Any smokers here? Wanna quit?

olishea

I thought I'd try out all this sub ohm business. This is the Kanger Subtank with 0.5 ohm organic cotton coils.

I tried my normal e liquid and it's way too harsh. Too much nicotine and too much PG for sub ohm.

I also got the Invader Mini 50 watt mod. It's actually waterproof and smash proof (apparently).

Anyway, I mixed up some 3mg E liquid, 85% VG, 10% Flavouring......this thing RIPS!! I can't believe how much vapour comes out! It's so smooth and there is only the slightest throat hit from the nicotine/flavouring. It produces 10 times more vapour than my Kayfun, it's actually quite funny.

You need to do a direct lung inhale....but after 5 mins of practice I'm loving it!!

charly2008

I stopped smoking abruptly on May 20. I asked myself, what does Smoking do for me. The answer I gave myself:

• smoking is unhealthy
• Tastes awful
• is very expensive

and this I say to myself every day.

I was told repeatedly by former smokers, all takes place only in the mind.

kwistenbiebel

@charly2008 said:

I stopped smoking abruptly on May 20. I asked myself, what does Smoking do for me. The answer I gave myself:

• smoking is unhealthy
• Tastes awful
• is very expensive

and this I say to myself every day.

I was told repeatedly by former smokers, all takes place only in the mind.

Fantastic!
I am thinking to quit vaping as I suffer from dehydration easily.

olishea

I'm cutting my nicotine to zero and just gonna vape when I'm bored....I like the process of vaping not the actual nicotine.

Well done Charly....it's good you had that moment of seeing sense; many people never get to that stage.

Gareth

Oli, maybe one day you will have a topic titled :

"Any Vapers Here ? Wanna Quit?"

olishea

haha true!

I don't think I'll ever truly quit vaping though. Man has smoked for millennia; some people like it and some people don't. Even if I used no nicotine I would still vape just to relax.

I never really wanted to quit smoking....I just had to because I felt like I was killing myself. I think vaping provides a good middle-ground between smoking and quitting completely; I owe my life to e-cigs!

Even if I just vape after a meal or with a stiff drink....it makes me happy and I really enjoy the taste. #ohmlife

Gareth

Yep, well said mate.

I went to a party on Saturday night, it was held in a hotel function room, and ended up having to join the smokers outside while it was p!ssing down with rain....the venue didn't permit vaping indoors...!!

bugga eh ??

olishea

"Stealth Vaping" is your friend. I stealth vaped on a plane recently!! Joined the mile high vaping club! lol

solo

Stealth vape, Coke mod.

juju

@solo said:

Stealth vape, Coke mod.

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that looks like a rendering, show us the x-ray view...

baz

@olishea said:

"Stealth Vaping" is your friend. I stealth vaped on a plane recently!! Joined the mile high vaping club! lol

Me too!
Watch out tho, I managed to set off a smoke alarm at home at 3oc in the morning... missus was not happy.

michaliszissiou

Count me too.
Using an iStick (40W from Eleaf) and an Aspire Nautilus head. Additionally a GS air-M head, which gives a more pleasant vaping on certain flavors-juices. (IMO of course)
Good bye ash trays….
BTW (under blender) it was my last ash tray concept for heavy smokers (and chocolates lovers as well he he )

Gareth

@olishea said:

"Stealth Vaping" is your friend. I stealth vaped on a plane recently!! Joined the mile high vaping club! lol

How do you stealth vape when everyone sees a thumping great big Provari emerge for your pocket ?!!

Was at another pub last week and was vaping away and a friendly staff member asked "Excuse me sir are you vaping Nicotine."

I replied "No. Is that OK because I woudn't want to offend anybody?" (I usually ask if it's ok to vape and most venues permit it, but I sometimes forget to ask)

She said "That's fine as long as you don't vape nicotine"

To which I replied "Thank you for asking. Do you serve Eggplant, Sweet Potato, Potato, Green Peppers, Cauliflower, Tomatoes or Mushrooms with meals in the Dining Room ?"

"Yes we do, I have a feeling you are going to make a fool out of me !"

I said "My intention isn't to make a fool out of you, but as you have probably guessed, they all contain small amounts of nicotine"

I lied....my vape did contain nicotine, it was 6mg. But what the heck...I say it's trivial....and I'll wear the barrage of criticism if I am wrong...!!

Anyhow, you would need to eat huge amounts of those vegetables to give yourself nicotine poisoning.....but she didn't ask me that question..!

PS....I may be wrong about the Mushrooms !!

baz

@gareth said:

Eggplant, Sweet Potato, Potato, Green Peppers, Cauliflower, Tomatoes or Mushrooms."

So where can I get those flavours?

No seriously, maybe time to start sharing your favorite E-liquids...?

My current fave is '925' from GoodLifeVapor. But I am wasting a lot of hard earned cash trying other flavors which don't do it for me.

Also, there seems to be a lot of conflicting info out there on what constitutes a 'good' liquid, in terms of quality of ingredients, quality control etc.

Whaddya reckon?

(5 months smoke free this saturday).

olishea

Good to see you on board Michalis!

Shops tend to make liquids seem more complex than they actually are. They are cheap and easy to make.

Basically you just need "vape safe" ingredients. There are only a few ingredients and you just have to make sure everything is pharmaceutical grade.

It only ever costs me £1 per 10ml to make my own liquid....so I'm usually very wary when people start selling £5 "deluxe" e-liquid. There is nothing deluxe about PG, VG, nicotine and flavouring. They package it in a fancy glass bottle and charge you double.

Just find a nice mixture that suits you Baz. Ignore what people say about PG/VG ratio; it all depends what you prefer and what works best in your device.

For example......In my Kayfun I use a 60/40 PG/VG mixture with 6mg Nicotine. In my subtank I do a 10/90 PG/VG ratio with 3mg Nicotine. What I'm saying is different devices work better with different liquids.

I highly recommend making your own liquid; so much cheaper and easier to find the perfect flavour. It's as easy as making a cup of tea.

All you need is;

PG, VG, PG based Nicotine, Flavourings, De-ionised water. You can mix flavours together for cockatils; I'm on a Blackcurrant, Grape and Banana mixture at the moment. Only buy "Vape-Safe" flavourings.

Gareth

Hey Baz, well done getting to 5 months. Every day and moth is a personal milestone. And, before you know it a year will clock up....and that is a great feeling...!!

I agree, Good Life make some excellent flavours, and '925' is one of my all time favourites. I also love their 'El Kamino', 'Southern Shine' (requires a week of steeping though, but worth waiting for IMO) and 'Deadly Sin' is awesome. I wish someone in Australia could duplicate those flavours !

The Plume Room make a brilliant 'Banana Pudding' and I thought their 'Candied Cavendish' was pretty good too.

I haven't purchased from Good Life or the Plume Room for a few months now because a Vape Shop (the Vape Boutique) has opened and it's only 10 minutes away from my office which means I can get some excellent liquids and coils whenever I want rather than wait for a week or 10 ten days for stuff to arrive from overseas....and of course I also avoid the cost of freight.

They stock a huge range of eliquids made here in Adelaide and some of them are as good as the famous Plume Room and Good Life. They also stock a massive range of flavours for mixing your own eliquids.

I haven't tried mixing my own yet, but judging by Oli's success it should encourage me to give it a try. If it is as easy as he says, we should all be doing it !!

baz

Cheers Oli, thanks Gareth, presumably the Adelaide stuff is nic free?

Gareth

@baz said:

Cheers Oli, thanks Gareth, presumably the Adelaide stuff is nic free?

Yeh mate, the Adelaide stuff is nic free. I buy them as doublers and add my own nic. I bought 1.25 litres 24mg nicotine with 50/50 PG/VG about 18 months ago.

The 24mg is too strong for me now so I dilute it with VG and it ends up around 6-8mg.

Occasionally I mix with no nic....must admit, sometimes it takes me several hours to notice the difference and it makes me wonder how easy it would be to vape totally nic free. But I have the nic juice so I may as well use it until it runs out !!

Gareth

Hey Baz.....took a peep at your profile and just realised you are in Melbourne.

Will have to catch up next time I'm over there !

baz

@gareth said:

Will have to catch up next time I'm over there !

Sure! About an hour south of Melbourne, in Mornington. Come for a sail.