Man, I spent like an hour writing this long, in depth introduction post, and then it just
went away. No idea what I did wrong. If it posts later and this is a double, please excuse me. Here is the TL;DR version. 
I've been vaping for three weeks. I'm currently using an Evod vv 1300 and a Kanger T3s tank. I was a smoker for almost 25 years. I'd tried to quit multiple times, the last time using a Blu. That was a miserable failure; the darn thing was like sucking on a straw, and it lasted about two weeks during which time all I could think while I was "smoking" the thing was how badly I wanted a "real" cigarette. Needless to say, I dismissed e-cigs as an option after that and resigned myself to just being a smoker. I stumbled bass-ackwards into vaping, through what I felt like might be the universe telling me to get it together and DO IT already. The first night I brought home my e-cig (an ego-c 650) I sat on the couch vaping it, thinking "Hmm, this is nice. I like it." I still had a pack of unopened cigarettes, so I figured vaping would be my way to "cut back" and that I'd phase it in and see how it went. The next morning, my best friend came over for coffee. Usually, she and I sit on my front stoop (no cigarettes in the house) and chain smoke. That morning, I smoked two cigarettes, decided that they tasted gross, went inside and got my e-cig and gave the rest of the pack to my friend. I have not thought about a cigarette since then. I have not craved a cigarette. I would never have believed it if you'd have told me it would be this easy, that vaping would be SO MUCH BETTER. I feel fairly evangelical about it, like I want to run up to strangers on the street and tell them all about it. I know that seems silly, but I never thought I'd be able to quit smoking even for three weeks, much less that doing so would be pleasant!
I did upgrade from the 650 to a variable voltage battery after a week, and I will say that the vv battery gives me more of the "kick" I was hoping for. I'm still figuring out which liquids I like. So far, I love NicQuid Soho, True Ry4, and today I visited another vape shop in town and bought some Panther Fogzilla which is yummy. I'd like to find a nice mint flavor, but so far I haven't discovered one that does it for me. I confess to having a touch of "shinyitis", though I'm holding myself back from buying anything else new until I do some research and figure out what I want. I looked at a Tesla Spider today, and an iTaste CLK, but I'm not really clear on how those are different from what I currently have, other than the battery lasts a little longer? So if someone has recommendations I'd love to hear them. I did buy a Kanger Protank 3 today, which I thought with the dual coil plus my vv battery would be awesome, but honestly I get better vapor and more satisfaction from my T3s. Not sure if I am doing something wrong, or if it's just a personal preference thing.
Anyway, if you made it this far, I salute you. I've learned a lot already from reading the forums, and I look forward to learning even more now.
I've been vaping for three weeks. I'm currently using an Evod vv 1300 and a Kanger T3s tank. I was a smoker for almost 25 years. I'd tried to quit multiple times, the last time using a Blu. That was a miserable failure; the darn thing was like sucking on a straw, and it lasted about two weeks during which time all I could think while I was "smoking" the thing was how badly I wanted a "real" cigarette. Needless to say, I dismissed e-cigs as an option after that and resigned myself to just being a smoker. I stumbled bass-ackwards into vaping, through what I felt like might be the universe telling me to get it together and DO IT already. The first night I brought home my e-cig (an ego-c 650) I sat on the couch vaping it, thinking "Hmm, this is nice. I like it." I still had a pack of unopened cigarettes, so I figured vaping would be my way to "cut back" and that I'd phase it in and see how it went. The next morning, my best friend came over for coffee. Usually, she and I sit on my front stoop (no cigarettes in the house) and chain smoke. That morning, I smoked two cigarettes, decided that they tasted gross, went inside and got my e-cig and gave the rest of the pack to my friend. I have not thought about a cigarette since then. I have not craved a cigarette. I would never have believed it if you'd have told me it would be this easy, that vaping would be SO MUCH BETTER. I feel fairly evangelical about it, like I want to run up to strangers on the street and tell them all about it. I know that seems silly, but I never thought I'd be able to quit smoking even for three weeks, much less that doing so would be pleasant!
I did upgrade from the 650 to a variable voltage battery after a week, and I will say that the vv battery gives me more of the "kick" I was hoping for. I'm still figuring out which liquids I like. So far, I love NicQuid Soho, True Ry4, and today I visited another vape shop in town and bought some Panther Fogzilla which is yummy. I'd like to find a nice mint flavor, but so far I haven't discovered one that does it for me. I confess to having a touch of "shinyitis", though I'm holding myself back from buying anything else new until I do some research and figure out what I want. I looked at a Tesla Spider today, and an iTaste CLK, but I'm not really clear on how those are different from what I currently have, other than the battery lasts a little longer? So if someone has recommendations I'd love to hear them. I did buy a Kanger Protank 3 today, which I thought with the dual coil plus my vv battery would be awesome, but honestly I get better vapor and more satisfaction from my T3s. Not sure if I am doing something wrong, or if it's just a personal preference thing.
Anyway, if you made it this far, I salute you. I've learned a lot already from reading the forums, and I look forward to learning even more now.
