Any smokers here? Wanna quit?

olishea

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.

rv1974

@unknownuser said:

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

That's the point. there's literally nothing to enjoy in smoke sucking. The core of Carr's success (~96%!) is that you eventually discover this naked truth.

stefanq

At the bottom line, I find myself being an idiot because I start smoking in the first place, so I can understand the point of view from a non-smoker.
In the meantime, I got my Davide glassomizer, the mini version, not the one from the images I put in my previous post. Looks great, feels great (is heavy), vapes great, just like the evod. The price is around 15 euro. The best thing about it, is the pyrex glass, and the removable drip tip, so you can use your favourite one . Some spare glass tanks will be available soon, with different sizes and colours. I flood it in the first half hour, because I was pushing through the drip tip some napkin( old habit from the evods, in order to remove condensation). All my evods will have a brake, so I'll test it heavily in the next days. Here are some pictures I have taken this morning:

olishea

Yeah the Alan Carr book works for some people, but not for me. I read it, smoked my last cigarette but I cracked a couple of days later. My old driving instructor used it to quit and lent me the book, unfortunately it didn't work for me.

I believe vaping is a great middle-ground to living a smoke-free existence. When you quit traditionally, the slightest amount of stress can push you over the edge to buy some cigarettes. I've had a very stressful 2013; probably the worst year of my life, and would have never quit smoking if it wasn't for vaping. It wouldn't even cross my mind to smoke a cigarette in any circumstance.

At the end of the day; I look and feel healthier, I don't cough any more or lose breath, I have saved a lot of money and I feel completely confident that I will never smoke again.

@stefanq said:

In the meantime, I got my Davide glassomizer, the mini version, not the one from the images I put in my previous post.

Looks great Stefan and a nice size! Glad to see you are still living smoke-free! How many months is that now?

@gareth said:

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

Should I have got 50/50 instead ?

100% PG will not give you clouds of vapour. It will provide a strong throat-hit but not a thick cloud of vapour.

Basically; PG provides the throat hit and also takes on flavour very well.

VG provides smooth clouds of vapour but does not take on flavour very well.

A compromise between the two is required in most cases. You will find anything with 70/30 PG/VG ratio will be fine. 50/50 is just my personal preference because I like thick clouds. Therefore I recommend 70/30, 60/40 or 50/50.

Chinese E-liquids are often high PG; they like a strong throat hit. American and European E-liquids have more VG and are therefore smoother and provide better vapour production.

This is all subjective; you may completely enjoy 100% PG but I suggest you try a couple of other ratios BEFORE you attempt to mix your own liquids; this way you will know what you enjoy and won't waste any nicotine etc.

PG and VG are cheap....it's the nicotine that costs the money.

stefanq

@olishea said:

Glad to see you are still living smoke-free! How many months is that now?

Ooh....I can be very exact with this....I have a banner on a forum I visit, and looks like this right now I think I quit in the same day with Pete, 5 April!

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Gareth

Wow stefan that's great....well done

olishea

Hey good find, I've been smoke free 7 months now. Longest I've ever quit!

solo

Endorsed.

Gareth

WOOOHOOOOOO....I received delivery of the first half of my rig today (my atomisers and spares together with a couple of juices)....and beautifully packaged too, which kinda surprised me a little because I was expecting something sort of 'rough and ready' if you know what I mean....!

....hopefully the Provari and it's bits and pieces and some more juices will arrive tomorrow or Thursday

I can't wait to get started

...I'm half way there (nearly)...!!

olishea

Great news, Gareth. I hope the Provari arrives tomorrow! It really is great quality, even the battery cap thread is just so smooth and slick. Don't forget to take some vape porn photos of your setup! I'm actually quite excited for you! Remember you don't have to quit immediately, you may feel more comfortable weaning yourself off the cigarettes first. Depends on the individual of course but every time you think of smoking just pick up your vape and 10 minutes later you'll forget you even wanted a cigarette.

Gareth

Thanks Oli.

The Provari didn't arrive today. With any luck it'll be tomorrow. It is agonising waiting for it..!

Yep, I'll post a vape porn pic (even though it is much the same rig as Pete's)

Just bought a packet of smokes....hopefully my last purchase of the analogue nasties...!

I'm still interested to know if anyone has tried eLiquids from these guys http://moonmountainvapor.com/

olishea

The descriptions of the flavours are pretty funny

Gareth

Woohoo....the Provari has arrived

....batteries must have been nearly fully charged cos it only took 30 minutes for them to charge up

so, now I'm experimenting...!

olishea

Tips:

-Just increase the voltage til you find a nice level of flavour and vapour production. Normally around 4.2-4.5 volts for me.

-Don't increase voltage too much or you'll fry the liquid and get a bad taste.

-You can set the Provari to disable the LED on the button, it saves battery life albeit a tiny amount.

-Enjoy the experience! Finding a nice E-liquid for you personally is the tricky bit so don't be disheartened if you are not massively keen on the flavours so far.

Let us all know how you get on!!