I'm tired of all this and want to quit

[Madzoya]

Is anyone else tired of replacing equipment and find out that they don't have the parts anymore in stock?

Or finding our your e-juice is no longer selling?

And that the tax is now huge making my vaping almost has expensive as smoking?

I'm tired. I want to quit, but I'm damned afraid that I will want to smoke again.

My last cigarrete was in January 2012. I don't want to go there again.

But the vaping experience, in Portugal, at this moment, sucks!

 

[K_Tech]

I've been fortunate (or impulsive) in that I've changed/upgraded my equipment so often that I've really never run into the issue of not having parts. Also, very soon after I started vaping I moved into rebuildable atomizers, and aside from a few o-rings here and there I haven't had to replace any parts.
I've never settled on one particular brand or flavor of e-liquid, I buy about half of mine through a subscription service and make the other half myself.

As I am concerned about the direction of legislation and taxes, I've tried to put myself into a position where the effects of those laws and taxes won't impact me as much. I've done that by buying a decent selection of rebuildable atomizers, a stockpile of nicotine base in the freezer, and enough wick and wire to last several decades.

I understand that rebuilding and mixing e-liquids isn't something that appeals to everyone, but given a choice between vaping or possibly going back to cigarettes, maybe it's something that you could start looking into.

 

[jamvapes]

other countries have it much worse. don't complain

 

[Madzoya]

I've been fortunate (or impulsive) in that I've changed/upgraded my equipment so often that I've really never run into the issue of not having parts. Also, very soon after I started vaping I moved into rebuildable atomizers, and aside from a few o-rings here and there I haven't had to replace any parts.
I've never settled on one particular brand or flavor of e-liquid, I buy about half of mine through a subscription service and make the other half myself.

As I am concerned about the direction of legislation and taxes, I've tried to put myself into a position where the effects of those laws and taxes won't impact me as much. I've done that by buying a decent selection of rebuildable atomizers, a stockpile of nicotine base in the freezer, and enough wick and wire to last several decades.

I understand that rebuilding and mixing e-liquids isn't something that appeals to everyone, but given a choice between vaping or possibly going back to cigarettes, maybe it's something that you could start looking into.

Honestly, I don't have the time for rebuilding and mixing. I don't want to spend time doing those things, or learning how to do them, while I could be at the gym, or enjoying a beautiful evening somewhere. Vaping is already complicated and time consuming as it is, as you need to remember to charge your batteries, replace equipment and have your juices and so on... It's not my idea to go back to smoking but I won't let vaping rule my life either.

I wished things could stay as they were a year ago, and my store had stock of everything and I could vape without having to stress if I will be able to do it tomorrow.

 

[Katmar]

other countries have it much worse. don't complain

For a new member, you sure have a strange way of greeting other new members. Honey is sweeter than vinegar...welcome to the forum, btw...

 

[Madzoya]

For a new member, you sure have a strange way of greeting other new members. Honey is sweeter than vinegar...welcome to the forum, btw...

Thanks for the welcome!

 

[Bunnykiller]

ever see those "clickable" markers... the kind you press the top cap and the wick pokes out? (This is my Idea so I get 25% of the profits... ) fill it with your favorite juice, when you need to calm your nic fix, click it open, lick the wick, click it closed... no vape cloud no batteries no wire.... way too simple
some potential names:
Lick a Nic
ClickNic
Click n Lick
QuickNic

 

[Madzoya]

ever see those "clickable" markers... the kind you press the top cap and the wick pokes out? (This is my Idea so I get 25% of the profits... ) fill it with your favorite juice, when you need to calm your nic fix, click it open, lick the wick, click it closed... no vape cloud no batteries no wire.... way too simple
some potential names:
Lick a Nic
ClickNic
Click n Lick
QuickNic

Nice idea! You could make Money out of that one

 

[Jorge22]

I read your similar post at ptvapers. Nice venting.

In Europe we're all on the very same situation and some countries do have it worse. You can still vape with nic in places where smoking is allowed until 2020. You can buy your liquids from other places in Europe (and even places in Portugal without the stupid tax, but let's keep that quiet). I know you're using an eGo C, well, it's clearly outdated. You can get good/cheap mods and maybe try the inexpensive BVCs (not the Nautilus) at around 7 € each, 2 € for each coil. I've actually vaped using Boges most of the time as I find them to provide me with best/cheapest vape ever, in fact I'm using a Boge right now. Have you ever tried Boges? They'll never really become outdated no matter what. The point is you're not doomed.

Now, there's the TW legal challenge on the TPD. Governments have been creating a few rules based on the TPD (much worse in places like Holland or Denmark, for instance). Let's see what happens...

And... you don't have to get back on the fags.

 

[Marc411]

If it's to much work then quit. If you have the urge to smoke a stinky you'll have to make a choice about how hard it really is to vape.

Personally it takes me a couple minutes to build and wick a coil so I'm not sure how it would impact your workout.

 

[Dom]

do your mixing and rebuilding on a rainy day

 

[K_Tech]

Honestly, I don't have the time for rebuilding and mixing. I don't want to spend time doing those things, or learning how to do them, while I could be at the gym, or enjoying a beautiful evening somewhere. Vaping is already complicated and time consuming as it is, as you need to remember to charge your batteries, replace equipment and have your juices and so on... It's not my idea to go back to smoking but I won't let vaping rule my life either.

I wished things could stay as they were a year ago, and my store had stock of everything and I could vape without having to stress if I will be able to do it tomorrow.

I respect that, and you're not the only one that doesn't want to bother; I do hope that you can avoid cigarettes somehow.