Not heavy smoker but can't quit, would E-Cig aid in any way? Also few questions.

arleitiss

Fratton Fred wrote: »

That's the beauty of online shopping I guess!

It is indeed

arleitiss

http://www.thebestshop.eu/shop/e-liquid/251-30ml-joyetech-eliquid.html
Is this the item I need to purchase with:
http://www.thebestshop.eu/shop/elect...ster-pack.html ?
Bit confused, i am about to place order.

moonboy52

I still recommend you should buy what i said in post #6 arleitiss.

Get something good straight away, as that gives you the best chance to stay off the fags, but it is your call.

But http://www.thebestshop.eu/shop/electronic-cigarettes-starter-kits/489-aspire-premium-starter-kit.html would be a good alternative too, to be fair

Get both of the items linked and you will be set.

Trond

moonboy52 wrote: »

I still recommend you should buy what i said in post #6 arleitiss.

Get something good straight away, as that gives you the best chance to stay off the fags, but it is your call.

But http://www.thebestshop.eu/shop/electronic-cigarettes-starter-kits/489-aspire-premium-starter-kit.html would be a good alternative too, to be fair

Get both of the items linked and you will be set.

This X 10000000

Ten times better than the amazon one that was linked.

arleitiss

moonboy52 wrote: »

I still recommend you should buy what i said in post #6 arleitiss.

Get something good straight away, as that gives you the best chance to stay off the fags, but it is your call.

But http://www.thebestshop.eu/shop/electronic-cigarettes-starter-kits/489-aspire-premium-starter-kit.html would be a good alternative too, to be fair

Get both of the items linked and you will be set.

Well I am student you know
I can't afford one from #6 post.

moonboy52

arleitiss wrote: »

Well I am student you know
I can't afford one from #6 post.

It is the same price as the two you are going for

Trond

arleitiss wrote: »

Well I am student you know
I can't afford one from #6 post.

The kit linked in Post 14 is €50. For the sake of a tenner you'd be mad to buy the one off Amazon.

Its the price of one pack of smokes when you think about it....

Roquentin

arleitiss wrote: »

Hey, I've been smoking for about a year and 2 months now, I wouldn't consider that a heavy smoker, I mostly smoke amber leaf (can't stand the cigarettes, it just feels awful), I smoke roughly 8-9 rollies a day and I don't smoke when I am hungover (because I immediately feel crap).

However - I tried quitting but can't, tried reducing but that didn't work, tried just stopping but didn't work too.

I am not sure why I smoke, I just do my things then get feeling - should have a smoke, guess body asks for nicotine.

Anyway, I would like to try electronic cigarettes as I hope they would help quit.

Browsing this forum I noticed people mentioning "making their own liquids for e-cigs" what is that exactly? How do you do it?

Can somebody also suggest me a good brand/type? I would like it to come with already made liquid + be able to make my own (based on how that works).

I see these brand stands around shopping centers called VIP but I don't trust them as for me - whoever pushes advertisement is usually crap because they need to promote heavily to get clients.

Thanks.

not sure if its mentioned but the gum did it for me......the you just start using normal gum and wean yourself of the nicotine gum

arleitiss

I ended up purchasing that Evod + RY4 liquid 11 nicotine stength.
Will see if I like it, if yes I will upgrade further.

Checked reviews of that Evod on youtube, looks pretty decent.

Also side question: I noticed guy in video used some syringe or something to put liquid into e cig tank, do I need to have one or is there alternative methods?

RossFixxxed

arleitiss wrote: »

I ended up purchasing that Evod + RY4 liquid 11 nicotine stength.
Will see if I like it, if yes I will upgrade further.

Checked reviews of that Evod on youtube, looks pretty decent.

Also side question: I noticed guy in video used some syringe or something to put liquid into e cig tank, do I need to have one or is there alternative methods?

Most of the bottles have a needle point tip to pour it in, but to be honest even with the wider tipped bottles you can pour it into the eVod tank very easily. You just avoid the air hole in the middle! I'm doing it here on my desk in work with a fat tipped bottle and it's grand. You'll get used to having twiddly pieces of tissue EVERYWHERE!

To be honest, the filling is very easy after a go or two and it becomes part of the ritual of it, replacing the ones you have with the cigarettes!

Didihno

Needle tip bottles, get them online or in any vape shop for like a euro.
You may not need them though.

RossFixxxed

It all SEEMS way more complicated than it is. There is a ton of videos and info out there but it does start getting jargonistic pretty quick at times, and that isn't for everyone.

Once you have it in your hand and get messing with it you'll be grand! It's worth doing. I got very annoyed at the whole thing several times, leaking, doing things wrong, ciggs are way easier etc, but now I'm five months off them and I ran to my car in the rain the other day and I couldn't believe how I felt. No chest wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath etc. Pretty soon all the liquids, spares, twiddly tissue paper etc doesn't matter at all, your health is the key here. Don't be worrying about an extra tenner on a purchase, it's only one pack of smokes. Hell I'll give you a few free clearos and whatever if you are totally stuck. It really, really beats smoking!

In my case unrealistic expectations really sank me. "Well I had 2 ciggs today I might as well have another." This time around I had a few fags, and used the e-cig in the car only (to stop it getting wrecked). Then I used it walking from the car to work... Then I just started using it all the time, stopped carrying a lighter etc... Was surprisingly easy with the right attitude. That said, quitting an addiction isn't all fun, it's a pain in the backside, but once you get some good results it's WAY easier. It's like learning a bunch of guitar chords, and it's tedious, then you realise you can play a load of songs you like and it's not a struggle as much any more!

J Mysterio

RossFixxxed wrote: »

twiddly pieces of tissue

:pac:

arleitiss

RossFixxxed wrote: »

It all SEEMS way more complicated than it is. There is a ton of videos and info out there but it does start getting jargonistic pretty quick at times, and that isn't for everyone.

Once you have it in your hand and get messing with it you'll be grand! It's worth doing. I got very annoyed at the whole thing several times, leaking, doing things wrong, ciggs are way easier etc, but now I'm five months off them and I ran to my car in the rain the other day and I couldn't believe how I felt. No chest wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath etc. Pretty soon all the liquids, spares, twiddly tissue paper etc doesn't matter at all, your health is the key here. Don't be worrying about an extra tenner on a purchase, it's only one pack of smokes. Hell I'll give you a few free clearos and whatever if you are totally stuck. It really, really beats smoking!

In my case unrealistic expectations really sank me. "Well I had 2 ciggs today I might as well have another." This time around I had a few fags, and used the e-cig in the car only (to stop it getting wrecked). Then I used it walking from the car to work... Then I just started using it all the time, stopped carrying a lighter etc... Was surprisingly easy with the right attitude. That said, quitting an addiction isn't all fun, it's a pain in the backside, but once you get some good results it's WAY easier. It's like learning a bunch of guitar chords, and it's tedious, then you realise you can play a load of songs you like and it's not a struggle as much any more!

Would you still keep pack of smokes in pocket while using e cig for first few weeks? You know, just in case of some breakdown or so?

dball

personally speaking - after about 2 weeks of vaping (I'm now 18 months without a cigarette) I went camping for a few nights and all i was concerned about was somewhere to charge my batteries. I ended up buying a charger pack, and I had more adapters for the in-car charger and extra batteries and spare everythings and spare everythings for the spare everythings in-case they broke down. Its part of the fun of vaping I find.
The day i bought my first starter kit I also threw away my cigarettes.
Just make sure you always have a spare battery charged.

Vape on - its great to be free of those stinkies!!

Big Nasty

arleitiss wrote: »

Would you still keep pack of smokes in pocket while using e cig for first few weeks? You know, just in case of some breakdown or so?

Absolutely not.

You'll never stop that way.

You buy a proper kit you won't have the urge for a 'real' smoke anyhow.

RossFixxxed

arleitiss wrote: »

Would you still keep pack of smokes in pocket while using e cig for first few weeks? You know, just in case of some breakdown or so?

Everyone will have a different answer for this, depending on what worked. What I did was continue to have a few smokes, use the e-cig (I STILL think ifag is a waaaay better name) in the car only. I just got the car, and didn't want to stink it out. Then I used it walking to the office. Then after a day or two I used it on smoke breaks. Then I just threw my smokes out.

I think a middle ground is good, hang on to them for a week or two and get used to vaping, then cut them out and get rid of them when you're ready. Don't have an emergency break down box at all though after the initial phase, just don't have them with you and you're WAY more likely to vape.

It's not easy, but it is WAY harder on yourself to be too harsh. If you crack and smoke, it's a mistake, don't have another and get back to vaping. But do give yourself a little time to transition between the two. It'll be easier in the long run, from my own experience.

Oh as the others have said: Get spares as you go along, particularly parts that burn out (atomizers etc) and a charging cable or two with you / in the office /college wherever! It helps a lot to have a backup!

Your brain kind of 'tricks' you when you're hooked on something. "This e cig hasn't IMMEDIATELY worked, the whole thing is a farce. Have a smoke!" and so on.

Didihno

RossFixxxed wrote: »

twiddly tissue paper

Lol, yeah, and also the sudden uptake in cotton bud usage.
Wife "wheres all my cotton buds?"
Me "Erm....."

arleitiss

Received the e cig.
Other than coughing like **** I quite like it
I can only assume coughing will stop as I get used to it, throat feels bit weird.

Didihno

arleitiss wrote: »

Received the e cig.
Other than coughing like **** I quite like it
I can only assume coughing will stop as I get used to it, throat feels bit weird.

Its going to take a week to get used to a wet steam vape vs dry smoke.
Took me a day or two, took a colleague a month (he's back on the smokes after vaping for 4 months and he's not happy about it).

Trond

Didihno wrote: »

Its going to take a week to get used to a wet steam vape vs dry smoke.
Took me a day or two, took a colleague a month (he's back on the smokes after vaping for 4 months and he's not happy about it).

Agree completely. I nearly threw my vamo in the bin during the first 2 weeks.

Cant believe someone went back after 4 months. He should have been fine by then. Id say hes well pissed off.

moonboy52

It will take time to acclimatise to the sensation arleitiss,

Personally i loved vaping from day one. No coughing at all

Direct lung inhales with the Atlantis took me a few days to get used to though.

dball

arleitiss wrote: »

Received the e cig.
Other than coughing like **** I quite like it
I can only assume coughing will stop as I get used to it, throat feels bit weird.

dont forget to stay hydrated - drink plenty of water while vaping -

jonski

dball wrote: »

dont forget to stay hydrated - drink plenty of water while vaping -

Thats the one there , the main piece of advice that we all know but only think of saying when someone comes back and says they have started but are finding it hard for one reason or another . Vaping dehydrates , keep something around you that you can sip on .

J Mysterio

jonski wrote: »

Vaping dehydrates , keep someone around you that you can sip on .

Vampire!

jonski

J Mysterio wrote: »

Vampire!

Edited , and hope the secret doesn't get out

Big Nasty

I find a good beer helps immensely! :pac:

J Mysterio

Big Nasty wrote: »

I find a good beer helps immensely! :pac:

Dehydrates you further...

Big Nasty

J Mysterio wrote: »

Dehydrates you further...

Ya don't say!?! :eek:

J Mysterio

Yes, its true.