Hello - New to forum & to vaping

[fitlikemin]

Hi, thought I should introduce myself since I've been lurking on here for the last couple of weeks.
A BIG thank you to everyone first of all - I've been reading the advice and "how to guides" posted on here in response to other folks questions. Ordered the riva kit from vape escapes and a few samples from joose juice. Everything arrived within a few days but I left the juices for a week after reading about steeping although I was really wanting to just pile in and start.
Initially wasn't too impressed -the menthol was ok but the tobacco flavour was pretty vile and even after vaping, I wanted a cigarette. Ordered some 24mg samples from joose juice and started in earnest this weekend.
I'm just back from a day visiting various parts of Scotland (work related) and I absolutely LOVE vaping. I have to use a hire car if driving more than 30 miles and obviously you can't smoke in them. I vaped away happily all day in the car, no smell, no having to stop in laybys for a quick puff, no desire for a cigarette at all. I smoked a carton (200) of cigs a week so even though I've gone slightly daft with buying various bits n pieces, I'm starting to think I can stop smoking cigarettes for good this time (previously stopped for 18 months). 

Got a question now - I bought two smok aro pyrex clearos (recommendation on another thread from someone - can't remember who right now, sorry) - am I best to wash them thoroughly before using them? I'm currently using cartomisers (bought some boge xxl as the ones which came with the riva seemed to run dry really quickly).

Thanks again to everyone who's posted videos, answered questions and given tips to other users on here - I've been eagerly reading it all and have learned so much in a short time.

[kibbster]

Welcome to the forum!
Glad you've got some kit that's working well for you

[Super-Shiny]

Hello and fitlikemin

It won't harm giving the Smok Pyros a wash in warm water (not hot) and leave to dry overnight just to get rid of any residues that remain from manufacturing.

[djs]

I got an ARO on Saturday. I rinsed it out and filled it straight on up with Mango. Works great.

Welcome to AAEC

[Raffles]

  fitlikemin... and well done on your progress so far... it just gets easier, especially if you find a good juice asap.

[Deleted]

Hello & welcome to the wonderful world of vaping, fitlikemin.   Sounds like all your reading paid dividends & you've made a brilliant start.

This is just me, but I never soak/wash out any clearos before using, I just fill them & go, never had any problems or weird taste. A Protank was the last I got & straight out of the box, it was fine.

Anyway, welcome & happy vaping!

[dinamic22]

Hi & fitlikemin well done on quitting the fags, i always soak new clearos in just warm water for a couple of hours & then dry on kitchen roll on a windowsill overnight.

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome fitlikemin

So pleased to hear that you are loving vaping

Re cartomisers, they have a brilliant draw to them but you do need to keep them constantly topped up.

[charon]

fitlikemin to our happy mob.

[fitlikemin]

Cheers for the welcome and the advice - clearos now soaking in warm water. I'll try them out in a few days once they dry. (Even bought steradent stuff from the supermarket last week for disinfecting in future- puzzled my husband when he saw the tube in the trolley

[Sassy]

Hi fitlikemin!

Welcome to the forums, they are a fab bunch here aren't they?!

[Raffles]

Oct 7, 2013 19:43:31 GMT fitlikemin said:

Cheers for the welcome and the advice - clearos now soaking in warm water. I'll try them out in a few days once they dry. (Even bought steradent stuff from the supermarket last week for disinfecting in future- puzzled my husband when he saw the tube in the trolley

Wait till he sees pink & purple batteries... he'll be really worried!

[Fagsareus]

Hello fitlikemin

[jaysey]

Hi and welcome

[fitlikemin]

Oct 7, 2013 19:48:11 GMT Sassy said:

Hi fitlikemin!

Welcome to the forums, they are a fab bunch here aren't they?!

Hi Sassy - you certainly are (all of you). One of the friendliest and most helpful bunch of folk I've encountered online. I began thinking about trying e-cigs a few years ago, various folk at work tried using the ones which look like cigarettes, none lasted more than a few weeks before they were back smoking real fags again. Had a look around various forums from time to time but got totally confused by kayfun lites and provaris etc. The explanations on here and the suggestions to go for a riva kit helped me take the first step. Once the kit arrived I'd a better idea what folk meant by cartomisers and clearos etc and hopefully I haven't made too many mistakes with what I've bought so far (currently waiting on three parcels from fasttech and several from a few uk suppliers). Really enjoying vaping these last two days, will have to watch I don't come across as TOO evangelical at work tomorrow. My bosses at work have said it's fine to vape at my desk as well, although not during meetings (which is fair enough).

I've a few cigarettes left, at present I'm not looking at stopping completely as I think that just tends to stress me out, so for now I'm vaping when I want a cig, and don't feel the urge to smoke one at present (makes sense to me but probably not to anyone else)
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Ideally eventually I'd like to reduce the nicotine concentration gradually to zero, but for now 24mg is "holding me" so I'll see how it goes. I haven't said to folk I'm stopping smoking, just that I'm trying to cut down using the electronics instead. I find folk urging/encouraging me to stop to be counter-productive, it tends to make me dig my heels in (my mum died from COPD and lung cancer so my siblings are always nagging me to stop). Sorry for rambling on here, just really happy that I haven't smoked tobacco for almost two days and don't have the urge to either.