Long time forum reading, today just started posting. I was a 3 pack of day smoker for the last 10 years and smoked a pack to 2 packs a day for another 15 years before that. I actually started the e-cigalites (crown seven) back in early 2000s, I thought it was a great idea, didn't taste too bad and easy to transport since I am a stagehand and always on the move. They didn't do anything to help me quit but I continued on with them and continued to smoke even more as my stress levels raised from day to day. Well one day I went into a local smoke shop to buy more carts to find out that they weren't ordering them anymore because the EVODs were selling more. I laughed and tried to explain that I was a stagehand and when hanging from the lighting truss it would be impossible to fill a tank while being upside down 60 ft in the air where the cigalites were convenient to use in my job. Well to make a short story very long, she talked me into a EVOD starter kit. To be honest, I wasn't happy at first that I needed to buy all new equipment and now juices also. I went home, while the battery was charging I finished off my last few smokes and questioned the whole vaping concept. Once the battery was charged and tank was filled, I took my first inhale and I was sold, not only sold but since that day I have not touched another smoke or even craved one. That was around 6 months ago. I cant even tell you how long I've been smoke free now because I just don't think about it anymore. Within weeks I was already moved on to VV/VW devices and even bought my first mechanical mod (Magneto) with a Kayfun lite so that I could build my own coils. I also started creating my own e-juices since most of the store bought ones just didn't taste good to me. Lets just say I dived in head first and have not regretted it since. It has become my adult Lego set and enjoy creating and showing off juices to mod combos. I've converted several of my friends over to vaping and can't wait to preach the gospel of vaping to anyone else that wants to listen. Vaping has saved my life, made my wife extremely happy that the house don't smell like smoke anymore, and gave me something to be excited about. I never showed off my pack of smokes but I get all giddy when I'm showing off my Kayfun lite on either my mvp 2 or magento (on waiting list for my Hana Modz v3
) And a huge thank you to the ECF members, I've learned a lot of what to do, not to do, and what is recommended for beginning to expert levels. Thank you!