I'm a smoker, wanting to stop, and planning on vaping

[Tomasius74]

Thanks Madstabber - the website I'm looking at only goes to 18mg, so perhaps that's the one to go for then?

Hi.

I guess its different for every person. 8 months ago (give or take) I was smoking 2 PAD. I started vaping with a 6mg e-liquid that wasn't enough so, even I wasn't smoking anymore, I decided to go for 18mg liquid and that helped me a lot with the cravings. But I didn't like the nic spiciness so after a month I switched to a 12mg juice and I've been happily vaping it.

So I guess that what I want to say is that don't fear to try different nic levels, you will find what suits you best.

 

[Elaine Dewet]

I would suggest if you don't want to spend a bunch of money and are looking for a device that is tubular the eleaf I-just2 starter kit is an inexpensive subohmable device that boasts very decent battery capacity at 2600 mah and provides 5.5ml tank capacity it would allow you options for using other atomizers on it if the one that comes with it isn't for you. With the 0.3 ohm coil that comes stock in the tank I wouldn't think you would need to use more than 9mg to 12mg of nic in your liquid and that might even be too much. I wish you luck

thanks foggyroomz - that's how my head feels right now - very confusing, all this info. my hubby isn't a smoker so he has no idea what I'm trying to explain to him, lol

 

[Elaine Dewet]

Hi.

I guess its different for every person. 8 months ago (give or take) I was smoking 2 PAD. I started vaping with a 6mg e-liquid that wasn't enough so, even I wasn't smoking anymore, I decided to go for 18mg liquid and that helped me a lot with the cravings. But I didn't like the nic spiciness so after a month I switched to a 12mg juice and I've been happily vaping it.

So I guess that what I want to say is that don't fear to try different nic levels, you will find what suits you best.

thanks tomasius, i guess the only problem is that we can't buy the nic in australia, so i need to order it from offshore - hence worrying about getting the wrong strength. bt am going to order a few diff ones and see how i go - thanks for your input

 

[lil_buddy]

My experience with the iJust2 was horrible - burning hot smoke that I could not bring my face near. I would not recommend.

 

[djsvapour]

Welcome @Elaine Dewet
1. Avoid cig-a-likes.
2. Avoid high powered cloud machines with no power settings
3. Avoid self-hyped & greedy US/UK franchise brand stores. If you can't spot them they will call themselves #1 or 'the best' and be highly rated on fake review sites that appear to be friends to vapers. They will charge you triple, add a small fortune to deliver to Oz/NZ and brainwash you for your money.
Basically, shop somewhere that is independent and sells Joyetech, Aspire, Eleaf, Innokin, Smok, Kanger etc.

I would suggest Joyetech eGo AIO or Innokin T18/22 or Eleaf Pico kit.

My eGo AIOs were $16.50 (US) bought from China. They are probably $21-24 bought from a domestic USA shop.

 

[djsvapour]

PS
0.5mg nicotine is a 'lite' cigarette. The most famous lite (light) smokes are average 0.7mg.
If you smoke lots (20, 30, more) then you can ignore the lower nicotine per cigarette.
18mg e-liquid is plenty enough, possibly too much in a modern e-cig.

There are half a million vapers in Australia. Most are getting nicotine liquids despite the government criminalizing some of them, dependent on state. There are ways to import using grey area loopholes. I'm guessing it's the same in many jurisdictions. Research.

 

[Elaine Dewet]

Welcome @Elaine Dewet
1. Avoid cig-a-likes.
2. Avoid high powered cloud machines with no power settings
3. Avoid self-hyped & greedy US/UK franchise brand stores. If you can't spot them they will call themselves #1 or 'the best' and be highly rated on fake review sites that appear to be friends to vapers. They will charge you triple, add a small fortune to deliver to Oz/NZ and brainwash you for your money.
Basically, shop somewhere that is independent and sells Joyetech, Aspire, Eleaf, Innokin, Smok, Kanger etc.

I would suggest Joyetech eGo AIO or Innokin T18/22 or Eleaf Pico kit.

My eGo AIOs were $16.50 (US) bought from China. They are probably $21-24 bought from a domestic USA shop.

Thank you, djsvapour - I'm hoping to go for a company in New Zealand, especially as we can't buy the nic in Australia - hoping to chat to them tomorrow, once the holidays are over!

 

[djsvapour]

Thank you, djsvapour - I'm hoping to go for a company in New Zealand, especially as we can't buy the nic in Australia - hoping to chat to them tomorrow, once the holidays are over!

I'm really pleased you saw my post. Good luck.

 

[Elaine Dewet]

I DID, and thank you again - I think I need the luck, but am very motivated to try this vaping!

 

[Frenchfry1942]

I would get 18mg. In the same sense, I would vape only when my body told me, too for a week or so. Put the vaporizer out of your line of site so you don't just vape to often without needing the nic. Obviously, awakening in the morning and after meals is a given, but, just to not have it in your hand constantly.

Lung flem and all sorts of other stuff will happen in the first week, just roll through them.

Oh, my taste buds were shot when I switched overnight, so flavor wasn't a priority. Have back-ups, and back-ups for the back-ups.

Give no room for excuses.

It works.

 

[Elaine Dewet]

I would get 18mg. In the same sense, I would vape only when my body told me, too for a week or so. Put the vaporizer out of your line of site so you don't just vape to often without needing the nic. Obviously, awakening in the morning and after meals is a given, but, just to not have it in your hand constantly.

Lung flem and all sorts of other stuff will happen in the first week, just roll through them.

Oh, my taste buds were shot when I switched overnight, so flavor wasn't a priority. Have back-ups, and back-ups for the back-ups.

Give no room for excuses.

It works.

Hi Frenchfry, thank you for that. Just ignorance on my part: backups for what?

 

[Bonskibon]

@Elaine Dewet Sounds like you have the right state of mind to give this a serious go. There is plenty of good advice given, but in the end you will find what's right, and what works for you. We are here to help any way we can during your journey.

backups for what?

You may want a backup or two should something go wrong with your main setup. Vaping involves electronics and parts that can fail, I haven't had one fail yet, but some have.

 

[Elaine Dewet]

@Elaine Dewet Sounds like you have the right state of mind to give this a serious go. There is plenty of good advice given, but in the end you will find what's right, and what works for you. We are here to help any way we can during your journey.
You may want a backup or two should something go wrong with your main setup. Vaping involves electronics and parts that can fail, I haven't had one fail yet, but some have.

Thank you - I'm just being really blonde!

 

[Alter]

Vaping is a technique that is totally different from cigs. Just don't pull like you would pull on a cig or you'll cough, let the hitter do the work and just slowly breath then a bit faster as you hear the coil begin to vaporize the juice in especially with a starter kit that I assume is going to be a top coil clearomiser and a stick battery.
Take one or two smaller vapes or a couple pulls without power before you try to take a bigger one to get juice up into the coil, juice will settle out the coil when the hitter sits for any length of time so you have to prime it with a couple unpowered puffs.
I had a clearo and ego stick as my first vape and 24nic got me off the cigs but within a couple months I went down to 18 and coasted with 18 for a couple years. Once you get the hang of vaping and tired of the ego sticks then you'll get a better setup and progress from there.
These aren't my words but it worth a copy/paste to show a new vaper.

Vaping does not use the same technique as taking a pull on a cigarette. Slow and gentle draws is key.
1.Take your index finger and place it against your open lips.
2.Close your lips around your finger to create a seal.
3.Begin to suck gently.
4.When you feel the vacuum on your finger, this is how hard you should pull when taking a vape.
5.To maximize nicotine absorption, hold the vapor in your mouth for a couple of seconds before exhaling/taking the vapor down into your lungs. Nicotine will be absorbed via the mucous membranes in your mouth (via cheeks/gums).
6.Remember that you will need to vape for a longer period than you would with a cigarette.
7.Anytime you want a cigarette, vape instead. Don't worry about this; it's every cigarette you don't smoke that matters, not every one you do

 

[Bunnykiller]

Is Vaping Making You Chronically Dehydrated? | Vape-Resource.com

hmmm.. okay... lets think about this. true VG and PG have the capacity to adsorb water, and in excellent conditions approximately 40% of its own volume. So, if you vape 20 ml in a day, the amount of juice consumed will adsorb 8 ml of water from your body... and thats a bit more than 1 and a half teaspoons. Where does the dehydration come in at??

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

hmmm.. okay... lets think about this. true VG and PG have the capacity to adsorb water, and in excellent conditions approximately 40% of its own volume. So, if you vape 20 ml in a day, the amount of juice consumed will adsorb 8 ml of water from your body... and thats a bit more than 1 and a half teaspoons. Where does the dehydration come in at??

Given you are speaking only to the intake of ejuice and not accounting for daily bodily functions that the body performs while we go about our days and not taking into account the amount of physical activities ones performs during the day, it sounds like you are only focused on one small part of the whole picture. I suppose if a person only sits in front of a tv all day, not bothering to move except for the occasional switch of the channel and of course, the raising of ones hand to mouth then I would say the impact may be minimal.

I don't claim to be a doctor of medicine or a chemist, all I know is gleaned from my own experience and it seems also from the vast amount of vapers that say the same thing based on theirs also.

So, if you are a doctor or a chemist and have performed the studies that indicate whether or not the properties of pg/vg impact our body in any given way, please share your findings with the medical communities and with us. In the meantime, I will not only rely on the various different articles that have been already been published on the subject, medically and otherwise, and on my own personal experience.

 

[BrotherBob]

Hi there,
Innokin Endura T18 Starter Kit

Welcome and glad you joined. Nice choice of equipment. The only research you might need to read up on is the tank. Of late most folks get caught in the advanced sub ohm equipment which can be very tricky for a newbie to get right.
Might like to read:
Tank Flooding Explained | Learning Center | VaVaVape
Tank type atomizers... For new vapists - how they work | E-Cigarette Forum

 

[SublimeHaze]

Don't get discouraged by all the new info or any small relapses. I just had one after nearly a month without. But, I also had 1 dart in a month. I found my 18mg worked great to ween down the smoking and am just moving to 12mg.

I might recommend an AL85 kit. Plenty of power in a compact format. User interface is straight forward. I don't think I would have been able to quit if I hadn't gone subohm to be honest. But I was smoking some strong darts