Any smokers here? Wanna quit?

solo

I've just ordered some 18mg e liquid from http://www.niceliquid.co.nz/ ...it'll take a while to arrive here so i have a little time to decide on my setup

Tried these guys?

http://www.vapebar.com.au/

olishea

Or these guys?

http://www.vapeking.com.au

Vivi Nova V3:

http://www.vapeking.com.au/vision-maxi-vivi-nova-kit-v3-multicoil/

Vivi Nova replacement coils:

http://www.vapeking.com.au/vivi-nova-mini-mega-atomizer-replacement-v3/

Innokin iClear 30:

http://www.vapeking.com.au/innokin-iclear-30-dual-coil-clearomizer-tank/

Innokin iClear 30 replacement coils:

http://www.vapeking.com.au/innokin-iclear30-replacement-coil/

Pete, can you recommend Gareth a good resistance coil if he goes with the Vivi Nova?

solo

@unknownuser said:

Pete, can you recommend Gareth a good resistance coil if he goes with the Vivi Nova?

To be honest Gareth I'm not as geeked out as most guys as far as vaping goes, I have a Provari main unit (I guess the word is mod) which I can set the voltage, there are lots of other settings to play with but I have no need as I have two settings only that I like.

Then you get the tank part with the coily-sparky bit (atomizer I believe) I only buy Vivi Nova as it works great and simple to use.

I have 5 tanks, one mod and two batteries and I buy the atomizers in packs of 10 (they cost $12 for 10 and each one lasts about a week)

I have tried a few different atomizers (all Vivi Nova but different resistances) and find 2.8 ohm the best as it lasts longer and does not burn the liquid giving a foul taste. I set my mod at 4.6 volts for tobacco and 4.4 for fruity flavors. The reason I have 5 tanks is I do not bother cleaning out tanks if I want to change flavor, I have a dedicated tank for each flavor I like because I'm lazy and I want to vape and not tinker around.

Vaping is easy, do not get confused and scared by all the jargon, I'm like an Apple user of Vaping, nice shiny vape that just works, no fiddling around.

stefanq

I'm thinking to buy this guy, but the mini version, to fit my ego's. It has a pyrex glass tank, it's glue free, and works with evod or protank resistance. It's chrome plated brass, not stainless steel, but for the price ( costs like two evods) I think it's brilliant.
I'm sorry I don't have it, to make a good review, but I heard only good things about it. At the end of the day, it's just another clearomizer, with bottom coil, and it does what is suppose to do.
Gareth, regarding the mod, just go with the provari, because you'll end up with one sooner or later. It's the standard, everything on the market is compared with it.
Be careful with the nicotine, I was a red marlboro smoker, so a 24 mg strength nicotine was perfect. If the nicotine strength is not enough, you won't find satisfaction, so the need for cigs won't go. I'm on 12mg now, and I think I'll go for 8mg next month.
Good luck!
Here is the image with the clearomizer I'll buy next:
PS: It's called " Davide Glassomizer"

Gareth

Well it's looking like a Provari and Viva Nova v3.....now all I have to do is wait...!!

Unfortunately I need to order from two separate websites....what are the odds of both arriving on the same day..??!!

Thanks for your help and advice Oli, Pete and Co.

Gareth

Provari (plus 2 x 18650 batteries, charger, extension cap & carry case...from Vapebar
Vivi Nova V3 ( x4, plus 10 x 2.5 Ohm spare coils)from VapeKing
Lots of e juices, plus some PV and mixing kit and a few 18mg eNics from Niceliquid NZ & Vapebar and VapeKing

all done....now I'm totally committed...!!

I'll smoke my face off for the next few days until the parcels arrive...!!

solo

@unknownuser said:

all done....now I'm totally committed...!!

That's what I did, spent an entire months cigarette budget so I had no choice but to vape, and it worked well as I have never touched a smoke since day one. I save over $300 per month and I'm healthier, look better and have acute smell and taste (I used to think kids overreacted to my farts, I sympathize now)

Gareth

it's a big investment....just over AU$500

LOL....and a cure for farts would be useful too....!!

mwm5053

I have been having a problem with the Kanger evod USB charger. It quit charging the batteries, the LED light was green and would stay green and not charge the battery only a few moths of use so I bought an other one now it won't charge the batteries either one so I don't think it's the batteries. Some one on one of the ecig forums suggested prying the post as they sometimes get pushed down on Kanger evod to no success now the LED is red and stays red even without a battery connected to it. Any suggestions?

Dan Rathbun

I tried E-cigs but they did not work for me. They did not reduce, nor satisfy the craving for nicotine. And they did not help me get away from the habit of inhaling from a tube-like object.

In the end, it was a combination of hypnotherapy, and going broke, that helped me [this took a full year,] to finally make the INTERNAL DECISION to quit smoking, and have the desire to not be addicted to nicotine. Until you can make a true personal, internal decision and convince yourself that you WANT to quite.. it cannot happen.

Only then,.. can the normal "helpers" (the patch or gum, etc.,) work.

The first time I tried to quit (after hypnotherapy,) .. I choose to try lozenges, but erroneously bought the higher 4mg dosage which actually increased the nicotine in my body.
My nicotine cravings increased, and I began smoking again after a month or so.

A year later I finally made the internal decision to quit, bought the 2mg gum and this time followed the directions correctly for the full 3 month weaning therapy.

It worked, and I was able to switch to candy, at the end of the 3 month gum therapy.

After another 3 months I could say with confidence that I HAD QUIT, and I am a EX-SMOKER. (I did not "cheat" during nor after the nicotine gum therapy.)

I ALSO recognize that I will FOREVER experience weird, occasional cravings for the FALSE SATISFACTION that nicotine and other psychoactive chemicals in cigarettes caused, even though I remember all the negative aspects of nicotine addiction, and NEVER want to be subject to that ever again.

Sucralose sweetened candy is now my best friend.

solo

Ah, Dan that's where I differ, I do not want to quit smoking, I just want to quit cigarettes, I love sucking tube like things with nicotine in them.

Box

And Dan, everyone is different, I stopped one morning after 30+ years of 40 a day, no gum no nothing, just stopped and can't imagine ever smoking again. But you are right about having to make the decision, it generally doesn't work if you are doing it for someone else.

olishea

I agree with Dan too. You have to want to stop. If you love smoking and don't care about the health hazards then vaping would never satisfy your needs. For me it was an overnight decision; I wanted to quit for a while but discovered my father had tongue cancer and that really triggered me to quit immediately. Even he still smokes which is completely shameful; I tried to get him vaping but he does not have the will to quit. It's kinda pathetic and selfish with what we've been through during his recovery. It reinforces Dan's experience; you really have to want to quit. I just find vaping the best solution for quitting smoking, it gives you the flexibility to reduce nicotine levels in your own time and eventually vape a 0% nicotine liquid.

@gareth said:

Provari (plus 2 x 18650 batteries, charger, extension cap & carry case...from Vapebar
Vivi Nova V3 ( x4, plus 10 x 2.5 Ohm spare coils)from VapeKing
Lots of e juices, plus some PV and mixing kit and a few 18mg eNics from Niceliquid NZ & Vapebar and VapeKing

That is a sweet setup. You'll be vaping clouds of pure joy!

How come you got the extension cap, Gareth? Doesn't the normal size Provari already accept 18650 batteries fine? Or did you buy a mini Provari?

More importantly which colour did you get?

olishea

@mwm5053 said:

I have been having a problem with the Kanger evod USB charger. It quit charging the batteries, the LED light was green and would stay green and not charge the battery only a few moths of use so I bought an other one now it won't charge the batteries either one so I don't think it's the batteries. Some one on one of the ecig forums suggested prying the post as they sometimes get pushed down on Kanger evod to no success now the LED is red and stays red even without a battery connected to it. Any suggestions?

Hmmm. Are you plugging it into a mains USB charger thingy? Maybe the mains part is broken?

You have tried a new USB charger, so I guess it's the batteries. They should last a few months before they start playing up. I've had no issues with chargers, only the occasional battery.

Is the new charger the same as the old one?

Gareth

Hiya Oli.

I was undecided about colour, so went with the silver.

Apparently the extension cap is required for the 18650 batteries. It's a bit strange when you consider the length of the unit though. Maybe I'd better revisit the website and check it again.

Thanks for your patience and advice.....I can be a pain in the @rse when I don't understand something and start asking questions...!!

Wait 'til I start mixing....I'll have more questions.....!!

Hopefully, my Provari and the Nova will arrive on Tuesday/Wednesday (they are purchased from two different suppliers)....I bought ejuices from each of them too. I'll be able to start as soon as I get both parcels. However, I ordered the eNic from a New Zealand supplier and it turns out that those are shipped from Europe and will take another 2 weeks before they arrive.

No doubt I'll end up having a few analogue smokes until the nic arrives...!!...the timing isn't ideal because my partner is holidaying in the Mediterranean for 4 weeks and will be back in 2 weeks.....I was hoping to surprise her by being off the cigs by the time she arrives home...!

Thanks again.

olishea

@gareth said:

Hiya Oli.
Apparently the extension cap is required for the 18650 batteries. It's a bit strange when you consider the length of the unit though. Maybe I'd better revisit the website and check it again.

Yeah you are right. The standard Provari takes 18490 batteries, the extension cap allows for 18650 batteries. If you find the device too long with an extension cap you could always just use the standard 18490 batteries.

Oh and mixing is easy by the way. You are best off starting with some premixed liquids to see what sort of effect you like ie. throat hit versus amount of vapour. One step at a time and you'll know exactly how you personally like to vape.

Gareth

I've just realised that the juices I have bought are 100% PG.

Should I have got 50/50 instead ?

rv1974

once again dudes stop being idiots: the only thing is needed for jail break is:
http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0615482155
after 2-3 evenings of reading you'll effortlessly quit.

Gareth

has anyone purchased from here > http://moonmountainvapor.com/

Gareth

@rv1974 said:

once again dudes stop being idiots: the only thing is needed for jail break is:
http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0615482155
after 2-3 evenings of reading you'll effortlessly quit.

I haven't read the book, and unless I will derive pleasure from the methods Carr suggests I am unlikely to be very interested at this point in time. Perhaps if I don't find vaping to be satisfying, I may consider it.

Someone summed it up nicely earlier in this topic, or maybe i read it on another Forum when he said he "enjoys sucking on things' or words to that effect. (I may have badly misquoted him....!!)

For now, I feel like the best way for me is to incrementally cut back and enjoy myself while I'm doing it.

I started smoking because I enjoyed it, I intend giving up the same way.