Hi guys,
I bought my first ecigarette about 5 years ago. I do not remember the brand name, liquid or any other specifics, but I do remember that it was not an enjoyable experience (short battery life, messy refills, nasty tasting liquids). After using it a couple times it ended up in my junk drawer and eventually thrown away.
I've been smoking for 19 years, minus a 2 year period where I quit cold turkey and craved a cigarette the entire time until I finally gave in to the cravings. My failed attempts since then have been chantix (worst meds ever), the patch (knocked me down to 2 cigarettes a day but I could never get off of the 2 a day/patch combo), and several other cold turkey attempts.
This past summer during vacation I wanted to try to quit again so I brought some patches along and bought a disposable Logic ecig while I was there. I smoked the Logic very lightly while wearing the patch, just enough to curb cravings, and the single ecig lasted me the entire week.
When returning home I couldn't find these Logics anywhere, got frustrated with the patch, and ended up smoking analogs again. I had my mind set on the logics and nothing else because of the horrible experience I had with my first rechargable years ago.
Fast forward to Christmas. My brother, also a smoker, announces that he and his wife are expecting their first child. I'm excited to be an uncle, have 2 kids of my own. Smoking while having kids is a terrible inconvenience for yourself and the kids. You can't smoke around them. They have to smell the smoke on you. Personally, the main reason for wanting to quit smoking were my kids. I don't want them around it at all, and I don't want them to have to worry about me dying from a smoke related illness. I watched my mother go through that as a teenager, and have had to watch my mother smoke hr entire life despite of that, and it really bothers me. My kids should not go through that.
And neither should my brother's kids. His upcoming baby was the kick I needed to finally take this seriously. I did a lot of reading here and at reddit, bought some gear, and started vaping on the 5th of January with the plan on serving as an example for him and converting once I made the switch for good.
Making the switch was not easy. I've smoked for almost 20 years with many failed attempts, so I did not expect it to be easy. My first week I cut down from a pack a day to a half a pack. Early in my 2nd week I was down to 1 or 2 a day. Finally I took the plunge and went to work with nothing but my ecig during a 12 hour ..... It was that day that I realized that quiting analogs was a very obtainable goal.
In the past week and a half I have had 1 analog. They are nasty to me now. Food tastes better. My lungs are not weazing at every breath. I had a terrible habit of chain smoking on the way to work, smoking about 5-6 cigarettes before I even got there. This made me feel horrible everytime, but it was something I did everyday regardless.
My gear is a 510 auto, ego twist and a vamo. I have a few more autos on the way for mindless hands free vaping, and a couple regulated egos for taking to work. I have around 20 different flavors of juice, still trying to find my all day vape. My current all day is MBV's Ecto Cooler, but really need to find something smoother and less sour. Any suggestions?
I'm not saving money yet over smoking because I can't stop buying gear! I am happy with my hardware setup right now though, so any future purchases will be in search of that all day vape, which I will hopefully find soon.
Thanks for reading, I am looking forward to being an active member of this community.
I bought my first ecigarette about 5 years ago. I do not remember the brand name, liquid or any other specifics, but I do remember that it was not an enjoyable experience (short battery life, messy refills, nasty tasting liquids). After using it a couple times it ended up in my junk drawer and eventually thrown away.
I've been smoking for 19 years, minus a 2 year period where I quit cold turkey and craved a cigarette the entire time until I finally gave in to the cravings. My failed attempts since then have been chantix (worst meds ever), the patch (knocked me down to 2 cigarettes a day but I could never get off of the 2 a day/patch combo), and several other cold turkey attempts.
This past summer during vacation I wanted to try to quit again so I brought some patches along and bought a disposable Logic ecig while I was there. I smoked the Logic very lightly while wearing the patch, just enough to curb cravings, and the single ecig lasted me the entire week.
When returning home I couldn't find these Logics anywhere, got frustrated with the patch, and ended up smoking analogs again. I had my mind set on the logics and nothing else because of the horrible experience I had with my first rechargable years ago.
Fast forward to Christmas. My brother, also a smoker, announces that he and his wife are expecting their first child. I'm excited to be an uncle, have 2 kids of my own. Smoking while having kids is a terrible inconvenience for yourself and the kids. You can't smoke around them. They have to smell the smoke on you. Personally, the main reason for wanting to quit smoking were my kids. I don't want them around it at all, and I don't want them to have to worry about me dying from a smoke related illness. I watched my mother go through that as a teenager, and have had to watch my mother smoke hr entire life despite of that, and it really bothers me. My kids should not go through that.
And neither should my brother's kids. His upcoming baby was the kick I needed to finally take this seriously. I did a lot of reading here and at reddit, bought some gear, and started vaping on the 5th of January with the plan on serving as an example for him and converting once I made the switch for good.
Making the switch was not easy. I've smoked for almost 20 years with many failed attempts, so I did not expect it to be easy. My first week I cut down from a pack a day to a half a pack. Early in my 2nd week I was down to 1 or 2 a day. Finally I took the plunge and went to work with nothing but my ecig during a 12 hour ..... It was that day that I realized that quiting analogs was a very obtainable goal.
In the past week and a half I have had 1 analog. They are nasty to me now. Food tastes better. My lungs are not weazing at every breath. I had a terrible habit of chain smoking on the way to work, smoking about 5-6 cigarettes before I even got there. This made me feel horrible everytime, but it was something I did everyday regardless.
My gear is a 510 auto, ego twist and a vamo. I have a few more autos on the way for mindless hands free vaping, and a couple regulated egos for taking to work. I have around 20 different flavors of juice, still trying to find my all day vape. My current all day is MBV's Ecto Cooler, but really need to find something smoother and less sour. Any suggestions?
I'm not saving money yet over smoking because I can't stop buying gear! I am happy with my hardware setup right now though, so any future purchases will be in search of that all day vape, which I will hopefully find soon.
Thanks for reading, I am looking forward to being an active member of this community.
