5 years and counting

[Bobsbeer]

How time flies.  I just realised that I have been vaping for 5 years and nearly 1 year nicotine free.  All I can say is thanks you vaping crowd for the encouragement we give each other each day.  Not a single fag has been smoked in 5 years, although I must admit to a drag of a friends spliff.  I nearly chocked.   So I won't try that again in a hurry.  Even after all this time I still like the smell of tobacco smoke, but it doesn't tempt me to go back there.  I just need to stop buying new vaping stuff.   

Thanks everyone. 

[pipeman01]

Congrats! Well done... I'm 3 odd years in and haven't spent more than £30 this year (still have pre TPD stuff )

[Bobsbeer]

Well done on keeping costs down. I think the problem is that I get an email from Fasttech every day.

[Richard46]

Well done mate; you keep buying the shiny stuff; you're worth it.

[joeten]

Well done I won't mention the other bit as it is catching.

[solac77]

Congrats think I'm around the same sorta time....and yup still buying things...think I'm addicted to tanks...oh and you know you can get a vaporizer for the other

[keepitgoin]

Crack on dude, Congtats on your Vapeaversary. Sounds like you have (like myself) forgotten when you started Vaping. I reckon that makes you a non-smoker

[DaveJ]

Nov 23, 2018 17:34:02 GMT Bobsbeer said:

....  I just realised that I have been vaping for 5 years and nearly 1 year nicotine free. ...

Woohoo!

Well done, very well done!  Feels good, doesn't it?

++ Especially the nic free bit. There's something I am not sure I'd be up for now or any time soon.

[Bobsbeer]

The nic free bit was actually easy as I slowly weaned myself off nic by reducing slowly over the the previous 4 years. I went down to 0.1% by the end and decided to go to zero and see how it went. I think it was more psychological than anything else by then. I would go months between drops so I guess my body became used to the reduction. I did start at 30% and after about 4 months started reducing. I had planned on it taking two years, but thought what the heck why rush.

I usually don't vape when at work now so leave my unit in the car and have a toot to and from work. I still like to vape but at least I know I'm not addicted.

[Chrissie]

Congrats Bobsbeer I've also (at long last) started weaning myself off the nic content, & finding it surprisingly easy.

[Bobsbeer]

Just don't rush it Chrissie. 1% at a time and you will get there. Good luck.

[Richard46]

I am down to .6% but that is down from 3.6% and it has only taken me nine years. Plus I was still smoking then as well, I must have been almost entirely sustained by nicotine washed down with alcohol back then.

Those where the days.

[DaveJ]

Nov 24, 2018 9:50:13 GMT Bobsbeer said:

The nic free bit was actually easy as I slowly weaned myself off nic by reducing slowly over the the previous 4 years. ...

You are certainly not the first I've heard who has successfully achieved nic free. Good for you too! I do know a couple who have even gone that step further and dropped the vape altogether. But, for me, I cannot see either happening anytime soon. Damn - it took me several years before I could face the thought of disposing the coupla cartons of smokes in the kitchen cupboard.

I have dropped my nic ratio somewhat over the years, but I sorta reckon the better gear nowdays prolly delivers more nic into me than the higher nic ratio in the oldie gear I first started with.

For me, I'm just not overly concerned about using nic (or vaping for that matter) in the long term, but I do acknowledge and respect your achievement.

Nov 24, 2018 22:50:43 GMT Richard46 said:

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I must have been almost entirely sustained by nicotine washed down with alcohol back then.

Those where the days.

hehe - it was nicotine and coffee for me.

++ Hang on - it still is!   *grin*

[Bobsbeer]

We have to have some vices in our lives or it would be boring. While I may not rush to grab the vape in a morning I do rush for coffee. And later . At least I don't need to stand outside in the pub.