Hi all... total noob to this stuff here, but I thought I'd report on my (all of) 3 days experience with vaping. I'll also have to watch this thread for posts on what to get, and I have a question or two myself.
Anyway, I've been smoking like a damn freight-train for almost 26 years. I knew I needed to get off the analogs, they're killing me... so on a lark, I ordered one from smokingstick.com. DON'T get this one, other noobs... with a little research after my initial impulse-order, I realize now that I got had. Chalking it up to experience. it took almost a month to show up, is overpriced, and tastes, well, kinda funky.
Q for the Pros: What model is this, what carts will work on the btty/atty I already have until I get a good e-cig?
(For other noobs, or those thinking about starting vaping
That said, I've been totally won over to vaping by this inferior, overpriced thing... I don't EVER want to go back to analogs again. As crappy as it is, it converted me. I smoked a pack and a half a day for years of Natural American Spirits (the blue packs); very, VERY strong cigs. First day of vaping, I went from 30 spirtits to 13... second day I had 6 analogs... third only 3... and in just three days, I can notice my lungs clearing up. Swear to the Big One Upstairs, I can feel increased lung capacity. Longtime heavy smokers, you know that nasty hack in the morning? I'm still having it, and during the day sometimes (like always), but there's less crap coming up, like the old windbags are getting a chance to "clear themselves", you know? And it was nowhere near as bad today as it was 3, or 30, or 300 , or 3000 days ago. The craving for a "real" smoke is getting less and less... I even notice myself craving now the "funky" taste of this crappy, lowbrow thing I bought by mistake! Honest, they really work.
Ok, so now another
Q for the Pro's:
After reading the forums here a bit... well, it's sooooo much info to absorb, and I'm running low on carts (lol)... time is a factor here. I'm thinking the first decent PV I'll get should be a Joye 510 (501)? They appear to be the most popular, or at least very common. That means to me that there will be many parts, carts, atty and batt'y suppliers to choose from. Where should I look for a starter kit that's reasonably priced and ships quick? Not like I'll stick with that particular supplier, but just to get started with a 510 that isn't impossible to find parts for? Looks like I'll be forced back on analogs for a while until I can get set up... but once I get a decent PV, I'm NEVER going back to analogs. (ok, maybe once in a blue moon when I go to New Orleans, but otherwise, NEVAH).
Also, I'd like to mention that the idea of hundreds of different flavors for my "nici-fix" is AMAZING. I mentioned how I now crave the crappy taste of this thing I bought... made me think of how tobacco first tasted (like s**t, honestly), but then it
becomes a taste you crave. I look forward to experimenting with different flavors & will post "recipes" as I come up with 'em...

BTW, I'm also a longtime Absintheur, and I think my first Holy Grail will be a passable "Absinthe" mix....
Anyway, for all here, thanks for this forum; vaping may very well add many years to my life. I'll be around for good.