New vaper, never going back!

[Skud]

New here, over one week some-free and loving it! I'm an avid surfer who has unfortunately been smoking for nearly a decade, was up to over a pack a day. My business partner and I decided to try the e-cig thing together (split the cost of a kit) and now both of us have been smoke-free for over a week and after much research on this great information resource have ordered additional batteries, carts, juice, etc. from the various great retailers partnered here.

My lungs are thanking me so much right now, and I can't wait to try out my new lungs in some good waves! After years of smoking and several lung infections, near-drowning experiences, and tons of money wasted, I'm incredibly happy to say that I never want to pick up another cigarette again. Many of my friends smoke and even after the first 3 or 4 days cigarettes started to smell really displeasing to me, now I can't stand them and I'm having revelations of "is that really what I smelled like when I smoked?"

Thank you ECF for providing this great forum for information and discussion!

 

[banjo]

Welcome to ECF! Great support, information, and people here. Good luck to you on your new adventure! I lived in Florida as a kid, and don't remember seeing any waves big enough to surf, except during hurricanes.

 

[ckc]

Hey up Skud,nice to know your now buying all those extra back-ups.....enjoy the waves!

 

[Skud]

banjo, where in Florida? the Gulf Coast is notoriously wave-free 98% of the time, but where i stay on the Treasure Coast we actually get quite a bit of surf. definitely not like California, but more than enough to keep us happy (along with frequent trips to Central America and the Caribbean)

 

[Rosa]

Welcome to the forum! What are you vaping on?

 

[breaktru]

Congratulations Skud on kicking the habit. It's a great feeling to be able to breathe again. Stick with it.

 

[Skud]

Rosa: KR808d-1 right now, i wanted something that resembled and sort-of felt like a cigarette to start, and its great for vaping on the go and at the local watering holes. Seems as though most long-time vapers end up moving away from the cigarette-type e-cigs to something that is really more practical and better for vaping, but i wanted to start somewhere close to my comfort zone.

 

[Rosa]

... true, but a lot of people stick with the KR808 too. It's a good PV.

 

[aut0tek]

Reading stuff like this makes me so anxious to get mine. I went back to playing soccer about a year ago, and smoking analogs for the past 9 years or so, the lungs are not cooperating at all. Glad you're having success with it!

 

[Skud]

to be honest, i had no idea what i bought when i bought it. a local tobacconist carries some very limited e-cig gear and i felt more comfortable buying something in person that i could hold and try instantly and decide. not sure what other models he carries as i've just ordered on-line since then (and realized that's what i should have done to begin with, the prices are wayyyy better), but the 808 was most visually appealing to my friend and i from what he stocked. definitely a happy accident though, i'm beyond happy with it and others seem to swear by them.

 

[Seabrook]

Welcome to ECF Skud. Happy vaping, and good luck to you in finding your perfect juices.

 

[Skud]

thankyou! waiting on some Good Prophets VG juice, Camel and Rad Bull, heard good things and i like the "idea" of VG over PG, even though the jury seems to be out on whether one or the other is really healthier. though the idea of bigger, thicker vape billows did lean me to try some VG.