New to e-cigs, need expert advise please...

[john1069]

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here and I'm 57 yr old male that's been smoking Marlboro Reds Kings for almost 35 yrs and I've been told I have to quit or die with a lung problems, so I've read so much online about E-cigs that I'm totally confused. Seems everything is made in China or elsewhere. You email these places with questions and they don't email you back most of the time. I happen to come across y'alls forum and said great, a place that I might can find out some answers to help me!

My questions are this.
1) Is there an rechargeable E-cig that about the same length and weight of a Marlboro king (not 100) and looks like one?
2) Is there a brand that taste like a Marlboro king without the burning?
3) I've read something about "Minis" What are minis?

I've tried Blu's, tried njoy's, which aren't bad, Njoys say last up to 2 packs, NOT.. but,tried some refills online which are really too long, heavy as a brick and a pain to refill....I'm considering The Volt, but not sure how it's reviews are..Sent them email questions too, waiting on reply!!

Please help me on the above, for I don't have a lot of spare time to keep searching and don't want to end up spending $100's trying many other brands out...Any replies would be appreciated....

Thanks,
John Young

 

[CheekyChica]

Welcome John!

I myself was a long time smoker, 10 years...though not as long as you have been smoking but the first question I have for you is are you absolutely ready to quit smoking and join in on the e-cig vaping benefit? You have to ask yourself that first and be ready for "some" changes. I have found that reliable, quality e-cigs are gonna weigh more than real cigarettes due to batteries and atty and so forth....and e-cigs CANNOT duplicate the combustion flavor of a burning tabacco.....thus you MUST have a motovation to switch...and trust me death/cancer should be worthy try! Forget about replicating the weight of a real cig and the smoky flavor..and choose a realiable product with a strong battery life and focus on a great vape flavor that can satasify you for 2-4 days through your "withdraws" from analogs. I love halo e-cigs, you can look them up, they provide quality products that are state of the art! Use ECF as a crutch and lifeline for questions e-cigs are easy to convert to, if your'e ready to quit! God bless, and praise for your journey!

 

[roffles18963]

I haven't really spent much time on minis/cig-a-like batteries. Best bet I could give you is to try going to Halo's website and getting the short starter kit, white battery with red LED. As for a juice that tastes like a Marlboro, I haven't found any tobacco flavors that tasted EXACTLY like an analog. Closest I've come with tobacco flavors is hung/pipe/cigar in terms of taste. I hear good things about Torque, and I can personally vouch for Tribeca (tobacco/caramel flavor). As far as the NJOY disposables go, I'm pretty sure they base that off the the nicotine content (45mg/ml which WOULD be equivalent to two packs in the sense that 1 cigarette = 1mg nicotine) but that falls FAR short in terms of vape time.

Got my cig-a-like from Apollo, I've had good luck with them but dig around the forums, you'll find all brands are pretty much hit or miss person to person. Whatever works for you, stick with it. Just wait for more users to put their input in and do a little bit more research before you commit to any one (or two or three ) company/ies.

-EDIT-

As for what a mini is, it's just a short cig-a-like battery. While they may be the same size (relatively) to an analog, they will weigh more simply because of the metal/battery/atty/carto, just the electronics in general.

--EDIT 2--

Analog is just the vaper term for tobacco cigarettes.

 

[Legend12]

Welcome to ECF.. You'll find some great info and advise around here.. You came to the right place..

If you want a small ecig thats almost the same size of a real cigarette go with the "emini." Joyetech eRoll Starter Kit it is pretty small and doesn't hold a whole lot of eliquid but its one of the cig-a-like small enough to fit what you prefer.. Just watch pbusardo's video for more info on it A PBusardo Review - The emini AKA eRoll - YouTube

But imo you'll be better off with an ego twist.. Its a bit wider and longer (thats what she said. Lol!) but you can adjust to taste with it being a variable voltage.. Genuine JoyeTech eGo Twist, 1000 mAh Battery you would only need a tank to pair it with.. My

Hope this helps my friend.. Whatever gets you off the analogs is a great ecig.. Always keep that in mind and not get overwhelmed with all the product.. Good luck to you..

 

[roffles18963]

As far as flavors go, I did manage to dig this up.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...p-newbs-seeking-tobacco-cigarette-flavor.html

 

[Mr.BellowFellow]

I've only been vaping for about 2-months now & I have tried SEVERAL "cigarette" style e-cigs, I know a LOT of people who use them & about 95% of them still smoke analogs, why you ask, because 99% of them just don't produce enough vapor & flavor to be satisfying. Now don't get me wrong, their are a few brands that actually do produce OK vapor, however their still NOTHING like a good mod (or PV/APV, advanced, personal, vaporizer) or even a stick battery & clearomizer. Unfortunately I can't recommend a "cigarette" style e-cig because I've never bought one (never wanted to because I just don't like them) & don't have enough experience with them to be helpful. What I can do is recommend a PV (personal vaporizer) that I'm sure you will enjoy MUCH better than any "cigarette" style e-cig, its called the ego-c twist & its a VV (variable voltage) "stick" style e-cig, VV means you can adjust the voltage from 3.2v to 4.8v, this is VERY helpful as it allows you to fine tune your vaping experience, less voltage will produce less vapor & cooler vapor, more voltage will produce more & warmer vapor, this is VERY helpful for new vapers because you don't even know what you prefer yet, with the ego-c twist you can easily find that out, with a "cigarette" style e-cig however, you get 3.7v & that's it . Now understand that there are a lot of clone (knock off) ego-c twists that aren't as good of quality so make sure its a genuine Joyetech ego-c Twist, the clones aren't any cheaper so you might as well buy the real deal. I found out about the twist from Grimm Green's YouTube video "THE EGO TWIST IS A GAME CHANGER", if you never heard of him he's a e-cig/Mod/APV reviewer & has basically become a legend in the Vaping community, my point is that he knows what he's talking about so if don't want to take my word for it then please take his: (--->GRIMM GREEN EGO-C TWIST VIDEO<---) If you do decide to go with the twist (which I HIGHLY recommend) here's the cheapest place Ive found on a ego-c twist starter kit, you get 2 twist batteries (your going to NEED two so when one is charging you can still vape, TRUST ME!) in your choice of mAh(size), a charger, a case(you choice of color & size) & your choice of clearomizer or tank(I recommend either the iClear 30, Kanger T3s or Kanger Protank, the price will change depending on what you pick, the iClear 30 is a good deal, a good performer & you can replace the atomizer heads). I would choose: 1000mAh batteries(The Black option is a nice, soft rubber like exterior that I MUCH prefer, the silver is like stainless steel or aluminum metal which will scratch & dent, the black rubber won't) , a large case(only $1 more, trust me its worth it & you'll eventually want the extra room for juices & other clearomizers/tanks etc.) & an iClear 30 clearomizer, this will run you $54 + Shipping & its TOTALLY WORTH IT! If your dead set on a "cigarette" style e-cig then search Grimm Green's videos, he recommends a few brands of them that actually perform fairly decent, not as good as the twist thought & I can almost guarantee that you'll eventually get something like it anyway, might as well start our right, right now. Hope this helps, take care, Vape On & stay off analogs.

(---->EGO-C TWIST STARTER KIT DEAL<----)

OH, I almost forgot, I would recommend that you look into DIY(do it yourself) e-juice, SOOOO MUCH CHEAPER that retail juice, however you do have to mix the stuff yourself & you'll be working with concentrated nicotine solution that if not handled & mixed properly can cause illness or even possibly death, I mix my own juice & find it SUPER simple & SUPER CHEAP, Wizard Labs has everything you need at EXCELLENT prices. If you don't want to bother with DIY juice then I HIGHLY recommend Heathers Heavenly Vapes, they make some FANTASTIC juices & reasonably priced, $12 for 30ml, check em out: (--->HEATHERS HEAVENLY VAPES<---)

 

[Baditude]

Hi, John, and welcome to the ECF forum. I'm sort of an old-timer here, and I spend quite an amount of time helping newcomers. You've come to the right place to learn about e-cigarettes and can benefit from those of us who have already been through the beginner's phase.

I totally understand your desire for a cigarette-sized battery, and for the e-liquid flavor to taste like your favorite brand of cigarette. I was once in your shoes, too. Let me be honest and tell you right from the start, that the more your e-cig looks like a cigarette, the less it will perform for you. And there is no way to make a flavor that tastes like a burning cigarette, it's just not possible.

Understand from the start that vaping is nothing like smoking. There are similarities, and personal vaporizers can get you off of cigarettes, but they are two different things. Smoking is easy; easy to use and easy to find. Vaping can be difficult; it requires organization skills and pre-planning, and gear/juice may be difficult to obtain easily. Spent batteries must be charged, juice devices filled and maintained, and enough juices to be kept in supply to not run out.

E-cigs will not work without a charged battery. Hense, we always recommend having extras on hand at all times. E-cigs will not work without a functioning juice delivery device (cartomizer, clearomizer, tank, etc), one must have at least a few on hand because they are made to be disposable and may stop working at any point in time. You can not use an e-cig if you don't have nicotine e-liquid (juice). This is not something that you can pick up at the corner convenience store like you can with a cigarette. You usually will have to order it online and wait for delivery (1 - 2 weeks), hense the organization skills and pre-planning aspect comes into play.
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The Smokeless Image Volts are what got me off of cigarettes 14 months ago. It's a great company, with quality products that are intercompatible with everything that they sell onsite, good customer service and fast delivery time. I was a Marlboro Menthol smoker, and found the Ice Menthol flavor helped me quit. It didn't taste like my Marlboro Menthols, but was "close enough".

Having said that, it didn't take me long (about 3 weeks) to realize that the cigalikes weren't going to cut it for me. I grew tired of the 3 - 4 hour battery time of the stick batteries. The flavored cartidges didn't last as long as I wanted. I started out with the pre-filled cartridges, but quickly learned the better way was to fill my own and top them off with more juice when I needed to.

I wanted to be able to vape all day on one battery and to vape all day on just one juice delivery device. I decided I was ready to advance up the ladder of vaping to mods, or APVs (advanced personal vaporizers). I no longer cared what the device looked like, I was purely focused on getting the best most satisfying vape I could get. I have no regrets. I am 14 months smoke-free and have never wanted a cigarette since the last one smoked. This can happen to you, too. This is a brand new world of new technology that is improving all the time. Take advantage of it for a healthier lifestyle.

Some helpful information for you once you advance off the cigalikes:

Juice delivery devices: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3230-1-proper-terminology-carto-tank-what-primer-juice-delivery-attachments.html

A recommended starter's setup: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3706-4-good-starters-setup-beginning-vapor.html

 

[TaketheRedPill]

Hi John and welcome to ECF ! the mini's 'are' the M306/510 and the M401. You can find M401 and 510 starter kits at several of the registered vendors. I strongly suggest you compare pricing before you pull the trigger on any purchase and bear in mind supplies for the M401 such as atomizers, etc may be limited, as the industry standard connector is fast becoming the 510 and 901 sizes. A bit larger in diameter than the 401 is the 901/Kr808, branded under many names. I'm pretty sure the Blu is a 901/Kr808. The Kr808s can be used with the standard mouthpiece/atomizer or you can go with 'cartomizers' which basically screw onto the battery - plug and play. They last a day or three like the truckstop disposables but you can refill them if you want to tinker or toss them and order new ones - they do come in many flavors. I'm not sure if you will find a true Marlboro since it's a proprietary flavor, but a good place to start might be Vapor4Life's version - they've put a lot of time and research into developing their flavors and have a substantial selection. Their 901 is branded as a Vapor King and a basic kit to see if it's your cup of tea will only set you back about $30. An alternate to cartomizers are 'clearomizers', which allow viewing of the liquid but if you're trying to look 'normal' maybe a pass for now. Something that doesn't look like a cigarette but is still easy to use is a Janty Stick, more like a fat lighter than a stick, and easily held in your palm; it's rechargeable - the mouthpiece holds the liquid and you press a button to activate the unit. There are at least 6 or 5 knockoffs I've seen lately. My Janty is 5 years old if that says anything. I find more vapor from the Janty Stick than the 901/KR808 cartomizers, but then again the 801/112 atomizer mouthpiece has a huge fiberfill reservoir for liquid, and for me it's handier to have down at the barn - but there are times when I'd rather have a cigarette-looking device, too. There is a forum for each model, take some time to look around those forums, check out some vendors and see what they have to offer. Keep it simple and start basic (if you upgrade later you can always pass your 'beginner' kit on to a family member or friend). 12 to 18mg is a good starting point for nicotine level, you can work down from there. I started at 6 but I was a very light smoker. If you decide that vaping is a good alternative for you, then go hog wild on the latest and greatest. Have fun, Congratulations on making the switch, and Happy Vaping!

 

[Mr.BellowFellow]

WOW, when I started my first post in this thread (#6) nobody had responded yet, I thought I was going to be the first post, haha, the last 6 of us that posted did so within about 30min of each other, good to see people helping other & supporting newbies trying to quit tobacco, I smoked for 18yrs so I know how hard it is, until vaping came along that is, now analogs are repulsive & I can smell a smoker from about 15ft away, never realized I stunk that bad, lol, thank God for Vaping.

 

[DaveP]

Hello John and welcome to ECF. ECF is the place to find the information you need.

Ecigs are a little like flashlights. You can buy a little penlight that works well enough to light your way from the car to the door, but to get real illumination you have to go larger.

That doesn't mean you can't find something that's convenient and fits in your pocket while providing a great vaping experience. As Baditude said, there's no current way to completly reproduce burning tobacco in a liquid environment but ecigs can come close. It's just a little different and requires some adjustment in expectations.

If you want the smallest ecig that produces good flavor and long battery life, I agree with Mr BellowFellow's recommendation for the Ego Twist. You get variable voltage with a 510 atomizer connection, a slim cigar size, good flavor, and relatively long charge life of 8-10 hours on a charge. The slim ones need charging every couple of hours.

The search for a juice that simulates a Red Marlboro ends with you finding something you like. The best way to do that is with sample packs of juice. I'd suggest that you try Halo Cigs and buy their tobacco sample pack. Torque56 might just be the one you like for a realistic cigarette flavor. My first experience with Torque56 was like I was standing outside in the smoking area at work with a real cig. It was a remarkable tobacco experience. Your opinion may vary, but you will only spend $24.95 to try half a dozen 6ml bottles of Halo tobacco flavors. I found several in that pack that I really liked.

E-liquid Sample Packs | Tobacco Flavors | Halo Cigs

 

[AttyPops]

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here and I'm 57 yr old male that's been smoking Marlboro Reds Kings for almost 35 yrs and I've been told I have to quit or die with a lung problems, so I've read so much online about E-cigs that I'm totally confused. Seems everything is made in China or elsewhere. You email these places with questions and they don't email you back most of the time. I happen to come across y'alls forum and said great, a place that I might can find out some answers to help me!

My questions are this.
1) Is there an rechargeable E-cig that about the same length and weight of a Marlboro king (not 100) and looks like one?
2) Is there a brand that taste like a Marlboro king without the burning?
3) I've read something about "Minis" What are minis?

I've tried Blu's, tried Njoy's, which aren't bad, Njoys say last up to 2 packs, NOT.. but,tried some refills online which are really too long, heavy as a brick and a pain to refill....I'm considering The Volt, but not sure how it's reviews are..Sent them email questions too, waiting on reply!!

Please help me on the above, for I don't have a lot of spare time to keep searching and don't want to end up spending $100's trying many other brands out...Any replies would be appreciated....

Thanks,
John Young

Use the gum, patch or lozenges. Keep the super-mini e-cigs that you already have (that you don't like) for use when you get those nasty cravings.

Nothing e-cig related meets your stated criteria. Even including all the "new stuff" big tobacco is working on. Then again, neither do the NRT's meet your criteria.

Maybe check into e-roll. But it still won't be good enough for you. Nothing is. And all will be "too long".

The only thing you can use that weighs the same as a cig, tastes like a cig, and doesn't require "reading up" ...is a cig. Although for your own health, I'd suggest getting off them and maybe using something easy like the other nic products (NRTs...gum, patch, lozenge).

If you're ready to make a CHANGE though, the advice above is great.

Welcome to ECF.

 

[bikerbeagle]

Welcome to the forums, John. I've been doing a lot of reading over the past few days, but I'm (re)new to the scene - tried e-cigs back in 2009 and didn't stick with them - so I'm not considered an expert by any stretch of the imagination.

1) Is there an rechargeable E-cig that about the same length and weight of a Marlboro king (not 100) and looks like one?

If there is, I haven't seen it. I think the smallest I've seen come in (with the cartomizer, the 'filter'-looking tip that holds the juice) at about the same size as a standard 100 cigarette. As for weight, you are never going to find one that weighs the 'same' as a normal cigarette because you are replacing paper and tobacco with a battery, metal/plastics, and juice.

...and, if there is, I doubt you would want it. By and large, the size of an e-cig (more specifically, the battery, the main portion of the unit) is directly proportional to the amount of time it will last before needing recharging ...equivalent to about 1-2 hours of vape-time - and the amount of juice the 'juice receptacle' (more specifically, the cartomizer, the filter portion of the unit) will be able to hold before refilling - equivalent to about 2-3 cigarettes. People who are daily smokers - even if it is only half-a-pack-a-day - find these smaller cigarette look-a-likes (also called "minis" to answer your other question) limiting and inconvenient, both of which is not conducive to using them so people often 'give up' and go back to analogs (what we call tobacco cigarettes around these parts). I know this latter part because that's exactly what happened to me back in 2009.

In contrast, there are many options available if you are willing to upgrade your size requirement to a medium-sized cigar. These are often called "eGo" devices around here. These have larger batteries (usually starting at 650mAh and going up to 1300mAh) and can accept larger juice receptacles greater than 1ml. As a general rule, each mAh of battery will give you an hour of vaping time - less time between charging - and each ml of juice will be equivalent to about 2-3 cigarettes. I think (and this isn't based on any scientific study) most pack-a-day smokers go through about 2.5-3.5ml of juice in any 12-hour period. Keep in mind, these are merely estimates and depend highly on how much and how often you use it. It is important to realize that vaping is not "like" smoking. When you smoke, you typically smoke until the cigarette is used ...when you vape, you may only take 2 or 3 'drags' and put it down, 30 minutes later take 2 or 3 more 'drags' and put it down.

2) Is there a brand that taste like a Marlboro king without the burning?

This question I cannot answer. I will tell you that many who have come looking for 'tobacco' similar tastes often find themselves enjoying the myriad of other flavors that vaping (what we call using e-cigs around these parts) allows.

3) I've read something about "Minis" What are minis?

Answered above. These are the cigarette-looking devices you probably relate to "e-cigs".

The bottom line is, you aren't going to be able to find a direct replacement for tobacco cigarettes in the e-cig world. What you want doesn't exist. You are going to have to make some adjustments in your thinking and be prepared to - sometimes inconveniently - deal with juices (think of this as "making your own cigarettes") even if that only means thinking ahead and ordering pre-filled cartomizers. Nothing is going to be as easy and 1) buying a cigarette, 2) lighting a cigarette, and 3) smoking a cigarette.

As Chica said above, you have to be ready to quit analogs - e-cigs simply offer an avenue to do that, in the same ways as patches and gums. I'm not going to lie to you and say that e-cigs don't have their drawbacks (larger size/weight would be a major one, juice management/maintenance is another), but many people find that they are 'worth' it - again, often enjoying flavors they could never get from tobacco products - to get off of analogs.

From reading your post, I just don't know if you're in that "place" yet. Have you tried the patch, gum, or chantix yet? In comparison, these are far more 'convenient' methods to quit smoking than e-cigs, but they sadly fail a lot because they do nothing to alleviate the "hand to mouth" habit of smoking (which is proven to be the #1 reason why many people fail to quit smoking). E-cigs, on the other hand, addresses the 'habit' of smoking ...but not without a price (mostly inconvenience).

If e-cigs are something you want to continue to investigate, I would highly suggest an eGo type of devices (the larger ones, like the Volt X2) of at least 650mAh and use the larger juice receptacles (like the Volt X2 Clearomizers), buy their 3 sample packs of standard pre-filled cartomizers - these screw into the X2 - and see if you might enjoy other flavors ...trust me, if you were at least a pack-a-day smoker, the minis aren't going to do it for you.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Hi John and welcome to ECF. Many have begun with the cig sized PVs only to realize later they desired functionality/ longer battery life over looks. I myself smoked for 1 1/2 PAD for 44 yrs and knew if I had bought a cig sized Ecig I knew I would be constantly charging the batteries.
The eRoll is a good kit as long as you're not a heavy smoker.
The eGo Mini is a very impressive yet small PV. Fires at 3.7 volts and is 350- 400 mah. 100 mah= 1 hour normal vaping before recharge is required. It accepts the most common 510 threaded accessories.

If wishing to purchase a cig sized PV the Smokeless Image Volt gets my vote but realize it accepts 808 threaded accessories.
Best of Luck.

 

[Baditude]

Bikerbeagal and Attypops have both related good concepts from their personal experience, and I agree with both. If you truly are commited to quit smoking, e-cigarettes can help you accomplish switching from smoking to vaping. It's another form of nicotine delivery. What you give up in smoking convenience, you gain a healthier alternative. But, at a price of inconvenience. So the question becomes -- how bad do you really want to quit smoking? How much time and effort are you willing to sacrifice to be able to quit?

If you become organized, using e-cigarettes can take up only about 10 - 15 minutes of your day/night. Put batteries in/on the charger, monitor them, and remove them when finished. Filling juice delivery devices will take up the most time. Setting up a cartotank may take several minutes of your time for each one; refilling one about three minutes. Filling a clearomizer or clearotank takes but one minute. All of these mid-level juice delivery devices can last you the entire day without requiring additional juice. But you can't use them on the stick batteries or cigalikes. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3230-1-proper-terminology-carto-tank-what-primer-juice-delivery-attachments.html

Once you get over "the size thing", you'll be better off. You may best be served by adjusting your original expectations for your e-cigarette. The sooner, the better.



Above is a size comparison of beginner/mid-level e-cig devices. You'll see a cigarette, two sizes of the Smokeless Image Volt "mini" stick batteries, and three sizes of the X2 batteries (Smokeless Image's equivalent of an eGo battery). The second pic is of an X2 or eGo size battery with a juice tank attached.

 

[Bob Chill]

I have found the volt to be a pretty worthy cigalike. If you get the portable charging case and a small tin or tic tac container for carts it can be fairly hassle free for switching flavors and always having juice and charged batt on hand.

It's not workhorse setup but it's a pretty good transition from analogs. The kit will have long useable life because there a many occasions where I prefer a cigalike over something that draws easy attention.

You have to be ready to quit. No doubt about that. Nothing can match analogs perfectly. It was an easy transition for me. I found much satisfaction in the positive tradeoffs.

Giving it a shot is way worth the expense even if you are unsure of it being the right solution. I've witnessed several of my close lifetime smoker friends "accidentally" convert overnight and never look back. They simply got curious and tried it for fun.

 

[jfosella]

It took more than the little ones to get me off Marlboro reds. The provari did the trick. You need to be able to kick up the voltage. I also needed 32 on the nicotine. Good luck! you can do it.

 

[cocacola31173]

I know you had a cig look alike in mind but might I recommend this Kanger eVod Kit - Black? It has everything you need to get started though I recommend picking up and extra charger for a back up.

Kanger Evods are very simple...just fill and vape. Here is a link to a video that shows you how to fill and change out the atomizer heads.
How To: Filling The Evod And Replacing The Coil Heads - YouTube

The replacement coils are super cheap and if you keep them cleaned they will easily last you 2 weeks.

For juice this is my main go to vendor....Best E Cigarette | Buy Electronic Cigarettes | E Cig Juice - MT Baker Vapor
I have hardly had any flavors that I didn't like from them and they have quick shipping and great service and you can use the code ECF for ten percent off every order.

Hope this helps!

Also check out this video..this is one of my favorite reviewers that introduces a smoker to vaping...some if it might be overwhelming but I learned a lot from here and youtube. Its all in the research.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw6ATuMJZB4

 

[james chapman]

Hi John and welcome. Baditude gave some good advice,but the best is the picture of the revolver loaded with Cigs. I am 51,35 yr smoker. I have been smoke free for 2.2 yrs. I started with the Blu,but the 45 min charge and sometimes not working,left me ready to go back to cigs. I smoked 2.5 pks a day. I was sitting in my easy chair gasping for breath and said just take your .38 and end it. A friend turned me on to the Ego 650mah. Keep in mind a 2.5 pk a day,this gave me about 6-7 hours of vape time between charging. The weight was an issue at first,but you can get a lanyard and wear it around your neck. I now use a 1100mah Ego and they are big and heavy,but you get use to it. I have a shelf in my closet dedicated to my juices and supplies. After 2.2 years I am still a newbie and depend on this site for Info. I plan to get a Vamo and have just started doing some DIY juices. SAVINGS: I spent 250.00 a month on cigs. I spend 48.-56.00 on vaping. Breathing: I breathe better joined an old folks gym. I could not swim 1 lap without being winded,I am now up to 18 laps. None of it happened over night. vaping is a journey. Look at Baditudes photo of the pistol,with the cigs in the chambers,I was ready to put that gun to my head,as nothing worked for me and my lungs were shutting down. I still breathe heavy after 2 yrs free,but it is a hell of a lot better from where I was. Good luck to you and just DO IT.

 

[DaveP]

If you stay at home most of the day, you can deal with a cig sized ecig and charge the batteries every 90 minutes to 3 hours. A carto will last you several days and you will top off every couple of hours. You can also do that if you have an office where you are allowed to vape. USB adapters will keep the battery going all day.

Those who work in warehouses or assembly lines where you are going constantly without a place to charge will like big batteries and tanks. You charge it at night and it goes all day with one quick tank refill during a working day.

I think lots of people who try to stick with cigarette sized ecigs are likely to give up out of frustration unless they gravitate to a larger mod with more juice capacity and battery power. 2000mah is a good size to last all day. You can couple that with a 2.5ml tank and only fill it once. The Kanger Protank and any variable voltage model that uses large capacity IMR batteries with a 510 connector will do nicely.

"Tastes like a cigarette" is subjective. Not everyone finds the holy grail but most find something that works and eventually it becomes their favorite. Then, they can forget about ever smoking again. It's about compromise at some level and getting off cigarettes.

No ejuice will be a perfect match for burning tobacco. You just learn to like vaping better than smoking. At some point you will try a cig and find that it tastes nasty. Then, you are all set for an end to smoking and a love for vaping.

 

[unsure]

If you stay at home most of the day, you can deal with a cig sized ecig and charge the batteries every 90 minutes to 3 hours. A carto will last you several days and you will top off every couple of hours. You can also do that if you have an office where you are allowed to vape. USB adapters will keep the battery going all day.

Those who work in warehouses or assembly lines where you are going constantly without a place to charge will like big batteries and tanks. You charge it at night and it goes all day with one quick tank refill during a working day.

I think lots of people who try to stick with cigarette sized ecigs are likely to give up out of frustration unless they gravitate to a larger mod with more juice capacity and battery power. 2000mah is a good size to last all day. You can couple that with a 2.5ml tank and only fill it once. The Kanger Protank and any variable voltage model that uses large capacity IMR batteries with a 510 connector will do nicely.

"Tastes like a cigarette" is subjective. Not everyone finds the holy grail but most find something that works and eventually it becomes their favorite. Then, they can forget about ever smoking again. It's about compromise at some level and getting off cigarettes.

No ejuice will be a perfect match for burning tobacco. You just learn to like vaping better than smoking. At some point you will try a cig and find that it tastes nasty. Then, you are all set for an end to smoking and a love for vaping.

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Many newbies look for a PV that looks like a real cigarette. I know I did when I first started. After hundreds & hundreds of $$ 3 years ago I pulled the trigger on the 1st bottomfeeder REO and never bought anything else. A mod with a big 18650 batt and 6ml bottle was perfect for me. You can find the same satisfaction with a hi-end tube mod with a tank. I try not to suggest a big buck mod for any newbie till they are commited to vaping but if your one that is commited then find a quality mod and bypass all those one after another minimal upgrades many of us have on our journey.