Another newbie.

[doyouwannit]

Hello all, I'm a fifty year+ smoker around 100gms per week of golden Virginia. Near 40 quid a week!! goodness knows how people afford two packs or more of tailor made ones a day.

I have taken to vaping like a duck to water, why I didn't start sooner I don't know. Despite reading to the contrary on various threads in various blogs nicotine is seriously addictive, to me at least.

I have been smoking tobacco from the age of 11 or 12. My body does not understand functioning without nicotine. I wish it could but it doesn't.

I was diagnosed with throat cancer 8 years ago with a terminal, months not years, prognosis. I'm still here!

I mix at 12, my biggest hurdle has been my sensitivity to PG, The only PG in my mixes is the 10% in the flavourings. I seem to be able to tolerate that.

My kit, I have three, yes three, can't be caught short, EVIC minis, four kanger genitank megas. four ego batteries and eight T3Ds. I'm still in experimental mode, various mixes and various tanks. Hundreds of pounds have been spent but still in line with what I would have spent on tobacco.

I have 1250ml of vg 7.2 and 500ml of pg 7.2 in stock plus twenty or more concentrates and am now contemplating a 900ml freezer pack from pirate. Any testimonials welcome.

I read with amusement of the much venerated throat hit, this broadly translates into the instant irritation factor, I don't want a perception of smoking, I just need my nicotine. The greater the throat hit the less likely I am to vape it but hey that's just me.

We are up against some formidable enemies HMG via the WHO, the UN and the big pharmas. They are as addicted to the revenues via taxation or abjectly useless smoking cessation products as people are to smoking.

Over the years I've tried them all, patches, what's the best way of rolling and smoking them? They don't work........at all. I am now happily vaping with no withdrawal symptoms at all!

Be aware, they have to demonise vaping or they couldn't raise tax and control on it.

[Perpetua]

Welcome and congratulations to you doyouwannit .


I was one of those ex-smokers who 5+years ago went through over 2 packs of cigs a day. My smoking habit cost me more than my weekly food shopping bill.

piratesvapeuk are a registered Vendor on our forum, who are well recommended:

allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/53105/piratesvape-uk-nicotine-base?page=1

We also have an excellent Mixology section on the forum.

allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/board/18/mixology-general

[iggy]

Welcome to the forum doyouwannit ........ i too was a heavy smoker, until i started vaping. i used to mix at 18mg, and am down to 3mg. I'm not too interested in the "throat hit" either, just enjoying the flavour, and no more stinkies. As Perpetua has said, the mixology section is awesome, and you can find plenty of advice from the folk on here

[Get Off My Cloud]

to the forum doyouwannit

[Deleted]

Hello & welcome to the forum, doyouwannit & well done sticking your fingers up to the big 'c' & on making the change to vaping.

[phatfil]

hi and welcome,
fwiw i have bought nic base from piratevape, it arrived promptly extremely well packed too in a solid heavy glass bottle..
more recently i have bought from darkstarvapour.co.uk/ slightly easier on the wallet tho its delivered in plastic bottles.. decanting into glass for storage in the freezer isnt a major hassle tho.

[doyouwannit]

Thanks for the welcomes, my current stock is from vapemate, no issues but it is in plastic @250ml. 29-99 for 250. I have decanted to 100 in glass for freezing. I bought my first evic mini on holiday in Spain, bought two more on my return. I can't vouch for it in lung hit mode or TC mode but in wattage mode it does all day on a charge, a fine piece for my uses. The supplied ego one tank in the kit isn't to my taste. I bought mod only from joyetech for around forty quid.
In my limited experience it's a winner makes the ego pencils look stupid. I would recommend. I use the pencil egos for going out. If I set at 7.5 watts it's 7.5 watts all day long whereas with an ego stick every hit reduces the available wattage for the next one. I'm sure there are other similar mods available with similar characteristics. Sorry to sound like a joyetech employee. I'm not.
Once the bank balance is restored I'm going to try pirate.
I tend to think that a lot of peoples failures are down to the gear they buy, if you buy a cheap guitar you'll never be able to play it. I stumbled on the evic mini by accident and a first mod buy. I bought a couple of ego sticks to go on holiday with, there were forecasted delays due to strike action and I needed my nicotine fix. I found I was charging them 2 or 3 times a day. I bought the evic mini in Spain 110 euros!!!! winner, all day long and consistent results.
If I'd stuck with egos I'd still be lighting up.

[charliehorse]

Hello doyouwannit and welcome to the forum

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome doyouwannit

I also was a very heavy smoker until I bought my first e-cig, over 7 years ago - I averaged 50 a day of ready made's

[Roscopecotrain]

Hello and welcome to aaec.

[chykensa]

doyouwannit - hi and a warm welcome from me too!

[GeoffUK]

Hi doyouwannit and very welcome indeed.

[gill2009]

A very BIG welcome to AAEC doyouwannit - enjoy 

[Deleted]

Now that's a newbie post, wow! Grats doyouwannit on all counts and welcome good sir!

[charon]

greetings and to AAEC doyouwannit

Enjoy your time here.