Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part Four

[Semiretired]

Welcome Vicshalls. Great little group here - we got Tootie Puffers and Fog Machines on this thread and do not try to push one over the other - just a bunch of folks looking to help each other with new toys or to get through the hard times of knocking the stinkie habit...

 

[WhiteHighlights]

Hi Vicshalls! Welcome to the porch! I'm glad you found it, pull up a chair, relax and enjoy.

For non-vape related stuff, feel free to visit the back porch, it's a great group of supportive people: Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Four

 

[fitzinthewindow]

Hello fellow middle aged vapers! I'm Fitz, I'm 64, smoked cigarettes since I was 13, and I have been vaping for 6 weeks. I feel like the elder stateman in the vape shops, but when the folks in the shops realize that I know what I'm talking about, we all get along just fine. I love the gear. Lots of new toys to play with, and that is great. I am still struggling with cigarettes, having one or two a day even though they taste like total crap. I honestly believe that I will completely get off of them, mainly because the more I vape, the worse cigarettes become. This is total alien behavior to me. I all of my previous efforts, the longer I stayed away from cigarettes, the better they would smell. I have made it as long as 5 years in the past, but that wonderful aroma of a freshly lit Marlboro drove me right back to them. "I'm mature. I can have just one." Yea right. Vaping is so different, though. I am not feeling the guilt about having an occasional cigarette because I have no craving for smoking a lot of cigarettes. Even when drinking beer! Vaping simply puts such a negative flavor on cigarettes that I don't crave them anymore. Why I am still having an occasional cigarette I really don't know--something is driving me to it--perhaps it's remembering how wonderful it used to be, but If I can't go there again, that's a great thing, and I fell in the long run I will be able to put them down forever. Anyone else have these feelings?

 

[WhiteHighlights]

Welcome fitz! I think you'll fit right in

Many have struggled to give up that last cigarette. Give it time and think about all the ones you're not smoking, isn't that great? You will get there. When I had the urge for a cigarette I made a conscious decision to pick up my PV and vape through it. Eventually I didn't want the cigarette any more and happily vaped.

 

[3mg Meniere]

Hello fellow middle aged vapers! ... Anyone else have these feelings?

I was one of those accidental quitters. However, from others' reports, if you vape when you crave a smoke, and refrain from smoking for maybe a week, that lack of enjoyment will escalate into outright revulsion. Good luck, and we are here for you.

 

[DavidOck]

Welcome to you both! And do explore the link to our back porch, where we don't have to stay on vaping subjects

Hello everyone. This is my first time in any of the Porch threads. I usually just hang out in the Provape area. Most of the general forum seems to be people that want to blow clouds and use very high wattage. Makes me feel old and kinda out dated. I have been on ECF for a few years now. On and off that is. I found being here was hurting my wallet too much. lol

Mmmm, well, we do have some ennablers here, including myself, but we also have lots of knowledge and tips to share on getting the best vape from what you already have, and on money saving as well.

We just got married this year and I want to make sure i keep her around for a good long while.

And that will help both of you stick around longer!

Hello fellow middle aged vapers! I'm Fitz, I'm 64, smoked cigarettes since I was 13, and I have been vaping for 6 weeks. I feel like the elder stateman in the vape shops, but when the folks in the shops realize that I know what I'm talking about, we all get along just fine.

Congrats on the switch!

And do have some pity for the young 'uns. I'm 67, but I still remember when I knew it all!

I am not feeling the guilt about having an occasional cigarette because I have no craving for smoking a lot of cigarettes.

As said, not to worry and it's all about the ones you don't smoke. Vaping is about harm reduction, and each one you don't smoke, well, it's reduced.

You may want to try a higher nic level to complete the transition. I started at 18 and it didn't fully work. Went to 24 and, for me, that was the "light switch" that finished tobacco. A few month later I dropped back to 18 and have stayed there since, tobacco free.

 

[3mg Meniere]

Mmmm, well, we do have some ennablers here, including myself, but we also have lots of knowledge and tips to share on getting the best vape from what you already have, and on money saving as well.

Don't fool yourself, Mr. Ock is the worst of them. And sales still encourage people to buy more than they ought.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Don't fool yourself, Mr. Ock is the worst of them. And sales still encourage people to buy more than they ought.

You really NEED another mod....

 

[3mg Meniere]

You really NEED another mod....

And if you keep up with that, I may leave and never return. I just did apply for extra assistance with my Medicare.

 

[Debadoo]

The 34/24 Clapton fit easily in the coil master. I am trying to build for big clouds with this Hannya for fun

kewl. Dunno if I'll ever try it, but that's good to know. I don't care anything about clouds, but I do like great flavor.

Thought i would give yall a little back ground on me. I started smoking at 12. Mostly just the ones i found people had thrown out. Was not really sure how to go buy my own at that age. As time progressed so did my smoking. I got up to 2-3 PAD before i found vaping.

There are many here with the same story so you'll fit right in! Welcome!!! Hope you'll visit the back porch too. We're all a lil crazy, but we have a great time, and it's a wonderful caring group!!

I all of my previous efforts, the longer I stayed away from cigarettes, the better they would smell. I have made it as long as 5 years in the past, but that wonderful aroma of a freshly lit Marlboro drove me right back to them.

Welcome to you too!! Jup, I quit one time for 7.5 months.......would find myself outside, see someone smoking, and want to get as close to em as I could just to smell it! Now it's awful. And I know that wonderful aroma of a freshly lit marlboro well. I quit as soon as I started vaping, cuz I was just too stubborn not too, but I made it much harder on myself than it needed to be. Wish I'd tapered off. But as someone else said, I also had to do 24mg before I could get over the cravings, and that did it for me. What is your nic level now?

 

[misswish1]

Vic and Fitz!!!! Grab a seat and gab with us, this is the best bunch of people ever! Just be careful of the cushion on your chair.......

 

[Robert Cromwell]

And if you keep up with that, I may leave and never return. I just did apply for extra assistance with my Medicare.

Just kidding of course. Never leave.

 

[Diver9543]

Hello everyone. This is my first time in any of the Porch threads. I usually just hang out in the Provape area. Most of the general forum seems to be people that want to blow clouds and use very high wattage. Makes me feel old and kinda out dated. I have been on ECF for a few years now. On and off that is. I found being here was hurting my wallet too much. lol

Thought i would give yall a little back ground on me. I started smoking at 12. Mostly just the ones i found people had thrown out. Was not really sure how to go buy my own at that age. As time progressed so did my smoking. I got up to 2-3 PAD before i found vaping. Some friends had gotten some egos and were using them, and i just thought it was crazy. Then some other friends got some of the cigalikes from the gas station. My then GF (now wife) gave it a try cause they had an acia berry flavor. We gave that a try for a bit, but we were both still smoking just as much. I did not find the benefit of doing both and it was costing us way too much money. So we quit that.

A while later i got a new car and decided i did not want to smoke in it. About that time a small vape shop opened by the house so i went and tried it out. Got a small ego and a disposable tank. My wife waited to see how i did cause again she did not want us to waist money we did not have. Next thing i knew i had quit smoking. She went out and got her one and the journey started. I found ECF and things went from bad to worse. Now all i could do was talk about vaping and it almost destroyed us. lol I wanted to get everything people talked about. I wanted to up the vape game. I wanted the flavors to be better and i thought set ups would help that. I knew vaping was my end all be all and i did not want to get a bunch of crap that would just break.

Next thing i knew i was ordering us both a provari and much better tanks. I found that the provari was hard to hide on my desk so i found the vapor shark. The size was just perfect. I got two of those, but found that the quality of them was just not that great after all. They did what they were supposed to and i liked them ok, but they started crapping out. The provape came out with the radius and i am now in love.

My wife and i hit all the conventions we can that come to town. My wife loves it cause she gets to meet people and she is a flavor junkie. We leave those things so broke cause she buys so much liquid it is crazy.

I guess i would consider vaping a hobby since it relaxes me to sit and tinker with my toys. I dont make crazy coils or anything like that. I just sit and clean and fill. I got my wife a kabuki a while back and she loves it. She was not thrilled about the price, but she is glad she has it. lol I am gonna keep looking and see if i can find her another at a decent price so she can have two. She does not build any thing and really just likes the ease of changing out a head and moving it along. If it keeps her smoke free then i am all for it. We just got married this year and I want to make sure i keep her around for a good long while.

So that is it. Us in a nutshell. I am looking forward to getting to know people in here. Everyone have a Happy New Year and heres to another year cigarette free!!!

Welcome to the porches. Now that you have found us, you will not have to visit any other groups on ECF.

Hello fellow middle aged vapers! I'm Fitz, I'm 64, smoked cigarettes since I was 13, and I have been vaping for 6 weeks. I feel like the elder stateman in the vape shops, but when the folks in the shops realize that I know what I'm talking about, we all get along just fine. I love the gear. Lots of new toys to play with, and that is great. I am still struggling with cigarettes, having one or two a day even though they taste like total crap. I honestly believe that I will completely get off of them, mainly because the more I vape, the worse cigarettes become. This is total alien behavior to me. I all of my previous efforts, the longer I stayed away from cigarettes, the better they would smell. I have made it as long as 5 years in the past, but that wonderful aroma of a freshly lit Marlboro drove me right back to them. "I'm mature. I can have just one." Yea right. Vaping is so different, though. I am not feeling the guilt about having an occasional cigarette because I have no craving for smoking a lot of cigarettes. Even when drinking beer! Vaping simply puts such a negative flavor on cigarettes that I don't crave them anymore. Why I am still having an occasional cigarette I really don't know--something is driving me to it--perhaps it's remembering how wonderful it used to be, but If I can't go there again, that's a great thing, and I fell in the long run I will be able to put them down forever. Anyone else have these feelings?

Welcome to the porches. I was also a duel user when I started vaping. I finally got tired of paying the price for the analogs. A very good sales person at a local B&M got me settled on higher nic and a good mod and I was finally able to set a date and put down the analogs. I have to say what others will tell you, it is all about the ones you don't have. Harm reduction is a good way to go. We are here to help you any way we can. We have also been known to help you spend your money. hehe

 

[DavidOck]

Don't fool yourself, Mr. Ock is the worst of them. And sales still encourage people to buy more than they ought.

Who, me??

Mostly in relation to collecting in dread of the FDA and deeming.

 

[3mg Meniere]

I'm sitting on a possible order with FT. I really want a full house of 12 Orchids. All I want is two more chimneys and topcaps. WANT, not need. Topcaps are OOS, will wait until they are back, I think.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

I'm sitting on a possible order with FT. I really want a full house of 12 Orchids. All I want is two more chimneys and topcaps. WANT, not need. Topcaps are OOS, will wait until they are back, I think.

Sounds like a good decision to me.

 

[3mg Meniere]

Sounds like a good decision to me.

That does it-- I'm going off-line!

 

[garyoa1]

Never did a line. Illegal, ya know.

 

[Old Curmudgeon]

Hello fellow middle aged vapers! I'm Fitz, I'm 64, smoked cigarettes since I was 13, and I have been vaping for 6 weeks. I feel like the elder stateman in the vape shops, but when the folks in the shops realize that I know what I'm talking about, we all get along just fine. I love the gear. Lots of new toys to play with, and that is great. I am still struggling with cigarettes, having one or two a day even though they taste like total crap. I honestly believe that I will completely get off of them, mainly because the more I vape, the worse cigarettes become. This is total alien behavior to me. I all of my previous efforts, the longer I stayed away from cigarettes, the better they would smell. I have made it as long as 5 years in the past, but that wonderful aroma of a freshly lit Marlboro drove me right back to them. "I'm mature. I can have just one." Yea right. Vaping is so different, though. I am not feeling the guilt about having an occasional cigarette because I have no craving for smoking a lot of cigarettes. Even when drinking beer! Vaping simply puts such a negative flavor on cigarettes that I don't crave them anymore. Why I am still having an occasional cigarette I really don't know--something is driving me to it--perhaps it's remembering how wonderful it used to be, but If I can't go there again, that's a great thing, and I fell in the long run I will be able to put them down forever. Anyone else have these feelings?

I went through only smoking after meals, in the morning & all that, but once I could vape in the morning instead of smoking it was all downhill from there. That was the tuff part, even having a vape with a glass of bourbon didn't bother me, but the mornings were tough!

After vaping for a solid 2 weeks I tried to have a ciggy, didn't even make it half way, thought I was going to be sick.

You'll beat it, some of us are a hard case I guess!

 

[garyoa1]

There's a million baccy flavors out there. There's a multi-gazillion other flavors. The key to quitting is finding that "magic" elixir that you just can't get enuff of. Once you hit that, the analogs don't stand a chance. Problem is, you can't really ask for a good flavor. Every taste bud is different so it's a trial and error process. Sadly, it's mostly error! But it/they are out there.