I'm a newcomer to the vaping community, but if there's one thing I know, is that everyone is so nice. Rarely do you come across a lifestyle/hobby where people are so open, relaxed, and nice about things. Makes me proud to be a part of such a wonderful community of people! So I started thinking about how I came into vaping, and I'd like to find out how you all did too!
I've never been much of a smoker. My father was. He was a very heavy smoker and thankfully he's kicked the habit completely. So cigarettes were always present in my household for my entire life, it was something normal. So when I turned 18, naturally I wanted to see what the fuss was all about. I started out just sneaking a cigarette from my old man every couple of months. I found out pretty much after my first puff that I completely hated the smell, the taste, an the burn. I couldn't inhale any of the smoke without coughing up a lung, so it quickly became of matter of standing there in the mirror looking at all the cool smoke around me. Eventually I was brave enough to buy a pack of Marlboro Nxt. The menthol made it a bit easier on me to play around with the smoke. Always took me months to finish a pack and I think I only ever really bought 3 packs sense then. So one day, I heard something on TV about "e-cigarettes" and my eventual research led me to the Blu E-Cigs. The fact that I could have my pretty smoke to do tricks with and have actual flavors attached to it blew my mind. I bought the starter pack from my local Walgreens and I loved it them! ...for about a month until the charger pack gave out on me. Blu was nice enough to replace it with a pack that worked for another month before it gave out too. So at this point, I started looking into Mods, the next step up from the 'cigalikes". I spent countless nights up late researching what was what, deciphering nicknames and slang terms for certain things, and spent a long, long time generally confused as to what vapes and mods actually were. I think the whole vaping scene is still new enough that not a lot of it is standardized. Doesn't help a new comer out when there are a ton of different names for the same thing. This forum actually helped me out a great deal! Any time I Googled something, lo and behold, the top hit was a question posed on this very forum. So I actually ended up getting a Vamo V5 mod and I'm thoroughly happy with what I got. I've only hit the tip of the iceberg and I am looking forward to exploring what else is out there! I know a lot of you are ex smokers that used Vaping to essentially save your life. I'd love to hear your stories!
I've never been much of a smoker. My father was. He was a very heavy smoker and thankfully he's kicked the habit completely. So cigarettes were always present in my household for my entire life, it was something normal. So when I turned 18, naturally I wanted to see what the fuss was all about. I started out just sneaking a cigarette from my old man every couple of months. I found out pretty much after my first puff that I completely hated the smell, the taste, an the burn. I couldn't inhale any of the smoke without coughing up a lung, so it quickly became of matter of standing there in the mirror looking at all the cool smoke around me. Eventually I was brave enough to buy a pack of Marlboro Nxt. The menthol made it a bit easier on me to play around with the smoke. Always took me months to finish a pack and I think I only ever really bought 3 packs sense then. So one day, I heard something on TV about "e-cigarettes" and my eventual research led me to the Blu E-Cigs. The fact that I could have my pretty smoke to do tricks with and have actual flavors attached to it blew my mind. I bought the starter pack from my local Walgreens and I loved it them! ...for about a month until the charger pack gave out on me. Blu was nice enough to replace it with a pack that worked for another month before it gave out too. So at this point, I started looking into Mods, the next step up from the 'cigalikes". I spent countless nights up late researching what was what, deciphering nicknames and slang terms for certain things, and spent a long, long time generally confused as to what vapes and mods actually were. I think the whole vaping scene is still new enough that not a lot of it is standardized. Doesn't help a new comer out when there are a ton of different names for the same thing. This forum actually helped me out a great deal! Any time I Googled something, lo and behold, the top hit was a question posed on this very forum. So I actually ended up getting a Vamo V5 mod and I'm thoroughly happy with what I got. I've only hit the tip of the iceberg and I am looking forward to exploring what else is out there! I know a lot of you are ex smokers that used Vaping to essentially save your life. I'd love to hear your stories!
