Vaping

[Cuchilo]

Last week I was on a building site where the bricklayers where all vaping . I asked about it and was told that they had all cut down from 40 fags a day to nothing because of it . I was told that you will need to spend a bit of money on it as the cheaper versions just don't work .
Well , in town on Saturday I saw a stall and asked the chap about it . He set me up with what he thought I needed for about £50 . I'm now on day three of not wanting to smoke as I have what I need in this here little ( well rather large actually ) stick .
I'm not sure if its the best way to give up but given that I have smoked rather heavily for about 25 years and hadn't really planned to give up it cant be a bad thing can it .
Or can it ?

 

[Panter]

Well done! What kit did you get?

 

[hopless500]

You're not wanting to smoke an ordinary cigarette because you're still getting the nicotine. But at least you no longer are getting all the tar and stuff. Although it's not entirely clear what goes into e-cigs. Seems to be a bit vague and wooly. So, yeah, if you were not intending stopping then it appears to be healthier.

I gave up smoking 3 1/2 years ago - damned hard doing it 'cold turkey' but on the whole I'm glad to have stopped

 

[Geoff Crowther]

I know nowt about it but good luck. Surely, it's got to be better than smoking.

 

[welsh dragon]

Well done. If your using it to give up the dreaded weed good luck. It is certainly healthier than smoking a cigarette. I gave up 2 1/2 years ago after smoking for 40+ years. If it works for you then great. If you fall off the wagon, don't beat yourself up, just start again. And try putting the money you would have spent on cigarettes into a jar. You will be surprised how much money you can save. You'll be shocked in fact.

 

[vickster]

Having spoken to some very senior respiratory specialists recently (like the top few COPD experts in Europe), they think it is probably better than smoking but as there is no long term evidence for the harm these things may or may not do, they would not endorse them and should be used only in the short term to quit the addictions to nicotine for good

Hope it works out for you

 

[Cuchilo]

Well done! What kit did you get?

This is an ecigwizard aspireET . To be honest it has shocked me and my friends at how well it has worked . Previous attempts over the years have only lasted a few hours before I caved in . I put my tobacco tin and lighter in a draw after a few hours of getting this as it feels like a direct replacement for a ciggie .

 

[Panter]

Good stuff, hope it serves you well!

 

[guitarpete247]

+1 for it only being a stage in giving up completely. I used Nicotine gum and lozenges for a couple of months when I gave up.
I'd also worry about the incidents of house fires caused by these e-cigs being re-charged. There also seem to be concerns over use in public places.
The ones I've seen being used seem to be a direct replacement not a cut down and stopping strategy.

 

[roadrash]

been using one for over 18 months now, i now use a liquid that contains no nicotine , many different flavours available , i use these guys as they are only half a mile away
http://www.cloudstix.com/
i did initially want to get rid of the ecig , but im enjoying it too much. at least its nicotine free

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I haven't smoked 'full time' for many years, but due to various reasons the recreational smoking was getting almost habitual. So I bought a disposable e-cig and couldn't believe how good it was! So I just spent £12 on a rechargeable version (blu) and am very impressed with it. I still don't touch it throughout the day and go some nights without bothering. What's amazing is that I do actually have some tobacco in the drawer but having tried to smoke it a few weeks after using these cheapo disposable e-cigs it was like sucking in a bonfire. Terrible!

A couple of my band-mates have the fancy vape things that look like scientifical equipment and seem to love them, but they're a bit obsessed with which liquids they use and what strengths, which atomisers and all kinds of other complexities that I don't understand.

Like a lot of folk I'm not entirely sure vaping is risk-free, but I feel a lot better 'the morning after' than I ever did after scrounging even just one ciggie down at the pub (or wherever).

 

[Andrew_Culture]

been using one for over 18 months now, i now use a liquid that contains no nicotine , many different flavours available , i use these guys as they are only half a mile away
http://www.cloudstix.com/
i did initially want to get rid of the ecig , but im enjoying it too much. at least its nicotine free

I've only just found out about the nicotine free versions, that's really interesting.

One odd thing I've noticed is that because they don't burn up like real fags you tend to 'smoke' them for longer.

 

[Panter]

+1 for it only being a stage in giving up completely. I used Nicotine gum and lozenges for a couple of months when I gave up.
I'd also worry about the incidents of house fires caused by these e-cigs being re-charged. There also seem to be concerns over use in public places.
The ones I've seen being used seem to be a direct replacement not a cut down and stopping strategy.

Just to put that in perspective, cigarettes are the single biggest killer in the cause of house fires. Also, there were 62 fires in the UK in 2013 caused by faulty e-cig chargers, and 4,000 caused by rodents!

 

[raleighnut]

It won't be long til the government start taxing the liquid.

 

[Cuchilo]

been using one for over 18 months now, i now use a liquid that contains no nicotine , many different flavours available , i use these guys as they are only half a mile away
http://www.cloudstix.com/
i did initially want to get rid of the ecig , but im enjoying it too much. at least its nicotine free

Im on medium nicotine and a medium burn setting although a can up the burn to get a stronger "hit"
I did put in the strong nicotine to start with and ramped up the burn . It got me off my nut and made me giggle . That was fun !