Want to get a PV, but not really to quit smoking.

[KayakFishingTrucker]

Hello all.

I'm wanting to start vaping. I'm a trucker and I'm looking for something to busy myself on those long, boring, overnight drives. I do enjoy cigars and pipes, but pipes are a pain. I feel they are best enjoyed at home, where I can give pipe smoking my undivided attention. Cigars are OK, too, but smoking cigars all the time in my truck, also my home away from home, keeps my clothes, bed, and EVERYTHING pretty much reeking.

I do on occasion smoke cigarettes. I buy about 4 or 5 pack a year. I sometimes chew tobacco or dip snuff, too, but vaping is nicer. I can take or leave nicotine. It doesn't seem addictive to me. I have always been able to enjoy tobacco or quit at will. Can't explain that. It's never totally satisfied me, though.

Then one night a while back, I bought an el cheapo, no name, generic e-cigarette at a truck stop. I really liked it, until it quit 20 minutes after I took the first drag. That got me to thinking about what I liked about smoking pipes, cigars, or cigarettes. I like the smoking, just not the smoke.

I wondered if there were better quality e-cigs. I wondered if there was flavored "smoke" as with pipe tobacco. I found the forums and oh, man! It seems "vaping" (a word I'd never heard of before two days ago) was right up my alley!

I began reading and realized I'm in over my head!! Searching for answers has only left me with more questions. So, I'll ask for opinions.

I guess my list of wants is (I think)

LOTS and LOTS of vapor. I don't care about nicotine content. In fact, zero would be just fine with me. I want the flavors and the vapor.

Pretty long battery life. Or a few batteries to keep on the charger, I guess.

I want the automatic variety, so that I can keep steering and shifting while vaping. Also, I need both my hands to throw chains and tarps over loads. I just like the idea of puffing awaY without pushing a button.

Also, I want to use the e-juice rather than the pre-loaded cartridges. I've got my eye on a few flavors from on line retailers already.

And lastly, are there any places that you can walk into that sell this stuff around the country? This week, I'm in N.E. Oklahoma, and I've searched on line for walk in retailers and have found nothing. I'd love to buy an PV or an e cigar now rather than wait 'till I get home to retrieve a package.

I'm also really into kayaking and fishing. It'd be awesome if I could vape while kayaking. Enjoy vapor while enjoying the great outdoors!

Any suggestions while I continue reading and becoming overwhelmed?

 

[player30]

My suggestion for you would be a Passthrough. You connect it to your cigarette lighter outlet and vape away. Many vendors have them. Check Vapor 4 Life. It is inexpensive and has cartomizers you can buy(prefilled or blank) with different flavors and no nicotine.

Best wishes!

 

[lfries1990]

You have come to the right place to look for answers. An overwhelmingly amount of people will point you towards a 510 model that is inexpensive, but very reliable. Honestly, any starter kit that you buy from an American vendor for under $70 ($70 being the at the expensive end of the spectrum) will be a good one. Keep doing your research by reading posts and answering questions on here. Also, watching some YouTube videos that discuss certain models that have been posted in the last year or so will really help you.

 

[DC2]

Since you are going to be driving a truck, you should seriously consider a juice-fed mod with a long battery life.
You really can't afford to be dealing with cartridges or dripping, and you probably won't want to fiddle with refilling cartomizers.

 

[dormouse]

Decent e-cigs cannot be held with just the lips unless you have super-lips. So you will need to use your hand to bring it to your mouth. If you use a lanyard around your neck (bikers etc do) you could then just drop it if you suddenly needed to shift. If you used a PT then I guess you could just drop it on the passenger side.

Super-longer battery life - look at Ego. I recommend Ego with cartomizers. You could top off some cartomizers at a truck stop and they screw right on. Add juice before they run dry - if you vape them dry you can singe the stuffing and shorten their life. You should be able to get 4-7 days use out of a carto if you keep it damp with juice. I have gotten 2 weeks out of one.

I am wary of automatic batteries though - a juice drip can kill or disable them since they are dependent on the drag sensor in the threaded end, right where juice would drip. And worse, autos can be accidentally triggered by wind or vibration which you probably have in abundance in a truck.

I suggest Ego manual or if you want something slim see KR808D-1 standard (3-5 hour batteries) or xl (4-6 hour?) manuals which is a dedicated 2 piece with cartomizers (see Vapor4Life.com for colors, Litecigusa.net or VaporLeaf.com for plain - hours will be less if vaped heavily). There are also longer life fat KR8 models CigEasy's Elegant Easy and leCig's Pigcig.

Cartomizers don't need juice added as often as carts. I think atty and carts would be a pain while driving. With cartomizers if one's vapor gets light or a bit dry in a way that tilting it carto down for 5 seconds won't fix, then you would need to screw off the carto and screw on another.

 

[markfm]

An auto kr808d-1 pass through, with 2 amp cig lighter adapter and 2 ml jumbo cartomizers should be fine for you while driving.

For out and about, standard 808 battery, with standard cartomizer, can easily be held in your mouth. The larger 808 xl or mega auto is also doable, I use them while running a snow blower, though standard battery is more convenient length.

 

[Bradder]

Hello and welcome - got a lot of good answers so I won't add to them directly. You did ask about places to purchase products that are around and there are several. You can check VaporSearchUSA which lists on-line places but some do have brick and mortar stores as well. You might be able to call or check their web sites. Good luck.

 

[NicksVap3]

i know i can hold up my tornado with my teeth, like smoking a black n mild or similar tipped cigars. but i have a metal drip tip so i dont. try a plastic whistle tip or flat tip carts or drip tip on a cartomizer, cant remember the exact name of the tips like that so those might not be right

 

[swedishfish]

I'm wondering if the Go-Go wouldn't be a good fit for you. Big battery and the cart holds 3 ml of liquid.

I don't have one or know much about them except what I read in this thread.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/163146-ego-t-vs-go-go.html

 

[MattZuke]

Hello all.

I'm wanting to start vaping. I'm a trucker and I'm looking for something to busy myself on those long, boring, overnight drives. I do enjoy cigars and pipes, but pipes are a pain.

Any suggestions while I continue reading and becoming overwhelmed?

I would avoid blue LEDs. They tend to illuminate the vehicle and highlight any imperfections on the windscreen. While users here tend to frown upon automatic batteries, I'd say these are the ticket since they can be operated hands free. The eGo style is VERY practical, but 600-1300mAh batteries are as large as a small cigar. I'd lean toward a 510 extra long batteries, as someone else said a 2A or 1A usb charger. Even if you elect to go with a passthrough, you're going to need at least a 1A usb charger. If you don't know where to get one, the iPhone chargers are 1A, the iPad chargers are ~2A.

 

[markfm]

For a real passthrough, you should use a two amp charger, and stay with cartomizers 2.5 ohms or higher (standard 808 is three ohms, no problem).

 

[KayakFishingTrucker]

I would avoid blue LEDs. They tend to illuminate the vehicle and highlight any imperfections on the windscreen. While users here tend to frown upon automatic batteries, I'd say these are the ticket since they can be operated hands free. The eGo style is VERY practical, but 600-1300mAh batteries are as large as a small cigar. I'd lean toward a 510 extra long batteries, as someone else said a 2A or 1A usb charger. Even if you elect to go with a passthrough, you're going to need at least a 1A usb charger. If you don't know where to get one, the iPhone chargers are 1A, the iPad chargers are ~2A.

Thanks. Yeah, I should have mentioned that I really don't want the blue LED. I am also blind. Yes, a blind trucker by trade with a private pilot's license. I am totally blind, completely don't see anything but light and colors, until I put on a contact lens that's really an orthotic that reshapes my cornea. Then, I have 20/15 to 20/20. I think because of that condition, blue lights at night in my cab really bother me. It's kind of strange, though, because when I fly at night, the blue taxi way lights on an airport don't bother me at all. Go figure. It's just inside my cab.

Anyway, for some crazy reason, the big fad right now in trucking is to have everything in the truck lit up in blue. You can look uop and see blue lights in lots of 18 wheelers. I HATE that. I like red lights inside. And I'm sure the blue reflection in the windshield would bother me. I do about 99.9% of my trucking at night, so that's a consideration for me.

 

[Krisb]

I wouldn't ignore mods, there are so many that will give you greatly improved battery life, juice feed options but they usually are on the larger side, but you honestly adapt to that. A reo would be a great option for you.

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[KayakFishingTrucker]

......Super-longer battery life - look at Ego........

...........I am wary of automatic batteries though - a juice drip can kill or disable them since they are dependent on the drag sensor in the threaded end, right where juice would drip. And worse, autos can be accidentally triggered by wind or vibration which you probably have in abundance in a truck.........



.........Cartomizers don't need juice added as often as carts. I think atty and carts would be a pain while driving. With cartomizers if one's vapor gets light or a bit dry in a way that tilting it carto down for 5 seconds won't fix, then you would need to screw off the carto and screw on another.

Thanks for the info. I really don't have hardly any wind in my cab. It really bothers my eyes, so the windows stay up and all the air goes through the floor board. As long as I didn't have to fiddle around to much, I'll be OK, I think. I'll have to get a PV to test it. I think, though, if I can load, light, smoke and keep a pipe lit, I can probably deal with a PV. Of course, I'm going off the assumption here that I'd have less to do than smoking a pipe, which can be pretty involved. I suppose I'll just have to test my theory. How often does one normally need to add a few drips or screw off the cartomizer?

 

[dormouse]

atty + carts might be harder than smoking a pipe. I think cartomizers will be easier.

 

[DC2]

How often does one normally need to add a few drips or screw off the cartomizer?

The frequency of changing out a cartomizer is not any real concern.

The concern is that you might not want to fiddle around with refilling them.
At least would be my concern for you.

After spending hours on the road, it's just not something I'd look forward to very much.


Now sure, you may be thinking you'll just buy prefilled ones and not have to deal with refilling them.
And while that may work for you, probably at leaset 95% of us switch to refilling these things ourselves.

 

[Krisb]

A cartomizer will still only make it so far. A reo holds 6mls of juice which is enough for an entire day of vaping, the battery should last you most of the day. All you do is gently squeeze the juice bottle, vape, squeeze as needed to keep atty wet. One hand operation. Imo, easiest system for your needs. Any of the ego-type set-ups will require as much, prob. More, fiddling than a pipe.

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[markfm]

A standard 808 cartomizer holds one ml of liquid, equivalent to maybe 7 - 10 cigarettes worth of vaping time. A jumbo 2 ml holds twice that.

A jumbo on an automatic passthrough is excellent for multi hour driving.

Fill a couple of them and you are good for the day, easy.

The horror stories about automatics are just that, stories. I have gone through a total of 2 $10 auto pass throughs in 8 months of heavy daily use. Both were wire failures (i jammed the pt into the console many times, that is where I stash it). If you want to drip autos are not good, but if you are driving you have no business dripping. A single drop of juice does not break a modern auto battery

About once every month I build up juice that blocks the air inlets - 5 minute soak of the connector in alcohol clears that up.

Simple, light weight, good capacity, cheap, excellent 5v vape, pt are super for driving. Stay with a regular 808 battery, auto, for when you are out of the truck and still need to use your hands.