Potential new vaper, needs a shove in the right direction

[mr.rollies]

I Smoke around 25-30 cutters choice rollies everday, I live in the Uk, I spend around 15 Pounds a week on smoking.
Is vaping going to be much cheaper for me?

I would say I was a Heavy smoker.

How much E juice do you think I would get through a week?

How long do atomoizers last?

I was think about getting a riva 510 starter kit?

Thank you for any advice

 

[krnxguhj33]

Hrm.. I was smoking a 1-2 packs a day..

That lead to 2-3 mL vaped per day.

According to my bootleg calculations, I think that you would vape around 3-4 mL.

 

[ctourtelot]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

I'd love to give you definitive answers for your questions, however, every vaper is different so it's not possible to say what your vaping habits will be.

The average liquid consumption seems to be 3-5ml/day. Some people vape way less than they smoked and others vape way more so a comparison to packs/day is iffy.

Vaping can really be as cheap or as expensive as you make it to be. If you find a good unit (the Riva is a good choice BTW) at a good price that works for you, your consumables and liquid costs are nominal. The biggest expense that most new vapers see if through the trial and error process of finding a good setup for them as well as trying tons of liquids to find what they like. Once you get through the learning curve, the costs level out considerably. I splurged a bit with my tax refund this year and went a bit crazy, but for the past year I've averaged about $200/yr on supplies for 2 of us where our smoking habit was $400/mo.

Now if you get bitten by the "mod bug" (needing to have every new shiny thing that comes up) you'll blow through funds in a heartbeat lol

Atomizer life is hit and miss, they can last a couple days to a couple months. I wish I had better news on that, but that's just how it is. I would suggest trying a couple different types of atomizers as well as some cartomizers to see what you like best and then stock up as backups are always a good idea.

The Riva 510 is a good start as I mentioned. It can be used with a large variety of other 510 threaded components which will give you plenty of variety as well as vendor options.

Best of luck to you and I hope you'll love vaping as much as we do

 

[jamentertainment]

you will save money and live allot longer, you will feel allot cleaner, you will not stink, I would suggest an ego t starter kit "cost around the same" over the 510 for batt life,...but do you want to live longer?...trying to give you that shove you were asking for!!!

 

[sailorman]

I smoked twice as many "stuff your own" cigarettes and I've still saved a ton of money.
The startup costs are higher, but it quickly levels out unless you turn it into a hobby and become obsessed.
Your immediate savings might not be so dramatic, but how much is your health worth?

One way to save big is learn to mix your own e-juice.
Mine costs me about $0.10USD per ml. less than 20% of what I'd generally pay for pre-mixed e-juice.
I vape about 4ml a day (I used to smoke 2-3 PAD). My ongoing cost, including consumables, is about $1 or less.

Monthly cost ~$30USD.
Better health, whiter teeth, no burned clothes, better sense of taste, no stinky house and clear lungs = Priceless

 

[Digital-Dragon]

If you are looking to get your riva from liberty flights I think you are on the right track for sure. The u.s. version of thier site is where I got all my stuff initially, though I made a few mods that I use now. If you get a riva 510 it will work with any 510 atomizer or cartomizer as well as 306 atomizers, which is what I now use. I don't like the juice they sell there though.

 

[saltysharktoes]

Just know that you will probably not save money at first, as finding the right equipment and juices for some takes some time and money. But look at the bright side 15 gbp in America is almost 30 bucks which from some vendors can be enough juice for a few weeks.

 

[Cheechako]

Welcome to the forum!
Great advice from the pros above, good thing that you came here before spending your hard earned money!
I second about mixing your own e-juice, once you have your PV that's your greatest expense.
Good luck!

 

[dearme]

Here's a list of UK vendors.
ALL ABOUT E-CIGARETTES UK - Recommended & new suppliers (e-cig/juice sellers)

 

[dshark]

Welcome..!!
Plenty of help and suggestions here. Sit back and aborb the weath of information here, take what you need and leave the rest for another day.

 

[dlsw]

Welcome!!! Here is a puuush toward vaping and away from smoking!

 

[LeDean]

Welcome to the Forums...and the magical world of vaping. I can't answer any of those questions for you, as everyone has a unique experience. However, I can tell you that after the initial upfront costs (devices, cartos, batteries, chargers), it worked out that I spent less monthly by switching from analogs to e-cigs. And I feel better....you can't put a price on that.