Smoking versus Vaping

[Yorkshireman]

I smoked about 20 roll ups daily but i never have the vaper out of my gob.We used to have to smoke out the back door so it was a bind getting up and down(and painful) but because there is no smell vaping it gets used all the time.

[ripple27]

Dec 28, 2012 23:52:46 GMT @mp2012 said:

Ok, I'm going to assume you are all ex smokers, so based on that, would you honestly say you vape more or less than you smoked?

Personally I 'think' I vape less than I smoked. I was a 30 a day Cutters Choice roll ups smoker. Now I vape about 10ml 18mg in around 3 days.

How about you?

i was on 40 a day on a bad day and now l use the riva 1100 and the amount is 1.6 and on a bad day l will get through one and a half of those and a good day half of one so think the proof is in the pudding so to speak don't you and in one month l have saved £300 taking into account what l have spent on vaping so my sons driving lessons are starting in feb, thanks vaping your the best!!!!

[ripple27]

Dec 29, 2012 0:11:22 GMT Pam O said:

I get through 3 to 4 ml a day when I am at home, when I smoked I got through an ounce of baccy a week or sometimes a bit more. But there is a big difference in that there is a lot less urgency to vape first thing in the morning etc. When I smoked it was the very first thing I did when I woke up was to have a ciggie and there was no way I could have done what I achieved a few weeks ago when I drove for 4 hours after loosing a riva battery, flat gripper batteries and a pass through that wouldn't work in the car. I even stopped at services to see if I could find the riva and didn't buy fags!!!

You just earned a Gold Star well done you

[smudge]

Dec 29, 2012 9:15:41 GMT genguskhan said:

I think I'm on about 2-3 ml but it's hard to tell as I have 2 mini nova and a STV on the go at a time. But the MPV has a puff counter and the last time I looked it was on about 500 so reset it and don't look at it now

I'm prob about 2-3ml as well, either in cartos or dripping. Have also noticed I'm completely relaxed about it if I know I can't vape for a while, which was definitely NOT the case with cigs!

btw I keep seeing STV and realise I have no idea what it stands for - something tank related?

[djs]

I smoked up to 15 (?) rollies a day, somewhere in the region of 15mg nicotine (so 30 Marlboro lights-worth).

I vape more often (guessing 20 times) but the difference (I think ???) is that I wouldn't always smoke if the idea popped into my head, I'd wait to get a little more desperate. I tend to vape soon after and not stop myself.

My theory is that I live on less nicotine than before and my cravings are far less peaky....

[djs]

Dec 29, 2012 11:04:38 GMT smudge said:

btw I keep seeing STV and realise I have no idea what it stands for - something tank related?

Super Tasty Vivi?

Sexually titivating vaping?

Socially transmitted Vapourizer?

Super Tank Vivi?

[smudge]

Could be all of the above I suppose, but I'll go for option 4 Ta

[andym]

I would say i vape more than i used to smoke baccy.For me its not so much a Nicotine replacement thing as i could go nearly all day without a fag.I love vaping,yes it fixes my Nicotine craving but i love the taste of my fave juices,but its like some people drink coffee all day long,me.....i vape for pleasure.I also like the camraderie of sites like this and other Vapers.

[comfrey]

I definitely vape more than I smoked. I smoked about 20 a day but I vape constantly

[sarahthesinger]

I haven't really tried to work it out, but to be honest I don't really care - the main thing is I'm not smoking any more! At a guess I'm getting through 2-3 ml per day of low nic juice (10-12mg, depending on which one I'm using). I used to watch the clock at work, waiting for break time when I could go out and have a ciggie. Now, if I think about it, I'll just grab whatever I have with me and have a puff or two on the egic and I'm a happy bunny.

Like I said, the main thing for me is that I'm NOT smoking cigs any more. After trying to quit a few times I'm really grateful to have found ecigs. I really don't care at the moment how often I'm using it - probably more in the evenings than I would have smoked, particularly since I got the Vamo as it's so good. In the 7 weeks I've been vaping I haven't wanted a stinky. This makes me a VERY happy bunny!

[lobeydosser]

Comparing vaping to smoking a cigarette is very difficult because two of the "extra" chemical elements in a cigarette are Liquorice and Chocolate.
Both of these, when burned, give off a chemical that relaxes the throat muscles and allow the throat to widen, to allow more fumes deeper into you lungs, thereby causing your body to consume more tobacco vapour and therefore more nicotine absorbtion.

Whereas, in Vaping, it has been estimated that only up to 60% of the nicotine actually remains in your body.

So whatever MG you are vaping, you should only calculate your amounts to 60%.

[suede]

Why versus? I do the both at once easy peasy

[giles]

3-4ml/day, 18mg (plus 0.2ml 0mg), vs. 15 fat rollies/day. I think I get more nic in my system now, but who knows? (or cares much, come to that)