Newbie post

[Gridtec]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum (Obviously. Heh.). I've been vaping on-again, off-again for about a year now. I actually picked up a 510 at a conference at a conference along with a PCC, a few carts and a bottle of (nasty) juice.

Recently, my wife and I had our first child and while I've been smoking the whole time, my wife has been awesome and hasn't had a cig the entire pregnancy. Although with the stress of a newborn with colic she started up again (We're bottle feeding so no worries).

I vowed to quit smoking once the baby was born and with her picking up the habit again we decided to start vaping instead of smoking.

We ordered 2 510's (Mine was starting to show it's age. Battery is dying and the atty looks like it's close to dying) and a few sample 5ml bottles of juice from myPVshop.com. I'm planning on picking up a pair of PV's for her as I know I'm going to need both of them to switch out from time to time.

I've found this forum FULL of helpful information and hopefully I can contribute myself in time.

Thanks for reading my long post.

Seeya around!

 

[quasimod]

Hi Gridtec, welcome to ECF and good luck! You'll get plenty of friendly advice here, and you've probably noticed all of the information lying around. Check out the ECF Library, and the Ask the Veterans forums, and read those "Sticky" threads. Lots of good info there!

 

[derek88]

Welcome and nice to see you and your wife are giving e-cigs another try.

 

[Gridtec]

Thanks guys! The wife is still kind of new to the game. We actually just finished off our last pack of cigs, so it's on now!

Any suggestions on a PV for the wife? I think she likes the 510, but I heard it has some maintenance/durability issues. If I can get her something longer lasting (Not necessarily in battery life, but in overall lifespan) I think it would go a long way in keeping her in the game. I'm gonna look around the forums for reviews, but I figured I would ask here as well.

Thanks again!

 

[whalekillah]

Hello,
Welcome to the forum. I am also a new forum user, and I have found it to be full of useful information.

 

[Dmass]

Welcome to the forum and good luck with quitting. This forum has helped me tremendously so keep reading and posting!

 

[reddirtgirl]

I'm a newb too. Not sure how to encourage your wife to keep vaping, I guess get her something with lots of vapor and that tastes similar to her analogs. I got lucky with having menthol light to choose from, otherwise I'd still be smoking.

 

[quasimod]

As for "keeping your wife in the game", I failed miserably at that. I believe that's due to a couple of reasons;

1. I did everything FOR her, so she didn't have anything invested (a similar dynamic arises when you give free kits to noobs: no "skin in the game", so no incentive to put forth much effort).

2. I tried too hard, and I think she got the feeling that I was pressuring her into it. Anyone that has been married any length of time can tell you THAT is an automatic fail!

3. She simply wasn't mentally ready to quit, regardless of what she said at the time.

Bottom line: You can't do the quitting for anyone else, they have to do it for themselves, or not at all.

 

[Buckeye Gal]

I'm also new to the forum. Glad you're deciding to vape. In my limited experience, the 501 hasn't proved to have a lot of issues. Cartomizers might prove to be a little less maintenance if you're just going to refill a few times and then toss. Of course, I'm cheap and will keep them going as long as possible by cleaning and reusing.

 

[quasimod]

They also make cartomizers that fit 510 batts, as well.

 

[Shaka]

...Bottom line: You can't do the quitting for anyone else, they have to do it for themselves, or not at all.

So true Quasi... You can lead 'em to the water, but the drinking is all on their own.