My dad's gonna try vaping. Yay!

[Zutankhamun]

My dad wants to give vaping a try and it really interests me so I have given him my old istick 30 and iv ordered a nautilus mini and some nice capone tobacco ejuice. I have an official istick usb but can this be put into any usb port? I have 2.1 A USB ports above the plug sockets in my kitchen. Is that cool for him to use? Thanx

 

[Baditude]

I'd recommend bringing him along to a vape shop which offers free sampling of flavors. He may not like the juice you pick out for him, and decide from that that he doesn't like vaping. Finding the "right" flavor is the most important factor for a new vaper starting out. Remember, that right flavor may not be a tobacco flavor.

Good Starter Setups for a Beginner Vaper

 

[MikeyConti]

As for the USB Ports, a Dedicated 2.1A outlet should work just fine for charging the iStick 30W. Doesn't have to be their brand.
As always be safe and dont leave a Battery/Mod charging while someone is not there to monitor it!
Hope your dad converts to Vaping and Good Luck!!

 

[Zutankhamun]

Thanx then as he won't be in the kitchen all the time is it okay to use his laptop to charge the device? Or better to buy a charger with a port that goes into the plug socket? BTW he's got strange thinking. There is no way that he would come to a vape shop. He loves his tobacco and is insistent that he wouldn't enjoy any other flavour. We all know that changes with time but there is nothing elsei can do.

 

[SteveS45]

Zut I said the same thing you Dad is saying about flavors and it was hard to find one that I actually enjoyed. Don't worry if you get him into vaping you may persuade him to try a flavor one day. You can lead a smoker to vaping but maybe not vaping Fruity COPYRIGHTDMCA or Snickerdoodles!

 

[Zutankhamun]

One day mate. He'll be all over pink lemonade & aries if I get my way

 

[SteveS45]

Good attitude! But you know what they say about us old dogs right? Good Luck and Vape On!

 

[DebiK]

Good luck! It's wonderful that you are helping him. I have tried so hard to help my FIL. He doesn't like help with ANYthing, so it's hard to get him to try different things. My BIL is very interested though. He's my next target. lol

 

[Zutankhamun]

Cheers DebiK I think it seems a little ridiculous to my mum that I want to help him. I don't think she understands really (never smoked). It's getting me through some difficult times and I hope he can enjoy it as much as I do. He always sees me messing with wire and cotton and drippers so I think that has put him off. He has seen me with the phenomenon of late and he likes what he sees. Fingers crossed.

 

[SteveS45]

A friend of mine who owned vaping gear before I ever got into it is still smoking because her throat got irritated when she was trying it out. I have told her when you stop smoking completely that will go away and about different nicotine levels and on and on. Last night when speaking I think she did not want to hear about giving up smoking again and politely got off the phone!

Here the horse was at the water but refuses to drink...........

 

[Zutankhamun]

I like it ''you can lead a dude to an istick but you can't make him vape'' How long did she try for? I know... all the stuff I want to say to him as well but it can be confusing. I'll just tell him how you put the coil in, fill the nautilus and put the charger in his computer? Is that safe?
I'll tell him about rbas at a later date. Mwa haha

 

[SteveS45]

To be honest she won't answer that question. I keep telling her pull them out and try again. She has one setup that is just for while you are at the PC no battery powered by the USB. But you know how it is trying to tell a smoker you have to try this!

 

[DebiK]

I would make sure he understands what he needs to understand. Don't overwhelm him. Of course, he needs to know about safety and such, but not building coils, sub-ohming and drippers right off the bat. If what he's doing is not satisfying, you can help him reach another level.

 

[Zutankhamun]

Yep he is easily annoyed by all this building business. I really enjoyed my nautilus and istick at the start. It is so simple. I still like that tank. Ive invested £6 in the rba deck for my own old nautilus. It looks really small but oh well. Slowly slowly catchy monkey.

 

[edyle]

My dad wants to give vaping a try and it really interests me so I have given him my old istick 30 and iv ordered a nautilus mini and some nice capone tobacco ejuice. I have an official istick usb but can this be put into any usb port? I have 2.1 A USB ports above the plug sockets in my kitchen. Is that cool for him to use? Thanx

Any usb port ought to be fine (in theory); kitchen isn't exactly a place I'd be comfortable leaving a lithium battery to charge.

 

[edyle]

Thanx then as he won't be in the kitchen all the time is it okay to use his laptop to charge the device? Or better to buy a charger with a port that goes into the plug socket? BTW he's got strange thinking. There is no way that he would come to a vape shop. He loves his tobacco and is insistent that he wouldn't enjoy any other flavour. We all know that changes with time but there is nothing elsei can do.

Best to use a charger that plugs into a wall socket.
If some incident happens to occur while charging, better to lose a charger than a laptop.

 

[Zutankhamun]

No your right edyle. Just thought perhaps it isn't a good idea plugged into his laptop. What plug is best to buy 1 A? As you know I don't understand this new fangled electricity

 

[Zutankhamun]

Just saw it thanks. What one? Any one?

 

[SteveS45]

I plug my MOD into any of my PC's sitting next to me. Along with the Smart Phone or any other device powered by a USB Port. I would not be concerned.

Disclaimer:
Not responsible for users who blow up their devices!

 

[Grimwald]

Yeah, when I started I just knew I was only going to like tobacco flavors (I was a meat and potatoes kind of guy).

Lo and behold, a couple of months later I was vaping cherry, grape and blackberry flavors. Turns out I'm a fruity kind of guy after all. Who knew.

Now, I would never consider taking advice from my 30-something year old kids (young whippersnappers). However, you might be able to interest him in some "favored" tobaccos like cherry/cigar, blueberry/tobacco, peach/tobacco. I remember my early searches, those are the flavors that lead me out of the wilderness.