Mature Vapers! Talk to us

[Fizzy-Penny]

How super is this! Good to see familiar "faces" and new ones, too! Thanks for starting this, Bluesman.

I sure do relate to the experiences I'm seeing. Started smoking in my late teens; was hooked before was I had my 20th birthday. I'm now 65 and it was "cool" back in the day to smoke. You could smoke anywhere back then, even in a hospital room. I remember having a cig with my doctor after the birth of my daughter, for pete's sake.

Tried to quit ... even managed to stay off analogs for over a year once back in my 30s. Quit for about 9 or 10 months a couple of years ago. Tried numerous other times ... all the different stuff. Wellbutrin made me wild and hyper. Hate that stuff. Gum yuck. Patches meh. Even tried the nicotrol inhalers, which were a little better, but still left a lot to be desired.

Saw some stuff online a couple of years ago about ecigs (this was when I last quit), but somehow, I missed ECF's forum and all the excellent info on here. Anyway, I didn't try them ... wish now I had! Then, an online bud who vapes mentioned ecigs to my daughter and asked if she smoked. She told him, no, but that her mom does. So, I popped onto "vent" and started talking to him and his wife about it. Within the week, I had ordered a couple of 808 bats, some cartos, PTs, and chargers.

Took me a bit to figure out that 24mg were just too darned strong. Now I'm vaping at 12s and some 18s and it works much better!

I'm going to most likely move up in equipment soon. I like my PTs because I don't have to worry about the batt dying, but I vape more than I feel I should with 'em. It's too easy to sit here at the computer and vape vape vape.

I've cut down on the analogs tremendously since I started vaping, but haven't given them up totally yet. Last time I quit, I wound up with the worst outbreak of mouth ulcers imaginable and they just kept coming for months and months. So, this time, I'm trying to inch up on ditching the analogs. Maybe it would be different just because I'm switching to a different type of nicotine delivery and not giving up the stinkies cold-turkey, I don't know. But, I think easing over will be safer, as far as the risk of the ulcers returning.

Again ... am really glad to be here! Ya'll vape on!
Penny

 

[Bullette the Cowdog]

Lucies I'm Hoooooooooome!



I don't have the brain cells to repeat all my info so here's daisy 101:

I type a lot (blues says I give him ADHD, lol!), I'm usually really manic, I love coming here to ECF to visit my friends, I quit smoking on 2/5 of this year

For the advance daisy course, simply look at my avatar and click the "1" at the very bottom after it says "blog posts." It's all there for the fun & weirdness of me!



Welcome to the group Bullette! I think you'll find this a fine group of chatters! You'll probably see a lot of people "checking in" to the thread from the old one, you'll enjoy, laugh, be sad, feel triumphant in your success quitting and all that kind of stuff as people re-tell their "how I got to vaping" stories!



Gotta say, Da Nile is a fabulous river year round for most of us, isn't it? With me and the stinkies, I think I had a houseboat on it - I didn't just visit, lol! Congrats on being mostly cig free! You'll hear about how a lot of us dropped their analogs after their first puff on an e-cig, but there are a lot of people quitting the way you are with the combined process I've been clean (that sounds like a drug test somehow....) since 2/5 of this year. Today makes 12 weeks on the dot for me! Woohoo - I just realized that I can stop counting weeks and start counting whole months! 3 months smoke free - you'll get there yourself, I'm sure!

Oh! I just invited the middle aged peeps to come on over and join in the fun - it's like doublemint gum! Double the pleas....ok, never mind - Let's stick with the "double your fun" part

End of my babbling for now. Colin's giving me the stink eye because I'm having chocolate chunk cookies and iced coffee for breakfast...maybe I should go have some cereal, ROFL!

Hey daisy Thanks for the warm welcome.
Vaping chocolate chunk cookies or eating them for breakfast? Haha
I'm over here on the treasure coast of Florida. Called treasure coast cuz that's where lots of treasure ships sunk off the coast.
Bullette says woof. :•}

 

[rave]

Hardware:

As I mentioned before, I began over 2 1/2 years ago, so I've tried a LOT of things. So far I've used 801's, 901's, 702's, KR808's, 510's (atomizers with every conceivable cart mod), tanks, dripping, cartos, SmartCarts, Ce2's, CE3's, G4's, and PumpCarts), eGo's (std., tank, carto, and eGo-C's), Go-Go's, Leo's, Lea's, even a pipe, a Silver Bullet, a 18650 XL3 VV, etc., so on, and probably a good number I've missed.

My go-to PV of choice for well over a year is the Smokeless Image Volt. It's simple and futz-free, and they have prefilled as well as blank cartos in addition to Stardust-style clearomizers. Their horizontal coil cartos are the best cartos I've ever tried. Contrary to popular belief, they are not re-branded Kanger horizontal coil cartos. Smokeless Image was the first to develop the sealed automatic battery (many others have copied it), and now they have both sealed automatic and manual fat batts in three different sizes as well. Their batteries are regulated to maintain the same voltage until just before they need to be charged. Their Customer Service is top-notch as well. So yes - I'm a Fan Girl!! With good reason.

Don't laugh, but I have designated PV's for different rooms so that I don't have to carry them from one room to another. It's a little bit of a pain to carry PV's around since I need a cane to keep me reliably upright. So - My Go-go's have taken up residency in a bathroom, my Leo's (which I still dearly love) are my bedroom PV's, my 18650 XL3 VV is stationed in the laundry/craft/sewing room, and I use my eGo's with Stardust clearos for when I go out and about. My Lea's hang out in my purse but don't exercise very much. I can relate.

 

[Fizzy-Penny]

Gotta love DG!! Daisy, you always make me smile!

HD, any clue when GotVapes will be coming out with the new version of the Stardust? And are they saying what is going to be "better" about it?

Wow, when I was typing my first post (and I'm a pretty fast typist!) when I hit the button to post, there were like ... two more pages of posts than when I started! I love this!!!

Am so glad to see all of ya, I'm just dancing here!

 

[mikkey9]

Hope you folks don`t mind if a neighbour from across the pond drops by from time to time, just to say hi and to soak up the warm atmosphere you folks are generating.
My story, well like most of us i started smoking at school, just to look cool and fit in with the "in crowd".
Smoked 1 to 2 pad for most of my life, until the government`s last budget when they slapped on another 10% tax. But the final straw for me was when i realised i was spending more per week on my "habit" than i was on food!!
Looked around, saw an ad for an ecig, bought one and realised from the first puff that it was gonna work. But soon got tired of the small battery and carts, so looked around again and found ECF and the rest as they say is history.
Well that`s my story, now if i can just pull this old armchair a bit nearer the fire i`ll settle back and relax.
Oh and if i doze off will the last person to leave throw a blanket over me, and don`t forget to turn off the lights.

 

[Fizzy-Penny]

Hardware:

As I mentioned before, I began over 2 1/2 years ago, so I've tried a LOT of things. So far I've used 801's, 901's, 702's, KR808's, 510's (atomizers with every conceivable cart mod), tanks, dripping, cartos, SmartCarts, Ce2's, CE3's, G4's, and PumpCarts), eGo's (std., tank, carto, and eGo-C's), Go-Go's, Leo's, Lea's, even a pipe, a Silver Bullet, a 18650 XL3 VV, etc., so on, and probably a good number I've missed.

My go-to PV of choice for well over a year is the Smokeless Image Volt. It's simple and futz-free, and they have prefilled as well as blank cartos in addition to Stardust-style clearomizers. Their horizontal coil cartos are the best cartos I've ever tried. Contrary to popular belief, they are not re-branded Kanger horizontal coil cartos. Smokeless Image was the first to develop the sealed automatic battery (many others have copied it), and now they have both sealed automatic and manual fat batts in three different sizes as well. Their batteries are regulated to maintain the same voltage until just before they need to be charged. Their Customer Service is top-notch as well. So yes - I'm a Fan Girl!! With good reason.

Don't laugh, but I have designated PV's for different rooms so that I don't have to carry them from one room to another. It's a little bit of a pain to carry PV's around since I need a cane to keep me reliably upright. So - My Go-go's have taken up residency in a bathroom, my Leo's (which I still dearly love) are my bedroom PV's, my 18650 XL3 VV is stationed in the laundry/craft/sewing room, and I use my eGo's with Stardust clearos for when I go out and about. My Lea's hang out in my purse but don't exercise very much. I can relate.

Lookit that Rave ... giving me all sorts of ideas!! PVs designated for various rooms ... hey, I'm seriously loving that! (I already have a PT for the car, so I'd just be expanding a little here ... and a little there .... and ... )

I really do love Smokeless Image. Haven't had to use their CS, but their selection is nice, packaging is well done, and shipping is realllly fast! I like the Volt, too. I sorta wish it had a prettier (read: blingier - is that even a word?) end on it, but it's a nice batt. I have the 78s and feel they hold a charge really well. I also like their juice.

Hey, Blues, have you tried that 12 mg RY4 yet? I'm wondering if that's just me or if the flavor really is noticably more in the 12 than in the 18 to other people.

Have a great Sunday, ya'll!

 

[Fizzy-Penny]

Hope you folks don`t mind if a neighbour from across the pond drops by from time to time, just to say hi and to soak up the warm atmosphere you folks are generating.
My story, well like most of us i started smoking at school, just to look cool and fit in with the "in crowd".
Smoked 1 to 2 pad for most of my life, until the government`s last budget when they slapped on another 10% tax. But the final straw for me was when i realised i was spending more per week on my "habit" than i was on food!!
Looked around, saw an ad for an ecig, bought one and realised from the first puff that it was gonna work. But soon got tired of the small battery and carts, so looked around again and found ECF and the rest as they say is history.
Well that`s my story, now if i can just pull this old armchair a bit nearer the fire i`ll settle back and relax.
Oh and if i doze off will the last person to leave throw a blanket over me, and don`t forget to turn off the lights.

Welcome, Mikkey! You betcha, you got it. (on the blanket and lights) Is the weather warming up over there yet? Drop in often! This is a pretty chatty bunch with lots of useful info as well as just plain fun comments.

 

[rave]

Welcome mikkey9 !

You're welcome to pull your chair a bit closer to the fire. There are also a couple of rocking recliners here near the windows.

Yeah - I know - wrong season ...

 

[tinajfreeman]

Welcome mikkey9 !

You're welcome to pull your chair a bit closer to the fire. There are also a couple of rocking recliners here near the window.

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Yeah - I know - wrong season ... :facepalm:[/QUOTE]

Looks crazy inviting though....

 

[rave]

Lookit that Rave ... giving me all sorts of ideas!! PVs designated for various rooms ... hey, I'm seriously loving that! (I already have a PT for the car, so I'd just be expanding a little here ... and a little there .... and ... )

I really do love Smokeless Image. Haven't had to use their CS, but their selection is nice, packaging is well done, and shipping is realllly fast! I like the Volt, too. I sorta wish it had a prettier (read: blingier - is that even a word?) end on it, but it's a nice batt. I have the 78s and feel they hold a charge really well. I also like their juice.

Hey, Blues, have you tried that 12 mg RY4 yet? I'm wondering if that's just me or if the flavor really is noticably more in the 12 than in the 18 to other people.

Have a great Sunday, ya'll!

They do have the diamond end caps available. All of mine (don't ask how many) are blinged out!

Smokeless Image | Only The Best Electronic Cigarette | Diamond End Caps - Accessories

 

[Fizzy-Penny]

Welcome mikkey9 !

You're welcome to pull your chair a bit closer to the fire. There are also a couple of rocking recliners here near the windows.

Yeah - I know - wrong season ...

Lordy, that's really a pretty spot! And looks like there's even a deck beyond those windows. I dibs the left recliner... gonna kick back and take a li'l doggy-nap in that sunshine coming in. Oh, yeah! Very nice.

 

[Fizzy-Penny]

They do have the diamond end caps available. All of mine (don't ask how many) are blinged out!

Smokeless Image | Only The Best Electronic Cigarette | Diamond End Caps - Accessories

See? I knew Rave would know if it's possible to get 'em! LOL Heading there right now! Thanks, Rave!

 

[dlsw]

Hi, I am Diana and kind of mature some of the time!! I smoked for 32 years and tried lots of times to quit. I was really determined this year because it's my 50th birthday year, so I put down the analogs on Feb. 5, 2012. I chose Feb. 5 because it is the 7th anniversary of my father's death to lung cancer.

My favorite pv is the Volt XL 1300 mah. I'll order more of those when they come out with the 5 click turn off. I also love box mods; I have a Sneaky Pete 3.7v, and a nonbottom feeder Hog that I scored on the classies. I also have a 3.7v Koa box from Haynstyled box mods. I am placing an order with Godzilla on this forum for a 3.7v Foxy box mod so that I have one to take out that I don't worry about losing. My fave juices are RY4 from IKV, Gold from NLV, and Kentucky Premium from Vermillion river. Whew.... What are everyone's favorite juices?

 

[tinajfreeman]

My current favorite is Autumn Moon by DFW Vapors. I can't describe it, it is very light, slightly fruity, but has just a little bite to it. No tobacco flavor that I can tell.

I probably have 60 flavors and like a lot of them. EC Blends and Mrs. T's are my favorite vendors so far.

 

[harleydiva]

HD, any clue when GotVapes will be coming out with the new version of the Stardust? And are they saying what is going to be "better" about it?

Not sure on the Stardust thing....I saw something about it, but can't find it now..lol. I'll keep my eye out and report when I find out something. I'm keeping an eye on the thread because of the Phoenix release....I do want to try a box of them.

 

[mikkey9]

Welcome, Mikkey! You betcha, you got it. (on the blanket and lights) Is the weather warming up over there yet? Drop in often! This is a pretty chatty bunch with lots of useful info as well as just plain fun comments.

Huh, Wha, Whuzzat? Oh sorry musta dropped off for a sec there.
The weather, kinda cold, wet and miserable, so just about normal for this time of year, although we did have a few days of really hot weather a couple of weeks ago, so i guess that`s our summer over and done with for this year. (and my friends call me an optimist!!)

 

[rave]

Huh, Wha, Whuzzat? Oh sorry musta dropped off for a sec there.
The weather, kinda cold, wet and miserable, so just about normal for this time of year, although we did have a few days of really hot weather a couple of weeks ago, so i guess that`s our summer over and done with for this year. (and my friends call me an optimist!!)

Mikkey - has your weather been off over there? Here in Indiana, we never really got a winter and our spring foliage started popping up a month early. Everything is off kilter.

 

[rave]

Where's your avitar Bluesman?

 

[dlsw]

Mikkey - has your weather been off over there? Here in Indiana, we never really got a winter and our spring foliage started popping up a month early. Everything is off kilter.

And then you spread that to those of us here in Ohio!! No really, we never had a winter. Kinda nice, but kinda scary.

 

[Beans]

Morning all, can I come in? I guess technically I would fall under the category of mature.....I am 40 but have done my best over the years to NEVER grow up.....

I started smoking when I was 12, I wanted to be rebellious and cool so bad. I guess I seriously fell short in that category. Life was pretty unstable in my early years so smoking quickly became a security blanket for me. When I was 13 I entered the system and moved every 3 months till I was 18. Cigarettes were a currency and status symbol in the homes I stayed. You had to be Cool and tough to survive, and that's exactly what I did.

By the time I was 18 and on my own I was smoking 2 ppd and I always thought I'd quit by the time I was 30 to preserve my health. When I was 20 I developed a terrible cough that I couldn't shake and after a year of testing and Dr visits I was diagnoised with a terminal lung disease.....I decided then it was too late for me so I would just continue down the destructive path I was on. Fast forward a few years, The DR's had misdiagnosed me and I would live, but the light of my life and saving
grace, my beautiful Grandmother was dying of lung cancer.......It ravaged her,I watched, waited and smoked. Full of contempt for myself and and shame for what I was doing, no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't quit.

Well life continued for me, but my health was getting worse and worse, I tried Chantix, and lost 2 years of my life in the deepest darkest pit of depression, then the patch and lozendge. They didn't work either........

Then one night, December 22nd 2010 I was trying to sleep on the couch, because my nightly presestant hack would keep my DH up all night every night. I just couldn't sleep so I jumped on my IPad to kill a few hours....When an add poped up for GreenSmoke. I looked it over then jumped on YouTube to see some reviews....I was sold, I told myself if I coud cut my smoking down to 5 or less maybe I wouldnt die. I was truly afraid for my life at this time, I could no longer function normally, I just couldn't breath. Every cig I smoked made my chest ache and my heart do flip flops. I coughed continuously through the days and nights. I was on the fast track to death.......

On Janurary 3rd, my kit arrived. I struggled the first 3 days but only smoked 3 cigarettes in that time. I was shocked and
KNEW with all my heart I could make this work. On Janurary 6th 2011 I threw my 8 remaining cigs away and never looked back.

I can't express the depth of my gratitude I have for this little funny invention. I can't help but cry when I think where I was Just 15 months ago, I don't have any doubt that I would have had a heart attack and most likely would have been dead. Yes, my health was that bad.

My life is so different today, I can run jump and play with the other kids I have a life now, I can breath now, I'm free now..... And most of all I am so grateful and thank GOD, Budda whoever you wanna thank for this opportunity I have to be smoke free and share my experience and help my loved ones quit too!

Vape on Brothers and Sisters!