Hi PrimeX,
When I first started vaping I was in a similar situation. I LOVED a good cigar... Don Pepin Cuban Cabinet or My Father, 5 Vegas Miami, Partagas Black Label, or one of my personal favorites, the A Fuente Hemmingway... I'd sit out back on the patio in the evening after work, after dinner was done and there was nothing left to do but relax and enjoy life... While I smoked them much less than the cigars, I also enjoyed a pipe every now and then. I'd fire up my Peterson with a bowl of North Woods, Dunhill Standard, English Oriental Supreme, etc... But oh boy... Give me a bowl of Frog Morton... Pretty much any of them, and I'd be in heaven! I also would occasionally fire a bowl of some various aromatics as well (in a different pipe of course!).
To be honest, when I first started vaping, it was almost a sort of novelty for me... When I ordered that first disposable pen I really don't think I even considered for a moment that I'd ever "switch" to vaping. I figured it would be something different and something I could use occasionally so I didn't get complaints of "cigar breath" or "stinky". LOL!
Now let me explain something... I started off with 12mg juices... For no other reason than it seemed to be the "middle" of the road. When I first started vaping I was vaping exactly the way I had been smoking my cigars and pipes... The way you're supposed to smoke a cigar... Draw in the "smoke", roll it around on your tongue a little, then blow it out through both your mouth and nose... Tasting it completely...
And I, like you, felt exactly the same way... It wasn't a replacement.... When I kicked back with a cigar, I felt relaxed... Sometimes, after a nic heavy cigar like a Tatuaje Havana IV I'd get up and feel it... Big time... I wasn't getting anything even close to that with the vape...
Here's the thing... I'm not sure if it's because of the way it combusts or other components in it, but cigars (and pipes) just seem to be able to deliver a decent flow of nic through your mouth and saliva... For me, pipes much less so than cigars, but then I think that also explains why many people inhale smoke from pipes versus cigars where unless you have a death wish, or are smoking cigars that really AREN'T cigars, you better not even think of inhaling... LOL
But that made me realize... All things are not created equal... I knew almost everyone out there vaping were cigarette converts and they were obviously inhaling... So I went that route... The first 2 or 3 hits off of 12mg juice slammed my head into the ground. I experienced a head rush like I hadn't felt since so long ago when I was a cigarette smoker... When I would go 12-15 hours without a cigarette, wake up first thing in the morning, walk outside and chain drag a cig in about 40 seconds flat...
Anyway, the point is... Coming from Cigars, I'm guessing you probably aren't inhaling the vapor? and if not, the truth is, unlike cigars and pipes, I don't think these things can actually "deliver" the nic without inhaling... Maybe it has something to do with the VG and/or PG coating your tongue and making it less absorptive or something... I don't know...
I can tell you this though... Now I vape every day... Quite a bit actually... A while back as I was laying down to go to bed I heard this constant whirring sound... After a bit it dawned on me what it was... It was the cigar oasis in my humidor... It had run bone dry... and I realized it had been like that for quite some time... Further, after thinking about it, I realized that it had been at least 3 months since I had touched a cigar... or a pipe for that matter.... and honestly I haven't since... And I have NO qualms about doing so... If I was hanging out with a buddy and they wanted to smoke one I'd have no problem firing one up... I don't "avoid" them because I want or wanted to "quit" or anything like that... The honest truth is, I don't touch them because I'd much rather vape!!! The flavors are just amazing in comparison... And I never have enjoyed or liked any of the "tobacco" flavored juices... To me they taste pretty bad... Which is saying something considering how much I loved a good cigar... I did try a latakia juice once... It did NOT taste like latakia... LMFAO.... Right now I've been switching off between "Moo Juice" which is a creamy/milky strawberry juice and "Ecto Cooler" which is basically Orange Hi-C with a touch of menthol... Back when I was a cigar smoker I would have laughed if you told me I'd enjoy flavors like this... but now the truth is, I love them...
So anyway... To your original point...
I tried a Blu once... I HATED it... I mean terrible nasty disgusting hated it... LOL... At the very least you should get yourself an Ego or something like that... The battery is going to last MUCH MUCH longer... Sitting outside for an evening will be no problem at all... If you REALLY want to do yourself a favor, get the iTaste MVP... It was the second mod I had, and I STILL have it and STILL use it a lot... I love that thing... And the battery is large and lasts a very long time... I've even used it to charge my cell phone in a pinch. Only once, but still it was nice to have! As for a tank, you can't go wrong with the Kanga tanks, a Protank is nice... Eventually you'll probably want to move into a rebuildable, but for now, just get something you can change the coils out in.
And with any luck, try to find a good local B&M... We have several around here that are basically vape lounges... You can go, sit, talk, relax, meet other vapers, try out pretty much any juice they sell for free, etc... Plus you can usually find plenty of knowledgeable people that can help you figure out exactly what you might not know you're looking for!
Welcome to the forum and good luck in your vaping experience... I hope you'll find it as enjoyable as I have and I expect a PM the day you realize you've completely neglected your humidor!!!
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SO incredibly nasty. Plus I was paying $16 for a 5-pack of Vanilla locally, so I went whole hog and got my first eGo Twist with a couple of disposable tanks and a couple of Aspire Pyrex BDC tanks (I LOVE these). Within a couple of weeks I went from struggling and being way less than satisfied with that durned Blu to becoming a Vaper. You can still find both of these inexpensive items (at least until they yank all e-cig auctions 
