E-Cigarettes - The original thread

hi mewso, did you recieve the 510 you ordered for your friend from vapourstore? how did it work out? im thinking of getting one to try as its got to be better than the 20 a day im currently on...,i've been researching around as to which cig to buy and im suffering from information overload! so many suppliers and different models!
Has anyone any recomendations on which e juice to go for I currently smoke marlboro lights.

nearly went blind reading forums and reviews on all the different types of stuff out there , well I just went ahead and ordered a stasis 901 (mini) and a few different jucies from vapourstation. should have it after the weekend..will see then what its all about,,:D


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Thanks for the info on battery mods mewso. I dont think i'd have the patience to go down that route anyway but worth knowing that there could be risks involved.

Anyway I said I'd give an update, this will be brief enough as busy atm but I'd though I need to give a short initial update as I have the 510 for almost 2 weeks now.

When I first received it I made the silly mistake of not clearing the atomizer fully of primer so my introduction sort of resembled a watery eyed 'holy christ I'd rather stick my head up the chimney', sort of response to the first drag, but when it cleared, I could see that this had some potential but still felt I was a long way off substituting this for my daily Golden Virginia stash. I made the mistake of only ordering the tobacco flavour eliquid from vapourstore and it just didn't hit the spot.
It tasted similar to tasting your most detested brand (Marlboro red!) but I could at least acknowledge that this was much nearer to smoking than patches or gum could ever get. Good vapour and throat hit but still felt I needed more, something was missing.

Right then went off and decided to get the 'screwdriver' and also a supply of various tobacco like flavours from oksmokey, I knew if I was going to give this a good crack then I was going to need to get it as close to the real experience and vape a flavour that I could enjoy and not have to be messing charging batteries every couple hrs and so on!
Stopped using the 510 and went back to the usual method until everything arrived.

On Monday of this week (4 days ago) I went to setting up the perfect ecig. The screwdriver arrived with 2nd free which I see now is very handy as I can have two long life battery ecigs, each with a different flavour on the go at the same time. The golden virginia and drum flavours from oksmokey were definitely more in my league (thanks to Fstop for the info).
Also I find that the screwdriver definitely gives a more consistent vapour and throat hit than I ever received with the bundled battery.
So over the past few days I have been getting used to the set up and preparation of the thing without putting myself under extreme pressure to quit analogs.
I've kindof mastered not flooding atomizers and getting exactly the right amount of drops to 'top up', as well as rotating flavours to get a feel for them...agree mewso RY4 and golden virginia flavours are lovely!

Anyway the verdict so far...I cant say that I'm a total convert that just picked up an ecig and immediately kissed goodbye to the analogs. I have in the past 4 days cut down to around 5 analogs from my usual 15 or so without even thinking about it, so that's a good start. I have to add that the intention is to let it progress slowly without pressure until I'm perfectly used to the ecig so I really don't know how it will go over the next few months or so.

I will say this: i've tried the patches and gum, zyban etc at various times and nothing worked, with zyban I didnt feel like a cig but the side effects got the better of me and stopped and eventually went back on the fags.
With patches and gum, yes they gave me my nicotine dose but I always felt like I was hanging for a fag and eventually went back to what I enjoyed.

With the ecig It feels so much like smoking; you get the throat hit (very important for me!); you get the flavour of something very near to tobacco (also very important); you get the vapour exhale (not so important to me but mimics smoking almost exactly). It is as near to the real thing as I can get even though there's still some subtle differences missing, but nothing too extreme. It can be approached almost like changing your brand of cigarette. Its going to take time to get used to but it should hopefully be fairly seamless in the end.

Right I will keep ye updated and hopefully others that are trying them or about to attempt them will keep us informed as to how things are going. I will just say to people about to attempt them that It worth persisting with it until you find a setup that works for you. My initial thoughts were that there is so much messing about with stuff that the vast majority will give up and bin it before they hit a sweet spot. That is such a pity because it has amazing potential when you get it all working the way you want it to work.

I'm sure the next generation and beyond ecig will start to improve on the flaws and shortfalls of the current ones. It will be great when someone who wants to try it out can buy one cheaply that comes complete with a battery that lasts several days, an indestructible unfloodable atomizer, carts that need to be topped up once a day only and an experience with consistent flavour, vapour and throat hit.

I have to also say cheers again to Mewso because if it wasnt for this thread then I would probably never have given what I thought was just another gimic a second glance.

Best of luck all and happy vaping

sohappy wrote: »

Just an update. heading for an 8th day off the cigs (20 a day) and lovin it, no cravings to speak of, few little problems at the start but once i got used to it it was fine, even went out to the pub twice and I was fine,currently using the 901 and i also ordered the screwdriver (+ 1 free) and some other spare bits and pieces,and some liquid and flavour for diy, wel see how that works out, currently on 10mg but will try to cut that down over time, a bit of money invested to start with but i should be ok for supplies for a couple of months, I feel so much better without (analogs), thats what us vapers call cigs.:)

Thats brilliant sohappy glad you are getting on well, twas worth the risk You are doing exceptionally well if you are managing fine on 10mg already fair play. Keep it going.

Not so superb update here but still happy, I'm continuing on about 3 analogs a day from my original 15-20 a day. So I'm doing very well and happy with the cutdown but still a little perplexed that I have the compulsion to hang on to those oh so hard to knock after meals fags. They dont even bother me that much, its mainly the morning fag that I'm having real trouble with. I guess everybody is different. I'm going to need a little more willpower methinks or possibly a little higher mg content. Currently on 18mg. I still sing vapings praises though, its a fantastic way to attempt giving up.

Mewso or anybody else, quick question; have you ordered any of the Totally Wicked eliquids and what do you think of them? Particularly the menthols flavours or some of their tobacco flavours?

Was reading the past 3 pages and went looking on all the sites as i would really like to try the e-ciggie, but now i am totally confused as to which site to buy from, what kit to get, if you get, say the 901 can you only use the cartridges (i mean the nicotine) for the 901 or can you use any. Which in your opinion is the best kit to get, so that after about a week i will not be swapping over for a different kit. I smoke 30 fags a day, B and H so i would like something with a good throat kick.

I get very easily confused when im looking at all the starter packs and really have no idea which one would suit, or which company to go with. I would really appreciate your feedback. Also, are they hard to use, as reading your comments it seems like there is a lot involved into getting them set up and running.

Thanks folks any help would be appreciated.:D

Thanks mewso, have ordered the 510 from vapour so hopefully i be vaping by friday. Will let u know how i get on and thanks again for your very quick response and all the info u gave me. Went to the forim and it very good for advice and the link to drvapor is very good a must see.
Thanks again

Hi aceddooces good to hear all is going well so far It definitely requires a bit of patience to get things right. Yes a couple of drops on the atty bridge (the iron thing) and then its primed (I hope you blew out the original primer from the atty before putting on your own! otherwise you'll get a horrible taste!).
Anyway a couple of drops on the atty then add the filled cart (unless you are going to go with dripping! i.e. vaping without a cart) You'll know when you have added enough to the atty, it should be a smooth draw not too hard with plenty of vapour; too much and you will hear a gurgling sound in which case you have flooded the atty. In this case you blow it out and add drops again. Too little and you will get a dry harsh metallic flavour. you will get the balance right eventually. I find 2/3 drops fine, over this and mine start to flood.

This should be enough until until the flavour goes, as far as the carts go they can be a bit of an annoyance, I find cutting the filler in half and adding about 6 or 7 drops to the bottom of the cart and then placing the filler on top and adding a couple of more drops keeps me vaping all day without having to top off every few hours. Its very much about finding a set up that works for you.

Yes its hard to know when to stop, about 15-20 good drags is enough for me, for a couple hrs, you'll know it if you start to become a little too light-headed!

Yeah the oksmokey drum is very good, really good hit and loads of vapour, its very close to a real experience. The whole eliquids thing is a bit of a minefield, dont be afraid to experiment adding different flavours together, I've found the drum mixed with a couple of drops of mint to be lovely, and I was nowhere near a menthol smoker in the past.

Anyway best of luck and happy vaping!

Cheers for this thread. Reading it honestly really made me excited. I've been struggling a bit with giving up smoking recently. I gave up about two months ago, and have been having one or two sneaky ones every now and again, usually when I have a drink, sometimes out of boredom.

The thing is, I really enjoy certain aspects of smoking. I like the taste of tobacco, but I hate the smell of smoke, especially the stale smell in a room (something I didn't really notice when I smoked). I love the feeling of drawing in a pull and the kick on the throat. I hate the side effects of smoking though - tiredness, lung and brain pain, bleeding gums, bad breath, smelling, and the general unhealthiness.

These seem exactly what I'm looking for. I have no objections to nicotine per se. I'm on the gum at the moment, and that gives me a bigger buzz than fags ever did, but it's an entirely different sensation. I'm also addicted to chewing gum. Which means I have a constantly painful jaw. Also, it's not so much the nicotine, but rather the habit of doing something with my mouth, as in, I don't really chew the nicotine gum unless I really get cravings, or am hungry.

Once again, I love cigarettes, or at least certain aspects of them. If they didn't make me feel like shít and smell I wouldn't have given them up.

So I ordered the 901 from liberty-flights. Was thinking about the 510, but I was never a really heavy smoker, at most 10 a day, and I never really smoked heavy tobacco. Marlboro lights and then Drum blue, so I thought I'd go for one with a slightly lighter kick and longer life. I also got a USB passthru cos I'm at a computer a lot of the time. Oh, and some menthol and tobacco juices for mixing.

So, once again, thanks for starting this thread (I only happened upon it by clicking your sig btw). I knew about e-cigarettes before but never really gave them a second look. This thread changed my mind. I'm really excited to try it out, and I'll let ya'll know how I get on.

Well how's everybody getting on? Off the analogues here for the past 10 days or so and can honestly say it was completely painless with the ecig. It just needed the right flavour juice and the right level of nic 24mg and a tiny push
Early days yet obviously but no cravings and actually enjoy the vaping flavours, even if I break which doesn't seem likely atm, then I think it will be so much easier to resume something enjoyable like vaping as opposed to say resuming patches or gum etc.

So much better than patches, gum, lozenges or drugs that mess with your brain!
These things deserve so much more credit, seems obvious then that they'll probably be banned in the future!

Just got one of these , a DSE-801 . First impression ... wow , it's just like a real smoke , without the feeling of the smoke going into your lungs . As a nicotine delivery system it's good though , cant see myself having another cigarette ... ever .. which is good.