New member, Johnjub

[johnjub]

Thanks KayP, I myself have been vaping for about 15 mos. This is my first try at understanding the whole vaping scene. I still smoke a Vamo 20 volt cylinder type. My wife didn't like it so I am looking at starter vapes. You guys are very understanding when I ask beginners questions. I am learning a little more each time I am on this website. Thanks everyone.

 

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome @johnjub

I used to be a very heavy smoker so when I bought my first e-cig (over 7 years ago) I just hoped it would help me cut down - & it did I used to smoke, on average 50 a day & I cut down drastically straight away. It did take me a while to give up the last 2 a day, but I eventually got there

BTW, if you pop your location in your profile, it will help folks to help you more

 

[johnjub]

Will do, thanks.

 

[johnjub]

Will do, thanks

 

[Carlos Rio]

Hi!

I'm Carlos, I live in Rio de Janeiro. I'm vaping for over a year now. I'm a serious nicotine addict who for long longed for a solution to administer nicotine in a healthier way.

In Brazil, the Anvisa (our FDA) has not approved e-cigs (they tried to approve it as a treatment for ciggarette addiction, and it didn't pass). So we only have the vapers community to rely on - but that made us very united, though of limited (but growing) numbers.

I vape using a 15W max e-lvt, with mini nautilus or evod or iclear atomizers. I like fruit flavors that I purchase from Boca Vapes (my friend in Florida), or some that I make myself. As I'm using high ohms (1.8 ohm) I still use very high nicotine levels (18-25 mgs), lol.

I've already tried to build a mech mod once, but I guess I need to learn a great deal before doing that, so I'm taking baby steps.

Thank you for being here.

 

[KayP]

I still smoke a Vamo 20 volt cylinder type.

It's Not Smoke!

You'll receive plenty of help here, I did. It is now 3 weeks since I started vaping, and more importantly since my last stinky

 

[Carlos Rio]

Sorry, Johnjub,

I should have started a nee thread (I thought I was doing so). I will now.

 

[johnjub]

As you can see I have 2 discussions going on at the same time. Rookie

 

[Susan~S]

Thanks everyone for your answers. I didn't want to do anything wrong that's why I asked. It was a Vision Spinner and I did take it back for a refund. What do you suggest for beginners to try to see if they like it.

I often recommend an iStick 30 watt or Coolfire 4 (both mods) with an Aspire Mini Nautilus or eLeaf GS Air M (both tanks). Videos below.

eLeaf iStick 30 Watt
Innokin Coolfire 4
Aspire Nautilus Mini
eLeaf GS Air M Tank

Picture of the Mini Nautilus on the iStick 30 watt

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If you are interested in learning more about e-cigarettes (and all the parts and pieces) below are some blog posts by ECF member @Baditude that I highly recommend for someone new to vaping.

• A Good Starter's Setup for a Beginning Vapor
• Advancing Up the Vaping Ladder with Egos and Mods
• Proper Terminology - Is it a carto, a tank, or what? A Guide to Juice Attachments
• Beginner Video Playlist

Here are a few more links from New Members Information <= Link covers many topics. Here are two of them:

• The Three Main Types of Ecig
• Vaping Slang and Acronym

Nicotine

A "general guideline" for nicotine concentration in e-liquid to the number of cigarettes smoked per day. If you are subohming (resistance under 1.0Ω) cut these nicotine levels by at least 50%.

06 mg = 10 cigarettes or less
12 mg = 20 cigarettes
18 mg = 30 cigarettes
24 mg = 40 cigarettes

eLiquid/Juice

PG = Propylene Glycol - the "flavor carrier" of e-liquid. A secondary source of "throat hit", but not as strong as the nicotine concentration. Some people have a sensitivity or even an allergy to PG. It's very thin.

VG = Vegetable Glycerin - the "vapor maker" of e-liquid. Used as a sweeter in many food sources, and also as a skin emollient. It's very thick. Often labeled just "Glycerine"

PG and VG are often used together in different ratios in e-liquid. For example, a 50/50 PG/VG ratio. Many juice vendors offer a range of different ratios as far as PG/VG.

 

[johnjub]

So I decided to get my wife a Joytech eGo ONE CT for her first vaporizer. Thanks everyone for all the comments that brought me to this decision. So far so good for my wife. She has cut her cigarette consumption in half and is trying all kinds of flavors. We are still dialing in the right amount of nicotine, I started low and am going up a little at a time. I believe she is comfortable with 12mg. You guys Rock!!

 

[KayP]

Awesome to hear johnjub. Thanks for sharing. The eGo ONE CT certainly looks sexy, wonder if it'll fit in the pocket when out and about.

 

[johnjub]

Thanks KayP, so far so good, it is comfortable and easy for her to adjust.

 

[johnjub]

Yes it does carry easily in the pocket.