Two months in and I am loving vaping.

[Grogfish]

Figured it was time to get my first post out of the way. About two months ago one of my wife's co workers told her about e-cigs. She went to a local b&m store and picked up ego type kit and has been off analogs since then. I gave it a try and was blown away at how it took away the craving for analogs. I have tried patch's, chantex and they helped but in the end I was back smoking after a short time. I do enjoy smoking other then the hole killing myself slowly, and the smell part of it.

I have now got a pretty good collection of vaping gear. A few ego battery's, Vamo, multiple clearomizers, and 2 genesis rba's. Don't think I have saved a dime by switching but I sure do feel better and dont stink up the place anymore.

Anyways, thank you all for posting up all the great info on these forums and lets hope the FDA does not kills it for everyone.

 

[Maggiemw]

Welcome to the forum!

I hope everything goes well for you!

 

[Renzuli]

Welcome , but you will only start saving some money , if you quit buying all the new toys . Even though I have spent at least 3000.00 on vaping gear . I still prefer vaping over smoking . And after doing some math , I would have spent nearly 5000.00 on cigarettes , so I guess I have saved .

 

[ed101z]

3000.00?? Wow! That's quite a bill. What is the best advice you can give on setups? e-liquids? ...etc.

 

[svenbrant]

yes if you want to save money you need to find that one thing you really like and stick with it. i have a rather extensive collection myself and when your habit also becomes a hobby it has devastating effects on your bank account! need morrreee moods

 

[Grogfish]

The money spent is not really bothering me. The health benefits far out way what i spend on my new habit/hobbie.

It will also me save an extra $50 a month on health insurance.

 

[Zipp]

I find the cost can be kept reasonable if I restrict myself to my old analog cig budget. At about $75 per week, it's enough to buy toys from time to time while still saving money.

3000.00?? Wow! That's quite a bill. What is the best advice you can give on setups? e-liquids? ...etc.

I'm still pretty new around here, but the best piece of advice that I've picked up so far is to not get cheap when it comes to the battery. The other parts tend to be fairly inexpensive and there's plenty of room to play around with different attys and cartos without breaking the bank, but the battery is big and expensive and needs to last a while so get a good one.

 

[sagaa84]

welcome!
ur going to save alot of money in long term
unlike analogs, what u've spent on gears r mostly not consumable yet collectible

 

[Grogfish]

My wife thinks a lot of this stuff may be worth something someday since it is fairly new. Maybe I can talk her into letting me get that ihybrid I have been drooling over using that thinking

 

[Nosmik]

It's not only a hobby, it's a healthy hobby with an initial investment, lol!!!

 

[Myrany]

My very best advice to new vapers is have backups for everything.

At least 2 batterys
At least 2 Juice delivery devices (Cartos, clearos, tanks) + extra bits for them (heads, cartos)
At least 2 chargers

The worst thing that can happen is something breaks when you can't get a new one fast enough for your nic fit. Lets avoid that problem.

2nd best advice to new people is buy sampler packs of juices from many places. You never know what in the end is really going to be your thing. I thought I wanted tobacco juices and didn't like any of them. It turns out it was fruit that I love. Also Brand X Strawberry is not going to be the same as brand Y so trying many brands of the same juice can help. At least with samplers it is a small bottle to try and if you like it you can pick up a larger one. Don't throw out the ones you didn't like. Some improve with aging a few weeks (steeping) and your tastes will change as your sense of smell and taste recover.

Most of all realize many on these forums have turned vaping into a hobby. You do NOT need to buy every whiz bang gadget out there immediately. Find what works for you and stick to it until it doesn't work for you. You do not have to break the bank to get off analogs.