Many people have stopped vaping.

[Nyxie]

Had I not found and finally started participating in the ECF, I would still be smoking cigs too. I tried last yr gung ho crazy about them and got frustrated quickly. I ran out of money to try newer and better stuff and found the ECF. Finally tried again after reading and reading here, and actually participated in the forum and now I am going on 3 months of no cigs. I have met new people who understand exactly what I am going through and it helps. I guess this is what the Dr's say about quitting cigs with nrt's and a support group.

I also think ecigs are much like original tupperware. If no one is there to explain how it works , it doesnt.

 

[CaptJay]

I also think that if your expectations are too high then failure is an option.
Failure was not an option for ME as I had no 'yes this is IT' feelings about the PV. Heck I didnt even want to quit anyway - I just wanted to smoke LESS and thought the PV sounded like a good idea which might or might not be a good substitute. My main otivation for getting one was that I had a cough which I didnt like and cutting down smokes just by 'cutting down' (if that makes sense) wasn't going anywhere as I liked smoking. I'm not great at self-limiting
I didnt give myself any 'goals' or 'timelimits' I just figured I'd try it out and go from there. ECF was (and is) a great help in getting started and keeping with it through equipment queries and such (I was pretty lucky but I did have a couple of juice issues lol)
Here we are today - almost 7 months smoke-free.

 

[Quikijiki]

agreed. in our counrty, many people are drawn to these "over the counter e-cigs" that only destroy the ideal vaping experience, and thus shrug the whole idea of alternative vaping off. if only eGo's were priced at entry-level, that would be an entirely better start for them!

 

[markfm]

That's why I quickly ordered a spare XL battery -- if there's a friend who wants to try, the XL plus a full carto with 24 mg gives them something decent to try.

 

[joe555]

i say it's all about support and community. without ECF i don't think i would have gotten far at all

and actually what i meant to say is, i wouldn't simply put it down to crappy e-cigs from the mall.
it's just that you need to be patient and use the correct technique when vaping, whereas people who buy from the mall wouldn't have any knowledge of these aspects. add to this peer pressure from others around you who still smoke analogues, and, like i said, lack of support from like-minded people... i've tried some cheap e-cigs from DX and they really aren't that bad per se, compared to m401 for instance.

 

[friskyweasel]

It comes down to the same motivation you need if you tried to quit without E-cigs BUT MUCH less effort IMO .

I didn't even realize that I had stopped smoking analogs until 3 days in then went WOW I'm NOT smoking !

You can lead a horse !

you know the rest

You captured it perfectly in one sentence BuzzKill...
"the same motivation you need if you tried to quit without E-cigs BUT MUCH less effort"

 

[Zelphie]

Yes Ive noticed this to. Many people try one of those overpriced units that just dont work or they try a disposable and figure thats what all ecigs are like, couldnt be more untrue. There are great models out there and it doesnt have to be expensive unless you let it be (which can be hard to resist all these new toys and flavors).

People here helped me find good, affordable products, the problem seems to be lack of motivation for research, and finding this site.

 

[joe555]

(which can be hard to resist all these new toys and flavors).

nah, compared to the amounts i spent on tobacco cigarettes it's not that bad at all

 

[PaulCincy]

Same as Bradsmith, a lot of my friends do vape,,,but also smoke...It does seem that they are vaping more and smoking less, so I figure that is a win on their part...

 

[pm2006]

I have set several people up with ecigs. NONE of them use them anymore. I told them that I would meet with them at anytime to help with issues, I would fill their carts/cartos, find them juice that they like, etc and I gave them this forum address. They never came to me once! They barely gave it a try. I can understand why, though. If they didn't come here, the chances for making it are reduced dramatically. I don't think that I would have made it without this site. I had sooo many questions and frustrations when I first started. I needed help right away! I got it here. Everytime.

 

[motox]

Years ago, I had a friend who was able to quit smoking with Nicorette gum. Talking to her, this was a revolutionary product that was able to free her from many years of nicotine addiction. She was an evangelist and would always try and raise the issue with smokers that she would encounter. I had tried the gum, and it really wasn't enough for me to break my need for cigarettes. She found this extremely frustrating and was convinced that nicotine gum didn't work for me because I wasn't using it correctly, I simply hadn't found the right flavor for me, etcetera.

She became annoying very quickly with her Nicorette preaching

Step forward to 2010. I heard a cheesy ad on the radio about the e-cigarette, started doing some research and bought a Blu starter pack. Through trial and error, I have independently (with a lot of feedback and input from the forums) found the "right" setup that works for me. Vaping works for me.

Vaping might not work for others. Over the past few months, many of my smoking friends have become interested in e-cigarettes, and I share my experiences and suggestions with them when asked. There's three people in my circle of friends who are still vaping and not smoking. Many others have tried vaping and went back to smoking. So be it.

If vaping is going to work for a person, they really won't need a tremendous amount of handholding to succeed with it. They will have the drive to explore, research and through trial and error, will find the right combination of gear and juices (or carts, or...) for them.

The last thing I want to be is as annoying as my Nicorette Evangelist was to me years ago. Vaping works for some people, and VERY well for some people. Others, not so much. I make myself available for questions, and by example, my friends can see how that I have incorporated vaping into my daily routines. Don't try and force the issue, and understand that vaping just doesn't scratch the itch for everyone in the way it does for us.

 

[pm2006]

I work in a local store in my town (since being laid off) and sell them ciggys everyday. I have yet to ask them if they want to PIF their kits to others who want to try. Maybe I should.

 

[Snik]

It takes some effort, and that can lose people along the way. This is much more complex than nic gum, patches or pills. There is not one accepted way to do it, and multiple brands of juice and hardware to choose from. I did it on my own with the help of people on forums, but basically it was feeling my way along. I have a friend that has started using them with my help, but I seriously doubt she would have made it without my tutelage even if she had found out about them otherwise. I still haven't gotten my wife to take them up even though I bought her a 510 (which our friend ended up with).

The bottom line is that you still have to have a desire to quite cigarettes, and you have to have the patience to get everything going the way you like with the right juice, hardware, etc. After that, it's a piece of cake as far as I was concerned. I love it....probably too much...lol. My aim was to quit altogether, and I may get there some day. I've gone from 24 to 18 to 16 to 12mg juice so far. I'm not in any hurry to go "all the way" though. But tobacco free I am.

 

[joe555]

i'd say another tip for success is to NOT try and go cold turkey at once.

 

[DemonCowboy]

I'm sorry but I've skimmed this and I have to respectfully disagree about this not being a "magic bullet" as I quit smoking totally by accident using these things. I originally found this site and looked it up for my friend that has to quit to stay insured at his job. I was happy smoking and didn't have any reason to quit, didn't even care that they were killing me to be honest. Anyway as I read this forum and other sites, I learned about stealth vaping and figured that I could have my cake and eat it too. That I could smoke when I wanted and when I couldn't I'd still have this kewl toy that I could play with and modify etc. and use it where I couldn't smoke even if discreetly. Well I was jazzed and justified it by telling him I'd do it with him as support but would still smoke.

So I got us a pair of DSE901's I ordered mine with an extra battery as the starter kit only came with 1. Since I wasn't quitting I saw that they had interesting flavors that I could try with it so I chose irish cream. When they came in it worked out right that i'd finished a pack about 10 min b4 it was charged. And I started using it. B4 I knew it I had went all the rest of that evening without a cig, I was using my new toy a lot, but I'm like that w/ just about everything. so didn't think anything of how much I was using it. So I didn't bother opening another pack. and kept vaping. A few days goes by at 18mg and I did actually start craving because I got upset about something and just needed what I was missing to calm down.

Anyway, I tried a cig and I actually had to choke it down to get what i needed I hated the taste so much. and don't think i've had 6 since. but now I don't see why i should keep smoking, I just need to find what's missing (but that was discussed in another thread) I prefer vaping well over cigs, and i never meant to at all.

My friend however still has to give his e-cig a proper chance - he has cut down using it but it's still got to be a tobacco flavor etc. I think when/if he gives it a chance (he's always been slow to change - ever since middle school) But the second the battery's dead (he doesn't think he should need a 2nd 1 despite my explanations - perhaps after i build a decent battery mod) he's lighting up again.

Perhaps maybe it's not that you have to want to quit but merely have to be willing to actually use it.

I can't believe that i'm the only person who's quit accidentally.

 

[AJMoore]

It took almost 2 months of constant reading on this site (I really did my homework) and then purchasing. I've been very happy with my choices but I put in the work and the money. I too find that people who don't do the research or pay their money (they are given an e cig) don't stick with it, they don't have much invested.

You almost need to have a little OCD to learn what you need, buy what you need and stick with it.

 

[Lezil]

it is pretty sad, lucky for me i found this place before i ordered a blu....

 

[joe555]

You almost need to have a little OCD to learn what you need, buy what you need and stick with it.

the word is GEEK you've got to have a geeky side, in order to be able to enjoy the process.

DemonCowboy, you are certainly not the only one. There's quite a few of us on these forums who took it up initially as a mere addition to smoking, not necessarily a replacement. and that's what i meant in my previous post. it works out best when there's no pressure.
However, having tried several different flavors, i've found that the only one that's vape-able to me is TW's menthol. Sometimes i add a few drops of Dun Hill to the cart... but other than that, most juices just don't do it for me. I want vaping to resemble the sensation of smoking, in that i don't taste drink or food. It's got to taste neutral. And i think that's fine. To each their own, if you like sweet juices, fair enough. But don't get all anti-tobacco-y, please, thank you

 

[guitarman023]

I had a friend who bought a rip off supermini and was all ...... because he paid 100+ and hardly got any smoke from it, so I let him hit my 6v mod, and he sucked way too hard on it and coughed vapor everywhere! i'm now building him one.

 

[jayvap33]

- I actually like all the e-cigs I have tried, but am using V4L now. I have relapsed a few times and come right back to e-cigs. You can't beat yourself up if/when you have an analog. Something about wanting to confirm I don't like smoke, and something about the other constituents in a cigarette, like carbon monoxide believe it or not, make cigarettes addictive in their own way. I had to keep using e-cigs and get used to the paraphernalia, charging batteries, ordering supplies, etc. before the way-of-life that is e-smoking took root in my lifestyle and in my soul. I'm there now for good.
- I have gotten friends to switch, but my loved ones will not convert, which distresses me. Someday I hope it'll dawn on them and they will go through the change of life from smoke to vapor...