Just curious if any of you cigar smokers have gotten into electronic cigarettes, or "vaping" as it has come to be known.
After (unfortunately) getting back into cigarette smoking last year, I tried out nicotine gum for times when I couldn't smoke (like the long flight to Japan) and didn't have much success. So I bought a cheap Ego-C e-cigarette and was off cigarettes in 2 weeks. The nicotine levels go from 0-24 and I started at 24, but have dropped down to 6 in the last year. Even when I get off nicotine completely, I plan to keep my vapor cigarette because 1) the flavors are great and 2) I can enjoy it almost everywhere, including while sitting inside with my wife--something not possible with cigars.
I can already anticipate the negative responses from the old schoolers, but I enjoy both my cigars and e-cig. Vaping is a wholly different experience from smoking a cigar. I would compare it to the differences in enjoying different types of alcoholic drinks. A Blue Moon beer does not hold a candle to a glass of well-aged single malt Scotch, but each can be enjoyed without excluding the other.
Here's a picture of my vaping set up. The box is the power source (adjustable) and the different tanks each contain different flavors that can be swapped out. I spend about $30 a month on supplies, while a pack a day in Texas would cost me well over $200.
I did the ecig deal when I was getting off the coffin nails after 30 years on them.It helped me a bit for my nic fix but I never got into the flavors.
I have now been cigarette free for going on 4 months and am really starting to be able to taste my cigars alot more.
Corey, my answer is an absolute OH HELL NO! Now that I have been sarcastic :lmao: I have nothing against it, my daughter does and it got her off the ciggy's which is a good thing. I am in the cigars or nothing mindset after getting off the cigarettes habit years ago.
Happy vaping!
My wife uses one. She went from 2 packs of menthols a day to that thing and progressed herself quickly down to 0% nicotine. I was iffy about it at first but it worked and her doctors have actually said that they thought it was a great way to get off cigarettes as they don't recommend cold turkey for some reason.
I use one for when I'm in a pool hall that doesn't allow smoking. I like the ragtag flavor and one called #winning from a company called Vapor Craft
My flavor rotation:
Boba's Bounty (tobacco base with light honey, graham cracker, other flavors)
Jango (tobacco with cinnamon, other flavors)
Kremlin (pistachio with cocoa)
Gambit (apple pie a la mode)
Trinity (Almond, Macadamia and Pistachio with cinnamon caramel)
Snake Eyes (Banana and Cinnamon toast cereal)
At first I was hoping that the flavors would also help me stop snacking, but now I realize the only thing that stops me from snacking is NOT BUYING SNACKS. :biggrin:
Wow that sounds like a candystore menu!
Quotesjn1117 - 11/6/2014 11:37 AM
Wow that sounds like a candystore menu!
I started with menthol and something that tasted like cigarettes. Then I discovered tobacco based flavors with added flavors. Eventually I started appreciating the sweeter flavors.
The one flavor I've never found is anything resembling a good cigar. Nothing compares to a good cigar. Except a great cigar. Or maybe a free one. :biggrin:
I picked up a bottle of my wife's double menthol the other day and noticed a bottle of what was called cigar flavor. I just couldn't imagine it even coming close to the real thing myself.
A couple friends of mine use this and I also agree that this is a much better alternative to smoking Ciggs. Good for you buddy!
Quotecmmayo - 11/6/2014 12:44 PM
The one flavor I've never found is anything resembling a good cigar. Nothing compares to a good cigar. Except a great cigar. Or maybe a free one. :biggrin:
Saw these at Famous the other day. Cigar flavors - maybe? Wonder if anyone has tried them.
http://www.famous-smoke.com/electronic-cigarettes/e-cigars/
-Paul
QuoteSenorPablo - 11/6/2014 2:24 PM
Quotecmmayo - 11/6/2014 12:44 PM
The one flavor I've never found is anything resembling a good cigar. Nothing compares to a good cigar. Except a great cigar. Or maybe a free one. :biggrin:
Saw these at Famous the other day. Cigar flavors - maybe? Wonder if anyone has tried them.
http://www.famous-smoke.com/electronic-cigarettes/e-cigars/
-Paul
From Famous: "Incorporating the highest quality American-made juices, authentic bold flavors and a full, smooth, draw, TRYST's exclusive collection of exclusive and proprietary flavors offer an experience even the most discerning smoker is sure to savor." YUM!
Can't be any worse than a Ghurka right?? :lmao: Even if they didn't taste horrible, half the enjoyment of a cigar is the experience. I don't see getting an "experience" from a vapor.
QuoteKman - 11/6/2014 1:41 PM Can't be any worse than a Ghurka right?? :lmao: Even if they didn't taste horrible, half the enjoyment of a cigar is the experience. I don't see getting an "experience" from a vapor.
My thoughts exactly!
Here's a pic of Room 101's Matt "Boofy" Booth in Austin last year vaping on my e-cig. It was a blend of tobacco and cocoa flavors I had mixed that he said reminded him of Drew Estates' Dirt cigar.
He vaped on it for a while. Meanwhile, nirab and I hung out and bought some of his jewelry.
QuoteKman - 11/6/2014 2:41 PM
Can't be any worse than a Ghurka right?? :lmao: Even if they didn't taste horrible, half the enjoyment of a cigar is the experience. I don't see getting an "experience" from a vapor.
The last Gurkha I had gifted to me from a friend I felt obligated to smoke, it tasted like shyt. The local B&M is having a Gurkha nite soon, and asked if I was going to attend. Oh, my fav cigar, Not!
I think I would rather try vaping than smoking a Gurkha :biggrin:
QuoteKman - 11/6/2014 1:41 PM
Can't be any worse than a Ghurka right?? :lmao: Even if they didn't taste horrible, half the enjoyment of a cigar is the experience. I don't see getting an "experience" from a vapor.
Vaping is a completely different experience than smoking a cigar, no doubt. And I enjoy both in different ways (plus, I can vape inside the house--not a choice for me with cigars). But smoking cigarettes is just a damn bad habit and about as unhealthy as tobacco use can get. Vaping allowed me to get rid of the cigarette addiction easily, so I am very thankful.
Vaping has it's own unique experience, and especially appealing to tech and gear heads. The technology is advancing rapidly and serious vapers get to mess around with their machinery, rebuilding their own coils--the part that turns the liquid to vapor--both to save money and try to improve upon the mass-produced parts that are available. Cloud chasers build their own rigs and mix their own liquids and even have contests to see who can exhale the largest clouds of vapor. I'm not to that level, but I can appreciate a "vape geek" as much as a "cigar geek." And there is plenty of overlap of the two groups, I have found.
My girlfriend uses hers a lot. I will puff on it every once in awhile, usually on long car rides as we don't smoke cigars or cigarettes in that car.
cool pics. my son needs a third hand to hold his....
That was a good day we had there Corey! I am not into vaping, but I prefer the smell of them as opposed to cigarettes.
We need to herf again, and real soon my friend! :biggrin:
I have not tried this and can't see me trying it. Great for those who like it. Maybe it's like eating your vegetables as a kid. YOU dont want to but once you try its not bad.
I have one of the Vaporin pens that I use as I'm trying to lower the cigarette smoking and hopefully quitting soon. They do help as it feels like a cigarette and much better than the Blu cig I have used before. I got a guy at work that has a large setup like yours and he lowers the ohms on it to blow huge clouds.
Am not opposed to them. Have tried a couple of times but am not into flavoured juices. I plan on buying one to kill my cigarettes habit, just as a means to get rid of it completely.
Now if they came up with something that comes close to cigars, I'd surely try it, would make some winter months easier to cope with.
I've been smoking cigs now for 17 years and really need to quit that dirty dirty habit, I tried the e-cig but it's just not the same as smoking a cigarette, it's a brain thing I think, soon as I can get past that the e-cig will probably help me stay of the cigarettes for good...
QuoteMojo66 - 11/7/2014 8:58 AM Am not opposed to them. Have tried a couple of times but am not into flavoured juices. I plan on buying one to kill my cigarettes habit, just as a means to get rid of it completely. Now if they came up with something that comes close to cigars, I'd surely try it, would make some winter months easier to cope with.
The Vaporin one I have has enough vapor that feels like a cigarette smoking. They are totally different from the e cigarettes I've tried. You can get flavors, but I use the original tobacco flavor and they come in different strengths as well.
QuoteMojo66 - 11/7/2014 8:58 AM Am not opposed to them. Have tried a couple of times but am not into flavoured juices. I plan on buying one to kill my cigarettes habit, just as a means to get rid of it completely. Now if they came up with something that comes close to cigars, I'd surely try it, would make some winter months easier to cope with.
looks into a dry herb vaporizer you can put like a pipe tobacco or cigar end in it and enjoy. It's a hybrid cross of vaping and smoking.
If I had to suggest a set up for a beginning trying to get off cigarettes, it would be this:
A) The MVP v2 I have (about $40): http://101vape.com/variable-voltagewattage-devices/148-innokin-itaste-mvp-v20.html#/color-black
---> Comes with everything you need except the juice to get started (it includes a tank that holds your eliquid). My advice is to set it to 8.0 watts and leave it there until you know more.
B) Two great tobacco flavored juices, are...
Captain Jack ($20 for a month's supply of e-liquid): http://www.halocigs.com/captain-jack-eliquid.html
Fraho: http://www.giantvapes.com/fraho/
If you can find a store in your area, you can try out flavors before you buy. Just avoid stores that only carry their own line of flavors and nothing else--they are only interested in making money and not providing you with good choices.
The main issue is your health, but I also noticed cigarettes get in the way of tasting cigars. And isn't that the reason we are all here? :biggrin:
Quotecmmayo - 11/7/2014 10:50 AM
The main issue is your health, but I also noticed cigarettes get in the way of tasting cigars. And isn't that the reason we are all here? :biggrin:
When I quit cigarettes I don't think the e cig was even around and did it cold turkey which was rough. To do it over, I would recommend vaping. You are right, it is about your health and enjoying a fine cigar with out cigarettes is a wonderful thing
When I quite cigs a few years ago Ecigs were just starting and I went out and bought the Blu E cig from online. Must say I highly enjoyed it and liked that I could carry around the extra batteries like a pack of cigs. Helped with the physical and psychological parts of quitting as well. Anyways haven't touched an e cig since but my brother uses one of those custom fancy ones and then my uncle refurbishes cheap old estate pipes into e pipes which I find pretty cool. But I will say E cigs in any form are the way to go if quitting. You get that feeling of holding a cigarette between your lips, at least with the Blu brand, as well as the inhaling and exhaling of "smoke" plus the nicotine with out all that other garbage. I noticed an improvement in my lungs within a few weeks and started feeling awesome in the mornings vs feeling sluggish and like rubbish.
Quote looks into a dry herb vaporizer you can put like a pipe tobacco or cigar end in it and enjoy. It's a hybrid cross of vaping and smoking
You can also enjoy different blends of recreational magic weed (legal age only :)) in such herbal combo-vaporizers, there is no strict limitation to tobacco. I've got one http://gypsyvapes.com/herbal-smoke-herb-vaporizer just to extend my eliquid experience.
I haven't tried it but a friend of mine that was trying to get off cigarettes did it and got down to 0% nicotine just like you. He continued for some time for the flavors! It does smell good, but to me it seems like a pipe. Sure it smells good and is probably enjoyable, but it looks like a lot of work.
haven't tried it, not interested in trying it, but enjoy
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I tried it - mainly as a dare from my kids - 3 of my 4 kids are vapors. My youngest daughter (20) is a chain vaping addict (if there is such a thing). I must say that it is a cleaner way to get nicotine kicks than smoking cigs but I'm still perplexed by all the flavors available and my kids buying new flavors to try. Not like the days when the choices were easy - regular or menthol / regulars or kings!!!! Now when I'm out with the kids and we stop by THE VAPE SHOPS - It's like "yeah - let me try that bubble gum flavor with the .5 nic hit and let me get a bottle of the burbon flavor with max nic----OH and can I get some samples of those floral herbs and spice???" Then the clerk says - "sure thing and have you seen the new vapes we got in - today there's as special on the vape/ vape kit / coil wire and rebuild tools / plus charger and 3 extra batteries all for the low low price of $165 plus tax - and I'll also throw in another bottle of bubble gum for you!!" And then the clerk says "by the way - your original order comes to $52.08 - will that be cash or card??"................And I use to think seeing them pay 5 dollars for a pack of Marlboro's was outrageous..........The times - they are a changin'.......I just need to stay home and smoke 15 dollar (or more) cigars and lecture the kids on how they pay tooooooo much for their vape juices!!!!
I currently vape. I used to be a pack a day smoker for 10 plus years and 6 years ago I tried vaping and I've never picked up a cigarette again. Quitting smoking for me was difficult because I really enjoyed smoking. I looked forward to a 5-10 min break to myself. I wanted to quit because I knew the damage it was doing. Vaping allowed me to quit the unhealthy parts of a cigarette but still get the nicotine fix and the 5 min break.