Hello learned ones. I tend to be verbose, so I'll recap with increased brevity at the end for those of you in the TL;DR camp.
I'm considering entering the vapor realm within the next week or so, in an attempt to alter my smoking habits (and my wallet capacity, surely). I'm a moderate smoker, maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of a pack in a day, a full pack max if I'm hitting up the bars all night. I've done some preliminary research on my own, some of it here, some of it elsewhere around the interwebs, and I think I know about what I want, but perhaps those of you with more experience in this might be able to offer some insight into anything else I might want to take into consideration, so I'm going to lay out my tentative plan, and see what you have to say.
Firstly, I'm probably going to stay away from the uber-fancy at first. No VV, no modular mega-units. My reasoning is mostly habit. I want the transition to be as smooth as possible, and after a dozen years as a smoker, the form-factor of an analog cigarette in hand (and face) is second nature, so I'd like to get something at first that rather closely emulates that. For that reason, I'm looking at basic starter kits for cigarette-style units. A stipulation there however, is I'm thinking a PCC is nearly mandatory for me. If I lose battery power during a long day, I know I'll be hitting up a convenience store within the hour for an analog fix, whether I like it or not. I'll call myself nasty names for doing so, but I'll do it anyway. A charging case seems to me like it would alleviate a lot of that concern, and it's just downright convenient.
I also don't want some junk model that feels like smoking a slightly foggy evening. Some of my friends' cheaper models seem to have the effect of standing in front of a fog machine and hoping for the best. I don't need a full-flavored cigarette equivalent, but something with a moderate draw would be nice. I smoke lights at the moment, or rather I did smoke "lights" before the government here decided that wasn't okay with them and that "blue" was much more descriptive. Anyway, I found the Ovale emini, which seems nice. Being an Android fan, I can even get over the fact that it looks like an iPhone. The reviews, despite it being rather new, seem to be largely favorable. I do wish the PCC had a little more storage space for spare parts and extra tanks (I want to go the liquid route rather than replaceable cartomizers, to save a little more cash and to be able to play with mixing flavors). Perhaps someone has a solution for carrying those separately, in something small. I'd like space for a few tanks to swap flavors, and maybe an extra atomizer just in case, but I imagine spare liquid tanks uncovered in my pocket might end up resulting in awkward moments where it appears I dribbled a little at the urinal, but correct me if I'm wrong there.
So that should give you a pretty good idea of what I'm looking for, so I'll pass it along to you now. Let me know what I might have neglected to consider, and any other suggestions I might find useful. Thanks in advance. I look forward to being hit with some o' that knowledge.
SHORT VERSION:
Me smoke light ciggys. Me want quality vapor-thingy to replace. Me want PCC. Me want liquid refill system. Me want your suggestions. You suggest now!
Cheers!
I'm considering entering the vapor realm within the next week or so, in an attempt to alter my smoking habits (and my wallet capacity, surely). I'm a moderate smoker, maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of a pack in a day, a full pack max if I'm hitting up the bars all night. I've done some preliminary research on my own, some of it here, some of it elsewhere around the interwebs, and I think I know about what I want, but perhaps those of you with more experience in this might be able to offer some insight into anything else I might want to take into consideration, so I'm going to lay out my tentative plan, and see what you have to say.
Firstly, I'm probably going to stay away from the uber-fancy at first. No VV, no modular mega-units. My reasoning is mostly habit. I want the transition to be as smooth as possible, and after a dozen years as a smoker, the form-factor of an analog cigarette in hand (and face) is second nature, so I'd like to get something at first that rather closely emulates that. For that reason, I'm looking at basic starter kits for cigarette-style units. A stipulation there however, is I'm thinking a PCC is nearly mandatory for me. If I lose battery power during a long day, I know I'll be hitting up a convenience store within the hour for an analog fix, whether I like it or not. I'll call myself nasty names for doing so, but I'll do it anyway. A charging case seems to me like it would alleviate a lot of that concern, and it's just downright convenient.
I also don't want some junk model that feels like smoking a slightly foggy evening. Some of my friends' cheaper models seem to have the effect of standing in front of a fog machine and hoping for the best. I don't need a full-flavored cigarette equivalent, but something with a moderate draw would be nice. I smoke lights at the moment, or rather I did smoke "lights" before the government here decided that wasn't okay with them and that "blue" was much more descriptive. Anyway, I found the Ovale emini, which seems nice. Being an Android fan, I can even get over the fact that it looks like an iPhone. The reviews, despite it being rather new, seem to be largely favorable. I do wish the PCC had a little more storage space for spare parts and extra tanks (I want to go the liquid route rather than replaceable cartomizers, to save a little more cash and to be able to play with mixing flavors). Perhaps someone has a solution for carrying those separately, in something small. I'd like space for a few tanks to swap flavors, and maybe an extra atomizer just in case, but I imagine spare liquid tanks uncovered in my pocket might end up resulting in awkward moments where it appears I dribbled a little at the urinal, but correct me if I'm wrong there.
So that should give you a pretty good idea of what I'm looking for, so I'll pass it along to you now. Let me know what I might have neglected to consider, and any other suggestions I might find useful. Thanks in advance. I look forward to being hit with some o' that knowledge.
SHORT VERSION:
Me smoke light ciggys. Me want quality vapor-thingy to replace. Me want PCC. Me want liquid refill system. Me want your suggestions. You suggest now!
Cheers!
. I am super excited, since it will look so neat next to my white iPhone.
