Return to analogues if ecigs banned?

[New Year quitter]

First off, sorry for the atrocious grammar of the thread title, but'cha gotta be economical.
Anyway, I gave up analogues on News Year's eve 2008 and I said to myself that as long as I have the ecig then I can live without ciggies but I knew that without the ecig then I could never just give up and smoke nothing - I've tried several times and never lasted more than two days.
I started by using TW liquid, but I've now moved onto glycerin and food flavorings, 0% nicotine (and very cheap). One thing I've noticed recently is that I don't use the ecig nearly as much as I used to, it's as though I'm giving up smoking/vaping without really meaning to.
If ecigs were banned tomorrow I wouldn't even feel the urge to smoke again.
I never would have thought that possible two months ago, it's as though the ecig has given my mind time to adjust, which cold turkey would never have done.
All I have to pay for now are the atomizers, and I've got 8 fully working ones at the moment and a USB pass-through, I'm saving so much dosh, there's no way I'd ever be a smoker again. I may even call it a day with ecig in a few more months, because we don't know what the vapour is really doing to us.

 

[CaSHMeRe]

Wow ... Congrats New Year Quitter ...

I actually quit cold turkey after years of unsuccessfully trying to quit. A few months later, found ecigs and the rest is history. My goal is to wean myself off nicotine all together again. I'm playing with a couple formulas to see if I can get a tasty zero nicotine liquid with a throat hit ... I love trying to make my own juice, because if you screw up, you have no one to blame but yourself !!!! haha ...

Congrats on being able to accomplish a huge feat both within the ecig world and out!

 

[Steph2323]

Congrats new year for coming this far. I'm hoping that in another month or so the same thing happens to me. I started ecigs 1 month ago and haven't looked back at analogs. Feeling much better and I have never been able to quit before,except for 2 months in the last 30 years so this has been a lifesaver for me. What I find though is I am constantly vaping, which is keeping me away from the analogs,but I'm vaping way more than I ever smoked. I am well stocked and always buying more supplies. If they are ever banned, I won't need to go back to analogs for a long time. That being said, I do hope that as time progresses I can cut back on these,but I find it too stressful to think about now. If I do end up vaping forever, it's still much better than smoking so I'll find the money somehow to keep my supply going.
Stephanie

 

[Sun Vaporer]

If you do call it a day for the e-cig as well, then more power to you. Way to go not to be addicted to anything. I am already down to 0nic and have been for the last 3 months. But I do vape much more then I used to smoke. So for me it is just a habit I guess. If I do give everything the boot one day, it will not be as hard as I have no more nicotine addiction--Again, good job--Sun

 

[JustJulie]

I've been off analogs for 9 days and counting. I didn't intend to quit analogs completely--just cut down--but quitting was pretty easy with the e-cig.

That being said, it's just possible that when I manage to get down to very low or no nicotine levels in my ejuice, I just may find myself quitting even the e-cigs. However, I really doubt it. I enjoy inhaling and the ritual and habit associated with taking a moment for a quiet puff or two.

At this point, clearly still addicted to nicotine and inhaling, I'd be soooooo out of luck if e-cigs were banned. If I didn't find an underground source, I'd be back on analogs without a doubt. Oh, the horror! 8-o

 

[New Year quitter]

Wow ... Congrats New Year Quitter ...

I actually quit cold turkey after years of unsuccessfully trying to quit. A few months later, found ecigs and the rest is history. My goal is to wean myself off nicotine all together again. I'm playing with a couple formulas to see if I can get a tasty zero nicotine liquid with a throat hit ... I love trying to make my own juice, because if you screw up, you have no one to blame but yourself !!!! haha ...

Congrats on being able to accomplish a huge feat both within the ecig world and out!

I'd love to know if you have found any zero nicotine recipes that have a throat hit? Mine ain't great.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

I'd love to know if you have found any zero nicotine recipes that have a throat hit? Mine ain't great.

It is all in the Flavoring--I use Lorann www.lorannoils.com and they blow you out of the room--lot of throat hit!! But watch out as these flavors are very strong so you only need a little--check the DYI liquid section here on the forum--Sun

 

[tribalmasters]

I'm playing with a couple formulas to see if I can get a tasty zero nicotine liquid with a throat hit ... I love trying to make my own juice, because if you screw up, you have no one to blame but yourself !!!! haha ...

This is great news Cashmere, could you possible shoot some Simon's way when you find the secret formula? Its just what I have been looking for

 

[tribalmasters]

It is all in the Flavoring--I use Lorann www.lorannoils.com and they blow you out of the room--lot of throat hit!! But watch out as these flavors are very strong so you only need a little--check the DYI liquid section here on the forum--Sun

Know of any UK suppliers that have it that isn't eBay? I would love to get my hands on some!!

 

[Kate]

Freddo was saying that he's going to be selling LorAnn flavours soon Tribal.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

I called them for another member here in the UK and they said they would ship but you needed to due a special order with them. Barry Farms is another one and they sell on e-bay--they are just as good from what I hear--Hope that helps--Sun See Barry Farm Foods - Your Unique Resource for Organic and Unusual Groceries

 

[Pepper]

Many people (myself included) have commented on how nasty real cigs taste when you try them again after using e-cigs for a while. My last analog was August of last year (2 weeks after using e-cigs exclusively), and the taste of it has pretty much put me off the idea of every trying them again.

If for some reason e-cigs get banned in the UK, which I have to hope isn't likely, then I reckon I would work my way down to 0 nicotine carts from what I have in my reserves and try and get myself smoke free. Easier said than done though...

 

[Sun Vaporer]

IF these get banned a trip to China will be in order for me with a lot of mail home labled gifts and e-liquid placed in empty bottles of Shampoo!!! Just kidding--lol--but I always wanted to see the Great Wall anyway!--Sun

 

[surbitonPete]

For some reason tobacco does seem to taste far worse after a while of vaping, in fact the last tobacco cigarette I had made me feel a bit ill..... but I know if vaping gets banned I would still end up back on tobacco. I am quite sure the addiction would still be there if I didn't have these in place of tobacco ...... hopefully that might change when I have been vaping for a lot longer.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

For some reason tobacco does seem to taste far worse after a while of vaping, in fact the last tobacco cigarette I had made me feel a bit ill..... but I know if vaping gets banned I would still end up back on tobacco. I am quite sure the addiction would still be there if I didn't have these in place of tobacco ...... hopefully that might change when I have been vaping for a lot longer.

After vaping for 2 months, I took one hit off of a friends cigarette and coughed my brains out and it tasted vial--so going back to them would not be an option for me

 

[Bountyhunterinc]

I agree with the others. Although I am going for 100% vapor, the few analogs I have had since I began vaping tasted like garbage... like, really bad.

 

[surbitonPete]

It's weird because whenever I have had one of my attempts to give up smoking and gone cold turkey for a while.....it's always been absolute heaven to give up giving up and have a cigarette again......I wonder why vaping is making tobacco seem to taste so bad.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

It's weird because whenever I have had one of my attempts to give up smoking and gone cold turkey for a while.....it's always been absolute heaven to give up giving up and have a cigarette again......I wonder why vaping is making tobacco seem to taste so bad.

Pete--you must have lungs made out of steel!!!! Maybe vaping is like switching to a real low cig like Carlton, getting used to it, and then taking a hit off a Camel?? I do not know, but they now taste and smell vial to me--Sun

 

[surbitonPete]

Hey sun ...yes..... perhaps the lungs say mmmm I like all these nice new nicotine flavours I have been getting ..... I don't want that crappy tobacco flavour anymore.

 

[sherid]

Does anyone else out there not feel that regular cigs taste bad after vaping? They still taste great to me. I am able to cut way back, but I am not getting these feelings at all. What's up?