My wife and I are in the midst of quitting smoking, and we have similar smoking habits. Neither of us are particularly heavy smokers. Our habit would probably average out to be about a half pack a day. We both have days where we don't smoke at all, or just 1-2 cigarettes. Other weekdays we may smoke a half a pack. Depending on what we are doing for the day. Then, on the weekends, we may smoke a pack or slightly more, particularly if we have a few drinks while watching football or hanging out with friends. We smoke marlboro Ultralights, and would like to find the closest feel/taste to this as we could. Initially this would be around to keep my wife from temptation while having a glass of wine, or other activities she psychologically associates with smoking, in hopes to use this until the habit is disassociated. If it ends up replacing cigarettes, then so be it. it has to be better than the real thing. So basically looking for the closest feel/taste to a Marlboro Ultralight for someone that smokes more than socially, but at at low to average number a day.
Which E-Cig would best suit our needs
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Others will be here soon with recommendations. I was a heavy smoker and am a heavy vaper, so my gear and opinions might be more than you need right now.
Others will be here soon with recommendations. I was a heavy smoker and am a heavy vaper, so my gear and opinions might be more than you need right now.
...usually I point people to more powerful units but for you and the wifely unit, what is known as a KR808-1 may be best...following are some of the best vendors of these...taste in juice is way subjective and there a kazillion of them...none taste exactly like a "real" ciggy since imitation the taste of burning leaves and paper is just not really possible...look at the prefilled cartos these vendors offer along with their hardware and just pick one and go..or even better try one of the sampler tobacco flav pks from Smokeless Image or V4L.......
madjack
Smokeless Image
V4L Vapor4Life
Bloog MaxxFusion
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I too was a half a pack smoker. I decided to go with the Volt, by Smokeless Image (KR808 model) because it looked like a cigarette and was easy to bring around. Started off at 18 mg of nicotine, then went down to 12.
Mixing flavors with wine might get addicting and fun lol.
I love vaping, and I find myself vaping more then I smoked. I'm starting to do more research on what type of mod to get. One for home and one for the office. Will still use my Volt to go out in public.
Cheers.
Mixing flavors with wine might get addicting and fun lol.
I love vaping, and I find myself vaping more then I smoked. I'm starting to do more research on what type of mod to get. One for home and one for the office. Will still use my Volt to go out in public.
Cheers.
I recommend the Elite 808 from CigEasy. Good size battery with very good life between charges, bigger cartomizers hold more juice too. I smoked Marb Lights and thought I needed tobacco flavors too but once I found the chocolate mocha and pomegranate..... no more tobacco's for me! Watch the video's on CigEasy.. they'll show you how easy all this can be. Good luck!
Also, once you get used to it, get some good blank cartos and try some Tampa e-juice from Vaporstation. A lot of Marlboro smokers seem to like it.
Mad Jack makes some excellent points IMO.
For your situsation that may be "THE Ticket"
I was a very heavy smoker I "thought" I wanted something more like a cigarette but soon found I'd spent much more $ and wasn't happy at all until I got an Ego kit from Cignot. I went from > 2PAD full flavor "Reds" to none fairly easily. Going to a manual was a none issue (surprising to me but so true)
I wish I'd known about Cignot and Ego "T type " batteries in the beginning, having an all day battery was important to me (and I ended up with two ) adding some good Boge LR 2 ohm cartomizers and some various "juices" and vaping is awesome, plumes of nice vapor, making it hard to even TRY missing smoking .
Look at a few models together, and "jump on the bandwagon of vaping" I really don't think you can or will regret it!
For your situsation that may be "THE Ticket"
I was a very heavy smoker I "thought" I wanted something more like a cigarette but soon found I'd spent much more $ and wasn't happy at all until I got an Ego kit from Cignot. I went from > 2PAD full flavor "Reds" to none fairly easily. Going to a manual was a none issue (surprising to me but so true)
I wish I'd known about Cignot and Ego "T type " batteries in the beginning, having an all day battery was important to me (and I ended up with two ) adding some good Boge LR 2 ohm cartomizers and some various "juices" and vaping is awesome, plumes of nice vapor, making it hard to even TRY missing smoking .
Look at a few models together, and "jump on the bandwagon of vaping" I really don't think you can or will regret it!
I was a Pack/day Marlboro Ultra Light smoker.
I, Like you, thought I wanted the closest thing to a Marlboro Ultra Light when I purchased my first eCig in October of 2010. (a cheesy KR808 kit)
I quit smoking for 5 days using that eCig, but my frustration with battery life, vapor production and cartridge capacity drove me back to smoking...
(there are newer 808s that appear to have addressed many of these problems, the Bloog and Volt come highly recommended and if you decide you MUST have a cig style PV, I'd suggest those.)
Back to my story... so the eCig failed... or I did, either way...
Fast forward a year... through my experience and a TON of research I discovered a few simple truths and ordered according to my expereince and knowledge... I have not even craved a cigarette since the day I re-started vaping (12/25/11, using an eGo)
What I learned:
1. eCigs CAN and DO work as a substitute for smoking analogs.
2. There is often a big different between what we think we WANT in an eCig and what we actually NEED.
3. MANY new Vapers discover that Tobacco flavors remind them too much of Analogs and tempt them to smoke. Conversly many find that non-tabacco flavors are not similar enough to reduce cravings.
SO, what does that mean?
DO NOT set your mind on one eCig or liquid as the end all be all solution.
BE Prepared to buy more stuff... Odds are, you WILL NOT get it right the 1st time.
Plan ahead, buy more than you need... nothing is worse than running out.
DO set yourself with a standard, so when you inevitably decide you want to try something different the cost is minimal.
For instance, I would suggest whatever you buy you make sure it has a 510 connection. This allows for a wide range of accessories and changes down the road, larger/smaller batteries, cartridges, cartomizers, tanks, carto-tanks, etc etc etc.
I would suggest, since there are two of you:
Buy at least:
1 510 starter kit
1 eGo Starter kit
1 pack Boge 2.0 cartomizers
a sample pack of various juices
READ:
Everything you can on here.
This will give you a sampling of the different models/flavors, you can each try them and decide what you like. Allowing you to make a better informed decision going forward... Based on experience and knowledge gained from this site.
Better to buy 2 different units and only need to replace 1(or maybe none) then to buy 2 of one unit and decide down the road that you both hate them) Plus 510/eGo parts are interchangeable
I, Like you, thought I wanted the closest thing to a Marlboro Ultra Light when I purchased my first eCig in October of 2010. (a cheesy KR808 kit)
I quit smoking for 5 days using that eCig, but my frustration with battery life, vapor production and cartridge capacity drove me back to smoking...
(there are newer 808s that appear to have addressed many of these problems, the Bloog and Volt come highly recommended and if you decide you MUST have a cig style PV, I'd suggest those.)
Back to my story... so the eCig failed... or I did, either way...
Fast forward a year... through my experience and a TON of research I discovered a few simple truths and ordered according to my expereince and knowledge... I have not even craved a cigarette since the day I re-started vaping (12/25/11, using an eGo)
What I learned:
1. eCigs CAN and DO work as a substitute for smoking analogs.
2. There is often a big different between what we think we WANT in an eCig and what we actually NEED.
3. MANY new Vapers discover that Tobacco flavors remind them too much of Analogs and tempt them to smoke. Conversly many find that non-tabacco flavors are not similar enough to reduce cravings.
SO, what does that mean?
DO NOT set your mind on one eCig or liquid as the end all be all solution.
BE Prepared to buy more stuff... Odds are, you WILL NOT get it right the 1st time.
Plan ahead, buy more than you need... nothing is worse than running out.
DO set yourself with a standard, so when you inevitably decide you want to try something different the cost is minimal.
For instance, I would suggest whatever you buy you make sure it has a 510 connection. This allows for a wide range of accessories and changes down the road, larger/smaller batteries, cartridges, cartomizers, tanks, carto-tanks, etc etc etc.
I would suggest, since there are two of you:
Buy at least:
1 510 starter kit
1 eGo Starter kit
1 pack Boge 2.0 cartomizers
a sample pack of various juices
READ:
Everything you can on here.
This will give you a sampling of the different models/flavors, you can each try them and decide what you like. Allowing you to make a better informed decision going forward... Based on experience and knowledge gained from this site.
Better to buy 2 different units and only need to replace 1(or maybe none) then to buy 2 of one unit and decide down the road that you both hate them) Plus 510/eGo parts are interchangeable
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there you go. It seems a unanimous 808 style is for you. If you ever find the need to go for a bigger battery, ther are plenty of 808 models compatible with the volts or any other 808d-1 models. The 78mm or 280 mah batteries will be good for an ultra light smoker. Best of luck!
My wife and I had about the same smoking habits as you guys... We ordered Joye 510 manual kits... What we realized very quickly is that we enjoyed vaping very much. We quickly upgraded our equipment to larger eGo style systems. I have not found any juice that tastes like a Marlboro. Like madjack mentioned, there is just no way to simulate all the burnt flavors going on in an analog cigarette. Most people start out with an e-cig that is close to the same size and feel as an analog. My suggestion is to skip that first step and start out with an eGo style kit with Boge LR cartomizers. Simple, non-frustrating and very satisfying...
That's what most of us do suggest because we've been there, done that. But people here get mad when we do that.
Try the Tampa from Vapor Station- you might like that juice.
Well, not trying to make anyone angry but I'd rather help someone to get off cigs than to not . Here for comparison is the kit I got and am still very impressed with. Some Boge LR 2.0 Ohm cartos and some good juice in various nicotine (24, 18 to start IMO) and you will LOVE Vaping (at least I do)
Joye eGo
Joye eGo
Thanks for all the replies. I ended up ordering the Volt. Seemed an overwhelming number of responses leaned toward the KR808D-1. Saw the response about the Joye after ordering. That also sounds good. If I feel I end up needing something more down the road, I will gladly pony up some more cash if I am not smoking.
I haven't touched an analog for 9 days and 5 hours using KR808. I'm happy about it; I wish I'd found this forum earlier and not have spent extra on the overpriced V2 though.
I'm already buying something else. I don't know, I think it's true what everyone says - once you get the taste of vaping you want more. I am positive it has to do with the amazing rejuvenation of my gustatory and olphactory senses that happened within 5-6 days smoke free. (It's a mixed blessing, now I discover just how bad the BO of some people at work really is)
Anyway, my point, however, is that the KR808 was able to keep my craving in check. And I did try cold turkey before and I know I'd have literally painful cravings. But expect starting to like vaping in a different way than smoking
using KR808. I'm happy about it; I wish I'd found this forum earlier and not have spent extra on the overpriced V2 though. I'm already buying something else. I don't know, I think it's true what everyone says - once you get the taste of vaping you want more. I am positive it has to do with the amazing rejuvenation of my gustatory and olphactory senses that happened within 5-6 days smoke free. (It's a mixed blessing, now I discover just how bad the BO of some people at work really is
)Anyway, my point, however, is that the KR808 was able to keep my craving in check. And I did try cold turkey before and I know I'd have literally painful cravings. But expect starting to like vaping in a different way than smoking
I've been analog free for 8 days now. I bought a New Years kit from AmericaneLiquid that had 2 Joye 510-T's, 5 bottles of juice (I chose Menthol) and a tank fill attachment for the bottles of juice that make refills easy peazy.
I haven't missed the flavor or taste of cigs, but I still get cravings when a situation arises where I'd usually smoke (such as when I'm home alone).
I tried smoking an analog yesterday and it tasted horrible. My experience (and your mileage may vary) is that once I vaped for a few days I lost the taste for analogs and I don't mind that vaping tastes different bc it tastes so much better.
I haven't missed the flavor or taste of cigs, but I still get cravings when a situation arises where I'd usually smoke (such as when I'm home alone).
I tried smoking an analog yesterday and it tasted horrible. My experience (and your mileage may vary) is that once I vaped for a few days I lost the taste for analogs and I don't mind that vaping tastes different bc it tastes so much better.
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