Newly addicted to vaping

[Ali Holloway]

After 17 years of smoking, this is my first ever week of not having a cigarette after discovering vaping. I tried cig-a-likes numerous times, but wasn't ever satisfied with the flavor. After getting an Evod and trying lots of different juice, I can easily see why the others never worked for me! My daughter and husband are happy to not be breathing in my noxious fumes any more, and I hope to not get caught up in mod fever so I can save some money for fun things!

 

[syeroc]

Welcome and congrats! This place is awesome. You are at the start of what is going to be a great next few months of discovering how much better life is without those nasty analogs! Good luck and happy vaping!

 

[sda2010]

Congrats Ali, I am glad you found something you liked so well. We have all been through this and that to find the "right" setup. Welcome to the forum.

 

[dead_aim77]

Im a new vaper as well and I do know that mod too well. Wanted to try a mech mod but the work involved in RBA is just too much for someone on the go (for work). Looks nice tho

 

[Sthur]

Welcome to the ECF forums Ali. Glad to hear you found something that works. There is tons of knowledgeable people here to help you spend some money on mods, I know my wallet is lighter with the hobby, and feel so much better.

 

[Mark Anthony]

Welcome!!! Glad to have another one on our team!!!

 

[Margate69]

LOL good luck not getting swept up in the MOD/MECH/RDA/RBA/VV and all the other fun little acronyms.

I think we're all screwed...

Congrats and welcome to ECF!

 

[elfy]

Im a new vaper as well and I do know that mod too well. Wanted to try a mech mod but the work involved in RBA is just too much for someone on the go (for work). Looks nice tho

aw if i can re-coil my tiny Kanger heads, anyone can do a real RBA, its not nearly as small in there

I watched this video for my heads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvwOf13U-s


I use this so I can see: http://www.harborfreight.com/jumbo-helping-hands-with-led-lights-65779.html

I would suggest trying to find something with better magnifying power than this, it has a TINY area thats 6x magnification, and while it works and I can use it..its really small and sort of a pain in the .... too. But, for a cheapo tool? It works. I took off the little claw arms (alligator clips) cuz they get in the way and for this..im not using em. I just want some light on the subject and to have it really blown up big to see how many wraps im doing. Made a 12 wrap coil today, will try it later.

Add in this: $10.19 Atomizer Resistance Tester (Ohm Meter) at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping or get a slightly better one from this side of the world (shipping will take more than a minute from China)

a 5/64ths drill bit for coils is what I use and some 30 gauge wire, and CVS sterile cotton balls.

If i can do this, anyone can...im seerious. I made a coil today and it came out alright. Practice makes perfect.

*NEVER* say never....did you say you were never going to quit cigs? Exactly!

 

[ph0kused]

After 17 years of smoking, this is my first ever week of not having a cigarette after discovering vaping. I tried cig-a-likes numerous times, but wasn't ever satisfied with the flavor. After getting an Evod and trying lots of different juice, I can easily see why the others never worked for me! My daughter and husband are happy to not be breathing in my noxious fumes any more, and I hope to not get caught up in mod fever so I can save some money for fun things!

For what it's worth my "bargain" first MOD + RDA ever was...

K100 (Empire clone)

plus a ....

IGO-W Rebuildable Dripping atomizer..

TOTAL: $60.00 out the door for my mod + atty

I have a million awesome vape shops in southern california, so I just went into one.. Empire Vape - Norco, CA - and the owner showed me how to wraps coils, talked about battery saftey, etc.

He built my first dual coil setup for me, and drilled me airholes out larger...

My first coil I did myself was not that good, but my 2nd and third coils were great! Now I can wrap 2 coils in under 5 minutes. I usually run dual coils at around .5ohms total.

Clouds on clouds on clouds!

Enjoy your journey into vaping! Just educate yourself, have fun, and dont get drunk and have an analog! Bring that vape to the bars/restaurants! Have extra batteries!

 

[Ryedan]

Hi Ali Holloway, welcome to ECF and congrats on quitting smoking! You definitely don't have to buy everything shiny that catches your eye. I never got into that and I've been off smokes and have been enjoying vaping for about a year and a half now. You're on the right track with the Evod

 

[FringeChief68]

Hello and Welcome to ECF and Congrats on First Week

 

[devauto]

Welcome to ECF! Congratulations on quitting smoking!

Vaping is wonderful because it can be as easy or complex as YOU want it to be! Good luck!

 

[ph0kused]

Im a new vaper as well and I do know that mod too well. Wanted to try a mech mod but the work involved in RBA is just too much for someone on the go (for work). Looks nice tho

As someone "on the go" (at work) rebuilding coils isnt like open heart surgery lol... I too started with an Evod, bought an eVic for the office at work, had a bunch of eGos for the bar nights, when i didnt want to bring my evod around but eventually.. i got my eyes opened...



Hopefully you have some actual brick and mortar vape shops near you, do yourself a favor and go inside one, and ask one of the guys/girls behind that counter to rebuild a coil for you on a demo RBA just "to see how it's done"

Then tell me if it's too mind bending to wrap your mind around.. its literally twisting wire around some wick..

Don't knock it till you rock it! Like another Elfy said... As ex-cigarette smokers we're all hard-headed and stick with our "method/brand" faithfully, sometimes blindly... but now that we're living a healthy positive lifestyle with vaping, give it a shot and see what all the fuss is about with these mods and RBAs/RTAs/Genesis Style atomizers.

It's all very basic stuff, it just sounds complicated.