[pfaber11]

It took me 2 years to swap completely was a dual user for that 2 years . Been quit completely for 5 and a half years. Just glad I made it in the end. For the first couple of years the equipment was rubbish but I sore the potential. I stopped for health and financial reasons.
Vape on.

 

[leftyandsparky]

I started with e-cigs, because my lovely 12 yr old kept telling me I was going to die. So I got a kit and was a dual user for about a month, before putting my last cig down on October 28, 2015.
Smoked for 22+ yrs.

 

[WillyZee]

I was able to cut back on day one ... within a month, I quit for good

why? ... I want to live longer

 

[Eskie]

One day. I bought a cigalike for travel as I hated always taking the elevator down to the lobby to step outside for a smoke. I used it and realized I didn't feel the need for a cigarette. That was it, I was sold.

 

[Sludge Van Diesel]

The same day I started. Never intended quitting, just didn't pick up a cigarette again. Well that's a bit of a lie. I was in my van with flat batteries about a month after I started vaping. I still had half a pack in the cab, so I lit up. Lasted all of two puffs.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Same as others. Prepared my set-up, had a smoke, went to bed, got up and done. There is something to be said, in my case anyway, about having an attitude. Cigs were affecting everything.

It is in my sig block. Hope it inspires.

 

[sofarsogood]

What the title says, how long did it take you to convert from smoking regular cigs to e-cigs? also why did you make the switch?

For me it took 3 days. I was just vaping in the mornings. Then on the 3rd day I said to my self im going to try and not smoke tomorrow morning and it was quite easy. haven't had a cig since then. I was actually surprised how easy it was.

The reason i made the switch was because normal cigs were giving me terrifying chest pains, couldn't do karate good and really bad anxiety

The day I started vaping my daily cigs went from 25 to 5 with no effort. But I decided to be a dual user until I was certain I'd never stop vaping (6 weeks) so if I failed to eliminate cigs I'd only be going back to 5 a day. That took the pressure off and i succeeded. A brother of mine was a dual user for 10 months before going to zero cigs. I think if you never stop vaping sooner or later you'll stop smoking.

 

[Verb]

About a month. Trust of gear when out of the house and ability to get enough nicotine to satisfy.

 

[Darth Omerta]

I bought my first ego kit around the time my daughter was born. To be honest I dont remember if it was before or after but what can I say? It was a busy time lol! Finally smoking my last cigarette came about a week after purchasing my vape, it wasnt really a conscious decision more of having a smoke before bed then waking up the next day and not smoking and then realizing weeks later that I still havent smoked lol.

I started vaping because I didnt want my daughter to ever see me smoking. I hope to eventually quit vaping but I do really enjoy the hobby side of it!

 

[Joergl100]

1.: Instantly

2.: Why not?

 

[sonicbomb]

Tried a cigalike and thought 'yes indeedy', bought a cigalike and quit immediately.
Why? Because smoking is filthy/disgusting/expensive/smelly/kills you

 

[SteveS45]

Years because using e-Cigs to cut down while dual using didn't work until the day I decided that was it and said I was never buying another pack of cigarettes. I found quitting cold turkey was the roughest thing but the only way I could have become a former smoker.