The days of old cleansed with the days of new

[Levitas]

I tried my first cigarette when I was 11, I believe. Hated it. I think I started trying cigarettes more and more often around the age of 14. But, it wasn't until I was 16 and had the means of procuring them (not very many of us 16 year old kids had a full beard I was subjected to purchasing cigarettes for myself and my friends), that I started smoking a consistent pack a day.

When I first started smoking, I smoked Camel Filters.
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Then, I went to Camel Lights.
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Then, I smoked Turkish Royals.
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Then behold! I quit smoking cold turkey. 17 days later, I decide that one cigarette couldn't hurt That one cigarette was a Kool filter, and that day after, I smoked Kool Milds.
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Throughout 10 steady and consistent years of smoking, with only a 17 day break as the largest interval, I smoked 4 brands of cigarettes and probably tried at least another 6-9 brands.

In 5 months of vaping, I've tried over 100 flavors,

Out with the old, in with the new. Doesn't it feel good looking back on the days of old? And though these new days are but still in their youth when compared to our careers in death inhalation, we find a renewed sense of life and hope! History is an important factor in our lives. It allows us to look back and appreciate what was, and more importantly, allow us to learn from past mistakes.

I am sure there are people way more experienced and those less even, in terms of death inhalation.

What are your roots?

 

[WalksWithWiFi]

dear god, in my years of smoking i tried so many brands that my head would hurt trying to think of them all-
My first was Camel Wides though..and throughout they were always my standby.
I honestly don't even look back at them now-Juice tasting is much more fun, much cheaper, and much healthier.
And..well, juices taste better, even the crappy ones.

 

[Thank You]

i smoked for about 10 years.. but it wasnt cigarettes.. i smoked Black N Milds.. HEAVILLYYYYY.... along with inhaling...

I was so hooked I was going through roughly 1.5 packs a day... and keep in mind these are mini cigars...

ive tried cigs years back but never liked them.. it didnt give me the TH like Black N Milds..

thank god i quit.

 

[dupont]

When I started I alternated between Lucky Strikes and Pall Mall's (stealing from my parents). When I started buying my own ($0.40/pack at 7/11) it was Camel Filters and Jerry Ford was President. I don't think I got anywhere close to a 17 day break. But since the day I got my first e-cig (a little over 6 months ago) I haven't had a single analog. And I'm quite sure I won't.

 

[BardicDruid]

Started off with Camel filterless, when overseas I'd usually get the Players Navy Cut, then from there to Camel filters, Camel lights, and finally Camel Special Lights. Then I found e-cigs, started with 555, then went through every flavor you could find in 2009 and early 2010, and have finally settled back to Dekang Turkish Blend. Not much fun am I.

 

[Anima]

I started smoking cloves at parties in high school, switched to Marlboro Lights (still only when drinking), went to Marlboro Ultra Lights to Camel Lights back to cloves and then back to Marlboro Lights. I still used the excuse that I only smoked when I drank, but if you drink all day, every day, it's an unnecessary (and ridiculous) qualification. I quit both habits and am now a sober vaper.

 

[Mindfield]

Tried my first cigarette really early on -- I was probably 7 or 8 when a friend and I found a half-full pack on the ground and then went and hid under a bridge to try one. They were nasty, but we enjoyed ourselves because we were doing something naughty. But we only tried part of one, really, and i'm pretty sure we just puffed on them, not inhaled -- we were kids, what did we know?

I didn't actually start smoking for until I was 17. My girlfriend had just dumped me, I was feeling depressed, and needed something to do or calm me down or whatever. (An excuse I'd later decipher as "I needed to do something self-destructive except I didn't want it to hurt.") Smoked a bunch of different brands -- Players, DuMarier, Number 7, etc. Sometimes I'd even "treat" myself to an American brand -- pretty much just Camels. (As I recall, Marlboro wasn't allowed in Canada for whatever reason.)

Then came the tax cut. Back around the early-mid 90s if I recall, cigarette prices were shooting sky high and the black market business was booming. Smokes that were made here in this country could be had cheaper by having the ones we shipped to the US smuggled back across the border so they didn't have all of the massive taxes levied on them. The government's solution? Slash cigarette taxes. Suddenly a pack of smokes fell from $6-7 down to around $2-2.50, which was good news for my broke .... (Or bad news, depending on how you look at it.) The black market vanished.

But then as US prices on cigarettes rose, ours rose in tandem, and this time the black market couldn't flourish because prices were just as high across the border -- although cigarette purchases at Indian reservations have grown considerably in popularity. Even I did it -- though I really hated those smokes. They must have no quality control whatsoever apart from "Is there stuff in the tube? Is it possible that most of it is tobacco? Yes? Ship it. No? Ship it anyway."

Thankfully I discovered E-cigs before those Indian smokes did me in. I never want to look back.

 

[Dicot]

Started out with Virginia Slims I would sneak from my mom's pack and bring to parties every once in awhile. First cigs I would buy consistently were cloves, but after I started smoking more often I needed something cheaper for my broke 16 year old ....

Enter the Camel Turkish Jades, loved those cigs for a good 2 years, but eventually picked up Parliament Menthol lights right before I hit 18. Occasionally I would smoke Marlboro Smooths when p-funks weren't available at whatever gas station I happened to be at.

I stuck with the Parliament Menthol Lights, and smoked those for 7 years until I quit and started vaping this April!

 

[Morandir835]

First cig I had was a marlboro menthol Levitas sir, was 19 and stressed at work and my friend at the time who worked with me gave me one. Tasted ok, but wanted something stronger. Went to newports they were my go to, with kool mild as my back up if someone was out of stock. The only time I switched from newports was when salem black label was available... Smoked 2-5 pad for almost a decade...

 

[wendallb]

Started over 50 years ago on Lucky Strike's and have smoked many a brand in the 50 years.. I was smoking Santa Fe little cigars when I went to vaping less than a month ago and have not smoked since and don't plan too ever again..

I was smoking 2 packs a day..

 

[LadyWeeps]

I think the first cig I tried at about 14 was a salem. Then at about 16 I started smoking for reals but I can't remember what brand it was, menthol tho. At some point I started smoking Benson & Hedge's (menthol) and stayed with those for about 10 yrs. I heard that menthol was harder on the lungs than regular so I switched to B&H's regular lights. As prices continued to rise over the years, I switched to Winston Light 100's as they were cheaper and usually had coupons available. My husband was a Camel Wide Light's guy.

 

[JustaGuy]

I stole a couple puffs when I was 12 but didn't like them. My grandma smoked a pack a YEAR. She'd take a few puffs, put the cig back on the ashtray under a hard box of matches and the cig went out. Amazing!

By 14, tall for that age, I was SELLING cigs in my dad's store. Talk about variety! I settled on Marlboro Country, but still a light smoker. By 16, I was on my own and cigs were my constant companions, dare I say...friends...until this year, 3 decades later. Never thought about quitting until now.

 

[sfgiants]

5 months? I've been vaping for a year and I've only tried about 20. I guess im not picky.

Also, how the hell do you have over 3k posts in that span? I couldn't so that if I tried but I'm glad I wont or else I'd be on a computer all day.

 

[Zombitedesade]

It's great isnt it? Vaping really is about freedom from analogues and about freedom of choice. The analogue world can't compete with the sheer variety on offer from e-juice flavours and strengths to the devices and delivery methods.

 

[Levitas]

5 months? I've been vaping for a year and I've only tried about 20. I guess im not picky.

Also, how the hell do you have over 3k posts in that span? I couldn't so that if I tried but I'm glad I wont or else I'd be on a computer all day.

Don't get me wrong, there have been a select handful of those I've tried that I have kept around. Boba's Bounty for example is my all day, but that doesn't stop me from trying new flavors whenever I get the chance

Yes, I do often talk quite a bit thus my post count is quite high, lol. When I first joined the ECF, I was on unemployment and a full-time student. I am often extremely inquisitive, and I also enjoy sharing any helpful information that I have acquired to those who need it. When the Fall semester starts back up, maybe my post average will decrease, or maybe not, haha. A lot of my posts are also just conversation from some of the threads I generally frequent.

 

[Astatine]

Started smoking Camel (like some of my family members), went on to Duhill, Kent, Gauloises, Armada, Marlboro, Marlboro menthols, Kool menthols, and finally Newport. Plus rolled some Drum during lean times. WOW!

Now: Cherry, Lemon, orange, Tobacco, blueberry, Pineapple, spearmint, blueberry, cranberry....others and their mixtures. Yahoo!

 

[bjannr]

I smoked menthol brands, usually "lights". I started smoking at 21. I quit for a year or two. Before I started vaping, I was smoking 3-4 packs a week of Misty Menthol Light 120's. I liked the fact they lasted a bit longer. I have been vaping for almost 14 months, and have not had an analog in over 12 months. So yes I quit.