[billy123]

Edit:electronic cigarettes contain nicotine and are only intended for smokers over the age of 18.

About a year ago i bought an electronic cigarette so i could get round the smoking ban in the pub i had no real intentions of trying to give up but then almost without realising i had gone 8 hours without smoking a cig then a few days electronic cigs just made it dead easy for me to give up a 15 year 20 a day habit and i feel so much better for it they contain no tar and over 4000 less chemicals including arsenic than tobacco cigarettes.
does anybody else on tibb use one?
heres some info on them.

Youtube video

The vapour that you see is the same thing produced by smoke machines in disco's the liquid in the cartridges is made up of glycerine and nicotine the vapour is just about odourless and vanishes within a few seconds.
It tastes a bit like smoking when you take a drag you get that nice hit on the back of your throat (smokers will know what i mean) and you get your nicotine hit.

There are lots of suppliers on the internet one of the best uk based suppliers are a company called totally wicked.
http://www.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk
They sell all sorts of electronic cigarettes a good starter kit i would reccomend is the 510 titan here.
http://www.totallywicked-eliquid.co....c-product.html

Youtube video

You will also need to buy a bottle of e-liquid to keep topping up the cartridges on your ecig they come in all sorts of weird and wonderful flavours and varying nicotine strengths ie. 11mg,18mg,36,mg
im pretty boring i tend to stick to the tobacco tasting liquids like the one here.
http://www.totallywicked-eliquid.co....y-product.html

There is a bit of a learning curve to using ecigs but they really are worth it this forum has a lot of info and a lot of people willing to help.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/

If anybody on here needs any more info or help im more than willing to help out ecigs have become a bit of a hobby of mine.

[Claymores]

Hi Bob - I've ecig'd for about a year too. Never intended to quit, just to cut-down. Also - I can use it at non-smoker folks' homes I know when having a night-in without having to go down flights of stairs/go out in pouring rain.

I find I can stay to one or 2 real ones a day with my ecig. That's until you have a bevvie or 12 then I'm back as bad as ever.

[Captain.Remy]

I consider myself as a heavy smoker but I'm not so tempted by this idea. I should try tho, it won't kill me.

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Claymores

Hi Bob - I've ecig'd for about a year too. Never intended to quit, just to cut-down. Also - I can use it at non-smoker folks' homes I know when having a night-in without having to go down flights of stairs/go out in pouring rain.

I find I can stay to one or 2 real ones a day with my ecig. That's until you have a bevvie or 12 then I'm back as bad as ever.

hey claymores.
glad to find another ecigger i had no intention of giving up or even cutting down i got my first ecig purely so i could sit at the bar in my local and vape away while all my mates had to go out in the rain to smoke.
I was amazed to be honest i gave up by accident by just preffering to use my ecig.
The thing is even if it only halfs the amount you smoke thats worth a hell of a lot never mind the bucketloads of cash it saves you in the long run.
Its the best thing i ever came across on the net i recommend it to anybody that smokes i love my screwdriver ecig

Originally Posted by Captain.Remy

I consider myself as a heavy smoker but I'm not so tempted by this idea. I should try tho, it won't kill me.

Try one captain remy even if its only so you can sit in the pub and have a few drags instead of going outside.
maybe give one of these a try a disposable ecig that i guess would last you 2-3 hours just see what you think £5.49 use it til it runs out of juice then bin it.
http://www.liberro.co.uk/index.php?m...oducts_id=1842

[Niamh.]

I remember Ian mentioning them before, I think I will try one to help me cut down and hopefully quit eventually

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Niamhxo

I remember Ian mentioning them before, I think I will try one to help me cut down and hopefully quit eventually

i cant recommend them enough they are a marvellous invention but then again ive become a bit of an ecig geek over the last year

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bobnot

i cant recommend them enough they are a marvellous invention but then again ive become a bit of an ecig geek over the last year

haha, I had a look at the link you posted, do you just buy re fills for it then is it or is that one completely disposable?

[30stone]

They still give you the sameamount of nicotine?

[arista]

Originally Posted by 30stone

They still give you the sameamount of nicotine?

No its more Danger in it through that Death Cig.

Its Pure strong gear.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Captain.Remy

I consider myself as a heavy smoker but I'm not so tempted by this idea. I should try tho, it won't kill me.

It Does Kill you in the End.

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Niamhxo

haha, I had a look at the link you posted, do you just buy re fills for it then is it or is that one completely disposable?

the one that costs £5.49 is completely disposable once it runs out you just bin it that one claims to last the equivalent of 20 normal cigs but you usually have to take that with a pinch of salt the disposable ones are pretty much just so you can try them out without spending a lot of money.

a reasonable starter kit will cost you about £35 those ones have rechargable batterys then maybe £7 for a bottle of juice so you can top up the cartridges that come with them.

Originally Posted by 30stone

They still give you the sameamount of nicotine?

yes you get a decent hit of nicotine you can buy different strength juices varying from 0 nicotine up to 36mg per mil strength(thats pretty strong )
nicotine at these levels are pretty much harmless to people.

Originally Posted by arista

No its more Danger in it through that Death Cig.

Its Pure strong gear.

i have no idea what the hell that is supposed to mean

[BB_Eye]

This could come in really handy. Thanks.

[Captain.Remy]

Originally Posted by arista

It Does Kill you in the End.

No way ! I thought cigs were full of calcium and vitamins

[Lee.]

I've never tried these.. I have stopped before using patches and found them to be fantastic and stopping was actually a dawdle (the first time anyway) I stopped for a year and a half but unfortunately started again and since then Have tried to stop quite a few times with no success (even with patches)
I think the secret is to actually want to stop and at the moment I don't really.. I love my fags!

[Jessica.]

I don't smoke but these are very interesting.
All they contain is nicotine, I know it's not good for you but it is way better than the various ingredients in ordinary cigarettes!

[Claymores]

Bob - I've got various parts of Minis and lots of juice. Just never invested in a screwdriver as I felt it looked a bit plankish! Do you reckon it's better and might cure my addiction to do it that way?

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by arista

It Does Kill you in the End.

What Doesn't? I'm not gonna sit back and watch life past me by....as you say

Life In The Fast Lane

[shaz20]

Thanks for the info on this Bob, I'm certainly gonna have a look into them! I think they may be better than the patches and pills and stuff because they give you something to do with your hands and give the feel of smoking. Sucking on a pen just isn't the same

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Claymores

Bob - I've got various parts of Minis and lots of juice. Just never invested in a screwdriver as I felt it looked a bit plankish! Do you reckon it's better and might cure my addiction to do it that way?

Im not sure to be honest ian i started with a mini as well and the reason i had to change it was just the battery life it was driving me mad!
I switched to a screwdriver with a 510 atomizer because i could get a whole day out of a battery and now you can buy 510 low resistance atomizers and they really make a difference you get more throat hit and a lot more vapour.

I dont worry about it looking plankish i vape anywhere and everywhere.

So if its the battery life that bugs you or if it is not enough throat hit or vapour i would say yes it might help you to quit for good by trying a screwdriver with a 510 fitting and some low resistance atomisers.
But its up to whether you think it will help really because thats like about £80 quids worth of kit.

[billy123]

Originally Posted by shaz20

Thanks for the info on this Bob, I'm certainly gonna have a look into them! I think they may be better than the patches and pills and stuff because they give you something to do with your hands and give the feel of smoking. Sucking on a pen just isn't the same

No problem shaz yes its best to have a good read up first i spent a couple of months just researching them on the ECF forum that place is a goldmine of info.
they are better than pills or gum and patches and a hell of a lot cheaper too in the long run.

[Claymores]

Hi Bob - thanks for the advice. I've got a USB passthru battery which I like, excepting for the fact that I end-up having to keep the damn laptop on all the time even when not actively using it!

The screwdriver was an attractive thought because of my trip to Germany at the end of the month. The folks I'm staying with are non-smokers. With the ordinary batteries for the Mini, I'll be forever recharging!

On a separate issue, I've a feeling the Germans have modified their no-smoking laws to provide that using ecigs in pubs and public buildings is illegal. I think that's what one German pal tried to explain to me a bit back in an online chat anyway.

PS - here's a Chinese site, their juice is mega cheap if you're willing to accept the potential risk re what it contains:

http://www.e-cigarette-mart.com/e-li...uice-c-29.html

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Claymores

Hi Bob - thanks for the advice. I've got a USB passthru battery which I like, excepting for the fact that I end-up having to keep the damn laptop on all the time even when not actively using it!

The screwdriver was an attractive thought because of my trip to Germany at the end of the month. The folks I'm staying with are non-smokers. With the ordinary batteries for the Mini, I'll be forever recharging!

On a separate issue, I've a feeling the Germans have modified their no-smoking laws to provide that using ecigs in pubs and public buildings is illegal. I think that's what one German pal tried to explain to me a bit back in an online chat anyway.

PS - here's a Chinese site, their juice is mega cheap if you're willing to accept the potential risk re what it contains:

http://www.e-cigarette-mart.com/e-li...uice-c-29.html

It sucks that places are starting to modify their smoking laws to include ecigs there is no grounds for doing so although some of the big pharmaceuticals are very pissed at ecigs they have spent billions on developing anti smoking aids and the best one was sat right in front of them and they let the chinese take over the market.

cheers for the link il check it out i have no qualms ordering juice from china thats where a lot of the suppliers source it from in the first place.

[Claymores]

I bought 5x30ml of the French Pipe from that Chinese site. It seems fine to me. Free shipping, it arrived in about 8 or 9 days and they take PayPal which means no concerns about your card information being stolen or misused.

[HBB1508]

As a 30 a dayer I think I am going to have to look into this ecig thing it looks good - I love smoking but after nearly 40 years it is taking its toll and I think I need to give up now - if only it were that easy.

[billy123]

TECC which is a sister company of totally wicked are closing down and moving their operation onto totally wickeds website so they currently have a closing down sale 50% off everything they have starter kits as low as £12.

http://www.theelectroniccigarette.co...-products.html