So he’s been trying to quite for a long time and nothing has worked so far. Dr said if he needs to stop. He’s 63 and has smoked since he was a teenager, he knows he needs to quite and wants to also. I told him how Wellbutrin and vaping helped me so he tried my vape and liked it. He even liked my recipe lol .
So today he ordered a Kbox and Kanger subtank mini. Told him it was a safe setup and he wouldn’t have to rebuild coils.
Question is what mg of nic should I start him off with to get him off the smokes? He smokes about pack and a half a day right now
I started at 18 I think I know some ppl started higher
Not sure how the sub tanks work with throat hit mine is in the mail and will be here Friday I think I mix juice for friends and family from 0-24 mg nic
I’d suggest making a few 5 ml samples of different nic levels and letting him try them all let him decide
A safe bet would be an iStick 30W and a Nautilus - low power stuff with decent taste and clouds. Subtank mini/nano is also fine, but bear in mind a smoker will want to do mouth-to-lung, so it has to be closed almost completely off (like just a bit of one hole open)… That’s probably fine. I would still suggest the iStick+Nautilus for a long time smoker, beginner vaper
Second the nautilus or nautilus mini . I still use my mini when drinking as I find mouth to lung while having beers more satisfying
What brand does/did he smoke?
My first bottle was 36mg, i bought 24mg the very next day. It was still too high so i went down to 12mg. A lot of B&Ms will add nic if the level is too low.
BTW i smoked 2 PAD for 30+ years, marb reds execpt the last two years when i switched to rolling my own American Spirit.
Newport smoker.
He liked the simplicity of my kbox and it was only $26. I thought it was a decent foolproof starter for him. The reason I went Kanger mini is because I really like my nano (yeah I keep it pretty closed off), and like that he wouldn’t have to try and build coils. I’ve even seen that you can replace the cotton in the coil heads.
I still vape mouth to lung on all my RBA’s lol. Am I supposed to be hitting it like a pipe and going lung hits?
So, yeah, he’s used to a fairly strong menthol smoke. I rolled my own for too many years, no filter; I started with 24mg and then dropped down to 18mg in about 6 months. 2 years later, I’m doing 5 to 10mg depending on whether dripping or tank vaping.
Vape what ever way works best for you. Cigs arent the only thing i have smoked for 30 years so lung hits come natural to me.
What’s your mix?
Id say that it is a great starter device but there is one issue. When it comes time to charge it what then? This is the reason i bought my parents two istick 20w devices each. A lot of devices can run in passthrough mode but i discourage it, you shouldnt even talk on a cellphone while it charges.
Very true @Ken_O_Where; I’ve never been without a backup of some form or other; be it rta/rda, mods and batteries. I get very nervous thinking about not having my vape when I want it!
Same here and the last thing you want is to give someone a reason to grab a stinkie.Simply having two devices will lessen the possibility and since the are so cheap, compared to smoking, it is worth it to have a backup.
Even when i head out i have more than one device and a couple batteries.
I ordered two batteries and a dual charger for him.
The recipe he tried was my Doing Grape which has been in my tank since I made it lol and he tried my bluepom bubblegum.
Yeah that makes sense. I hope the extra battery helps a little bit. Maybe I’ll pick him up another unit or a few more batteries. A guy at work was saying he had a vw mod and four 18650 bats and charger that he would sell me for $20 since I gave him a turtle beach headset that I didn’t use
Perfect, i didnt know it had a replaceable batt, your dad is going to love it!
What batts did you get?
Efest 2500mah
Nice! Well, if your Dad starts hankering for menthol and tobacco, I’m sure there are some good recipes on ELR. I’ve been vaping for over 2 years now and it’s taken me this long to finally reach out to other flavors, such as fruits; tobacco flavors was the magic in keeping me off inhaling burning leaves.
Fantastic, they are rewrapped LG HE2’s which are great batteries. He will have plenty of vape time on those.