First wanted to say i love this forum and i think it's great that a bunch of people are really into this, even though we're saving money, i do think that inhaling 1 poison instead of 4,000 that come with an analog is still healthier no matter how you look at it 
I am in no way an experienced vape-man.
What i want to report is a few things, especially for the noobs or new guys that don't think the e-cig will replace their regular cigs, or for the guys that don't think the e-cig will pack enough punch to replace their regular cigs (analogs).
First thoughts and first mistakes.
I originally bought my first e-cig starter pack about a year ago from a local shop that did some research and bought a huge amount of quantities in full starter kits. so my first kit was a Choice-ecig, which is the same as a Joy306, which has cartridge, inner cart, exposed atty and automatic battery and home charger. It came with 50 carts, (menthol 24mg) and came with 2 atomizers. As soon as i charged it and started using it, i knew it would just be a novelty. Just something to do while at home, and just something to do when i want to show off something "cool" , i had no idea that these little monsters would fullfil my nicotine cravings in the future.
What i've learned is i was using up a lot of cartridges, and i was wasting a lot of cartridges because if i wasnt getting vape, i would blame it on the cartridge, throw it out, and pop a brand new one one. Only to realize there was still no vape. Back then i was blaming the carts, when really it was poly-fill stuck to the atty, or just a dead battery. I didnt know how to clean the atty's, didnt even know how they functioned really and the TH was none, just a good amount of vapor which lead me to mentally believe i was "somewhat" getting nicotine.
Then i started reading about drip and dip guide, and how some people have opinions about carts, and how they are A. expensive, and B. not as good as we all would like them to be.
So i kept on reading, i kept on researching
refilling carts?
mods to inner foam carts?
different filler carts?
different methods of cleaning and preparing the atty for use?
etc . the roads of learning were endless
I finally ran into the famous drip and dip routines of the e-cig and decided to give that a try after getting my own e-liq. I first purchased 36mg PG menthol (which puts a hole in my throat) and 36mg PG Spearmint which was great, and about 3 or 4 different 10ML eliq - ranging from coffee to bananna to cigar.
I read more and I liked the dripping option since the atty was exposed, and no more needing to carry carts around ! no more filler on the atty, and no more wondering how much vape juice i have left in the cart. I would put about 5-6 drops on the atty directly, and get a good 15-20 hits (about the same as an analog). The point here is that once I got the good stuff, and the high nicotine eliq and strayed away from the standard carts and prefilled carts, I started to enjoy the e-cig, i started to admire the clearn crisp inhale compared to a very dirty and very "modified" analog cigarette. Smoking a regular cig after an e-cig left my mouth full of disgust and weird taste, almost like i could taste all 4,000 chemicals individually that the manufacturers had put in the cigarette to keep you coming back for more.
Anyway, so after having used up the automatics, and realizing that a 3 second cutoff was not for me (remember, i smoked 2 packs of analogs a day) and I decided to move to manual batteries (which means controlled vapes, and you can draw on it for as long as you want) and I started enjoying my liquid even more. Since i'm a menthol smoker, I mixed 2 parts menthol to 3 parts Marlboro eliq and I got the perfect taste of a Marlboro Menthol in my mouth, without the smell and garbage that comes tagged onto it.
Now trust me, i was one of those people that believed that it would never work and never help, and would never replace analogs. All i'm saying is that you've wasted so much money on analogs, and wasted so much of your lungs to analogs, why not waste a little bit of money and time and find a good mixture, even if it costs you 100$ of eliq to find something you like or to find a mix you like, it's still cheaper than you would spend on an pack of smokes.
I work 10-6 every day and used to smoke every hour. Now i have an eye contact case with me. One side is menthol (pure) and 1 side is menthol/marlboro mix. When i'm ready to vape i dip the 306 atty in the contact lense case, pop on my empty cart and im enjoying 12-15 strong vapes, and throat hits that remind me of the dirty stickyicky-green i used to smoke back in college. So the answer is no, i will never allow someone to say that you dont feel it enter your lungs and throat like a regular analog, i put on a clean cart for the and tell them to suck in and their facial expressions amaze me. Some hate menthol, so that doesnt count, but the ones that love menthol can't believe how strong it is.
Don't be discourage by getting those weak and horrible prefills, thats just the baby food that you need before you become an adult. Its like baby protein shakes, and then when you get up to the 36mg or even 24mg eliq, then you're rollin with the big boys and have enough information to get a perfect combination of vape and throat hit, and now I dont need to smoke all day from 10-6 vs. 10-12 cigarettes a day. This was for the non believers, cause i was one too.
Long post. sorry.
Here is my favorite quote in history, and it came from Guy Ritchi's movie (RocknRolla)
Look at that pack of smokes .
all you need to know about life is retained in those four walls.
You will notice that one of your personalities is seduced by the illusions of grandeur - the gold packet of king size with a regal insignia, an attractive implication towards grandeur and wealth, the subtle suggestion that cigarettes are indeed your royal and loyal friends, and that, is a lie.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1527905/Your other personality is trying to draw your attention to the flip side of the discussion, written in boring bold black and white, it's a statement that these neat little soldiers of death and in fact trying to kill you and that, is the truth.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1527905/ Oh, beauty is a beguiling call to death and i'm addicted to the sweet pitch of its siren.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1527905/That that starts sweet ends bitter, and that which starts bitter ends sweet.
I am in no way an experienced vape-man.
What i want to report is a few things, especially for the noobs or new guys that don't think the e-cig will replace their regular cigs, or for the guys that don't think the e-cig will pack enough punch to replace their regular cigs (analogs).
First thoughts and first mistakes.
I originally bought my first e-cig starter pack about a year ago from a local shop that did some research and bought a huge amount of quantities in full starter kits. so my first kit was a Choice-ecig, which is the same as a Joy306, which has cartridge, inner cart, exposed atty and automatic battery and home charger. It came with 50 carts, (menthol 24mg) and came with 2 atomizers. As soon as i charged it and started using it, i knew it would just be a novelty. Just something to do while at home, and just something to do when i want to show off something "cool" , i had no idea that these little monsters would fullfil my nicotine cravings in the future.
What i've learned is i was using up a lot of cartridges, and i was wasting a lot of cartridges because if i wasnt getting vape, i would blame it on the cartridge, throw it out, and pop a brand new one one. Only to realize there was still no vape. Back then i was blaming the carts, when really it was poly-fill stuck to the atty, or just a dead battery. I didnt know how to clean the atty's, didnt even know how they functioned really and the TH was none, just a good amount of vapor which lead me to mentally believe i was "somewhat" getting nicotine.
Then i started reading about drip and dip guide, and how some people have opinions about carts, and how they are A. expensive, and B. not as good as we all would like them to be.
So i kept on reading, i kept on researching
refilling carts?
mods to inner foam carts?
different filler carts?
different methods of cleaning and preparing the atty for use?
etc . the roads of learning were endless
I finally ran into the famous drip and dip routines of the e-cig and decided to give that a try after getting my own e-liq. I first purchased 36mg PG menthol (which puts a hole in my throat) and 36mg PG Spearmint which was great, and about 3 or 4 different 10ML eliq - ranging from coffee to bananna to cigar.
I read more and I liked the dripping option since the atty was exposed, and no more needing to carry carts around ! no more filler on the atty, and no more wondering how much vape juice i have left in the cart. I would put about 5-6 drops on the atty directly, and get a good 15-20 hits (about the same as an analog). The point here is that once I got the good stuff, and the high nicotine eliq and strayed away from the standard carts and prefilled carts, I started to enjoy the e-cig, i started to admire the clearn crisp inhale compared to a very dirty and very "modified" analog cigarette. Smoking a regular cig after an e-cig left my mouth full of disgust and weird taste, almost like i could taste all 4,000 chemicals individually that the manufacturers had put in the cigarette to keep you coming back for more.
Anyway, so after having used up the automatics, and realizing that a 3 second cutoff was not for me (remember, i smoked 2 packs of analogs a day) and I decided to move to manual batteries (which means controlled vapes, and you can draw on it for as long as you want) and I started enjoying my liquid even more. Since i'm a menthol smoker, I mixed 2 parts menthol to 3 parts Marlboro eliq and I got the perfect taste of a Marlboro Menthol in my mouth, without the smell and garbage that comes tagged onto it.
Now trust me, i was one of those people that believed that it would never work and never help, and would never replace analogs. All i'm saying is that you've wasted so much money on analogs, and wasted so much of your lungs to analogs, why not waste a little bit of money and time and find a good mixture, even if it costs you 100$ of eliq to find something you like or to find a mix you like, it's still cheaper than you would spend on an pack of smokes.
I work 10-6 every day and used to smoke every hour. Now i have an eye contact case with me. One side is menthol (pure) and 1 side is menthol/marlboro mix. When i'm ready to vape i dip the 306 atty in the contact lense case, pop on my empty cart and im enjoying 12-15 strong vapes, and throat hits that remind me of the dirty stickyicky-green i used to smoke back in college. So the answer is no, i will never allow someone to say that you dont feel it enter your lungs and throat like a regular analog, i put on a clean cart for the and tell them to suck in and their facial expressions amaze me. Some hate menthol, so that doesnt count, but the ones that love menthol can't believe how strong it is.
Don't be discourage by getting those weak and horrible prefills, thats just the baby food that you need before you become an adult. Its like baby protein shakes, and then when you get up to the 36mg or even 24mg eliq, then you're rollin with the big boys and have enough information to get a perfect combination of vape and throat hit, and now I dont need to smoke all day from 10-6 vs. 10-12 cigarettes a day. This was for the non believers, cause i was one too.
Long post. sorry.
Here is my favorite quote in history, and it came from Guy Ritchi's movie (RocknRolla)
Look at that pack of smokes .
all you need to know about life is retained in those four walls.
You will notice that one of your personalities is seduced by the illusions of grandeur - the gold packet of king size with a regal insignia, an attractive implication towards grandeur and wealth, the subtle suggestion that cigarettes are indeed your royal and loyal friends, and that, is a lie.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1527905/Your other personality is trying to draw your attention to the flip side of the discussion, written in boring bold black and white, it's a statement that these neat little soldiers of death and in fact trying to kill you and that, is the truth.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1527905/ Oh, beauty is a beguiling call to death and i'm addicted to the sweet pitch of its siren.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1527905/That that starts sweet ends bitter, and that which starts bitter ends sweet.
