I used to big on social smoking and realized that it was getting to a point where I would smoke half a pack when I went out. I was introduced to e-cigs by a friend and ended up using that for about a year or so. The turning point was when I tried smoking a cigarette after about 10 days of using the e-cig (24mg) and it just tasted way worse than the e-cig vapour, and so I stuck to vaping until I slowly went down to 8mg and then stopped all together.
In my experience, the ones that look like cigarettes aren't very effective in helping you quit (none of my friends that started with those have stuck with them and have gone back to cigarettes) and are much more expensive in the long run. They do make up for it in terms of convenience.
If you're willing to do a little research and are happy to tinker around with gear, something like this (the vendor is in China, and shipping will take longer than usual, I'm sure you can use the site as a price guide and find a retailer near you) is a good place to start. It's not too expensive and comes with almost everything you need except for eliquid and batteries (stick to Samsung 25R or Sony VTC4 if you can find them, avoid everything else).
Fast tech has no bearing on what a price might be in the US, most of what they sell is low quality and extremely cheap. Plenty of batteries work just fine in mechs and especially in regulated mods. Would be silly to be limited to those if you can take 5 minutes to learn about the type of battery you are using.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but to my knowledge, anything that's labeled 'authentic' on FastTech is genuine, and isn't lower in quality to gear you'd get anywhere else. The reason why I point people to them is because they are cheap. Many people I have recommended vaping to in the past have been put off by the cost of the initial investment in gear, and it's great that for $50, you can now get a decent starter kit. Also, for those that do not live in the US, it's the most convenient/affordable place to get gear (especially batteries) because most US vendors do not ship internationally or have a $40 shipping fee.
Would be silly to be limited to those if you can take 5 minutes to learn about the type of battery you are using.
Agree, but many people do not take the time to learn about battery safety (you still see people asking about using xfire batteries) and others may get overwhelmed when looking at something like this. I mentioned the 25R and VTC4 because they are two of the more common batteries that are suitable for vaping. The 'avoid everything else' line was included because there are vendors out there that push unknown rewrapped batteries, or brands like Efest (once regarded as decent, readily available batteries, which have been shown to be unreliable).
Thanks! Actually the final push for me was laziness believe it or not! I ended up using up my last burner and also ran out of juice. Ended up not wanting or reorder and so I just stopped vaping for a few days, and then a few more, and then I wanted to order it but decided to wait and see if I still even want it... a week turned into a month and then into six and I realized I was no longer addicted to the nicotine at all.
What gear are you using? I started with 18mg, going down to 12mg when I was using a Reo, but couldn't drop go any lower for a while. With some of the newer vapes and sub ohm atomizers, I find that I can't go above 3mg. I'm currently vaping at 0.5Ω and 30W @ ~2mg.
I've got an eGo-C and a Provari. I use 2.0 Ohm cartomizers on both. I haven't looked at new gear in quite a while, I'm sure there are better set ups but what I've got keeps me from inhaling burnt tobacco leaves so I'm good with it.
I used to big on social smoking and realized that it was getting to a point where I would smoke half a pack when I went out. I was introduced to e-cigs by a friend and ended up using that for about a year or so. The turning point was when I tried smoking a cigarette after about 10 days of using the e-cig (24mg) and it just tasted way worse than the e-cig vapour, and so I stuck to vaping until I slowly went down to 8mg and then stopped all together.
Thanks for the reply. What brand e-cig did you use? Congratulations on quitting, that's awesome and a big deal.
I think it was Liberty Flights, and it was about 3 years ago. I'm sure the tech have improved greatly since then as well.
In my experience, the ones that look like cigarettes aren't very effective in helping you quit (none of my friends that started with those have stuck with them and have gone back to cigarettes) and are much more expensive in the long run. They do make up for it in terms of convenience.
If you're willing to do a little research and are happy to tinker around with gear, something like this (the vendor is in China, and shipping will take longer than usual, I'm sure you can use the site as a price guide and find a retailer near you) is a good place to start. It's not too expensive and comes with almost everything you need except for eliquid and batteries (stick to Samsung 25R or Sony VTC4 if you can find them, avoid everything else).
Fast tech has no bearing on what a price might be in the US, most of what they sell is low quality and extremely cheap. Plenty of batteries work just fine in mechs and especially in regulated mods. Would be silly to be limited to those if you can take 5 minutes to learn about the type of battery you are using.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but to my knowledge, anything that's labeled 'authentic' on FastTech is genuine, and isn't lower in quality to gear you'd get anywhere else. The reason why I point people to them is because they are cheap. Many people I have recommended vaping to in the past have been put off by the cost of the initial investment in gear, and it's great that for $50, you can now get a decent starter kit. Also, for those that do not live in the US, it's the most convenient/affordable place to get gear (especially batteries) because most US vendors do not ship internationally or have a $40 shipping fee.
Agree, but many people do not take the time to learn about battery safety (you still see people asking about using xfire batteries) and others may get overwhelmed when looking at something like this. I mentioned the 25R and VTC4 because they are two of the more common batteries that are suitable for vaping. The 'avoid everything else' line was included because there are vendors out there that push unknown rewrapped batteries, or brands like Efest (once regarded as decent, readily available batteries, which have been shown to be unreliable).
I'm down to 6 mg and can't seem to get over that final hump. Congrats on getting it out of your life.
Thanks! Actually the final push for me was laziness believe it or not! I ended up using up my last burner and also ran out of juice. Ended up not wanting or reorder and so I just stopped vaping for a few days, and then a few more, and then I wanted to order it but decided to wait and see if I still even want it... a week turned into a month and then into six and I realized I was no longer addicted to the nicotine at all.
What gear are you using? I started with 18mg, going down to 12mg when I was using a Reo, but couldn't drop go any lower for a while. With some of the newer vapes and sub ohm atomizers, I find that I can't go above 3mg. I'm currently vaping at 0.5Ω and 30W @ ~2mg.
I've got an eGo-C and a Provari. I use 2.0 Ohm cartomizers on both. I haven't looked at new gear in quite a while, I'm sure there are better set ups but what I've got keeps me from inhaling burnt tobacco leaves so I'm good with it.
Fair enough. The Reo was my go to vape for a few years before I decided to try something else.
I did find that the newer vapes allowed me to drop the strength of my juice, to the point that I can, on occasion, vape at 0mg.