Figured I'd just start a thread here to post my experience with the ecig. Individually, this stuff would be spread over a bunch of threads and I'd rather just put it all in one place.
Just started vaping, got my 401 from ruyandirect begining of this month. Got the starter kit, an extra atomizer, and 30 mL of mint (low). I smoked (still do, just less) Capri menthol 120's, about 1/2 pack a day.
I'd read a lot on the forums before buying and before even getting my kit. Went with the 401 for size, price, and I knew someone locally who'd buy it off me if I didn't like it. Wanted low initial investment, low risk.
Ruyandirect: no complaints. Good price, took about 7 business days to arrive, no customs holdup. The lack of update on the shipping tracking was annoying, but that's not their fault. I was sweating customs for lack of information about my order. My roomate ordered the same setup I did at the same time, so we were both pretty worried until it cleared.
Day 1: The wait for the battery to charge was intolerable. Once it did, however, getting going was easy. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't replacing a smoke right away for me. Liquid was nice and minty, reminded me of Mint Medley tea. No throat hit, really, kinda weak vapor, but fun and tasty. I even liked the liquid on the prefilled carts. My roomate got the TAB flavor, weak vapor, but almost too harsh at first.
Day 2: lots of problems, really annoyed at the thing. Hard draw, weak vapor, low flavor. Looked at the atomizer and realized it was totally swamped with liquid. Fixed the next day with a cleanout (blew it out and rinsed with water) and added some glycerine (about 20%) to the liquid to thicken it up.
Day 3: thicker liquid lost some flavor, but wow! the vapor difference. Way more satisfying to see those big plumes. Still no throat hit to speak of. Atomizer seemed to heat up a bit more with the thicker liquid, but not uncomfortably.
After that I forget when I tried different things, but here's a few:
Lorann's mint chocolate chip flavoring: had it lying around from some candymaking a while back. It was terrible in the candy. Added a little to the liquid and it was great! Cocoa more than milk chocolate, nice and minty. Wife says it smelled like hazelnut (which she and I both hate), but all I tasted was cocoa and mint. Other flavorings we had handy were not so good. Vanilla extract was too weak, pineapple was just bitter and nasty, others were tasty, but too subtle. Need stronger flavorings.
Somewhere around day 5 or so my regular cigarettes stated to taste like total crap. I still crave them, there's something the esmoke isn't providing, but they taste like...freeze dried hair burning? So, puff the smoke, chase with a minty vape, repeat. Expected some nic overdose, didn't happen.
Part of the motivation for starting was our first child, born in december, who's waking up now, so that'll do for a first entry.
Just started vaping, got my 401 from ruyandirect begining of this month. Got the starter kit, an extra atomizer, and 30 mL of mint (low). I smoked (still do, just less) Capri menthol 120's, about 1/2 pack a day.
I'd read a lot on the forums before buying and before even getting my kit. Went with the 401 for size, price, and I knew someone locally who'd buy it off me if I didn't like it. Wanted low initial investment, low risk.
Ruyandirect: no complaints. Good price, took about 7 business days to arrive, no customs holdup. The lack of update on the shipping tracking was annoying, but that's not their fault. I was sweating customs for lack of information about my order. My roomate ordered the same setup I did at the same time, so we were both pretty worried until it cleared.
Day 1: The wait for the battery to charge was intolerable. Once it did, however, getting going was easy. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't replacing a smoke right away for me. Liquid was nice and minty, reminded me of Mint Medley tea. No throat hit, really, kinda weak vapor, but fun and tasty. I even liked the liquid on the prefilled carts. My roomate got the TAB flavor, weak vapor, but almost too harsh at first.
Day 2: lots of problems, really annoyed at the thing. Hard draw, weak vapor, low flavor. Looked at the atomizer and realized it was totally swamped with liquid. Fixed the next day with a cleanout (blew it out and rinsed with water) and added some glycerine (about 20%) to the liquid to thicken it up.
Day 3: thicker liquid lost some flavor, but wow! the vapor difference. Way more satisfying to see those big plumes. Still no throat hit to speak of. Atomizer seemed to heat up a bit more with the thicker liquid, but not uncomfortably.
After that I forget when I tried different things, but here's a few:
Lorann's mint chocolate chip flavoring: had it lying around from some candymaking a while back. It was terrible in the candy. Added a little to the liquid and it was great! Cocoa more than milk chocolate, nice and minty. Wife says it smelled like hazelnut (which she and I both hate), but all I tasted was cocoa and mint. Other flavorings we had handy were not so good. Vanilla extract was too weak, pineapple was just bitter and nasty, others were tasty, but too subtle. Need stronger flavorings.
Somewhere around day 5 or so my regular cigarettes stated to taste like total crap. I still crave them, there's something the esmoke isn't providing, but they taste like...freeze dried hair burning? So, puff the smoke, chase with a minty vape, repeat. Expected some nic overdose, didn't happen.
Part of the motivation for starting was our first child, born in december, who's waking up now, so that'll do for a first entry.
