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either is a good place to start, samples won't last you long so get one or the other or both. If you vape constantly and still have strong cravings move it up. If you begin to feel sick, head spinning, nausea, or the shakes take a break and move your nic down.
As a 2-pack-a-day former smoker, I ordered both 18 mg and 24 mg juices to start with. The 18 mg is easier for me to vape and satisfies for the most part, but when a stronger craving hits, I reach for the 24 mg and vape that until the craving vanishes.
This is what works for me...YMMV
Good luck and welcome!
This is what works for me...YMMV
Good luck and welcome!I started on 18, which is fine if, like me, you start out by vaping it the way you smoke - smoke 4-6 mins, and take a break between vapings. However, you will quickly notice you can vape a lot more than you can smoke. That's why people move down in Nic strength over time - vaping is really nothing like smoking, you can basically vape continuously and not feel sick (except from nicotine poisoning.) I smoked a pack and quarter a day, alternating between Camel 99 filters and Came 99 lights. So that's a pretty heavy habit, I think.
Frankly, I'm learning this the hard way: I got some samples of 24 mg strength and they are so tasty I am having a hard time not puffing on them. So I'm a little woozy tonight, lol!
So if you can stick to vaping 20 or so times a today with breaks between, high MGs are ok, if you want to chain vape, lower it down, fast, to somewhere between 8-12 mg.
Frankly, I'm learning this the hard way: I got some samples of 24 mg strength and they are so tasty I am having a hard time not puffing on them. So I'm a little woozy tonight, lol!
So if you can stick to vaping 20 or so times a today with breaks between, high MGs are ok, if you want to chain vape, lower it down, fast, to somewhere between 8-12 mg.
I smoked 1.5-2 PAD of lights and started on 18mg with no problem. Aim for 18mg and get some 24 and some 12 in case 18 is wrong. And if 18 is right, you can mix the 12 and 24 to make 18
Note - your first juice may be very harsh if you get 100% PG juice. Later buy some nice PG/VG blends. I like 70pg/30vg - the VG smooths it out a bit and adds more visible vapor.
Note - your first juice may be very harsh if you get 100% PG juice. Later buy some nice PG/VG blends. I like 70pg/30vg - the VG smooths it out a bit and adds more visible vapor.
I was a PAD, started with 18mg and it wasn't enough for me to quit, only cut down. 36 was way too much for me but 24mg did the trick. You could always get some PG with an order of higher nic juice, maybe with extra flavor) and cut it down if it's too much for you.
I like BlueMistVaping for their prices on sampler packs; most of their juice I've tried have been good with a few really nice ones. I haven't had anything nasty from them, just a few I didn't care for. I have not tried the Crab Juice yet and am reluctant to based on some of the reviews I've seen, but as a native Marylander, I feel compelled to try it. At least they have 3ml sample packs too. PLEASE, in no way take this as a recommendation to try their Crab Juice if you don't know what you may be letting yourself in for. Caramel Tobacco and Hypermint rock tho.
There are many other juice vendors I'd love to try but haven't got around to yet and I try not to speak on things I have no experience with.
I like BlueMistVaping for their prices on sampler packs; most of their juice I've tried have been good with a few really nice ones. I haven't had anything nasty from them, just a few I didn't care for. I have not tried the Crab Juice yet and am reluctant to based on some of the reviews I've seen, but as a native Marylander, I feel compelled to try it. At least they have 3ml sample packs too. PLEASE, in no way take this as a recommendation to try their Crab Juice if you don't know what you may be letting yourself in for. Caramel Tobacco and Hypermint rock tho.
There are many other juice vendors I'd love to try but haven't got around to yet and I try not to speak on things I have no experience with.
Hi and welcome.
I personally like freedomsmokeusa.com they have 24mg samplers
also look at velvetvapors.com
and bacwoodsbrew.net
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I personally like freedomsmokeusa.com they have 24mg samplers
also look at velvetvapors.com
and bacwoodsbrew.net
Forum Suppliers List
and here is a listing to all registered ecf vendors.
good luck
I was a pack+ a day smoker on Marb Ultralight 100s. I started at 12 but found myself needing more more often. I switched to 18 and seem to be ok with that for now but will likely move down. I vape so often now I even buy some 0mg just to vape and not worry about getting too much nicotine.
As for juices.. all I can say is holy hell! I'm relatively new to this but had a friend point me to dfwvapor, madvapes, and vaporbomb. The juice from dfw was decent and the shipping was fast. Next order is from vaporbomb due to my friends rantings as well as the reviews here. My advice as one noob to another, get some samplers/5ml in 18 and go from there. Everyone has different tastes, so what I or another may find excellent will have your retching.
My two cents anyways.
As for juices.. all I can say is holy hell! I'm relatively new to this but had a friend point me to dfwvapor, madvapes, and vaporbomb. The juice from dfw was decent and the shipping was fast. Next order is from vaporbomb due to my friends rantings as well as the reviews here. My advice as one noob to another, get some samplers/5ml in 18 and go from there. Everyone has different tastes, so what I or another may find excellent will have your retching.
My two cents anyways.
For the juice, i like myfreedomsmokes, they have about 100 flavors, you can get most all anywhere from 0-48mg of nicotine and in PG, VG, or a mix of the two. They have alot of analog flavors, i smoked newports so i bought the newport flavor, its not really like the analog, but it is really good, good enough for me to replace the real thing with it at least. I dont remember if they have a marlboro lights flavor, but i know they have one for marlboro reds. You wont really find a flavor anywhere that tastes exactly like an analog but personally i thing the e-cig juices taste better than analogs. I always hated full flavor cigs but i liked the full flavor carts that came with my first e-cig just as much as i liked newports, which really surprised me.
And as far as the nicotine strength goes, i smoked a pack of 'ports a day, and those are about the strongest cig they make, and the 24mg juice worked for me just fine. Probably smoke the PV less than i did analogs actually. I'm sure it varies from person to person, but 18-24mg should do ya right.
And as far as the nicotine strength goes, i smoked a pack of 'ports a day, and those are about the strongest cig they make, and the 24mg juice worked for me just fine. Probably smoke the PV less than i did analogs actually. I'm sure it varies from person to person, but 18-24mg should do ya right.
I was a pack and a half Marlboro light smoker and vaping 18mg was actually too strong for me, probably because I love all the flavors so much that I vape far more than I smoked, so I started at 12 with a few drips once in a while of 18 and it was perfect, and am now alternating the 12mg with 6mg flavors and rarely hitting the 18mg except to use up what I have left.
I think my story is similar to a lot of others. I smoked 1-2 PPD Marlboro Ultra Lights. When I first shopped, the sites recommended 6mg for a smoker like myself. That was way too low. I wasn't able to quit until I got 2 sample bottles from FSUSA that had 24 mg. 24mg is too high for me to vape continuously, but it was the only thing that worked to kick those cravings when I got them. Now I vape 12-18mg. I vape the 18 more for the TH than the nic. Just prefer the way it feels. Lower nic levels will curb cravings, but they will take longer. At least for myself, I couldn't wait 10-15 min of continuous vaping to kick the craving. I would just get ...... and say to myself, "I could drive 1 block to the QT and be back before this craving is gone!" the 24mg juice was able to kick the craving faster than I could drive to QT and get back home.
I was a 1.5 pack a day Newport / Newport Light smoker. Started out with 18mg, but it wasn't enough for the initial cravings, so I moved to 24mg. A couple months at the higher dosage and I've recently cut down to 18mg. So you might as well get both strengths when you start and adjust for your particular needs... everyone is different.
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