Well.. this IS in the "how do I get started" forum. Asking vapers IS research. Then of course he has to decide for himself to start or not. Now one guy in another forum went out and bought his 75w mod and a 7 amp flashlight battery to go with it. By asking first, he could have saved money on that worthless battery and added a couple dollars to get a proper battery. We always recommend the same batteries. High Drain, LG,Samsung,Sony. Of course we need to tell a new vaper to stick to regulated, so he doesn't blow his lips off like that idiot did last Feb. Short version.. he walked in, bought a hybrid mech, a cheap battery and stuck a tank on it and BOOM! Hard short on the positive pin. And guess who he blamed? Vaping of course. Now a lot of the old timers didn't have forum members to consult. They had to figure it all out on their own. Researching on Google is just going to return vaping forum pages anyway. LOL by now, this thread will be on Google. It isn't up to us to tell him not to vape. He is going to decide for himself regardless of what any of us say. Just like when we who smoked started smoking. Did we listen when people said don't smoke? Of course not.
Now telling the guy that it is better not to start vaping is great! Proper way to go, but also adding "But if you do decide to start, this is your best way to go" and start the guy off right about batteries, about starting with a regulated mod, and that you don't have to use nicotine in vape juice to vape, it does come in 0mg.
Now before I started vaping, I did the research, the google searches (and got the results I mentioned, forum posts) but also asked at the local vape shop when I went to purchase. Hopefully, this guy will do the same, talk to the vape shop staff and work out what is best for him to start with. At least by asking here he wont be going home with some 300w mod and mutationX RDA. (although it would be funny as hell to watch him take that first hit) *if you remember back to your first puff on a vape* I do.. and it was all the shop owner could manage to not burst out laughing. Remember, we are here to help, not to judge. We as smokers that started vaping are quite outspoken when it comes to the FDA taking away our right to decide to vape or not for ourselves. Do you think WE have the right to do the exact same thing we are upset at the FDA for trying to do? We have to assume he is over 18 since this is an 18+ forum and you can't (legally) buy vape stuff if you are under 18. Perhaps, by giving out all the info you need to know to start, it will discourage him from starting in the first place. It is a far more expensive thing to start than the price of a pack of smokes and book of matches. Although, cheaper in the long run, provided you don't give in to shinyitis. I'm not telling anyone to start smoking mind you of course. Just that in the list of things a person can try, vaping isn't that bad. He does have to make the choice on his own to vape or not, but having solid info to start is better than just running out and buying some mod on kijiji (buy sell trade site for any not familiar). Now I did suggest he start with 0mg nicotine. I am not demonizing nicotine, but he is a non smoker.. why get him started on something he isn't using now if he doesn't have to use it to vape? That's like giving your kid a rye and ginger if all he asked for was ginger ale..
I think part of the problem is the OP is a bit ambiguous and some are reading it as "should I start vaping" while others are seeing "I am thinking about starting vaping, what do I need to know?" Kind of like when I went to the local vape shop. I was deciding if i should start or not. The guy took over an hour going over different vape stuff and helping me pick what was best to start with. He did not once tell me not to start, that decision was on me.
Now I do completely agree with
I have to agree. If you don't smoke, why would you choose to put anything other than air into your lungs?
but the same thing was said when I started smoking. Yes, I knew it was stupid to start, and I did it anyway. Although I didn't intend to start smoking full time, it just ended up that way. I WISH cigarettes had a 0 nicotine option, hell, I would have quit YEARS ago!