My first post ever on an e-cig forum. I smoked for a little over 30 years. Never a really heavy smoker (about 1/2 a pack a day) but with 30 years in I had smokers cough and several really nasty colds every year. Tried to quit for years but couldn't. Tried everything except the pills. Nothing took. I even tried a gas station cigalike (didn't know it was even part of the vaping spectrum when I tried it). Then back in May I went to a friends birthday party and a friend asked me if I knew about something called "vaping". She let me try her mod (Istick 20w and Aspire) and told me how she had been cig free for a over year. When I got home I went to youtube and looked it up. Just wow. In two days I found a vape shop in my area (well a head shop that sold vape equipment anyway). They set me up with an Istick 50w and Arctic Sub ohm tank (what a way to start). The first month I smoked and vaped (well tried to vape anyway). Because I started sub ohm (didn't even understand what that was at the time) it too some getting used to. Like so many other posters here I remember my last cigarette well - it tasted disgusting. This was on May 31, 2015. I have not had a single cigarette since. The first few weeks were rough, but I was determined. That Arctic tank and Mothers Milk got me through. I am going into my 8th month cig free. Between the forums and the hundreds of youtube videos I watched I had a rather fast progression. From cheap China stuff, tanks and Cuttwood to Provari, kayfuns and other high end devices. I build my own coils and use rda's at home. My flavor profile is nothing like when I first started (can't take any strawberry milks at all now - I'm a custard/coffee/dessert guy). Don't care much about clouds (though I blow them from time to time) and focus more on the flavors. Funny part is I like vaping way more than I ever liked smoking. My smokers cough is gone. So far no colds this winter season. I have my breath back. The best part of it all is not constantly stinking of cigarette smoke. I've become somewhat of a vaping crusader now. I'll tell any smoker who'll listen about vaping. All in all I could not be happier having made the transition.
I'll end here. Like many 30+ year smokers I could go on an on about vaping (my wife can't take it anymore - she was never a smoker). Just happy to be a part of the vape community.
I'll end here. Like many 30+ year smokers I could go on an on about vaping (my wife can't take it anymore - she was never a smoker). Just happy to be a part of the vape community.
