Ugh. Please help me get off of analogs!!!

[deback]

Thanks, deback. Very helpful!! I would love to try the ego, because I've hard such great things about them, but with Christmas coming up, money is tight!! lol Maybe in the future.... Will my 510 cartomizers fit those, because I, also, use cartomizers...and mostly FSUSA juices, including the RY4.

Yes, that's the great thing about the eGo batteries. They use 510 threads, so anything that has 510 threads will work on the eGos. Sounds like you'll have a perfect setup after you get a couple of eGo batteries...with the 510 cartos and FSUSA juices, including RY4!

I've bought six 900mAh eGo batteries from litecigua.net. They're $21.95 each, but he always has them in stock, shipping is $2, and PA is close to Michigan, so it only takes two days to receive my orders from them. You can find the 900s cheaper, but I'm not familiar with some of the other web sites and don't completely trust them (like mikeusa.com has them for $15.99 but shipping is $6.99, so why order from a supplier I've never heard of? And Liberty Flights has Rivas and eGos, but they're usually out of stock and ship from California, so why try to order from them, when they're usually out of stock and you have to keep refreshing their pages to get in on the deals?)

 

[Beandip]

Yes, that's the great thing about the eGo batteries. They use 510 threads, so anything that has 510 threads will work on the eGos. Sounds like you'll have a perfect setup after you get a couple of eGo batteries...with the 510 cartos and FSUSA juices, including RY4!

I've bought six 900mAh eGo batteries from litecigua.net. They're $21.95 each, but he always has them in stock, shipping is $2, and PA is close to Michigan, so it only takes two days to receive my orders from them. You can find the 900s cheaper, but I'm not familiar with some of the other web sites and don't completely trust them (like mikeusa.com has them for $15.99 but shipping is $6.99, so why order from a supplier I've never heard of? And Liberty Flights has Rivas and eGos, but they're usually out of stock and ship from California, so why try to order from them, when they're usually out of stock and you have to keep refreshing their pages to get in on the deals?)

GRRRRR I'm wanting one soooo badly now!! lol

 

[rwnielsen]

I would agree with most everything posted so far. What helped me the most was manaul batteries (KR8 now Ego) and strong (36mg) juice. I like lots of vapor, a strong TH and smooth flavor. I've sorta settled on RY4, RY5 and cinnamon roll (?). The same flavors from different vendors taste differently and I switch around a lot.
I screwed up about 10 days ago and ran out of stuff I liked and wound up smoking about 7 analogs over the course of 2 days. A pretty minor setback considering that I would have normally smoked around 50.
I guess the point is....Don't beat yourself up. You posted a question with a problem and, so far, got about 7 pages of answers, advice and tips. This is a great place. You're not alone and you're on the right track.
When I got the setup that works for me (hardware and juice) I simply stopped wanting to smoke. I never did quit.
Cut yourself some slack, and don't give up
Rich

 

[Beandip]

I would agree with most everything posted so far. What helped me the most was manaul batteries (KR8 now Ego) and strong (36mg) juice. I like lots of vapor, a strong TH and smooth flavor. I've sorta settled on RY4, RY5 and cinnamon roll (?). The same flavors from different vendors taste differently and I switch around a lot.
I screwed up about 10 days ago and ran out of stuff I liked and wound up smoking about 7 analogs over the course of 2 days. A pretty minor setback considering that I would have normally smoked around 50.
I guess the point is....Don't beat yourself up. You posted a question with a problem and, so far, got about 7 pages of answers, advice and tips. This is a great place. You're not alone and you're on the right track.
When I got the setup that works for me (hardware and juice) I simply stopped wanting to smoke. I never did quit.
Cut yourself some slack, and don't give up
Rich

Thanks so much, Rich!! I definitely am going to up the pg and nic next time. The ego will come later, when I get past "Santa" coming to visit. lol The 510 has been good to me, though, and I plan to keep it handy, even after upgrading!

 

[Beandip]

Im not sure why everyone keeps saying that the PG has more of a throat hit than VG. From my own personal experience I have not noticed a difference between the two. I have even vaped straight pg vs vg and to me neither one of them produce any TH at all. In my opinion the TH comes from the nic mg concentration. The higher the dosage ie 36 the harder the TH. The hardware has a lot to do with it as well. Tryin to get a TH off of a Blu is like blowing a bubble with a now & later, it aint gonna happen. I gotta go with Hoosier on this one. Keep trying the same things and you are gonna get the same results. The joye eGo is a GREAT PV especially with the MEGA attys. Send me an email and Ill send ya one!

ap@vapeBIG.com

I sent you an email!!

 

[A.p.]

If you're not getting throat hits, then you're buying juice from the wrong supplier. The reason we say that PG = throat hit and VG = vapor is because it's true. Yes, the nicotine strength is a factor, and so is the power supplied by the battery.

Well Im using an eGo with a mega atty and LR attys and TH at 36mg is crucial! However TH vaping only straight pg or vg is zilch.

 

[deback]

Well Im using an eGo with a mega atty and LR attys and TH at 36mg is crucial! However TH vaping only straight pg or vg is zilch.

Don't know if this is why you can't get THs, but there is one liquid supplier that many people have complained about, saying they never get throat hits from any of that supplier's juices. I'm one of those who bought six bottles from that supplier and can't get THs (even ordered Aggressive Throat Hits, 100%PG, and 24mg nicotine).

 

[A.p.]

I dont think you are reading my posts correctly deback. I am not complaining about the TH that I get. Like I said at 36mg the TH is crucial, as in killer/great(even a 24mg juice will produce a noticable TH). My biggest beef is the PG/VG contributing to TH theory. In my opinion neither PG nor VG contributed to TH. This is my opinion from my own personal experience. Here is a good example. When I get a new flavor extract in and I am mixing up some test batches to determine the preferred flavor profile, I mix the flavor with PG at various ratios in several different test bottles. Now keep in mind that I am only using PG and flavoring in my mix while I figure out the ratios. I leave out any nicotine solution because it is the most expensive factor when it comes to producing e-liquids. Now if I take liquid from each of my sample bottles(no nic) and drip them on my atty and vape the "test batches" over a period of time(30 mins-1hour) while trying to determine flavor preference, I do not experience any throat hit. Even if I just vape straight pg there is no TH on my end. This is what leads me to believe that PG does not contribute to the amount of TH in e-liquids

 

[Corona]

you still have to want to quit. been vaping for a year--smoked for 20 years--around a pack a day.

it is definitely easier to smoke, no filling, no packing supplies-- but with vaping--my lungs feel better, and I can breathe without coughing

my daughter, a marlboro reds smoker --vapes menthol, she said the hit feels closer to an analog

 

[deback]

I dont think you are reading my posts correctly deback. I am not complaining about the TH that I get. Like I said at 36mg the TH is crucial, as in killer/great(even a 24mg juice will produce a noticable TH). My biggest beef is the PG/VG contributing to TH theory. In my opinion neither PG nor VG contributed to TH. This is my opinion from my own personal experience. Here is a good example. When I get a new flavor extract in and I am mixing up some test batches to determine the preferred flavor profile, I mix the flavor with PG at various ratios in several different test bottles. Now keep in mind that I am only using PG and flavoring in my mix while I figure out the ratios. I leave out any nicotine solution because it is the most expensive factor when it comes to producing e-liquids. Now if I take liquid from each of my sample bottles(no nic) and drip them on my atty and vape the "test batches" over a period of time(30 mins-1hour) while trying to determine flavor preference, I do not experience any throat hit. Even if I just vape straight pg there is no TH on my end. This is what leads me to believe that PG does not contribute to the amount of TH in e-liquids

Ok, sorry. I interpreted your "crucial" as meaning the regular definition of "crucial" and not something entirely different from the normal meaning. If you had said, the TH is great or the TH is killer, I would've known what the heck you were talking about.

 

[Beandip]

you still have to want to quit.

So I've heard!!

 

[deback]

Im not sure why everyone keeps saying that the PG has more of a throat hit than VG. From my own personal experience I have not noticed a difference between the two. I have even vaped straight pg vs vg and to me neither one of them produce any TH at all. In my opinion the TH comes from the nic mg concentration. The higher the dosage ie 36 the harder the TH. The hardware has a lot to do with it as well. Tryin to get a TH off of a Blu is like blowing a bubble with a now & later, it aint gonna happen. I gotta go with Hoosier on this one. Keep trying the same things and you are gonna get the same results. The joye eGo is a GREAT PV especially with the MEGA attys. Send me an email and Ill send ya one!

ap@vapeBIG.com

If I send you an email, you'll send me a Joye eGo? Your comment doesn't state if you're sending out eGos or the Mega atomizers.

 

[A.p.]

Ok, sorry. I interpreted your "crucial" as meaning the regular definition of "crucial" and not something entirely different from the normal meaning. If you had said, the TH is great or the TH is killer, I would've known what the heck you were talking about.

crucial [ˈkruːʃəl]
adj
1. involving a final or supremely important decision or event; decisive; critical
2. Informal very important
3. Slang very good <---------------------**
[from French, from Latin crux cross]
crucially adv

This is fun!!

 

[deback]

crucial [ˈkruːʃəl]
adj
1. involving a final or supremely important decision or event; decisive; critical
2. Informal very important
3. Slang very good <---------------------**
[from French, from Latin crux cross]
crucially adv

This is fun!!

Yup, I saw that. Crucial is a slang word and is rarely used to mean "very good." Like I said, I was only going by the normal definition of crucial, since I don't know all of the slang words that are used at times.

 

[Para]

Beandip, I know exactly what you are going through....was the same for me. I was a 2/pack a day Marlboro Red (37 years) and thought I would never be able to stop analogs. I haven't had one is 4 months now and no way will I ever smoke another. Here's what worked for me.

I too vaped 100% VG and still do from time to time. I like it a lot. I kept a supply of 36mg ejuice for when I really wanted a cigarette. After a few weeks, it was fairly easy to lay them down for good. When the urge/craving/whatever you call it hit me, I vaped the 36mg.

I have a large bottle of 36mg Tobacco Flavor from EjuiceUSA left over. I'll never use it and will be happy to give it to you. PM with your mailing address if you'd like to give it a try.

 

[A.p.]

Yup, I saw that. Crucial is a slang word and is rarely used to mean "very good." Like I said, I was only going by the normal definition of crucial, since I don't know all of the slang words that are used at times.

No hard feelings deback. I enjoy these back and forths of ours. It looks like the start of a beautiful friendship!

C ya on the forum

 

[deback]

No hard feelings deback. I enjoy these back and forths of ours. It looks like the start of a beautiful friendship!

C ya on the forum

No hard feelings at all! I'm just sorry that I didn't read your msgs thoroughly enough. I was on this forum all day reading so many msgs, and I know a lot of times I was just skimming through some of them, which is not usual for me. I'll call it ECF burnout (or lack of welly) from being on here fairly constantly all week (or for the last six weeks).

Yup, it's slang! Look it up!

 

[MtnLioness]

Ah, still searching for the same thing and getting the same results, that old trick.

I had that issue too, but you'll have to change your mindset to go the way that worked for me. Try a juice flavor that sounds completely weird to you and maybe up the nic.

For me it was German Chocolate Cake at 36mg. After a few days with that juice I forgot to smoke. Why? Because it was better than my beloved American Spirit non-filters. Still seems unbelievable to me that it worked like that.

But, my son, my sister, a friend's wife, my cousin, my son's girlfriend's mom, and others I know all switched this way. Not the same flavor, but with flavors they did not think would work because it wasn't like what they smoked.

So, the simple answer is; if you want different results, do it differently.

Agreed!! I thought I HAD to have tobacco flavor when I started (btw, I smoked American Spirits,too. Menthol Lights). I couldn't have been more wrong. I couldn't find a tobacco that tasted good--or even near what the analogs tasted like. When I first started, I was really into a very tasty pear juice. I've gotten away from the fruit juices and now love the coffee vapes!! When you get a juice that rocks your socks and tastes WAY better then your analog, I think you have a really good shot at quitting smoking. Seems those looking for tobacco juices are always chasing that elusive taste of their "old friend", the analog. Think of it as changing brands and tastes.

It's worked for me. Smoked for over 35 years, and since Sept. 14th I've had 4 1/2 packs of cigs and been completely cig free for over a month. I can't believe it!!

Best of luck!

 

[pizza2me]

Beandip and others,,

Similar to what Parallex said (I haven't tried the one mentioned but similar)

I was struggling as you and David at FSUSA recommended something that did it for me.

Get some 36mg Pall Mall from freedomsmokeuse.com.


Whenever I wasn't getting satisfied, I took a few hits of that and felt better. And I'm a menthol vaper.

It's still my main vape. And I mix it with other menthol flavors sometimes.
Also, they'll add menthol if you ask when you order. Their pure cig is pretty good too.

Also, fyi, I got all 36mg and 48mg to get off analogs. I've since backed down to mostly 24mg.

 

[pizza2me]

Sorry.. posted message twice.

But, since I'm here, as I was trying to find the right TH, I tried Atomic Cinnacide. Very good throat hit. And it tastes just like the red hot candies too me. It even made my tounge feel funny. I'm not big on that, but I do hit it every once in a while.