Hi, I only smoke 1 or 2 cigarettes every month when going out, I have never bought a pack in my life but now when at work or even at home I feel that urge to go outside and smoke a cig. To be honest cigarettes are great for when you need to wait for something or just want to kill some time, or even when you need to think about something. They make me less nervous or stressed. Sometimes I like to just stand outside during a hot summer night and I feel uncomfortable not doing anything like smoking a cig. I know it sounds silly but it's like you have no purpose being outside alone just looking around. The problem is I can't smoke normal cigarettes during the day because I hate the taste and I prefer not to because I know they're bad for your health. The smell they leave on you is also a turn off.
Then I've seen friends with eCigs and I was amazed. Not only could I get flavours like Cherry which is what I'm looking for, but the vapor was really smooth and you can just recharge the battery. So I was looking for a brand that offered a starting kit with at least a USB charger, an automatic battery and 5 cherry cartomizers. I'd like them to be 2-piece minis basically, as small as a normal cigarette with just the battery and the cartomizer. If possible, in black or resembling a real cigarette.
My concern is finding a cheap kit (20-50$) that has a solid build and from a trustworthy company. What can you suggest me?
I'm really not looking to smoke more than 2 cigarretes a week, but I understand that having an e-cig might make me smoke more often, do you think it will?
Rickajho beat me to it. Again.
I've bought from Cignot myself. Vicki's got some of the best prices you'll find and does
fantastic customer service.
Also, Joyetech makes good equipment. I use it myself. Actually had the one Rickajho links to but, unlike yourself, I was a heavy smoker, I need something more. Since you're in the UK, maybe check out
Liberty Flights? The "CE4 eGo v2 Single Kit" looks fairly cheap (25 pounds... not sure what the exchange rate is right now). Doesn't "look like" a cig much but it's eGo which means you'll have options on parts (like shop around for prices if the clearo goes whacky on you... like that).
And 510 threaded cartomizers also work on eGo batteries. They have "dual threading".
I'd consider clearomizers (though I think the CE5 and up are better than the CE4, but you can buy those separate for not much, mine run $5 USD and they last). It's just easier to fill and go. Cartomizers on the kits that try to "look like" cigs can be kind of a pain I think. Some folks love 'em. I kinda got tired of the filling process. Then again, I ain't a patient man.
Several UK/EU vendors listed over in the
Forum Supplier section. You could browse around, see what looks good. Come back, ask more questions. We love to talk vaping here.
I understand that having an e-cig might make me smoke more often, do you think it will?
I think nicotine is addictive as it is. And that's that. There are "social smokers" who just seem to have one here and there and never develop a "habit". Some of us, like myself, get hooked like it's some kind of street drug. Some studies suggest it's a genetic predisposition. I don't know that the "delivery system" for the nicotine matters much.
But, you can order 0 nicotine liquids. There are tons. You don't have to have nicotine in your e-juice. It's optional. Maybe for you, it's just something about the act of smoking that you like and the nicotine isn't that important? You'd have to try and see.
Definitely, being you smoke so rarely, you want
low nic juices. 6mg (0.6%) or lower. I smoked two packs a day (40 cigs) and my regular vape is between 6 and 9mg these days. I use 18 here and there but not all day. Not if I wanna get to sleep at nights (nicotine is a stimulant, I started too high at first and I'd be wide awake until well past 3 in the mornings... yeesh!).
