How much it too much

[kcinci]

So does 5 weeks still count as a noob?

So I just got the new version of the 510 E2 ceramic XL cartos on Friday. Loving them. I also got 3 new 15ml bottles of 30mg juices - Blueberry Waffle, Green Apple and Fire & Ice. Enjoying all three. Using a new carto for each.

What I'd not been able to really gauge till now was actual juice vaped vs. waste as I think I was wasting quite a bit using carts. Dripping well it's hard to count usage when you're dripping every 5 minutes.

But with these cartos I can clearly see how much is going in when I refill. Losing only 2-3 drops each refill. But... what I can tell based on all day usage yesterday and today is that I'm vaping about 5-6 ml (30mg this batch) a day. While I don't chain vape all day I am pretty constant. Week days will be less while at office but on the weekend I'm hitting every 10-15 minutes. Am I vaping (or bordering on vaping) too much?

 

[RedAlert]

I dont think there is a too much, unless you're making yourself sick. Somedays, I go through about 3-4ml, others I know I'm over 6mls. If you have a great juice, and not a lot to do, some serious vaping can happen

 

[frisco]

I think I go thru about 6ml day also. Maybe more. This pv is never out of my hand. I probably hit it once a minute. Does anyone else do it this often?

 

[iamdougm]

Hey frisco, I tend to vape like crazy when I'm at the computer. Any other room in the house I vape nothing. I know when I've been doing to hig of a mg for too long of a time. I get very warm and my face turns a bit flushed. Then it's time to take a break! So like everyone else will tell you, you'll feel a bit sickly when you've done too much.

 

[iamdougm]

So does 5 weeks still count as a noob?

So I just got the new version of the 510 E2 ceramic XL cartos on Friday. Loving them. I also got 3 new 15ml bottles of 30mg juices - Blueberry Waffle, Green Apple and Fire & Ice. Enjoying all three. Using a new carto for each.

What I'd not been able to really gauge till now was actual juice vaped vs. waste as I think I was wasting quite a bit using carts. Dripping well it's hard to count usage when you're dripping every 5 minutes.

But with these cartos I can clearly see how much is going in when I refill. Losing only 2-3 drops each refill. But... what I can tell based on all day usage yesterday and today is that I'm vaping about 5-6 ml (30mg this batch) a day. While I don't chain vape all day I am pretty constant. Week days will be less while at office but on the weekend I'm hitting every 10-15 minutes. Am I vaping (or bordering on vaping) too much?

BTW, where did you pick up the CE2's?

 

[Rosa]

I'm clutching my PV so often it's like a sixth finger. I agree w/ RedAlert; there is no 'too much'. Too much is when you start feeling nauseous.

However: one thing I have recently discovered is that I don't know if I'm addicted to nicotine or the action of smoking! I know this sounds really strange, but I started mixing my own juice recently and it doesn't seem to make any difference to me whether I'm vaping 26mg or 6mg... I'm still sated either way.

If it concerns you, try some 12mg and see if that works just as well.

 

[thelook]

I go through a 30ml bottle every 3-5 days.

 

[kcinci]

BTW, where did you pick up the CE2's?

clouds of vapor... they're out of the steel again, but still had black as of a few minutes ago.

 

[kcinci]

thx for the input everyone...it's been a learning curve 4 sure. and I'm sure there will be a lot more to learn, too.

 

[Liv2Ski]

BTW, where did you pick up the CE2's?

I picked up mine from Alicia at Vaping.com. They work great and were at my box in three days. Thet have a 25% OFF Summer sale too.

Also - 6 mls/day seems about right. I sometimes get 10ml/day on long days

 

[daleaik]

Wow! You folks sure are vaping a lot! I go through 2 mls on a heavy day (I think). I am gonna have to pay closer attention to my consumption of juice, but I am sure its not 6-10 ml a day like you guys are talking about. Are you guys filling carts or dripping?

 

[mary_d]

I am still weaning myself off of the reg. cigs so I am sure I am vaping and smoking to much

 

[CaptJay]

Vaping is about 3 times less efficient at delivering nic than cigs according to some research I saw posted on ECF so vaping more often seems logical.
lol@ '6th finger' btw Rosa
I vape a LOT while at the PC - but thats also how I smoked so it doesn't bother me in the slightest. I know Im getting less nic than I used to because chain smoking used to make me feel sick and chain vaping doesn't. I can also go hours without my PV if I have to and I don't freak out over it the way used to being without cigs that long - and if Im out n about I vape a LOT less. I love the fact that I have total control over my nic consumption - some nights I use 0mg nic too.
I wouldn't worry about it - vape as much (or as little) as you want to.

 

[AttyPops]

Now, we're talking quantities of juice and mg/ml here at the same time. Also, the OP mentioned waste.

All you guys are smack-dab in the "DIY-lite Zone" even if you don't realize it. ♫ ♬♪ do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do ♫ ♬♪ <twilight zone music here>

Now... to figure your average nicotine/day is easy. Just multiply it out from what you quoted above. Your required level is much more difficult. Is it the act, or the nic? Like Rosa said:

However: one thing I have recently discovered is that I don't know if I'm addicted to nicotine or the action of smoking! I know this sounds really strange, but I started mixing my own juice recently and it doesn't seem to make any difference to me whether I'm vaping 26mg or 6mg... I'm still sated either way.

So.... if you haven't already, get yourself some "cut juice". A no-nic PG/VG blend that you can dilute the nic-juice with and vape away without getting sick. Also, you can get "doublers" - flavor without nic that you use to cut the juice. Or, you can order juice in double flavor and nic strength for cutting. This will help you "zone in" to nic levels. Listen to your body. You may wish to cut down on nic before bed, for example.

I order 36 or even 48 mg juice (plain) and cut it down to 18-24, but that's me. Then I flavor it. I don't really count how much juice I vape (although I know this number) but really, how much nic-juice I go through. Saves $$ too.

Some vape constantly, for others, they like high nic, but vape very little, with frequent long breaks (I'm more like the latter group, and 18mg/ml is still enough).

Hope this helps deal with the "how much" issues a little. You can easily lower/adjust nic levels, flavors, etc. I would want to know the nicotine per day, not really the ml per day (assuming average waste in a day). Also, I always know the approximate nic level in a given bottle.

Heck, some people vape 0mg just to vape a lot.

 

[Rosa]

Yeah, I have 54mg juice and add pg to it at about 1/4 nic juice to 3/4 Pg (making it 18mg total) then I add flavor.

What I found was that on occasion (since I just started mixing my own) I'd put too much flavoring in it and it would taste really weird so I'd water it down with more pg by about half. Still satisfied..... bizarre.

 

[Bigham1]

I use about 3 mils a day and I am a heavy vapor.

 

[kcinci]

All ya'll are incredibly awesome. Thanks for taking the time to share you POV and experience. This has been an interesting and fun and expensive and frustrating transition for me. On Tuesday morning I will be 3 weeks (nearly) analog free (I've had 3 cigs in those three weeks - a couple of real bad days where juice wasn't hitting or tasting and lots of work stress) after 29 years of 1 to 1.5 ppd. And for the three weeks before that I had been at 2 analogs a day. My body is healing and I can literally feel it. I can taste and smell like never before or least not in conscious memory. Breathing? OMG is all I can say. No more rattle and whistle at the end of EVERY breath I take. No more people asking me if I'm okay because I am breathing so heavy - while just sitting there. I swear I have twice the lung capacity than I did 2 months ago.

And this is going where I lose it. I grew up in a musical family. We all played instruments and we were all singers. About 5 years ago I lost the ability to sing, mostly. My throat had constricted to the point where I could only do about an octave spread, maybe 10 or 11 notes. Yesterday while I driving home from some shopping an old favorite started playing on the radio. Then I realized I was singing it fully not missing any notes, not cracking just singing the song like I had over 20 years ago. Needless to say, the water works began. Never thought I could let go of cigarettes. Now I can't imagine willingly putting up to 35 or more of those things a day into my body. I'm sure that put me in really fine company, here.

 

[red man]

I have just been reading about how much some of you vape a day and all I can say is wow

 

[frisco]

Kcinici, that is great about your singing! I realize that my voice is now less gravely. It would sometimes be so hoarse that it would crack. Guys seemed to like it, thought it was sexy, sort of like Mae West. I still can't carry a tune though darnit! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Shan B]

I go through a 30ml bottle every 3-5 days.

now THAT is some serious vaping!

I went from 18mg nic up to 36mg for a few reasons.

I was going thru about 6mL of the 18mg, whereas now with the 36mg I'm only smoking maybe 2mL a day... I bomb hit it 2 or 3 times, and it seems to make me happy for a few hours.

When I was a smoker... I found myself lighting a cig every 15 mins. YUCK!

I received my 1st 30mL bottle (I norm go for 5mL) on Friday... and have just made a dent in it to where I can actually notice I'm using it.