What a great forum...

[Banky]

Hello Isla, Welcome to a great forum.

[flipflop]

Hi Isla,
Sorry for the late reply.
As others have said, don't worry about the possibility that you might get the odd headache in the early days,. Simply just put your vaping gizmo down, dink a glass of water, have a wee break and you'll be fine.
I only experienced them in the first few weeks, probably because I didn't drink enough water.
Also, I loved and still love vaping that much, that I hardly had my Riva out of my mouth.

I can't remember the last time I got a headache from vaping,

so, as timone and poomba say.........akuna matata

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Feb 19, 2013 11:40:58 GMT lobeydosser said:

Feb 19, 2013 9:13:40 GMT biscuitcase said:

Do you reckon I could maybe say to myself 'ok, Isla, you weak turnip, you can have your 5 cancer sticks for the times when you really enjoy them and aren't just smoking them on zombie mode, so long as you commit to vaping for the rest of the day.' Decent plan or silly idea?;

Isla, in cigarettes there is something like 3000 different chemicals that go together to make them very addictive.

In e-cigs there are just 4. The PG that blends everything together is also used in food additives and throat sprays. The VG is also found in food additives and in the safe smoke machines you find in theatres. The Food Flavourings that are common in all foods and is used to make the flavourings in e-cigs and finally the Nicotine itself.

So far tobacco companies have missed a trick and we cannot go into a shop and buy 20 B&H in juicey Peach Flavour, or 20 Camel in Auntie Flo's Pear Drops, or 20 Mayfair in Gingerbread flavour.
But you can with e-cigs.

Over time I found myself reaching for the e-cig and a flavour that complimented the food that I had just eaten, so yon cigarette that I used to crave just after a meal become the e-cig with a particular flavour that I was really looking forward to.

Don't think of e-cigs as a way of stopping smoking, but rather as an extension of smoking. E-cigs will take you to a higher level, but a considerably safer level as there is no Tar or Cancerous chemicals in them.

You may cough a bit to start with, but that is only you coughing up the tar caused by you previous smoking. E-cigs do not put anything into your lungs other than water vapour.

Great post lobeydosser

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Oh I forgot, Isla,

Yes, I coughed up some nasty stuff in the first few months, but that was down to countless years of smoking nasties, not vaping.

Cheers

[biscuitcase]

So much great advice and generous tips, thank you for each and every one. I'm soaking it all up like a sponge... even taking notes! I'd give you all a big chunk of chocolate cake if I could. Made one today and... it's lethal. Although anything slathered in a ganache containing half a pound of 90% black choc, half a pound of butter and half a pint of cream is quite possibly illegal in several jurisdictions. Not sure if it's death by chocolate cake that's made me feel funny tonight or the fact that I put the tin lid on it by overdosing on pork crackling at dinner. But I mean, what are you to do when a very kindly hostess has made a lovely meal and repeatedly wafts a giant plate of perfectly crispy, salty piggy fat under your nose? Would've been rude not to, right? But now I feel like an army of gumbooted midgets is trampling through my guts. Midgets with pitchforks. Serves me right.

Sorry, food digression. Another dire addiction. Hmm, wonder if there's a crackling flavoured vape juice?!

I'm going to have to ask for more help here - something struck me today. Moment of panic stuck in traffic while studying a cyclist's bum. Nothing new there, but I forgot to ask: can I still safely vape when I'm driving??! Well, relatively safely? Don't know how I overlooked this - I'd forgotten just how many cigs I speed through behind the wheel. Not sure I could handle a tailback or roadworks or Bradley-Wiggins-Wannabes or the bone-chilling prospect of parallel parking without something to drag on heavily. Is the Riva appropriate or do I need to quickly find a small back-up I can just keep in the car? Something cig-alike like this maybe... www.miragecigarettes.co.uk/shop/goldstar-electronic-2-cigarette-kit.html

I've held off placing the Vape Escape order for the moment (not foot-dragging, still going for the Riva + accessories, and will still meet freezer deadline, I swear it!) in case there's something better you'd recommend as an additional driving vape on the VE website. Or maybe I'm fretting unnecessarily here. Just don't want to add any further peril to my already woeful, white-knuckle driving skills by trying to handle something that's distracting or too unwieldy to be safe. I think I need a PV I can still hold in the same hand as the steering wheel. The comfort clench factor between the fingers.

Just scanned google for driving + vaping and I saw a solution mentioned 'ego twist powering an imist.' I can see both parts on VE. Any driving vapers with a better alternative?

I'll be back in Northern Ireland in just over a week, so I'm hoping I can have everything I'll need waiting for me and zero excuses not to get stuck in with the vaping.

[Deleted]

you'll be fine with the riva it still fits one hand just press the button and vape but i would for backup sake keep something in the car in case the battery packs up on route
here is a passthrough www.vapingthings.com/-PASSTHROUGHS/cat1311953_1388249.aspx you will need a usb to plug into or a cigarette lighter adapter to usb
or this from vapescape www.vapeescape.co.uk/joyetech-ego-c-1000mah-battery-%26-pass-through~258
or simple battery that you just puff away on (no switch it is automatic comes with a couple of ready filled cartomizers
www.vapeescape.co.uk/the-sd-keyring-ecig~266
good luck

[irishcas]

I never smoked stinkies in my car because I have a child in it and hate the smell.
But I happily vape away while he is in the car , although as smoking is illegal with a child in the car I kinda dont vape very openly as I would be scarlet if stopped even though vaping is fine.
You will be fine vaping with riva no need to get a differant one for driving.

[Karma]

I think it's much safer vaping in the car than smoking! No chance of burning yourself, or throwing a fag end out the window and it coming back in!

I quite like small box type mods in the car as they don't roll away. Auto batteries can be good too, just pick up and have a quick vape without having to find the button!

Pet hate - my husband lights ciggies while he's driving Now I think this is dangerous, what if he gets smoke in his eyes?

[sleepyduck]

Hi Isla

I would have thought you'd be fine driving with the Riva. See how it goes and if you find it unwieldy you could try something like this:

www.vapeescape.co.uk/mini%2Dego%2Dbatteries%2D%28400mah%29%7E403

Like Karma, I'm much happier about vaping in the car than smoking. No danger of dropping a lit fag and having it land in my groin. Which has happened more than once. Or doing the chuck it out the window and it flies back in thing.

Now can I have some cake please?

[Roscopecotrain]

Ooooooo cake, nom nom.

[biscuitcase]

The deed is done!! Big fat order placed earlier today and thank gawd for that. No more circular worry whizzing round in my gerbil wheel brain.

I've followed all your kind advice and put the driving concerns on ice until I try out the Riva. If necessary I can always try the recommended passthrough/smaller battery.


Here's what finally ended up in the basket (it kept being wiped before I could checkout due to repeated dithering). Got there in the end, though and hopefully haven't forgotten anything!

Riva 1100 Kit The VE Riva 1100 Deluxe Kit Stainless Steel VE151 Stainless Steel
Cartomisers Boge 510 Standard Resistance (5) Stainless Steel VE145 Stainless Steel
Cartomisers Vision Ego Rainbow V3 Rebuildable Clear 2.8ohm VE388 Clear 2.8ohm
HS Premium HS Menthol Sensation 10ml 24mg (High) VE252
Drip Tips Ribbon Drip Tips Green VE308 Green
Chargers Dual USB Car Charger VE89
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Apple 'n' Pear Torte VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Krazy Karamel VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Arctic Cherry VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Choco Haze VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Karoffee Kick VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Menthol Tabac VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Toffee Popcorn VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Gingerbread VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Banoffee Cream VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Cocomel VE292
5ml Samplers (18mg) Fruit Mix VE368
5ml Samplers (18mg) Flue Cured VE368
5ml Samplers (18mg) HS Menthol Sensation VE368
5ml Samplers (18mg) HS Delight VE368

Yes, went thoroughly mental with the juices. They all sounded too good.

You've all been magnificent, thank you! Really excited to get my hands on the parcel when I get back. Just got an email to say that it's already been dispatched. Talk about great service. It's a bit awkward after we fly home, though... we're booked into a Premier Inn for a few nights before a pretty long drive, just to break the journey up. Any ex smokers might remember just how long and dreary nights in hotels can be, shivering in carparks at 2am with your cigs. So I'm thinking a 100 mile round trip to grab my parcel and get back to the hotel might be worth it.

Is it definitely okay to vape yourself senseless in a bedroom at Premier Inn? I won't set off any sensors or anything and get slung out?

[daveyboy37]

Feb 19, 2013 10:21:01 GMT Roscopecotrain said:

Grizwalds are amazing, you cant go wrong hehe.

Too right. Though i'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Have had two samples of banoffee cream over the last month or so. Its deffo my fave, so i ordered a big bottle. Alas it requires serious steeping (unlike the samples) and my sample bottle is now empty. :-[
Seriously im checking it constantly with a colour chart and praying for it to go darker!

[daveyboy37]

Feb 21, 2013 1:51:52 GMT biscuitcase said:

The deed is done!! Big fat order placed earlier today and thank gawd for that. No more circular worry whizzing round in my gerbil wheel brain.

I've followed all your kind advice and put the driving concerns on ice until I try out the Riva. If necessary I can always try the recommended passthrough/smaller battery.


Here's what finally ended up in the basket (it kept being wiped before I could checkout due to repeated dithering). Got there in the end, though and hopefully haven't forgotten anything!

Riva 1100 Kit The VE Riva 1100 Deluxe Kit Stainless Steel VE151 Stainless Steel
Cartomisers Boge 510 Standard Resistance (5) Stainless Steel VE145 Stainless Steel
Cartomisers Vision Ego Rainbow V3 Rebuildable Clear 2.8ohm VE388 Clear 2.8ohm
HS Premium HS Menthol Sensation 10ml 24mg (High) VE252
Drip Tips Ribbon Drip Tips Green VE308 Green
Chargers Dual USB Car Charger VE89
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Apple 'n' Pear Torte VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Krazy Karamel VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Arctic Cherry VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Choco Haze VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Karoffee Kick VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Menthol Tabac VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Toffee Popcorn VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Gingerbread VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Banoffee Cream VE292
Grizwald's 5ml Samplers Cocomel VE292
5ml Samplers (18mg) Fruit Mix VE368
5ml Samplers (18mg) Flue Cured VE368
5ml Samplers (18mg) HS Menthol Sensation VE368
5ml Samplers (18mg) HS Delight VE368

Yes, went thoroughly mental with the juices. They all sounded too good.

You've all been magnificent, thank you! Really excited to get my hands on the parcel when I get back. Just got an email to say that it's already been dispatched. Talk about great service. It's a bit awkward after we fly home, though... we're booked into a Premier Inn for a few nights before a pretty long drive, just to break the journey up. Any ex smokers might remember just how long and dreary nights in hotels can be, shivering in carparks at 2am with your cigs. So I'm thinking a 100 mile round trip to grab my parcel and get back to the hotel might be worth it.

Is it definitely okay to vape yourself senseless in a bedroom at Premier Inn? I won't set off any sensors or anything and get slung out?

You have some great sample choices there. And no you definitely wont set off any alarms.
PS... The 100 mile round trip. Yeah if i had some Griswalds Banoffee Cream waiting i would absolutely make that trip.

One other thing that may not have been mentioned in your thread. Everyone is totally different when they first vape. Some get their kit and never touch another ciggie again. For others it takes a while longer and they vape and smoke. Don't beat yourself up if u still need to smoke a while.

Just think of how many ciggies you haven't had rather than how many you have.
Personally whilst smoking i always had the " kettle on and smoke whilst it boiled " mentality first thing in the morning. I havent had a ciggie since my kit arrived just over a month ago.

I did however still need that tobacco taste first thing. So at the start of the day i only ever vaped tobacco flavours. Now i'm free of that dependency and i'm just as likely to vape menthol or even GVC first thing.

What was that Isla? Did you just say "What the hell is GVC?"
Ssshhhh everyone. Isla is a newbie! Dont tell her.

[biscuitcase]

Cheers, Davey! I've a talent for getting myself into all kinds of embarrassing trouble. Last thing I need is to be forcibly ejected from a hotel mid-vape! I remember nervously hanging out of a 4th floor bedroom one particularly frigid night when I couldn't face freezing my bits off outside, so I hauled the armchair over to this window that only opened halfway and squeezed as far out as I could so I was basically leaning my elbows on the roof slates while I snuck a fag. Kept expecting the alarms to go off at any second, madly wafting my arms around in what must have resembled some bizarre aerial breaststroke. Then a dog on the street below suddenly started barking like crazy and I tried to jerk backwards in a panic, didn't realise that my fat arse was pretty much wedged secure, so I wacked my shoulders on the glass and ended up scraping my dress right back over my head, arms pinioned and still clutching the lit fag. Finished up in a tumble on the bedroom floor, hooded in a burnt dress and writhing around trying to make sure the butt was out.

So much for a stress-busting smoke! This vaping business all all sounds rather wonderful, being able to sit in the warmth and blow big clouds of Ferrero Rocher smelling vapour and the like everywhere. Like you say, though, shouldn't get my hopes up too much that it can magically just erase a cig habit that's been getting a deeper grip on me every day for, crikey, nearly 20 years now. I've only ever smoked menthols, same brand for years... can't stomach ordinary cigs and I think I need a big throat hit, so I've no idea if any of these lovely-sounding juices will hit the spot or not. At the end of the day, though, if vaping can even just help me cut the cig habit in half, I'd be happy. Won't hope for miracles, but any improvement is good news.

GVC...GVC??!! You had me hopping around there for a good while! Then the rusty cogs suddenly clicked (see, I've been doing my fevered forum reading, I have) and, I -think- you are referring to the apparent nectar of the gods that is Grant's Vanilla Custard? I read a thread on here and the cult following almost made me kinda nervous. Really sounded like incredibly addictive stuff. I wonder what in the bejesus he puts in it?! I see his site is frozen at the moment - overwhelmed with orders I guess, so I'll to wait to get my sample.

Steeping sounds frustrating! Sorry for daft newb questions, but do you really need to do it with every juice, they all benefit from kind of... maturing? You couldn't accelerate the process by, say, leaving them in direct warm sunlight, or very gently heating the bottles in water? And if they mature can they get a bit past it once they've been opened? I guess if there's a steeping sweet spot you could overdo it?

Whole wide world of wisdom to be plucked and plumbed out here. Feel like I know nothing! Glanced through another thread tonight in Reviews that mentioned U wicks (?!) and more about the ohms and resistances and hits that sounded knee-knockingly good. Going to be a big, exciting learning curve! )

[kibbster]

Feb 20, 2013 9:13:37 GMT irishcas said:

I never smoked stinkies in my car because I have a child in it and hate the smell.
But I happily vape away while he is in the car , although as smoking is illegal with a child in the car I kinda dont vape very openly as I would be scarlet if stopped even though vaping is fine.
You will be fine vaping with riva no need to get a differant one for driving.

I agree with you apart from smoking in the car with a child isn't illegal.
It's stupid, insensitive and nasty. but not illegal (yet... government may decide to intrude on people's freedoms again and decided to not allow the option to use common sense sometime in the future )