Hi all, newbie with a really good reason to get this right!

[missbunbury]

Hi all, I am completely new to all this, I have got a little baby girl and whilst I managed to stop smoking while I was pregnant, since she was born I have gradually let myself get back into rolling tobacco and am probably on about 5 rollies a day now. I am really keen to quit as obviously it's not good for my little girl - I don't smoke around her ever but even so. I was given a SkyCig starter kit which I find OK but it hasn't really been good enough to give me the strength to totally ditch the real ones, but having read through some of the reviews it seems like I may need to look into something a bit more specialist and then I might find I get a really satisfying experience. So, the problem I have is that with my little one to look after I really don't have the time to mess about too much with mixing juice and filling things up and so on. What would you expert lot say is the best and simplest thing for me to try that will be a step up from the SkyCig but without needing too much time investment?

Thanks in advance x

[Roscopecotrain]

Hi missbunbury, welcome to aaec.

If you are on a tight budget then these are great paradisevapeuk.vstore.ca/egoce5-blister-pack-p-536.html, grab 2 so you have a battery to use while one is charging and then you get a spare charger as well.
Another option is here www.vapeland.co.uk/e-cig-starter-kits-10-c.asp great kits, great vendor and a great price.

Dont forget to get some juice when you buy.

[Raffles]

   missbunbury... and congrats on giving this lark a go... you won't regret it.

I'll leave it to others, who will be here in a flash, to give their technical advice.

ETA: See... ^^^Rosco got there before me!

[taz96]

Welcome aboard.

Sorry I'm a bit of newbie too, but there will be someone else with loads of knowledge soon. People here are very friendly and helpful. Congrats on the new baby.

[missbunbury]

Eek it's all a bit scary! Is there anything at all that doesn't need filling up? Like, preloaded or something? Or have I totally got the wrong end of the stick? I think baby brain is making this seem much harder than it probly is, I used to be a proper clever professional person and now I am baffled by a little bit of tech!

[Roscopecotrain]

Aug 16, 2013 15:24:31 GMT missbunbury said:

Eek it's all a bit scary! Is there anything at all that doesn't need filling up? Like, preloaded or something? Or have I totally got the wrong end of the stick? I think baby brain is making this seem much harder than it probly is, I used to be a proper clever professional person and now I am baffled by a little bit of tech!

You can buy pre filled cartomizers but im not up on those missbunbury, sorry. Do you want to stay with a cigalike or move up to what i linked to?

[Raffles]

Aug 16, 2013 15:24:31 GMT missbunbury said:

Eek it's all a bit scary! Is there anything at all that doesn't need filling up? Like, preloaded or something? Or have I totally got the wrong end of the stick? I think baby brain is making this seem much harder than it probly is, I used to be a proper clever professional person and now I am baffled by a little bit of tech!

Anything that starts with 'pre-' ususally means more expensive. If you can pour a drink, you can refill with all the flavours you can imagine. Have fun.

[dragon]

I have to recommend the evod kit (again)

cheep here : myepack.co.uk/evod-starter-kit.html

fancy colours here : www.ukecigcabin.com/product/kanger-evod-starter-kit

It is simple well built and in my eyes stylish to boot.

You need to get some liquid too, I am a big fan of decadent vapours (mix my own, but you can get it premixed) www.decadent-vapours.com/en/408-e-liquids
Every single vapour will recommend a different liquid, in the end you will have to suck it and see Remember that different nicotine levels can make a big difference, as can the amount of pg and vg. The website I linked to will mix it for you in different nic strengths and either 100%pg 100%vg or 50/50 I love their real banana in 100% vg, but the other vapers in the family think I am .. well bananas

There are loads of sites for liquid ... other people have tried more of them than I have

[skyjay]

Hi to the forum...congrats on giving up smoking, all great advice, dont b put off with the refilling it will save u £££s u will get better flavor, get yourself a kit any problems just give a shout on here and someone will always b on hand 2 help, i started off on a cig e like after smoking 4 39 years im not tech minded but finding this forum helped me its been over a year since i stopped smoking never looked back

[dragon]

Aug 16, 2013 15:24:31 GMT missbunbury said:

Eek it's all a bit scary! Is there anything at all that doesn't need filling up? Like, preloaded or something? Or have I totally got the wrong end of the stick? I think baby brain is making this seem much harder than it probly is, I used to be a proper clever professional person and now I am baffled by a little bit of tech!

You can go the prefilled route ... but I doubt anyone will recommend it, the systems available tend to be over priced and not nearly as good. The refillable ones can be very simple, a better vape and above all a whole lot cheaper in the long run.

[Roscopecotrain]

Vapeescape do some pre filled cartos but i have no idea what they taste like!

www.vapeescape.co.uk/Vaping-Spares/Cartomisers/Ritchy-Era-Prefilled-Cartomisers.html
www.vapeescape.co.uk/Vaping-Spares/Cartomisers/VapeEscape-Prefilled-Cartomisers-5.Html

[zeldamum]

Buying prefilled cartomizers can work out much more expensive than filling your own.

It takes only a few seconds to fill a clearo and you are good to go for quite a while. A 1.6ml clearo you would maybe fill twice a day depending on how much you vape.

Welcome to the forum Missbunbury

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome missbunbury

It really is easy to fill a clearomiser for instance -

[fred]

missbunbury
Well done - you've made the first step & come here (well, 2nd step as 1st was skycigs)

Yes - you can get prefilled cartos - my experience - might as well suck on a boiled sweet

As for filling a clearo - can you tie your own shoelaces? If yes, go for clearos. They're easier to fill than tying shoelaces and it takes about 7 1/2 seconds to do. Get clearos with replaceable heads - evods already mentioned are a good choice. When the flavour goes a bit funky, replace the head - that takes about 12 1/2 seconds.

Getting angry and puzzling over other stuff always takes over a minute, so you're on a winner with clearos.

For the amount you smoke, I would guess that you'd need to refill a clearo every 2-3 days and replace the head, bit more difficult to judge, but depending on flavour, every week to every 3 weeks ??? As you can see, the refillable/replaceable route does not take much time, & I'm sure you'd get a better vaping experience.

The blister pack from paradisevape (previously linked) along with a bottle of juice would be a good cheap choice, to see how you get on

Good Luck

[missbunbury]

Well, I like the look of the ones you linked to but am a bit daunted by the technicalities - if I were to get one of those, is it super fiddly to fill it up? How often do you have to fill it? And how often do you clean it out? I am thinking back to my student days when we used to do something *similar* to vaping (ahem!) and the mess was a nightmare!