The switch for me was seamless! It was an accident, and I can say the only way I would have quit. I didn't have any intention on quitting. My sister forced an ego on me and the rest is history!
Switching from smoking to vaping -- a sort of poll
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I was given my first good e cig for christmas and the only reason I quit the next day is that's how long it took me to run out of the analogs (Marlboro lights special blends)
Since then I havent even wanted an analog.
Since then I havent even wanted an analog.
I haven't read the whole thread yet, but I'll go back and read after I post.
I smoked Marlborough Lights, 1.5 PAD. I don't know where that falls on the additive scale. I switched accidentally. I didn't think ecigs would work but decided to try anyway, and my first was a sad little cigalike from a drug store with some nasty tobacco flavors. I think the first day I got the ecig I had like 2 half cigarettes. The next day I had a few puffs, and then I never had another. Totally shocked me. Then I found ecf and upgraded a few times.
I'm not sure what the difference is between people who are able to switch immediately, and those who take longer. I know that I really really wanted to quit, but I'd given up even trying. I honestly did not think the ecig was going to work and I didn't put any pressure on myself to quit because of that. It will be interesting to see if we ever find a pattern in who switches easily and who finds it more difficult. That way we might be able to give better advice and suggestions to those that have trouble. At any rate, even if you find yourself struggling or going slower than you wanted, it can be reassuring to know that it's not uncommon. It does just take some people longer.
I smoked Marlborough Lights, 1.5 PAD. I don't know where that falls on the additive scale. I switched accidentally. I didn't think ecigs would work but decided to try anyway, and my first was a sad little cigalike from a drug store with some nasty tobacco flavors. I think the first day I got the ecig I had like 2 half cigarettes. The next day I had a few puffs, and then I never had another. Totally shocked me. Then I found ecf and upgraded a few times.
I'm not sure what the difference is between people who are able to switch immediately, and those who take longer. I know that I really really wanted to quit, but I'd given up even trying. I honestly did not think the ecig was going to work and I didn't put any pressure on myself to quit because of that. It will be interesting to see if we ever find a pattern in who switches easily and who finds it more difficult. That way we might be able to give better advice and suggestions to those that have trouble. At any rate, even if you find yourself struggling or going slower than you wanted, it can be reassuring to know that it's not uncommon. It does just take some people longer.
I was a PAD smoker for over 20 years. I only quit when pregnant (twice) and when I had swine flu. When I gave up cigs this time, I was willing to vape and smoke for as long as I needed to. I had a few cigs the first day, two the second day and that was it. I kept an unopened emergency pack in my purse for a couple weeks and then gave it away.
It was tough for me at first. But, as I spent more and more money on better set-ups, I easily quit. So I'd say with some people it has to do with the quality of their set-up. But hey, the ones who quit with ego's immediately may have just had some awesome juice. Again, quality though.
It took a long time for me and I had to make the decision to quit. My husband brought an Njoy one day for me to try. He bought it on a whim because he saw it at the gas station. I tried it and liked it, but something was missing that smoking has, and it gave me a headache. I wanted to keep inhaling like I would a cig. So when the battery died that was it. But it had opened my eyes to the existence of vaping and I found ECF. I read a bunch of stuff here and it put me off more because everything I read was confusing and made no sense. A year later I decided to quit and to use ecigs to help. So once again I vaped disposables for a few days even though I hated them. Then I got a clearo and eGo and liked it a bit more, but anxiety was starting to set in, so I actually stopped vaping. I didn't start smoking again though. So I sort of went cold turkey, at least compared to a lot of people who take up vaping. I vape more now than I did when I was quitting. I'm at a year and few months quit, and have long since stopped withdrawing from tobacco, so I can vape low nic for fun now. As far as transition goes I guess it was easy, but like I said, I had to want to quit first.
I bought my first starter kit after a coworker was telling me how successful he had done by switching to vapor.. I have officially been 4 days without an analogue and bought my started kit just 6 days ago.. I smoked one the first day and one the second day and haven't touched another since. I didn't realize how bad the lights were hurting me and I can actually tell a difference in just those few days.. I love my ecig and hopefully I will learn more as I go. But as of right now I love not having to go out in the snow to smoke.
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I smoked for 15 years... my son is 16 months old ... I've thought about quitting for a few months, but I actually really enjoyed smoking ... my co-worker (who smoked way more than me) vaped for 6 months and was successful .. I copied his exact set-up which was an itaste VV3.0 and an aspire BDC glassomizer ... the juice he gave me tasted like CRAP, but I endured it for a week while I ordered a MOTHERLOAD from about 4-5 sites and then had juices galore .. . the magical thing for me was that for the week I vaped this CRAPPY juice, I did not crave a cigarette at all .. I guess my body was getting the nicotine it needed.. plus it helped that it was in late November and it was getting VERY cold outside ..
I still have my old pack with 2 cigarettes in it that I pass by every single day on my way out to work .. I have resisted temptation and have done it to this day .. I will never go back after I discovered vaping .. I enjoy vaping more than I enjoy smoking .. there was a small learning curve, but for me it was distracting to learn and read about vaping indoors..
2 weeks after quitting I was in Michigan and visited a vape shop there (Ahlusion) and spent 1.5 hours inside sampling some HEAVENLY juices .. needless to say, I actually now love to vape tobacco flavours and have appreciated what the taste of real tobacco is like..
just as a sidenote, I visited my family doctor today and told him about the switch to vaping.. I was pleasantly surprised to see that he knew all about what vaping is and actually commended me for it and said he has switched quite a few of his patients to vaping because it's so beneficial .. he said he has read medical journals (studies) and is convinced that vaping is much better than nicorettes or the patch ..
ultimately it was thanks to ECF which allowed me to read hours on end success stories and informative articles on vaping that assisted me in crossing over finally ..
thank you to everyone here .. so far the most genuine people I have met are the vapers.. all pure..
I still have my old pack with 2 cigarettes in it that I pass by every single day on my way out to work .. I have resisted temptation and have done it to this day .. I will never go back after I discovered vaping .. I enjoy vaping more than I enjoy smoking .. there was a small learning curve, but for me it was distracting to learn and read about vaping indoors..
2 weeks after quitting I was in Michigan and visited a vape shop there (Ahlusion) and spent 1.5 hours inside sampling some HEAVENLY juices .. needless to say, I actually now love to vape tobacco flavours and have appreciated what the taste of real tobacco is like..
just as a sidenote, I visited my family doctor today and told him about the switch to vaping.. I was pleasantly surprised to see that he knew all about what vaping is and actually commended me for it and said he has switched quite a few of his patients to vaping because it's so beneficial .. he said he has read medical journals (studies) and is convinced that vaping is much better than nicorettes or the patch ..
ultimately it was thanks to ECF which allowed me to read hours on end success stories and informative articles on vaping that assisted me in crossing over finally ..
thank you to everyone here .. so far the most genuine people I have met are the vapers.. all pure..
I only bought a starter kit because it was (almost) next door to a bar I frequent that recently banned smoking. In fact, all Birmingham, Al bars banned smoking. I purchased it because I saw a few other folks with one and it seemed to be allowed. I felt it would be much better than going outside to smoke. That was Christmas Eve 2013.
I tried several flavors and picked one called "Outlaw Tobacco" It seemed close to the Mrlbo lites I was smoking. I liked it!
By the 26th, I found that I had gotten too lazy to go outside my home to smoke - what with my new toy just laying there in front of me.
While I did not purchase the kit to stop smoking, I found that with vaping, I am now too lazy to smoke. No analogs since Christmas day!!
I tried several flavors and picked one called "Outlaw Tobacco" It seemed close to the Mrlbo lites I was smoking. I liked it!
By the 26th, I found that I had gotten too lazy to go outside my home to smoke - what with my new toy just laying there in front of me.
While I did not purchase the kit to stop smoking, I found that with vaping, I am now too lazy to smoke. No analogs since Christmas day!!
Yes, THIS. I was thinking about this same thing the other day. At work, I don't vape in the company truck going to and from yards (I'm in agriculture). If I'm lucky, I might have five minutes or so of prep between getting out of the truck and getting onto whatever task we're on. When I was still a smoker, I could theoretically get a cigarette lit and get at least half of it sucked down during that time, but there were a lot of moments that I'd have to set it down on the back of the truck because I needed both hands and I was never able to do the corner of the mouth thing, despite 20+ years of being a smoker. Now, get out of truck, grab APV of the day out of shirt pocket, vape a puff or three, back in the pocket. In and out of pocket all day.
Yeah, I spend a few minutes in the morning making sure batteries are charged and tanks are full but it sure beats pulling out a pack's worth of butts out of your pocket (or out of the washing machine if I was a numbskull and spaced emptying my pockets when I got home).
But to answer OP's question, I now believe that I had/have a nicotine addiction, sure, but it's really the act and ritual for me. Once I got a decent setup (I have five years of failed attempts with cigalikes under my belt), it took me three days to completely kick a 2-3 PACK a day habit. I have never said it out loud, but I mentally refer to my vape as my pacifier... :/
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I smoked American Spirits Full flavor menthols the last 10 years. I smoked 2 smokes the 1st day and none since. It's been a year. I started out with V2 cigs. They worked but didn't fully satisfy me. Then I got an EVOD and I'm a lot more happy. Still tempted when i smell people smoke, but don't want to go back. I feel a lot better. I smoked a pack a day for 35 years, which does wear on the body, so I'm really happy to be tobacco free.
I had a difficult transition myself. I went from 2 1/2 packs a day (not a typo) of Now Menthol 100's to vaping, but it took me three months to fully make the transfer. Mom, on the same cigarettes, went over the same day and never looked back.
I started with cig-alikes, but transitioned within a month or so to a larger Volt X2 model (which I still use today...actually, fourteen months in the first battery still works fine but shows noticeably shortened lifespan).
I did find that WTA liquids did seem to help with the worst cravings, and over time I slowly phased those out completely. These days, it's just nic, and not much of that any longer. I started at 22 mg/ml and I'm down to 6.
I started with cig-alikes, but transitioned within a month or so to a larger Volt X2 model (which I still use today...actually, fourteen months in the first battery still works fine but shows noticeably shortened lifespan).
I did find that WTA liquids did seem to help with the worst cravings, and over time I slowly phased those out completely. These days, it's just nic, and not much of that any longer. I started at 22 mg/ml and I'm down to 6.
I smoked Newports and switched 100% on day one. Started with a V2 setup, moved to an eGo within 2 weeks (thanks to this site), then a ProVari and now mech mods. I have been smoke free for 17 months now and I feel great.
I received my first vape mail in the middle of the day at work. I charged the batteries while I finished working and took everything home. When I came into work the next day I gave my last, unopened pack of smokes to a coworker and never looked back. That same coworker started vaping shortly thereafter and has since quit smoking and vaping.
I received my first vape mail in the middle of the day at work. I charged the batteries while I finished working and took everything home. When I came into work the next day I gave my last, unopened pack of smokes to a coworker and never looked back. That same coworker started vaping shortly thereafter and has since quit smoking and vaping.
Long story made short it took me 8 months to give up my 2.5 pad habit.
It only takes one person to start a revolution.
It only takes one person to start a revolution.
There's two interesting themes in this thread.. First, there's a higher percentage of folks who found it easier to switch (or otherwise had no intention of quitting smoking) in this thread than there have been in most (if not all) of the threads I've read on ECF in the past few months. Second, the ease of switching seems to be related to the quality of (or contentment with) equipment more so than anything else.
What I've taken from this little poll is that something needed to mimic the sensation of smoking, more than any other factors. Whether we were seeking it out or not, once we had a device that could burn our throats, the switch was much easier. And I think that's especially supported by those (including myself) who had no intention of quitting, but immediately found vaping to be superior to smoking.
In most posts from new vapers looking for advice, the majority of veteran advice is to get good equipment. I even have a sort of generic email I forward to people who are interested in my setup. In that email, I provide links for approximately $150 of equipment and juice to last roughly 4-6 weeks. I feel like by the end of that time, the new vaper should be familiar enough with the first-level of decent equipment that he/she can continue to be successful vaping on his/her own. I also always link ECF in that email.
Vaping also consistently provides validation and graduation -- which is like success on top of success. With smoking, you just keep buying packs and lighters. Nothing ever changes. With vaping, there's a hobby-esque feel to it. New equipment is a reward and an accomplishment. How excited are people about their first APV? How awesome is the screen on an eVic (even though the only useful information to me is battery life and the VV/VW numbers)? How awesome is it to behold the durability and powerful simplicity of a Provari?
And then there's e-liquid. There's a flavor for everyone. There's more than one flavor for everyone, really. I used to mix it up between regular and menthol when I smoked, but really, what's that for choices? Despite dozens or hundreds of different analog brands, I know no one who really smoked a variety (aside from a few people who just bought the cheapest ones they could find without regard for brand). Our preferred brand was part of our identify -- we immediately gained friends and rivals simply by opening a pack. On the other hand, with hundreds of different suppliers producing thousands of different e-liquids (and the ability to DIY), we no longer have to reduce our identity to a singular logo on a box. Again, there's consistent validation and graduation. The first liquids we bought with our equipment were not very good. But we kept looking for what we liked, found it, then kept looking for more stuff that we liked. And we keep looking for new stuff that we like. And that's so much more fulfilling than going to that same store to buy that same pack over and over again.
I got a little off the initial subject, but the way I read the replies, I believe this is the way they pointed. I had initially suggested that it might be easier to switch from organic analogs, rather than conventional ones, to vaping. It appears that, while it might not be incorrect (as it seems those who have trouble kicking those last couple a day seem to smoke conventionals), it certainly doesn't seem to be as impactful as I had wondered. To be fair, this is still a very small sample size in an open-discussion format -- it's unreasonable to expect a decisive answer.
Ultimately, each person has his/her own attachments/addictions/preferences/rituals stemming from and pertaining to smoking tobacco. There's no universal mechanism for quitting smoking, if that's even a goal. If such a mechanism existed, I doubt ECF would exist, judging by the number of members who (have) use(d) vaping to transition from smoking. I think it is safe to say, however, that one of the more effective mechanisms (as I extrapolate from the replies to this post -- and also mostly summarizes my own experience) is to get good equipment and enjoy vaping for what it is -- a reasonably similar alternative to smoking -- not as a surefire way to quit.
What I've taken from this little poll is that something needed to mimic the sensation of smoking, more than any other factors. Whether we were seeking it out or not, once we had a device that could burn our throats, the switch was much easier. And I think that's especially supported by those (including myself) who had no intention of quitting, but immediately found vaping to be superior to smoking.
In most posts from new vapers looking for advice, the majority of veteran advice is to get good equipment. I even have a sort of generic email I forward to people who are interested in my setup. In that email, I provide links for approximately $150 of equipment and juice to last roughly 4-6 weeks. I feel like by the end of that time, the new vaper should be familiar enough with the first-level of decent equipment that he/she can continue to be successful vaping on his/her own. I also always link ECF in that email.
Vaping also consistently provides validation and graduation -- which is like success on top of success. With smoking, you just keep buying packs and lighters. Nothing ever changes. With vaping, there's a hobby-esque feel to it. New equipment is a reward and an accomplishment. How excited are people about their first APV? How awesome is the screen on an eVic (even though the only useful information to me is battery life and the VV/VW numbers)? How awesome is it to behold the durability and powerful simplicity of a Provari?
And then there's e-liquid. There's a flavor for everyone. There's more than one flavor for everyone, really. I used to mix it up between regular and menthol when I smoked, but really, what's that for choices? Despite dozens or hundreds of different analog brands, I know no one who really smoked a variety (aside from a few people who just bought the cheapest ones they could find without regard for brand). Our preferred brand was part of our identify -- we immediately gained friends and rivals simply by opening a pack. On the other hand, with hundreds of different suppliers producing thousands of different e-liquids (and the ability to DIY), we no longer have to reduce our identity to a singular logo on a box. Again, there's consistent validation and graduation. The first liquids we bought with our equipment were not very good. But we kept looking for what we liked, found it, then kept looking for more stuff that we liked. And we keep looking for new stuff that we like. And that's so much more fulfilling than going to that same store to buy that same pack over and over again.
I got a little off the initial subject, but the way I read the replies, I believe this is the way they pointed. I had initially suggested that it might be easier to switch from organic analogs, rather than conventional ones, to vaping. It appears that, while it might not be incorrect (as it seems those who have trouble kicking those last couple a day seem to smoke conventionals), it certainly doesn't seem to be as impactful as I had wondered. To be fair, this is still a very small sample size in an open-discussion format -- it's unreasonable to expect a decisive answer.
Ultimately, each person has his/her own attachments/addictions/preferences/rituals stemming from and pertaining to smoking tobacco. There's no universal mechanism for quitting smoking, if that's even a goal. If such a mechanism existed, I doubt ECF would exist, judging by the number of members who (have) use(d) vaping to transition from smoking. I think it is safe to say, however, that one of the more effective mechanisms (as I extrapolate from the replies to this post -- and also mostly summarizes my own experience) is to get good equipment and enjoy vaping for what it is -- a reasonably similar alternative to smoking -- not as a surefire way to quit.
I had tried to quit several times.. 30yr analog 2 packs a day.. and found e.cigs were just not the right thing for me.. then ... several years later, at least five, I ran into a vaping starter kit at the smoke shop. < eGo clearomizer w/ charger and 1100 mAh battery > within three days I was having my last analog smoke. I the nicotine addiction was eased enough with vaping that the craving for an analog vanished. I did have help from the g/f who quit the same time but she likes an occasional analog. I've tasted hers a couple times now.. and have no idea why I smoked for so long after tasting that crap. Anyway, for me, once I got my mind past the analog, lighter, ashtray habit and into the vaping habit, quitting analogs was simple. Will i quit vaping? Honestly, I hope so .. thus I'm weaning myself from nicotine to lower doses and hoping to give it all up within a few months. Thanks for asking.
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I always rolled my own cigarettes, was on about 30 a day. My wife still smokes regular cigarettes. I've been vaping for around 6 weeks, some days the cigarettes wouldn't bother me and the Mrs could smoke in the same room (I was happy with my vape) some days I really struggled and smoked a few of her cigarettes in between vapes.
It took a few weeks to find my favourite liquid that I could vape all day and gave me enough nicotine, but even then I had days that I would cave. Over Christmas I was doing very very bad, I was smoking around 10 cigarettes a day whilst vaping and found that I never really felt satisfied and constantly craved more nicotine.
I've become obsessed with vaping and knewnit was right for me and that all in all the entire experience was much more pleasurable than smoking, so 2 days ago I took the plunged and bought and itaste MVP v2.0, it came with an iclear 30 (which I compared to the iclear 30 i had already bought, turns out I was using a fake, no wonder it wasn't really doing it for me) haven't even thought about a cigarette since! The vape is so strong and flavour so full that I'm completely satisfied.
I will also add that my wife suffers with a mental health disorder, I am her fulltime carer (used to work 60 hours a week and still yearn to be back at work) and we have a 2 year old boy. Naturally there are many stresses I face daily, although I don't believe that stress always played a part in me smoking a cigarette, with this new mod though, I'm not even phased.
It took a few weeks to find my favourite liquid that I could vape all day and gave me enough nicotine, but even then I had days that I would cave. Over Christmas I was doing very very bad, I was smoking around 10 cigarettes a day whilst vaping and found that I never really felt satisfied and constantly craved more nicotine.
I've become obsessed with vaping and knewnit was right for me and that all in all the entire experience was much more pleasurable than smoking, so 2 days ago I took the plunged and bought and itaste MVP v2.0, it came with an iclear 30 (which I compared to the iclear 30 i had already bought, turns out I was using a fake, no wonder it wasn't really doing it for me) haven't even thought about a cigarette since! The vape is so strong and flavour so full that I'm completely satisfied.
I will also add that my wife suffers with a mental health disorder, I am her fulltime carer (used to work 60 hours a week and still yearn to be back at work) and we have a 2 year old boy. Naturally there are many stresses I face daily, although I don't believe that stress always played a part in me smoking a cigarette, with this new mod though, I'm not even phased.
I was smoking Marlboro lights, a pack a day for a long time and then switched to American spirits in the yellow pack a bit over 2 years ago. I wanted to eliminate some of the toxins I was ingesting with the Marlboro lights. When I switched to American spirits I started smoking less, not really intending to- and when I switched to vaping it was pretty painless to quit smoking. I quit in just a couple of weeks.
I've (easily) switched for good almost 2 years ago; as many others here, I didn't really want to quit smoking but just try out vaping...
For me the winning aspects of vaping were a richer, fuller 'smoke' (than you can achieve with a regular cigarette) and the multiple flavors available with vaping.
In a short while after I started vaping I did find the 'analog' smoke to be acrid, and in general less pleasant than vapor; hence the switch.
For what is worth, I was a RYO smoker, using a very strong (and definitely not natural) kind of rolling tobacco; not sure whether the rolling tobacco did indeed contain less junk than regular cigarettes, though...
Agree about good hardware helping in the process, meaning something powerful enough to produce thick, rich vapor.
And yes in the end the DIY side of vaping became a hobby: liquids first, rebuildable atomizers then, and eventually building your own mods
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