I think I found the right one!!!

[Renro]

Hi Snooks ~ nice to see you here! First off, you have found yourself a few thousand "stop smoking buddies" I don't know how to measure how much this forum has factored into my being able to transition completely to vaping, but it's been a strong influence. Since you are on the pc anyway, visit here often.

I am so very sorry about your daughter and I wish you and her all the strength and grace in the world. If you are a reader, I would recommend "The Emperor of all Maladies a biography of cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee ISBN 978-1-43941-0795-9 It has had a profound affect on the way I view tobacco and Cancer.

I have no complaint about the price of my ST once I factor in the automatic discount, the free shipping and the forevermore free batteries. Compared to the price of analogs? ST is cheaper. One thing it made me do was look at how much money I spend on tobacco products - that alone was an eye-opener.

Get yourself the USB passthrough, but caution. It is super easy for someone new to all this to take in way too much nicotine at first, and with a passthrough, even easier. It took me a few weeks to adjust to everything and find the mg and usage that were right for me. It's not like analogs really equate to cartridges. I smoked 50 Marlb Reds a day, and yet I can't go above the 12mg without getting ill. I bought 6 (10-packs) to start, and so far I am right on target. But i do have to say that now that I am nearly a month into vaping, I am looking at other options based on personal preferences.

Everyone's journey is different and I am happy that you have found a product that you have confidence in, I think that's important. I have been able to quit tobacco with ST. Using the batteries that come with the kit, it seems like just enough time to have one battery ready when the second one needs a charge (about 3 hours) which is no problem when I am at home.

I like the Almond, Coffee, and Chocolate flavors.

Best of luck to you, and don't be too hard on yourself about the quitting tobacco - it's different for everyone, and you'll know when and if you need to make changes.

BTW, did you ever get the gummy goo off the cartridge?

 

[snooks]

Hi Snooks ~ nice to see you here! First off, you have found yourself a few thousand "stop smoking buddies" I don't know how to measure how much this forum has factored into my being able to transition completely to Vaping, but it's been a strong influence. Since you are on the pc anyway, visit here often.

I am so very sorry about your daughter and I wish you and her all the strength and grace in the world. If you are a reader, I would recommend "The Emperor of all Maladies a biography of cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee ISBN 978-1-43941-0795-9 It has had a profound affect on the way I view tobacco and Cancer.

I have no complaint about the price of my ST once I factor in the automatic discount, the free shipping and the forevermore free batteries. Compared to the price of analogs? ST is cheaper. One thing it made me do was look at how much money I spend on tobacco products - that alone was an eye-opener.

Get yourself the USB passthrough, but caution. It is super easy for someone new to all this to take in way too much nicotine at first, and with a passthrough, even easier. It took me a few weeks to adjust to everything and find the mg and usage that were right for me. It's not like analogs really equate to cartridges. I smoked 50 Marlb Reds a day, and yet I can't go above the 12mg without getting ill. I bought 6 (10-packs) to start, and so far I am right on target. But i do have to say that now that I am nearly a month into Vaping, I am looking at other options based on personal preferences.

Everyone's journey is different and I am happy that you have found a product that you have confidence in, I think that's important. I have been able to quit tobacco with ST. Using the batteries that come with the kit, it seems like just enough time to have one battery ready when the second one needs a charge (about 3 hours) which is no problem when I am at home.

I like the Almond, Coffee, and Chocolate flavors.

Best of luck to you, and don't be too hard on yourself about the quitting tobacco - it's different for everyone, and you'll know when and if you need to make changes.

BTW, did you ever get the gummy goo off the cartridge?

Hello there Renro,

Thanks so much. I agree on the nic level and really appreciate your input on this. I am only using 6mg because of coughing with anything higher. I just bought some 12mg too. But this e-cig is in my mug like a pacifier...lol most the time and then every so often I have an analog which I am planning on giving up completely. Next, I want to give up the e-cig....but I'll worry about that when I cross my first finish line. By the way...I just ordered the Pass Through because I am on the computer a lot having a store on eBay.

Thank you for your thoughtfulness on my daughter. It is breast cancer that has come back after 11 years. She was very young and we thought we would loose her then. After much treatment and surgery she got through until last year when it reared it's ugly head again and showed up in her bones and a little in her lung. Right now she is doing good again...but not
out of the woods...treatments have lowered her marker count from over 300 to around 50.
Thanks you for the book tip...I will check it out.

Ha...you read ST on the gummy goo. No I have gotten it off yet but didn't try. I assume alcohol is the way...not sure yet...don't even know if I care what color I smoke...lol...as long as it's not tobacco!

Thanks again,

 

[spaceghost]

I think you're on the right track. I started smoking the 401 back in March of '10 and with the exception of running out once in April, I haven't had a real cig since then. I've been a smoker since 1969, smoking at least one and sometimes two packs a day. This is the only thing that's worked for me. My mom died of lung cancer and my brother died from heart trouble and I've had a double bypass, all caused from smoking and I still couldn't quit. Now I have and you can too. I wish you the best.

SG

Hi everyone,

Being a newbie here is humbling. I am a heavy smoker and have been for 40 years...almost 2 packs a day. I have quit once a long time ago, but being naive I thought I couldn't get hooked again since I wasn't hooked anymore. Stupid me! Since that time I haven't been able to quit. The time I did quit I had a quit smoking buddy and don't have anybody to share with now.
I have tried it all....Welbutrin, patches, gum, and cold turkey...no luck. They I found at my 7-11 the XO2 for only 19.95 and started with that. It's a piece of junk in my opinion, but it got my onto my research QUEST!
I then went to Green Smoke after much research and I like them second best, but soooo expensive. Plus the higher nic level make me cough. Next was a terrible mistake...the trial offer on Direct E thinking (didn't find all the fine print) I was getting a kit for only $4.99. Stupid me again! I really like the tobacco flavor of Direct E but hate that you have a 3 piece system and I'm not into putting in time to clean and dip.

And now? My 4th adventure...SmokeTip and so far I am very impressed! Prices are the Best for what you receive and just got my kit yesterday so I haven't given it a long time yet. The shipping was lightening fast and FREE. The ease of draw is unbelievable. I choked my head off, lol, with the first draw because I was use to the others that make me feel like I'm sucking so hard to get the vapor (which is not like a real cig) that if I tried that on my analog I would choke.

First impression: I don't like the tobacco flavor but the flavor carts are great.
I want to quit cigs so bad and hate how hard it has been...hoping this SmokeTip is my release from the demon. Fingers crossed. I need all the support I can get and hope this wonderful site can help me.
That was a long post....whew!
snooks

 

[cf18]

I haven't gotten off the darn analogs yet!

No worries! Life's a journey, as long as you're going somewhere.

 

[snooks]

I think you're on the right track. I started smoking the 401 back in March of '10 and with the exception of running out once in April, I haven't had a real cig since then. I've been a smoker since 1969, smoking at least one and sometimes two packs a day. This is the only thing that's worked for me. My mom died of lung cancer and my brother died from heart trouble and I've had a double bypass, all caused from smoking and I still couldn't quit. Now I have and you can too. I wish you the best. SG

Thank you for the best wishes. I need all the positive thought I can get. My brother died with emphysema in 2005 at the age of 68. He is a lot older than me but that wasn't that old. He smoked even after he told was he had it, but eventually quit by chewing which is really nasty too. And by not giving up cigs when he was told he was sick just made everything worse. It progressed very fast.
I admire you....it is so hard to stop this stupid habit that you'd think bad health would be the thing that finally pushes one to stop. I know that I have thought "omg, if I get sick I still don't think I can quit".
I am very, very lucky (knock on my wooden head) that my health is good. I'm glad you gave it up and wish you much good health after what you have gone through.

Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[redryder1]

Congrats on ur analog free recent lifestyle..KR808's are the way to go..

 

[calyxan]

I got the SmokeTip too, works great so far. I asked about the V4L cartos, and Kristi at ST wouldn't say whether they work with it or not... I guess they don't want people buying from other vendors, but they look exactly the same, so I don't know why they wouldn't work. (Not a big fan of any of the ST flavors really...)

However, I just got a few new juices from FreedomSmokeUSA and ZOMG they are good. Refilled the apple carto with pear and it is heaven. Cream soda juice went into the old vanilla carto and it is yummy as well. Plus they sent a free sample of Wyatt Earp which I haven't tried but smells really good... I imagine it could perk up the bland tobacco flavor from ST. Plus shipping was amazing, I ordered on Saturday and it arrived on Monday.