Looking for a little advise

[smellmycheese]

Hi all,

I'm looking to invest in an e-cig in the next few days and am confused/blown away by the incredible amount of info and choice out there. I’ve been smoking consistently for around 15 years and am desperate to give up. The best I’ve managed is 3 weeks off which is pretty pathetic. I was out over the weekend and had a blast on a mates, I couldn’t believe how much it felt like a genuine cigarette, which has prompted me to give it a go.

My ideal scenario would be to get something that looks like a cigarette and ultimately is as close as realistically possible to what I’m smoking right now in terms of strength of hit. I need to have that feeling in my throat like you would taking a deep drag from a cigarette.

My current habit is approx 10/15 a day
with a nicotine content of 0.8
The actual brand is B&H Silver, if that’s of any help.

Any feedback would be massively appreciated.

Adam.

(Great forum by the way ! Buckets of top info for the confused newbie like myself)

[DiscoDes]

Hello and

Have you tried a E-cig?

Does it DEFINATELY have to look like a cigarette or could you cope with something cigar sized?

How long do you need it to last before needing a charge?

Let us know and we'll give you some suggestions.

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome Adam

The e-cigs that look like real cigarettes aren't really the best to go for as their battery life isn't very good due to their size. However, as you aren't a really heavy smoker, you might be OK with a ciggie lookalike kit.

The best deal at the moment is a skycig (will find the discount code for you in a minute), it has a 510 thread which means you can buy the replacement cartomisers for it far cheaper from just about any UK vendor.

[Chrissie]

Here is the link to the skycig -

www.skycig.co.uk/ enter SUN in ciscount area and it £16 posted

uncheck any extras though.

But as Des says, if you could cope with something cigar sized, then you would do better with an ego or Riva for example -
www.vapeescape.co.uk/the-ve-riva-1100-deluxe-kit~151

[Karma]

Hello and #welcome2# Adam

do you know what set up your mate was using?

[Perpetua]

Welcome from me Adam.


You'll find we don't tend to recommend look alikes on here, because their battery run time isn't that good and there a limitations as to what you can use on them.

But, if you just want to dip your toes into the ecig waters, then the Skycig is worth a look maybe, it's compatible with 510 cartomisers, which you can pick up from our Vendor's at considerably less than Sky sell them for.

Use discount code SUN to bring the kit down to a more realistic £11.99

www.skycig.co.uk/sky-cig-kit



* Cross posts with Chrissie, too slow me. *

[alanfinal]

Hi Adam welcome along,many starters want something that looks and tastes like a ciggy,nothing wrong with that,what Chrissie recommends is a great choice,if you want to go straight to the next level,people on here will recommend lots of other e cigs

[Sandra (aka Chillax)]

Hi Adam and welcome

To get a really good vape, I would encourage you to take the advice offered, you will find it much more rewarding

[smellmycheese]

Sept 17, 2012 11:59:16 GMT DiscoDes said:

Hello and

Have you tried a E-cig?

Does it DEFINATELY have to look like a cigarette or could you cope with something cigar sized?

How long do you need it to last before needing a charge?

Let us know and we'll give you some suggestions.

I would prefer it to look like a real cig just because I think that would work better for me from a psychological perspective if you can understand that.

I wouldn’t require long battery life, I work on a PC all day so it can be charged as and when.

Thanks for the response.

[smellmycheese]

Sept 17, 2012 12:00:30 GMT Chrissie said:

Hello & welcome Adam

The e-cigs that look like real cigarettes aren't really the best to go for as their battery life isn't very good due to their size. However, as you aren't a really heavy smoker, you might be OK with a ciggie lookalike kit.

The best deal at the moment is a skycig (will find the discount code for you in a minute), it has a 510 thread which means you can buy the replacement cartomisers for it far cheaper from just about any UK vendor.

Very helpful, thanks a lot.

Like I was saying previously, the reason I would prefer a lookalike relates more to the psychological side of it more than anything else. That might sound odd but It was definitely one of things that impressed me on my mates. I just think it would work for me I guess.

[Chrissie]

No it doesn't sound odd at all Adam I started off, over 4 years ago, with a ciggie lookalike - mind you there wasn't really any other choice back then

[smellmycheese]

I won't clog the thread by replying to you all. Thanks so much for your help and warm welcome guys!

I'm going to have a crack at the SKYCIG.

What do I do with regards refills and or getting the right taste and strength for me?

[Chrissie]

Don't forget to use the code for the skycig Adam, as without it, the kit is very expensive. You will get 5 prefilled cartomisers with the kit but there is no way they will last the equivalent of 7 packs of ciggies as they claim, more like just a couple of packs.

You can buy the replacement cartomisers that fit the skycig form most of the good vendors - for example these are good prefilled ones (they can be refilled with e-liquid) -
www.vapeescape.co.uk/sd-keyring-prefilled-cartomisers~272

Or these empty ones that you can fill straight away with e-liquid of your choice -
www.vapeescape.co.uk/boge-510-standard-resistance-%285%29~145

The above vendor does a very good range of e-liquid & I would suggest you start off with either 12mg or 18mg strength. Use discount code allabout for 10% off anything from Vape Escape.

[smellmycheese]

Sept 17, 2012 13:06:09 GMT Chrissie said:

Don't forget to use the code for the skycig Adam, as without it, the kit is very expensive. You will get 5 prefilled cartomisers with the kit but there is no way they will last the equivalent of 7 packs of ciggies as they claim, more like just a couple of packs.

You can buy the replacement cartomisers that fit the skycig form most of the good vendors - for example these are good prefilled ones (they can be refilled with e-liquid) -
www.vapeescape.co.uk/sd-keyring-prefilled-cartomisers~272

Or these empty ones that you can fill straight away with e-liquid of your choice -
www.vapeescape.co.uk/boge-510-standard-resistance-%285%29~145

The above vendor does a very good range of e-liquid & I would suggest you start off with either 12mg or 18mg strength. Use discount code allabout for 10% off anything from Vape Escape.

Brilliant! That's all the advice I need for now. Thanks again for all your help everyone.

[azzie]

Welcome to the forum Adam and good luck with the skycig when it arrives.