Hi everyone

[anthonyb]

Has anyone on here thought "blueberry, that would be nice" only to find that inhaling blueberry is nothing at all like eating them, is there anything I should avoid, at least to start with.

I need a bit of convincing, and I need to know that my hard earned cash is being spent a better way than it currently is


HELP :-)

When I started out, 5 months ago. I had blueberry, orange and a tobacco flavor. All 18mg.
For me, the blueberry was ok, orange was better, and tobacco was nasty. The problem with flavours is we are all different, and what one person likes, the next will not.
As already implied, a cheap starter kit might not cut it. Were as a slightly better kit will give you more of an idea of what is achievable.
As you already know, giving the smokes up ain't easy, took me five weeks to make the switch. But don't let that put you off. It's about the fags you DON'T smoke, not the ones you do.

 

[Chegs]

I smoked unfiltered roll-ups for 35yrs & was getting through over 100 grams per week,bought myself a cheap Ego battery & a couple of disposable clear atomizers.I started on 18 mg fruit flavour juices and haven't ever felt the need to smoke until I tried to reduce the nicotine content to 12 mg.I sat and vaped constantly on the 12 mg(supposedly tobacco flavour but tasted like a smoked food without the food)until I could buy another 18 mg juice.Though it was strange vaping a fruit juice,it was much nicer than I remember the tobacco tasted.I see you have been given lots of advice regarding kit to start with so I won't dwell on it.

I haven't seen anyone advise on the various mixtures of the solutions used to create the e-liquids,Vegetable Glycerin(VG)produces the thickest visible vapour,Propylene Glycol(PG) the throat hit(TH)& the nicotine (nic) also increases the TH.I'm unsure about the averages for the percentages of each but as the liquid can be "tailor-made" to suit your taste from most suppliers,that shouldn't be an issue.Most of the liquids I started with were labelled "Diamond Mist" brand,and the only information on them was how much nicotine they had,and that they did contain PG/VG but not how much of each.

This is why these devices are so successful at keeping people away from smoking,the tastes/strengths are infinitely customisable so each smoker can tailor their equipment to suit their requirement as a replacement to smoking.Once you've been vaping for a short time,your likely to find that a cigarette just tastes utterly disgusting.I did.

I used to smoke as a habit,I now vape as a hobby.Whenever I'm bored,I used to smoke like a chimney,now I blow big juicy clouds and mess with rebuilding my coils in my atomizer.I can perform exercise like stairs without needing a fecking oxygen mask halfways up to the toilet,I can taste my foods,smell a cigarette from yards away and not crave to return to smoking,my clothes/home no longer smell like the bottom of a bonfire has been tipped on the carpets.So,vaping is a complete winner over smoking and I'm glad your here trying to gain some knowledge of the hardware that will increase your enjoyment of all that life has to offer in the future.

 

[HAZZA1962]

Welcome to the Planet Mate!!! Once you get into it You'll Love it and Wonder what you ever saw in the Stinkies!!! ( Saved after 38 Years of Self Destruction)

 

[Blossom]

Hi again Qman, I'm not sure exactly where you live, there are places to go try juices in Plymouth. Alternatively, are you anywhere near the Liberty Flights shop at Unit G (first floor), St Erth Industrial Estate, Rose-an-Grouse, Hayle, Carnwall, TR27 6LP?

It would be a lot easier to choose a few juices by trying them first!

 

[clint]

Hello.

 

[Qman]

Hi again @Qman, I'm not sure exactly where you live, there are places to go try juices in Plymouth. Alternatively, are you anywhere near the Liberty Flights shop at Unit G (first floor), St Erth Industrial Estate, Rose-an-Grouse, Hayle, Carnwall, TR27 6LP?

It would be a lot easier to choose a few juices by trying them first!

Plymouth is nearer than Hayle (by a long way), I'm just outside Liskeard, Plymouth is about ½ hour drive (and a £1.50 toll) I'm going to check the pannier market in Liskeard, I know they have a few 'unusual' stalls in there, I doubt it but they just might have a vape section.

I want to get started.... but actually the more information I get the more confused I feel!!! do these starter packs come with instructions? silly question I suppose but I've got all sorts of things buzzing through my head... do you puff a vape like a ciggie? or do you press a button to get a 'hit'? do you mix the juices yourself or are they 'ready to run'..... Phew... I need a ciggie to clear my brain

 

[simonsays]

Press and hold the button, take a long slow draw and release. Exhale!

It might be convenient but I would avoid market stalls like the plague. You *might*get lucky and find one that had knowledgeable staff and decent kit but from the half dozen or so I've seen, that's unlikely.

Any decent shop should offer to walk you through filling up your gear and charging your battery.

 

[Blossom]

Flavour vaper have a market stall in Plymouth Market, if you look under shops: http://www.flavourvapour.co.uk/

There is another shop mentioned on this thread: http://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php/14930-Projects-Vapour-Plymouth
todd has done a video called 'An introduction to electronic cigarettes' which should tell you quite a bit about vaping!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMjrsko_7Ps

 

[Tubbyengineer]

Plymouth is nearer than Hayle (by a long way), I'm just outside Liskeard, Plymouth is about ½ hour drive (and a £1.50 toll) I'm going to check the pannier market in Liskeard, I know they have a few 'unusual' stalls in there, I doubt it but they just might have a vape section.

I want to get started.... but actually the more information I get the more confused I feel!!! do these starter packs come with instructions? silly question I suppose but I've got all sorts of things buzzing through my head... do you puff a vape like a ciggie? or do you press a button to get a 'hit'? do you mix the juices yourself or are they 'ready to run'..... Phew... I need a ciggie to clear my brain

Sit back - Relax, enjoy - answers are here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMjr...ew-vl&list=PLDgougYzWLsWHjTe0wnzZSTt2j_c1-Ab7

 

[wuz_uk]

Hi Bernie i know its all a bit much when you first look at it BUT you dont know what you are missing i wish i had found Vaping years ago all i can do now is enjoy it.
i was a 40 a day man for over 40 years and the thought of not having a cig or running out in the middle of the night "Well just dont go there!" a bit more advice if you get a good quality starter ( i used myepack) and you just cant get on with it you can always stick it on the classified section and try something else so no great loss.

Just do it you will never regret it