First, I some background. I've been vaping for about 3 weeks, so have 'vast' experience with my ego. I used to smoke about 1.5 PAD (so anywhere from 20-40 per day). I haven't quit analogues yet, and am dong about 3-4/day.. Bought my wife a joyce 510 after she saw my ego and wanted it (although she did make fun of it at first). Anyway, I thought it would be fun to have a thread about lessons learned about vaping. What I have learned and still have problems with:
1) you can't smoke a PV like a pipe or cigarette (short/shallow puffs)... it doesn't work.
2) my smell and taste are returning (started after about 4 days). I can't take the spicy food like I use to.. Now that I taste it, I see why my kids wouldn't eat it. Worse, I smell myself after an analogue and hate it.
3) flavors matter. I've hit a wall with the tobacco flavors (RY4, marlboro, ...) - they are starting to taste funny/bad. The banana, anise, and other flavors taste better. I still need to find something, not to sweet, as a more regular flavor.
4) don't vape in public unless you want attention - not necessarily negative attention. people are curious about ecigs and will ask and approach you. I have a lot of co-workers who came 'out of the closet' to ask about vaping.
5) even though my wife and i use the same carts, attys, etc. I could never use a 510 because the battery does not last long enough.
6) maybe there is some voodoo involved, but i can't seem to fill the carts correctly to last for a couple of hours. maybe i need to let the atty cool between puffs, as there seems to be juice left. it seems better to take the filler out, put the juice in the cart, then put the filler back in.
7) it does matter how you put the cart in if you do not like burnt plastic taste.
8) there is a thread about finding your (smoking) triggers... important if you want to get to zero analogues.
9) read the posts at the front of newbie section as they are very helpful, especially mistress nomad's videos.
10) e-cigs are intimidating to start, but not so hard to use (other than filling carts).
11) before buying anything, do research on the product and seller (this site is very helpful)! however, everyone has personal tastes, so take it with a grain of salt.
12) I do still get comments about getting to zero analogues, that somehow I'm failing by smoking 3-4 a day.
1) you can't smoke a PV like a pipe or cigarette (short/shallow puffs)... it doesn't work.
2) my smell and taste are returning (started after about 4 days). I can't take the spicy food like I use to.. Now that I taste it, I see why my kids wouldn't eat it. Worse, I smell myself after an analogue and hate it.
3) flavors matter. I've hit a wall with the tobacco flavors (RY4, marlboro, ...) - they are starting to taste funny/bad. The banana, anise, and other flavors taste better. I still need to find something, not to sweet, as a more regular flavor.
4) don't vape in public unless you want attention - not necessarily negative attention. people are curious about ecigs and will ask and approach you. I have a lot of co-workers who came 'out of the closet' to ask about vaping.
5) even though my wife and i use the same carts, attys, etc. I could never use a 510 because the battery does not last long enough.
6) maybe there is some voodoo involved, but i can't seem to fill the carts correctly to last for a couple of hours. maybe i need to let the atty cool between puffs, as there seems to be juice left. it seems better to take the filler out, put the juice in the cart, then put the filler back in.
7) it does matter how you put the cart in if you do not like burnt plastic taste.
8) there is a thread about finding your (smoking) triggers... important if you want to get to zero analogues.
9) read the posts at the front of newbie section as they are very helpful, especially mistress nomad's videos.
10) e-cigs are intimidating to start, but not so hard to use (other than filling carts).
11) before buying anything, do research on the product and seller (this site is very helpful)! however, everyone has personal tastes, so take it with a grain of salt.
12) I do still get comments about getting to zero analogues, that somehow I'm failing by smoking 3-4 a day.
