Hello everyone. Ive been lurking for a couple of weeks, but every now and then I feel the urge to reply to a post. So I registered the other day and this is my obligatory introductory post. Once I have five posts, I can go back to mostly lurking again, with an occasional comment here and there.
I started smoking in college umpety-ump years ago, so Ive been smoking for a long time. I used to smoke about 15 or so a day; a carton would last me two weeks. About 10 years ago I tried to quit using nicotine patches. I went through the whole protocol, stepping down the dosage as I was supposed to, but it just didnt work. All I could think about was having a cigarette. The problem was that my family thought Id quit and I didnt let them know that I started up again. Instead, I became a stealth smoker. Id smoke in the bathroom or the laundry room or downstairs in the computer room when everyone else was upstairs. It helped that my husband has a sinus problem and doesnt smell too welleven I could smell the tobacco smoke sometimes! But even with the sneaking around, I still managed about 12-15 cigs a day.
About 4 years ago, I tried the gum. Id substitute the gum for a few cigs here and there and started buying my cigs by the pack instead of the cartonbecause each one was going to be my last. When we went on vacation I wouldnt bring any cigs with me, just the gum, but by the end of the week my jaw would ache from chewing and Id be going crazy so I found somewhere to buy and smoke some cigarettes. A year ago, they raised the taxes in my state so that cigarettes cost nearly $9 a pack. I managed to keep my consumption to half a pack a day, but still couldnt get rid of them entirely. And I was still supplementing them with gum, so now I had two habits (for the price of five).
Around the beginning of December I read a post on a different forum about e-cigs, so I did some research on them. The post included a link to this forum, and I was off and running. I figured out what kind of setup I wanted, checked out a few vendors to find the best price, and ordered my starter kit. I figured Id start on New Years Day, but the kit arrived really fast and I couldnt wait to start, so I started a few days before Christmas. I had an almost full pack of cigs leftthey lasted me a week, as I would have one in the morning and maybe one in the afternoon, and the rest of the time I vaped.
From reading the posts on here, I realized that my learning curve was practically non-existent. I didnt need to learn how to puff a different way, because apparently the way I always puffed was the right way for e-cigs. I was and am really pleased with the choice I made (a KR808 starter kit with auto batteries from My Vapor Store). Because Ive always smoked light cigs, I dont feel the need for anything more powerful. The KR8s are fulfilling my needs. At the beginning of this week I received my first bottles of juice and started refilling my cartos. From all the wonderful advice I read here, I knew better than to order huge bottles of stuffinstead I got sample sized bottles and Ive been keeping notes on what I like.
I reached my monetary break even point today (doesnt take long when cigs are $9 a pack). Im going to order more juice and a spare battery. The KR808s are perfect for me, because I like to hold it in my mouth and these are light enough to do that. The only problem I had was that they were very hard and my teeth started to ache after a couple of days. Solved that problemI snipped the end off a condom and put it around the end of my cartosomething nice and soft to bite down on. I dont see myself going the mod route because Im lazy and cheap, and what I have now is just so easy and inexpensive.
And I gotta sayits a LOT easier to stealth vape than it was to stealth smoke (and I was pretty good at it). I dont have to worry about the smell, or lingering smoke, or an errant .... lying around. All I need is a hidden outlet to recharge, and Ive got more than one of those in my house. The only problem is that since no one knew I still smoked, no one can congratulate me now that I dont! Except for the clerks at the CVS where I used to buy my cigs. I was there today and she said No cigarettes? to me and I said, No, I quit, and she congratulated me. So Im sharing my story with all of you, because I know you all realize what I have accomplished.
Or maybe notits just been so easy-peasy. When I feel like a smoke, I vape instead and receive exactly the same satisfaction with none of the guilt. I even started a diet on Jan 1st at the same time, and Ive lost 3 pounds so far. If I had any other bad habits, Id break them, toobut now Im practically perfect in every way.
Thanks to all of you who post here and especially those of you who have made helpful videos (I havent spilled a drop of juice yet). Now Ill make a few more posts than go back to mostly lurking
I started smoking in college umpety-ump years ago, so Ive been smoking for a long time. I used to smoke about 15 or so a day; a carton would last me two weeks. About 10 years ago I tried to quit using nicotine patches. I went through the whole protocol, stepping down the dosage as I was supposed to, but it just didnt work. All I could think about was having a cigarette. The problem was that my family thought Id quit and I didnt let them know that I started up again. Instead, I became a stealth smoker. Id smoke in the bathroom or the laundry room or downstairs in the computer room when everyone else was upstairs. It helped that my husband has a sinus problem and doesnt smell too welleven I could smell the tobacco smoke sometimes! But even with the sneaking around, I still managed about 12-15 cigs a day.
About 4 years ago, I tried the gum. Id substitute the gum for a few cigs here and there and started buying my cigs by the pack instead of the cartonbecause each one was going to be my last. When we went on vacation I wouldnt bring any cigs with me, just the gum, but by the end of the week my jaw would ache from chewing and Id be going crazy so I found somewhere to buy and smoke some cigarettes. A year ago, they raised the taxes in my state so that cigarettes cost nearly $9 a pack. I managed to keep my consumption to half a pack a day, but still couldnt get rid of them entirely. And I was still supplementing them with gum, so now I had two habits (for the price of five).
Around the beginning of December I read a post on a different forum about e-cigs, so I did some research on them. The post included a link to this forum, and I was off and running. I figured out what kind of setup I wanted, checked out a few vendors to find the best price, and ordered my starter kit. I figured Id start on New Years Day, but the kit arrived really fast and I couldnt wait to start, so I started a few days before Christmas. I had an almost full pack of cigs leftthey lasted me a week, as I would have one in the morning and maybe one in the afternoon, and the rest of the time I vaped.
From reading the posts on here, I realized that my learning curve was practically non-existent. I didnt need to learn how to puff a different way, because apparently the way I always puffed was the right way for e-cigs. I was and am really pleased with the choice I made (a KR808 starter kit with auto batteries from My Vapor Store). Because Ive always smoked light cigs, I dont feel the need for anything more powerful. The KR8s are fulfilling my needs. At the beginning of this week I received my first bottles of juice and started refilling my cartos. From all the wonderful advice I read here, I knew better than to order huge bottles of stuffinstead I got sample sized bottles and Ive been keeping notes on what I like.
I reached my monetary break even point today (doesnt take long when cigs are $9 a pack). Im going to order more juice and a spare battery. The KR808s are perfect for me, because I like to hold it in my mouth and these are light enough to do that. The only problem I had was that they were very hard and my teeth started to ache after a couple of days. Solved that problemI snipped the end off a condom and put it around the end of my cartosomething nice and soft to bite down on. I dont see myself going the mod route because Im lazy and cheap, and what I have now is just so easy and inexpensive.
And I gotta sayits a LOT easier to stealth vape than it was to stealth smoke (and I was pretty good at it). I dont have to worry about the smell, or lingering smoke, or an errant .... lying around. All I need is a hidden outlet to recharge, and Ive got more than one of those in my house. The only problem is that since no one knew I still smoked, no one can congratulate me now that I dont! Except for the clerks at the CVS where I used to buy my cigs. I was there today and she said No cigarettes? to me and I said, No, I quit, and she congratulated me. So Im sharing my story with all of you, because I know you all realize what I have accomplished.
Or maybe notits just been so easy-peasy. When I feel like a smoke, I vape instead and receive exactly the same satisfaction with none of the guilt. I even started a diet on Jan 1st at the same time, and Ive lost 3 pounds so far. If I had any other bad habits, Id break them, toobut now Im practically perfect in every way.
Thanks to all of you who post here and especially those of you who have made helpful videos (I havent spilled a drop of juice yet). Now Ill make a few more posts than go back to mostly lurking
