I dont get the hype for these things (RANT)
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Sounds like an atomizer with primer still in it to me ... that or it's dry.
I remember that taste, and it was ALWAYS an issue with the atty.
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What is the Big Deal?
If the Man isn’t ready to switch to an e-Cig, the Man isn’t ready.
Sure, there has been some good advice in this thread. As well as a few snide remarks and Holy than Thaw comments. But isn’t the Long and the Short of it. Not All that Seek Shall Find. And Not All Who Wander are Lost?
I say let the OP either Switch. Go Back. Or do Something In between.
E-Cigs aren’t for everyone at ALL times. If the OP still likes Analogs. So Be it.
What works for you in a Given Situation DOESN’T work for ALL people in theirs.
My experience had a rough rough start. bad flavor, harsh throat hit, bat consistency. I learned that if you ignore your problems and keep at it you will find your solution. You will adjust to some of the problems and others will go away as the atomizers wear in. You will figure out how to avoid problems and you will find a method that works for you. I am still using cartridges and I hated them for the longest time. I got blue foam for the carts and clean my new atties with a juice flush and it works like a champ. It takes about a week of use for that tinge to go away.
But as others say, If you don't want to quit then you probably wont end up happy because you won't be committed enough take the learning curve.
But as others say, If you don't want to quit then you probably wont end up happy because you won't be committed enough take the learning curve.
I havent' read this whold thread but thought I would chime in... don't try to quit right now.. take your time.. experiment with vaping and flavors. this is what I did. I vaped and still smoked for about 3 months. I gradually learned the ropes. I built up my vaping stuff. smoke some then vape some. I know there are those here that quit the minute they got their (whatever device they got) but I had to take it slow.. I started out with an expensive "smoking everywhere" kit. I wasn't very impressed but it got me started. I went to a 510 kit then an ego. I filled my own cartridges and then direct dripped. Then I found boge LR cartos. Take it slow if you need to and learn . My vaping buddy still smokes a few a day, but she loves vaping. Maybe she'll quit altogether some day, maybe she won't, but she's smoking way less than she used to. Have fun with it.
Good Luck to you
Good Luck to you
I'm not looking for excuses to keep smoking.. No one gave me these ecigs for free, I shelled out almost 300$ for the two I have. I tried to study a bit about them and was really excited at first, reading about all this praise and simplicity of them. Never once seeing a bad comment or negative review. THAT's why I'm upset.
The 401 made me sick the first day using it, and thats one of the reasons I just threw it aside.
I haven't even touched my eGo since getting it last night, as sad as it is.
I guess it's just not for me.
The 401 made me sick the first day using it, and thats one of the reasons I just threw it aside.
I haven't even touched my eGo since getting it last night, as sad as it is.
I guess it's just not for me.
Yea, tis a sad tale. Tell ya what... I'll send you a couple of _______ for ya to try, on my dime. If ya don't like the combos, you send me your eGo, on your dime.
Deal? LMK via PM...
The advice about not switching to vaping all at once is good a lot of us, me included kept smoking for a while after starting vaping. If you keep after it, it will come to you.
I agree with the dual habit thing. I smoked for an additional 2 weeks after I purchased my first PV. As the two weeks went by I slowly started to vape more and smoke less so it made for a seamless transition. That being said I also WANTED to quit, I have for many many years and have failed each and every time until now. The day after my birthday this year celebrates 7 months with zero tobacco.
Nate aka Darth Vapor
Nate aka Darth Vapor
I really enjoyed smoking too. I did it everywhere and all the time. I especially enjoyed it when I got up in the morning, with my coffee, after breakfast, on the way to work, every smoke break I could get and driving home. Once I got home there was nothing better than sitting down after work and smoking a cigarette. I did it for 50 years. Now I have atherosclerosis, a quintuple by pass open heart, a carodid endoartorectomy, four femoral surgeries just so I can walk again. I live with COPD and I'll have a stroke maybe in the next ten minutes. Hardening of the arteries is not reversable.
It took me lying on a gurney, looking at the ceiling lights in the hospital hallway as they wheeled me into the emergency room to really convince me to give up smoking cigarettes. I did but it sucked. I cold turkeyed, I chewed gum, I tried snus but nothing compared to the feeling of contentment I got from a cigarette. I found e-cigs and the day my e-cig hit my mailbox I never smoked another pack of cigarettes. Yes it sucked. Nothing like what I expected. But it did allow me to suck on something other than a cigarette and I had faith that the nicotine content would see me through based on what I read on this forum. It did and after a couple weeks a puff on a cigarette tasted like old .... Just someone smoking next to me tasted like old .... After a month, my lungs cleared up, my taste and smell came back and I was full of energy wondering what to do with all the time I had from not smoking. I joined the local rec center. I started to work the eliptical machine and was able to do 5 minutes before I had to take a 10 minute break. Get back on. I walked the indoor track and was able to walk almost a quarter mile only stopping twice to rest. This was great because prior to that if I walked to my mailbox and back, my leg muscles would burn like crazy.
I kept at it and stayed off cigarettes. I found my juice and a PV that was comfortable and worked all day for me.
Today I worked out again as I do 4 times a week like a religion. I did my usual. 40 minutes nonstop on the elipticals with an average heart rate of 110 and then a 3 mile walk in 50 minutes without stopping. Another 30 minutes on the elipticals and go have lunch.
I will still fall over from a stroke someday but 50 years of cigarettes will do that to you. Until then, life is good and every sunrise is a blessing.
Give it the best shot you can, JCH, don't rob yourself of the backend of your life.
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mohawkx,
Effing awesome testimony! Salute to ya...
As to JCH, from the PMs we've exchanged, he's just looking for ECF exposure. He's definitely not serious about vaping. I made an offer in post #48 and PM'd this offer:
"I'll send ya three items, you test 'em out. If ya don't like 'em, you send me your eGo set up, 'cause ya won't need it at that point. If you find sumpin' you like, then I've accomplished my mission! All I ask is that you be honest in your evaluation and post your findings on the ECF.
If you're interested, send me your addy.
Catch ya on the 'playground'...
Johnny"
So, with his responses (which I will not post), I would not consider him a vaper in need.
Thanks for the rep, Iffy. You're probably right but it may help someone else cruising the forum who is on the edge and thinking those same thoughts. Some of life's best lessons are learned from other people's mistakes.
Time + Money + Research = Win.
Me and a friend quit cigs at the same time, Our very first product was the Reo Grand.
Never looked back, best purchase ever. We use atomizers (306/901 is our favorite) from ikenvape
Me and a friend quit cigs at the same time, Our very first product was the Reo Grand.
Never looked back, best purchase ever. We use atomizers (306/901 is our favorite) from ikenvape
I know this sounds crazy, but I developed a deep guilt every time I smoked until I stopped again after the first failed ecig attempt. I felt like I was committing a crime and I felt like an outcast. I felt like everyone would look down on me if they saw me do it. Every time I smoked I worried about how I smelled because once I stopped for a while I could smell the stench of a smoker even after I started again. I always got a nasty taste in my mouth and I hated it and it wouldn't go away. It got to the point where I didn't even enjoy smoking anymore. I was thankful once I got my Ego and hopped back on the bandwagon and it's been a great experience 2nd go round.
not exactly the best solution, but it did re affirm one thing. It's alot easier to switch when you get this negative view on smoking.
not exactly the best solution, but it did re affirm one thing. It's alot easier to switch when you get this negative view on smoking.
I think he/she is mostly getting the initial primer and thats why it tastes so bad and harsh. It takes a while for the primer in the atomizers/some cartos to go away, or you can clean them somewhat and reduce this issue. Thats the most PITA thing about them for me, but if you just give it a week and stay off the cigs, I promise you itll get better and youll fall in love with it. Maybe I cant promise love, but maybe some more appreciation. There is definately the learning curve, and the harshness is probably due to the primer as well as all the tar in your lungs thats getting shaken up and dislodged, causing coughing.
EDIT: the fact that you are getting sick DEFINATELY means that you are inhaling primer. I suggest looking into cleaning atomizers and removing that primer. After most of it has been removed, it still might taste a little funky and if the vapor hits your eye and stings, then it means that its no good. take drags into your mouth, and exhale. After a while, the primer will go away and itll taste great and not make you sick.
Id also think about getting VG liquids, maybe from avejuice.com, backwoodsbrew.net, or cloudsofvapor.com
kick bass vapor is also great for those quality VG oriented juices
EDIT: the fact that you are getting sick DEFINATELY means that you are inhaling primer. I suggest looking into cleaning atomizers and removing that primer. After most of it has been removed, it still might taste a little funky and if the vapor hits your eye and stings, then it means that its no good. take drags into your mouth, and exhale. After a while, the primer will go away and itll taste great and not make you sick.
Id also think about getting VG liquids, maybe from avejuice.com, backwoodsbrew.net, or cloudsofvapor.com
kick bass vapor is also great for those quality VG oriented juices
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Well, with all respect to you et al, I certainly hope the lesson isn't based upon this thread!
Perhaps they haven't met your expectations. There are two ways of dealing with that. Either give up vaping or lower your expectations. It comes down to how serious you are about giving up smoking.
HTH,
Dave
HEYY!!!
Don't give up man! That metallic taste that burns your throat is a DRY ATOMIZER!!! Make sure you drip a couple drops on the steel mesh everytime you get that taste! Keep it wet!!!
Don't give up man! That metallic taste that burns your throat is a DRY ATOMIZER!!! Make sure you drip a couple drops on the steel mesh everytime you get that taste! Keep it wet!!!
Funny that you say that Dave, I hit a spell when I didn't have any backups and smoked until my new stuff came in. My observation was that not only did the analogs taste like burning skunk, the TH and vapor production would have caused me to drop 'em if they had been a PV.
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