My first e-cig purchase arrived on Thursday. The Riva 510 from Liberty Flights + an assortment of e-juice.
The Riva is nicely packaged and looks very classy. I was glad for all the tutorials I've been reading for the past several months! Filling the empty cart was the only, "hope I'm doing this right" moment I experienced.
I blew out the primer fluid, assembled the pv, and gave it a try. To my mind, it was more like "Toking" than "Smoking", (Although it is neither of those thank goodness!!). I took to it like a old hippy. lol! I was vaping away, while a couple of other people, sharing the experience with me, couldn't seem to get a decent draw, for the longest time.
I chose a nic juice strength of 24 mgs, as I was a fairly heavy smoker. The first juice I tried, tasted good to me, the second, horrible... I thought I might have ruined my pv, horrible... I went back to the first juice and vaped all day. Vaped. Not. Smoked!! Which is huge for me. First non smoking day in about 20 yrs!!! I was amazed. I had thought that if I was still craving smokes, I'd just have one or two, that evening, no big deal. I had no desire to smoke at all! I just kept taking a couple pulls off the pv, whenever I felt the need, and I was good. I did have to use some guess work, as to when to top off, and refill, but I think I'm doing alright with that.
I've had the flu for the past couple days, so I can't comment on any physical effects. (I felt sick, when I got the thing, I feel sick still lol!). I will say that I experienced very minimal dry mouth, (I did remember to up my fluid intake, as recommended.), and the only noticeable effect was my mouth and throat felt coated, and had a slight burn feeling, (the way putting your tongue on a battery feels.), very mild though. I may have vaped too much, or at too high a nic level, I'm still in the learning process.
I had a fleeting desire for a cigarette before bed but skipped it. I slept well. When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was a strong taste of e-juice, and a dry mouth. I haven't smoked or vaped, this morning. I feel slightly nauseous,and although I do have the flu, I feel I may have vaped too much because I don't crave either pv or cigarettes...
Although I really wanted to love vaping...to feel... "Over-The-Moon", about it, like some folks seem to feel...In all honesty, I don't. I am extremely grateful for the chance to quit smoking, but I doubt very much, that I'm going to "prefer" vaping, even when I get more practiced, and find my "Sweet Spot", I will, most likely, still view vaping as a crutch, with a lot of tedious details and expense. Not as much so as cigarettes, perhaps, but with the inconsistency, of taste and dependability, Vaping has a long way to go... JMO...
I do love the cleaner, can do it almost anywhere, convenience of vaping. I love that my health will not be (as?) comprised, and hopefully, I'll FINALLY be able to quit a nasty, expensive, prohibitive habit!
The Riva is nicely packaged and looks very classy. I was glad for all the tutorials I've been reading for the past several months! Filling the empty cart was the only, "hope I'm doing this right" moment I experienced.
I blew out the primer fluid, assembled the pv, and gave it a try. To my mind, it was more like "Toking" than "Smoking", (Although it is neither of those thank goodness!!). I took to it like a old hippy. lol! I was vaping away, while a couple of other people, sharing the experience with me, couldn't seem to get a decent draw, for the longest time.
I chose a nic juice strength of 24 mgs, as I was a fairly heavy smoker. The first juice I tried, tasted good to me, the second, horrible... I thought I might have ruined my pv, horrible... I went back to the first juice and vaped all day. Vaped. Not. Smoked!! Which is huge for me. First non smoking day in about 20 yrs!!! I was amazed. I had thought that if I was still craving smokes, I'd just have one or two, that evening, no big deal. I had no desire to smoke at all! I just kept taking a couple pulls off the pv, whenever I felt the need, and I was good. I did have to use some guess work, as to when to top off, and refill, but I think I'm doing alright with that.
I've had the flu for the past couple days, so I can't comment on any physical effects. (I felt sick, when I got the thing, I feel sick still lol!). I will say that I experienced very minimal dry mouth, (I did remember to up my fluid intake, as recommended.), and the only noticeable effect was my mouth and throat felt coated, and had a slight burn feeling, (the way putting your tongue on a battery feels.), very mild though. I may have vaped too much, or at too high a nic level, I'm still in the learning process.
I had a fleeting desire for a cigarette before bed but skipped it. I slept well. When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was a strong taste of e-juice, and a dry mouth. I haven't smoked or vaped, this morning. I feel slightly nauseous,and although I do have the flu, I feel I may have vaped too much because I don't crave either pv or cigarettes...
Although I really wanted to love vaping...to feel... "Over-The-Moon", about it, like some folks seem to feel...In all honesty, I don't. I am extremely grateful for the chance to quit smoking, but I doubt very much, that I'm going to "prefer" vaping, even when I get more practiced, and find my "Sweet Spot", I will, most likely, still view vaping as a crutch, with a lot of tedious details and expense. Not as much so as cigarettes, perhaps, but with the inconsistency, of taste and dependability, Vaping has a long way to go... JMO...
I do love the cleaner, can do it almost anywhere, convenience of vaping. I love that my health will not be (as?) comprised, and hopefully, I'll FINALLY be able to quit a nasty, expensive, prohibitive habit!
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