Newbie! advice and prep please :)

[liz121]

Hello there!
So I have made my step to become a "vaper" i have ordered my starter kit with e-lusion (please tell me they are ok . got the nicotine thingys for it too to get started. I am in australia, so i THINK i made the best choice available to us here.
Am expecting delivery tomorrow.
I smoke about 30 cigs a day....and at 35, my fitness now sucks.
Would you advise, drop the normal cigs and replace completely with my e-cig?
they tell me it is made of metal....is that normal and does it feel weird???
sorry so many questions, but I am excited and hope to suceed in transitioning from smelly smoker to a vaping person
thanks for reading,
Liz

 

[Dihydrogenmonoxide]

I would advise doing what you like. If you feel like a cigarette, then go and have one! you may find that the urge for one will drop in time. the material that it is made of isn't really that big to me. what matters is the weight of it. You can probably imagine that the battery/atomizer system weights a bit more than paper and plant matter. Even this will drop in time, and the feel of a PV becomes normal and familiar.
if you feel that the juice is a bit off or too strong, try getting a different pg/vg blend or a lower nicotine miligrammage.

 

[MiXoLoGiSt]

I have never heard of e-lusion so i cant tell you if they are good or not. Yes usually e-cigs are made of metal so they ARE heavier than an analog cigarette but they dont feel weird when vaping them. You kind of get used to the different weight. YES i would recommend completely replacing smoking with using your e-cig. It is a lot better for you and you dont have to carry a lighter all over the place or worry about where you are getting ashes.

 

[liz121]

thanks for replying, i am seeing all these ad's and comments for e-cigs that us poor ol' aussies cant access!!! vaping is not huge here yet, maybe i will be the trendsetter of 2011 lol! I chose e-lusion as it assured alot of vapor to blow out, sounds dumb i know, but the action of smoking helps with my anxiety, and well, i just like it

 

[liz121]

oh no! am getting worried about people not hearing of elusion, maybe cos they are more aimed in Aus and NZ???

 

[Caseyjp]

Just checked their page...and its almost like every other "main" e-cig site out there. No real good info on the gear, (atty types, battery stuff)....they claim cartridges last 150-300 puffs...which is a possible give-away that they are just yet another "repackager" of the same chinese stuff that xhale and others are getting.

They might be good, but....-shrugs. I got an ego after dealing with the standard cig-looking devices, and never looked back.

If you are determined to go with the "cigarette" style, you'd be much better served either getting a straight up "510" e-cig or the kr808d1 gear like the Volt or the Bloog. -my 2 cents anyway.

You may want to check out the youtube reviews of stuff before just taking a dive into a possible dead end.

The BEST (my opinion) vid/reviewers that set me on my way were: Dr. Vapor (altsmoke.com's tutorials), then Grimm Green, Geekgirlvaper, Phil Busardo, Vapor S. Thompson and a few others. Look especially for the tutorial vids for a good leg up.

A little research FIRST will save a lot of headaches and wasted money later.

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

Welcome to ECF Liz.

You'll get more info. about how to get e-cigs to Australia and find others who live in your country here in this section of ECF:

Australia - New Zealand Forum