Soldier Joins the Club

[Stab74]

Hello, after spending the last couple days researching e-cigs on this site I decided to sign up. Just placed my first order at Puresmoker for the Puresmoker Ace (kr808d) startup kit. Seems like a good one for a beginner. I also purchased 4 different flavors of cartos to see what I like. Right now I don't want the hassle of dealing with atomizers and carts so I'm going with disposable cartos. I figure if I get into it I will start refilling and go from there.

Ok so a little background. I'm a soldier in the US Army currently stationed at Camp Liberty, Iraq. This is my second go around over here and after this one is over I'm out of the military, can't wait . Anyway I decided I was gonna quit smoking once I got here. We are not allowed to drink alcohol and its always been a major reason that's contributed to falling off the wagon with previous quit attempts. We'll I've been here for 4 months now and tried to quit 5 times. All failures. When it comes down to it I really don't want to quit. I enjoy the ritual and social aspect to smoking. Plus I've been doing it for 16 years now. What I don't like is the fact I know that analogs are killing me. So recently I discovered the concept of PV's and this seems perfect for me! At some point I may upgrade to one of the models that take CR123 batteries. I get em for free in the army haha!

Anyway thought I'd say hi. Looking forward to spending time here with y'all. Out!

 

[shorty70]

Thanks for what you do...and welcome aboard!
BTW, good choice on the E-cig.

 

[JerryRM]

Stab74, welcome to the ECF and thank you for your military service. You will find a lot of nice people here and answers to any questions you have.

Did I understand you right? You get ecigs for free? At the PX or Army issue?

 

[dgriego]

Stab74 welcome and Godspeed to you and your comrades at Camp Liberty! Thank you for your service!
I have a son over there now at Warhorse.
As for the e-cig it sure does help, I been smoking for over 30 years and have quit off and on over those years, always had intense cravings and anxiety which would cause me to start back up. I have been able to quit with the e-cig so hopefully it will help you as well.
Take care and you guys be careful. Come home soon!

 

[MacArthurBug]

welcome aborad! As a Military spouse I understand at least a small portion of what you're going through. My babe gave up smoking when he was on his tour - did good until he got back stateside and started going out again. He'll be joining me on the e-cig wagon as son as I send some out to him. Good luck with you experience, and stay as safe as you can

 

[Stab74]

Did I understand you right? You get ecigs for free? At the PX or Army issue?

No I get CR123 batteries for free (ordered the ecig from puresmoker.com). I'm a commo guy, or communications soldier. Mostly I deal with computers and networking equipment but the rest of my guys in the shop work on radios. We also call CR123 bats "Surefire" batteries as we are issued them to use in Surefire weapon lights. In the commo world we call them "hub batteries". Every radio uses one for backup storage of comsec (cypto stuff) when power is off. Kinda like a 9v in an alarm clock. Anyway one of the perks to beeing a commo guy is I get free access to whatever batteries I may want. I noticed some of the 5v e-cig models work on CR123 batteries which is why I brought it up.

Anyway thanks for the welcome. Some great info here!

 

[Ladycats]

Hello, welcome, and thank you !
Excellent choice in e-cigs and vendors !

 

[Stab74]

I have a son over there now at Warhorse.

Haha FOB Warhorse! I spent 12 months there my first tour, 07-08! Kinda a crappy little place but there are worse. There's actually a lot of little fast food places there and a good store to get cheap pirated movies so its really not so bad, just really dusty. Thanks for the welcome!

 

[j0ker]

Welcome Stab74! Thank you for your service. Take care of yourself and enjoy that new e-cig!

 

[Skyler]

Hey Stab74,

Good to hear from you. My son has been to Iraq and back twice now. He's a Gunny Sergeant with the Marines. I know your story and I think it's great to kick the analogs. You will like the kR808 but you will then want the protege or protegy v2 later. Those are from Puresmoker also.

 

[ghost1227]

I was at Liberty a while back... not necessarily what I'd call fun, but at the moment i miss the heat. It's sub zero where I am. Either way, welcome aboard and best of luck from an old DevilDog.

 

[dgriego]

Haha FOB Warhorse! I spent 12 months there my first tour, 07-08! Kinda a crappy little place but there are worse. There's actually a lot of little fast food places there and a good store to get cheap pirated movies so its really not so bad, just really dusty. Thanks for the welcome!

Yes he tells me that it smells really bad and he has a lot of movies. Sadly they will not let him bring them all back with him but he says the quality is lacking.

 

[keyzygirl]

I live on base in key west florida!!welcome to the forum,good choice on the kr808.

 

[Kurt]

Welcome Stab74! And thank you for your military service! Good luck with the PV! I had read that the military wants to use PVs in the field, as long as the batt light can be hidden or removed, so the enemy can't see it. Interesting that you can get these Li batts for free...seems we have to order them from China! Perhaps you can start sending them home in anticipation of the end of your tour. I agree that the 2-piece is probably best...wouldn't imagine DIY juice making would be very possible. Besides, you made a good choice for a 1st PV, and there is a ton of info on it here.

Stay safe, and let us know how things are...I'm sure many here would be very interested in how to go about vaping while on active duty.

Cheers, and a salute!

 

[JerryRM]

Well Stab74, we have many threads here, some just to chew the fat. Check out the "outside" threads, when you feel like just talking with the folks back home.

Ok on the batteries, that's good too, but free e-cigs would have been a nice perk! lol.

 

[ladyraj]

Welcome and thanks for your service. I'm a veteran of the Air Force and my spouse was a combat controller who served in Afganistan and Iraq. He now does the same job for the DOD. My youngest son did 2 tours in Iraq as a firefighter in the AF and my oldest is a naval officer currently enjoying the Persian cruise.

I remember when letters and morale calls were the only form of contact. Thank goodness for the internet!

Take care and watch you ..... I'm sure you've made a good choice. This technology is great and the flavors add to the fun!

 

[5cardstud]

Welcome Stab74,
Thank for what you do. If it wasn't for people like you keeping us free none of us would be using these. This is a great forum with great folk. Be safe.

 

[Sign-Man]

Hi, Welcome to the eCig family of non smokers.

I'm an old Navy Man (stress on old), and my oldest son spent 8 years there as a marine.

The choices of eCigs, accessories and juices are mind boggling . It all comes down to a matter of personal choice.

I've been vaping since my mailman arrived today and I have not craved a tobacco cigarette since.

 

[Stab74]

Interesting that you can get these Li batts for free...seems we have to order them from China

The ones we get are not the rechargeable Li-ion batts. They are one time use disposable. I noticed models such as the Prodigy V2 comes with 2 RCR123a rechargeables. Recharging is probably smarter and better for the environment but hey, I get the non rechareables for free

 

[Ladycats]

The ones we get are not the rechargeable Li-ion batts. They are one time use disposable. I noticed models such as the Prodigy V2 comes with 2 RCR123a rechargeables. Recharging is probably smarter and better for the environment but hey, I get the non rechareables for free

"Free", is good