It's been quite a while since I mentioned my smoking cessation in a blog post and where I was up to with it all. Well it's been the best part of about five months now since I dropped the rolling tobacco and picked up a vaping device. As the time rolled by the easier it got. Vaping has definitely worked for me and more importantly, has kept me from going back to the dreaded tobacco. It seems that many other people have managed to quit smoking tobacco this way which can't be a bad thing. The only thing for me to do now is to cut the nicotine from my vaping. I'm not too concerned about that really. Nicotine is not harmful on its own they say. More like the caffeine in coffee and not likely to kill you. I currently vape a very low amount of nicotine anyway, much less than in my old rolling tobacco so if and when the time comes to drop the nicotine then I think it might be easier than expected.
The secret to staying off the cigs
In my opinion finding the right vaping device is the key to quitting for good. I had to try a few different vape pens and mods before I found one that was satisfying enough to replace the sensation of smoking.
For me the low powered vape pens were utter crap and offered very little. These are the type which are found in garages, pound shops and some pharmacies. They are normally quite expensive too. A waste of time .
My personal preference were devices of a higher clout and a sub ohm resistance coil to go with it. The higher power meant I could bump up the quality and heat of the vape to fool me into thinking I was taking a drag of a roll up whilst the lower resistance metal coil meant I could throw a large cloud of vaper to complete the illusion. As near to having a real cigarette as you can get I suppose. Clever stuff!.
What's happening now
I have been vaping on all sorts of different bits and bobs since those early days and they all seem to do a great job.
Once I was over the hump of smoking it was easy and vaping became a bit of a hobby for me.
Smoking used to cost me a small fortune and it was lost after I switched to vaping to I noticed extra money in my arse pocket every month.
Aside for a few vaping treats like a new device here or there, the cost of vaping is much lower than smoking. The only real expense every month is the ejuice and the replacement coils.
I thought I might see if I could bring the cost down even further by making my own ejuice and coils at home.
Ejuice can be expensive at times, especially if you go after the gourmet stuff. It's works out much more expensive than fine champagne!
DIY juice mixing costs peanuts in comparison to branded stuff and so do wrapping your own coils....I'm having some of that!
DIY Ejuice making coming soon......