Haven't taken the plunge yet. I'm considering replacing smoking with vapeing. Here's my dilemma: I've already weaned myself down to smoking Carltons which have only .1 mg nicotine and 1 mg tar. Anybody got a recommendation for an equivalent e cig?
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It's really hard to compare smoking to vaping, especially in terms of nicotine content. They're both very different things. I think the first thing you should be asking yourself is: how many cigarettes do you smoke a day? Are you planning on switching to vaping completely or do you just want to try it out?
Every cigarette you don't smoke is a victory here!
I'd also highly recommend getting some low nic juices around 2-5mg to start off and see how that works for you at first.
Every cigarette you don't smoke is a victory here!
I'd also highly recommend getting some low nic juices around 2-5mg to start off and see how that works for you at first.
No manufacturer I've come across make juice with a nicotine level that low. Lowest I've ever come across is 3mg. You'd have to buy 0mg and mix in your own nicotine to get to those numbers.
In your case, I guess you could start using juices/liquids with the lowest nicotine level (6mg?). I did smoke Carltons too (in my country they changed to the Dunhill brand a few years ago), and these are 0.7mg (per cigarette). A lot stronger than yours.
There is no tar in eliquid. 
There is no correct way to be precise when you pick what mg. When I was closest to no nic I was at 6mg. It was very light. Sounds like 4mg might be better for you though. At 4mg you could puff more if you need it and less if it is too much. You will automatically adjust. Even if you restarted at 20mg you would be better off there than with your cigs and at the low mg's you wont be worried about it being too strong for you so it really doesn't matter. It's more important to get a good device that you like, pair it with nice atomizers/tanks, etc and to find some great flavors that will make your cigs taste like crap to you
There is no correct way to be precise when you pick what mg. When I was closest to no nic I was at 6mg. It was very light. Sounds like 4mg might be better for you though. At 4mg you could puff more if you need it and less if it is too much. You will automatically adjust. Even if you restarted at 20mg you would be better off there than with your cigs and at the low mg's you wont be worried about it being too strong for you so it really doesn't matter. It's more important to get a good device that you like, pair it with nice atomizers/tanks, etc and to find some great flavors that will make your cigs taste like crap to you 
I was a 1-2 pack per day Marlboro smoker, and I didn't really worry about the nic level when I bought my kit. I went with a medium (16mg) fluid, figuring that if I needed more I could just vape more, and if that seemed like overkill I could vape less.
In your case, I would go with a lower nic level (6mg or so) and see what works for you. Buying more fluid is a pretty minor investment, so experimenting is both cheap and easy (and should be encouraged lol).
As others have said, vaping is hard to compare to smoking as it is a very different activity with a very different appeal, it just happens to fulfill some of the same cravings.
In your case, I would go with a lower nic level (6mg or so) and see what works for you. Buying more fluid is a pretty minor investment, so experimenting is both cheap and easy (and should be encouraged lol).
As others have said, vaping is hard to compare to smoking as it is a very different activity with a very different appeal, it just happens to fulfill some of the same cravings.
Your question appears to be focused on nicotine percentage in the e-liquid used in e-cigarettes. As others have said, it's difficult to compare the content of nicotine in cigarettes to that in the e-liquid of e-cigarettes. We typically recommend 1 ppd smokers to start out with 18 - 24 mg nicotine in the e-liquid. It doesn't really matter if the cigarettes were full flavor or ultra lights.
Since you have reduced your smoking habits, I'd suggest 6 - 12 mg to start, and go from there. If too much nicotine, cut down to a smaller percentage.
For the mechanical gear to get started, I recommend avoiding the cigalike category and begin with a quality eGo size battery like this one:
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Joytech ego Twist battery with Vision Vivi Nova juice tank.
Welcome to the forum, and good luck with kicking the habit!
Since you have reduced your smoking habits, I'd suggest 6 - 12 mg to start, and go from there. If too much nicotine, cut down to a smaller percentage.
For the mechanical gear to get started, I recommend avoiding the cigalike category and begin with a quality eGo size battery like this one:
Ideal Beginner's Setup
Joytech ego Twist battery with Vision Vivi Nova juice tank.Welcome to the forum, and good luck with kicking the habit!
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You could buy two bottles of the same flavor. I bought a 24 mg. it was way too strong for me. I then bought a 0mg and just cut it until it was what I wanted. I settled with a 12mg the third bottle I bought.
That's exactly what I did. I bought two of the same e-juices 1 @ 6% and 1 @ 0%. I was down to 2-3 cigs a day so I thought 3% was what I needed. I was wrong.
I then got some 12% to mix with the 0%. I now know that I should have gone to a higher percentage of nicotine to start with (maybe 12%). When I get a freebie from one of the venders it usually comes in at 12mg or 18mg and it is sooooo good. But I do not want to go backwards and am going to stick to 6% when I order.
If your smoking analogs with such a low nic tar level you shouldn't even be worrying about the nic level in vape juice. I would go with the lowest nic level out there, either 0-4mg and just find juices with the flavors you like.
Oh and I highly recommend the NJOY Kings as simple intro to vaping from smoking analogs. they give you a good idea of what vaping is with a very similar experience to analogs.
Oh and I highly recommend the NJOY Kings as simple intro to vaping from smoking analogs. they give you a good idea of what vaping is with a very similar experience to analogs.
I would play it safe and go for the 12mg juice. Stepping down is a lot easier than kicking the analog habit, get that under your belt first. I started at 24, stepped down by 4 twice (custom mixes) to 16 and am happy here for awhile.
This recommendation jives with my own experience: I smoked about half a pack a day. I started vaping at 6-12mg. Anything higher felt too harsh (for me, harshness took the form of my tongue and throat feeling burned).
Yep. I have some 12mg juice that was just too harsh for me, but I liked the flavor. I've started cutting it with some 0mg juice in the same flavor.
I usually vape 6mg, but I have some 0mg juice as well. Sometimes I vape 0mg just to test whether it's really the nicotine I'm craving at the moment or just the ritual or flavor.
For someone who smokes so little, I don't recommend the NJoy Kings. The nic level was too high for me. It was my first experience of the feeling "burned."
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