Good luck to us all:woot:
Thanks for the interesting information Mason.
Part of my job as a Cardiac Rehab Nurse is doing Smoking Cessation Couseling for both cardiac and non cardiac patients. So I am always interested in “what’s out there”.
WHile I do believe that anything can work for anybody there are a few things that bother me about the ecigarette.
Successful smoking cessation is a three pronged approach to quitting; the physical addiction to smoking, the psychological addiction and the habit of smoking. While the ecigarette does ramp down your nicotine absorbtion and it sounds like it cuts down on the harmful chemicals you are ingesting it really does little to help the person trying to quit overcome the psychological addiction or the habit of smoking.
So I questions the actual success rate of anyone trying to quit smoking.
BUT GOOD LUCK to any and all who are trying to quit!!!
Mason, what is the difference between the device you have and the Crown 7? I’ve seen the Crown 7 advertised, but hadn’t heard of the one you’re using. And, do you count the “drags” so you know when you’ve gotten to the equivalent of 1 ciggie so you know when the cartridge is about to run out?
So many questions, so many that sound stupid. DOH!!!
OMG thank you for the link! I quit over 3 years ago, but my husband still smokes. As does my mom, my sister, and my best friend who just tried to quit and failed. I am going to talk at least one of them into this… i think my best friend is the best candidate. He REALLY needs to quit for health reasons and he knows it, wants to, but can’t. I think I’m gonna call him NOW.
Best of luck with quitting Mason, and everyone else who is quitting!! 
I just placed my order.:happydance: It’s got to be cheaper than buying cigarettes in NY, besides the health issues.
Does this mean that I don’t have to stand by a dumpster several times a day when I’m at work?:think: 
Thanks for posting this, Mason, I’d never heard of these, and since nothing else has worked for me, WTH?
Wow, Mason, that is great info. I had never heard of such a thing. I hope that everyone trying the ecigs is successful. :cheering: Even if you’re just trading the “analogs” for the ecigs, Mason’s right. I think nicotine by itself is probably not any worse for a person than long term caffeine addiction, barring any underlying heart disease. It’s all the crap in cigarettes that’s like exhaust smoke that causes lung cancer.
I am surprised at the number of smokers on KH! I grew up in North Carolina and did smoke occasionally for a few years in undergrad and vet school. I never went above a pack a week, though, and never felt really physically addicted. When I finally wanted to quit, it was more the habit than anything that was hard to give up. But I did and it’s been about 5 years since I’ve had one. Now I live in California and the rules are so strict these days I’m glad I don’t smoke!
In NC there are still smoking sections in restaurants (AFAIK) but out here you can’t even smoke outside at outdoor malls or near an entranceway! There are so many fewer smokers in CA than anywhere else. I think the weirdest thing is that now cigarette smoke bothers me more than it ever did before. I can tell if someone is a smoker immediately and sometimes just the smell on their clothes bothers me! :shrug:
Anyway, keep us posted on your thoughts! I think these are a great idea!
Mine are is in the mail on it’s way :woot::woohoo:
You ignore a few factors.
Personally I don’t want to give up nicotine.
Previously after exchanging inhaled cigarettes for non-inhaled pipes successfully for 1 1/2 years I went back to cigarettes during a time of stress because of both the instant hit of nicotine and the convenience. So now I’m back to inhaling the tars along with the nicotine.
I’ve also found that the nicotine addiction isn’t the hard part to quit. It’s the habit of smoking cigarettes and the convenience that is the hard part. If that part isn’t harmful why bother quitting it?
I will gladly keep all of those in exchange for not inhaling smoke into my lungs.
Who knows, I may even go to 0mg vapors.
In short I want to quit inhaling cigarettes, not all that other stuff you might want me to quit.
So as long as some do-gooders don’t ban e-cigs I should be able to exchange my cigarette habit for the better option. If they do ban e-cigs I’ll probably eventually be back to cigarettes like I’ve done so many times before.
It depends on the owner of the establishment.
IMO you’re more likely to get an OK to vaporize inside if your device is not one of the ones that looks like a cigarette and you use a flavor that isn’t tobacco.
Some people can smell them and ID the flavor, and one that looks like a cigarette may cause others to think they can smoke a real cigarette.
As far as I know there is only one or two manufacturers. Distributors who buy 500 units can request customizations.
Crown 7 looks like one of those branded generics and they charge for all that advertising, almost twice as much as Puresmoker. Crown 7 may have a good warranty and/or good quality control, or you may just be paying for their “name brand”.
You can “drip” and that is supposed to give you a close approximation of a cigarette in time and vapor. I planned on dripping but I may have got too high of nicotine content.
If I did I’ll just time it, half the time I light up and let it burn away in an ash tray anyway so going by drags would give me more drags than I’d normally take.
If you’re going to do it I suggest these forums so that you avoid mistakes, pick up hints and know what you’re getting into (it’s rather new technology and has plenty of bugs and questions).
Mine too.
Fascinating! I’m interested to read about these from the “other side” - I was in a mall last week and saw a Smoke Everywhere kiosk and was scratching my head. I didn’t think of it as a way to help people quit smoking though.
Good luck to all of you with this technology. I hope for those of you who wish to, that it ultimately leads to becoming a former smoker.
I’m 15+ years clean myself now and don’t miss it a bit. More hobby money.
Got mine in the mail today:woot::woohoo:
Just charging up the batteries.Will try it tomorrow:yay:
Which one did you get? Did you get extra supplies with it? I’m seriously considering this, but want to get some feedback from you guys first…like what the initial investment is, how well it works, how many spare atomizers, etc. you need, all that kind of stuff. If you don’t mind, keep me up to date as to how well/not so well it works. (I’m not necessarily looking to quit, just to eliminate the extra junk that’s in cigs; so quitting info isn’t necessary unless you want to share it).
Thanks!!!
I’m hoping that the storm we’re expecting won’t stop mine from coming tomorrow. All day I realized that there were so many times I’d have been satisfied with a little shot of nicotine rather than a whole cigarette.
I figure that even if I cut my smoking in half, I’m taking in half the junk and saving half the money.
Wow, I am surprised at the number of people who have ordered them.
Mike is correct on many of the things he posted, and the forum he linked is the one I have been reading and posting on.
I can say that I haven’t missed cigarettes at all since I started e-smoking. Yes, it’s true that they don’t do anything about the habit and such, but as long as you’re not smoking actual cigarettes that’s not a bad thing at all.
Well here I sit puffing away and it works great :yay: What I really like is that when you set it down it doesn’t burn away like real cigs:woohoo:I waste more cigs when on computer because I light one and then get busy typing and it burns away.
This is my first mechanical cig today. Will let you know how it goes later on today.:woot:
Here is the one I got.Bought no extras in case I didn’t like it.Oh ya I did buy some Cherry flavoring.
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Not a bad choice. The DSE901 is the most popular model by far. I prefer the pen style just because the cartridges and batteries are larger and tend to last a bit longer before needing to be changed/recharged.
I’ll probably pick up a 901 in black with blue LED at some point in the future.
Mason how do you know when to stop smoking the 901 so that it equals a reg cig.I counted 12 drags for real cig .But feel like I have to count 12 drags on 901 or will just keep puffing away:roflhard:
I got mine yesterday. I haven’t had a cigarette since. I had a slight desire before bed but the e-cig took care of it. I had more of a desire in the morning but the e-cig eventually took care of it.
It definitely took care of my middle of the night nicotine wake up call. (In fact I only woke up once and that wasn’t until early morning, it took me a long time to get over waking up for a cigarette when I switched to pipes, and when you wake up to smoke a pipe you’re up for a long time.)
The one cigarette I had was to do a test on how long it takes smoke to dissipate compared to the vapor (in a ziploc 20+ minutes smoke, 10 minutes vapor, naturally the smoke bag really stunk).
Not bad for not really caring if I quit cigarettes or not. Easiest time I’ve had not having a cigarette, at least so far, I know day 3 is the worst.
I got 2 starter kits. I figured up that is a spare of everything and was the cheapest route. I also got some bottles of liquid. I suggest getting some sweet liquid, the tobacco flavors are not sitting well with me. They’re harsh enough that it was what got me over the morning cravings but it’s not something I enjoy.
I also got mostly 36mg, unless you are a very heavy smoker that is probably too strong, you could cut it or make an effort to smoke less, instead of smoking the whole cigarette’s worth only take a couple of puffs. 24mg seems to fit me well.
I spent something like $136 for what I hope is a month’s worth and that is about what I would spend on cigarettes. If my hardware lasts longer than that month I’ll be ahead, if it lasts less I’ll be behind but at least I won’t be inhaling smoke. It’s certainly cheaper than what patches or gum would cost.
I think that is a problem many have.
I guess I’m always finding stuff to do and I got high enough nicotine content that I want to set it down just like with a cigarette.
If this works for me today I’m gonna buy the same extra stuff Mike bought.That seems like the best deal.Thanks Mike:yay:
Good luck to you:cheering: