A Smoke Free Saturday Moment

Hey vape fans! With Thanksgiving coming, I wanted to take a moment and share some of the stories about what vapers are thankful for. Enjoy and vape on!

Reddit User HB122 – “I smoked close to 2 packs a day for 30 years and had all of the baggage that goes with that; out of breath constantly, no sense of smell or taste, nasty hacking cough. I always thought that it would be impossible to quit unless I was hospitalized for a month with a morphine drip. I was that hooked. I was at my local smoke shop when I noticed that they started to carry those cheap little ego-type cigs, and sitting next to them was a rack of juices. Saw the coffee juice and thought it sounded good, so I plunked down $15 for the e-cig and another $5 for the juice. I was hooked after that. I bought an MVP 2.0 a few weeks later and started trying different juices from online vendors. I’ve had one cigarette in months. It tasted so vile I didn’t finish it. Best of all, I can breathe again; the smokers hack is gone, and my senses of taste and smell have returned. I haven’t felt this good since I was a teenager.”

Reddit User Palalab – “I smoked for 30 years, tried everything to quit and nothing worked. In summer 2013 a work colleague started using an e-cig, and I decided to give it a try, purchasing two eGo batteries and a few EVOD tanks. My second day of using them, I “accidentally” quit. Almost a year and a half later, I own a few mods and one dripper, but mainly using cartos with carto tanks. I don’t miss cigs at all.”

Reddit User 50pg50vg – “19-year smoker. I tried vaping a couple years ago, but it was difficult and unsatisfying due to underpowered equipment. Plus the mess. I mentioned to my brother that I was going to give it another try. He lent me his Provari, a Nautilus Mini, and some juice. What a huge difference! Switching to vaping doesn’t have to be unpleasant after all. In fact, it’s way more satisfying. Had my brother not explained some things and shown me his collection of equipment I may have wasted time or found myself in the same situation as two years ago. I’m in my 5th week without analogs and couldn’t be happier. The communities, innovation, choice of equipment and vendors have shown what can happen when people become passionate about something. Things have come along so quickly, and I’m blown away.”

Reddit User Cheech5 – “I started dipping my junior year of high school and carried the habit for 13 years. I was regularly using a tin a day until about a year ago, where my use jumped up to about a tin and a half to 2 tins a day due to stress at work and the ability to dip while working. I had tried no less than five times to quit previously, to no avail. Nicotine gum and patches were too weak to curb my cravings, even used in tandem. I tried Chantix twice, and the side effects were disturbing at best and borderline terrifying at worst. Cold turkey was not an option, as it made me physically ill due to the amount of nicotine I was used to. It wasn’t until my daughter, who was nearly two years old, picked up a water bottle and pretended to spit in it while we sat on the couch that I realized I needed to stop. Vaping intrigued me, but the amount of information and options presented were vast and even overwhelming. I took the plunge though, and purchased an Evod kit and slowly cut out dip over the course of the day. Beginning August 15th of this year, I kicked the can completely and have slowly weaned myself from a high 36mg down to 12mg. I no longer wistfully look at the racks of cans in gas stations, and I can proudly say I will not dip again.”

Reddit User TacticalSnackPack – “When I was 18 I started smoking on and off, usually socially and when stress was high. When I was about 20/21, I started smoking regularly, about a pack a day. This was not cheap, but I couldn’t stop. My occasional-smoker boyfriend usually helped me not smoke as much, but when I needed my fix, I was sure I was gonna get it. I just couldn’t imagine my life without my Camels. I associated everything I did with smoking. Just woke up? Morning cig! Bonfire? Light ‘em up. Going out for a drink? Gotta get a few smokes in. Going to the store? Not without my cigs. Over the course of all of this, I “quit” a few times. I’ve even gone so far as to throw a nearly full pack into a bonfire my boyfriend, and I were having, only to buy another one the next afternoon when I couldn’t handle it. I was dead-set on this being my life until my boyfriend broke his habit and bought an eGo. I would steal it from him now and then, since I loved the Mt Dew flavor he got, but it just wasn’t for me. But as time went on, I enjoyed it more and more and would keep grabbing it from him. He eventually bought me my own, and I fell in love. I would vape it day in and day out, but I would keep coming back for a few cigarettes a day. I was sure nothing would break me from my habit until one day; I just stopped. I don’t know what it was, cigarettes just tasted horrible to me; they made me feel sick, and I simply didn’t want to do it anymore. I picked up a few more bottles of juice and nestled my eGo into the little nook in my heart where my Camels once were, and there was no going back. From an eGo, to an Itaste VV, to an MVP, and now my King II and DNA 30 today, I’ve never felt better, and I owe my life to vaping.”

So, there are just five more examples of how vaping has changed lives. Enjoy your weekend vape fans, and share what you’re thankful for about vaping with those around you. Vape on!

Written by: Michelle Harnden