Vaping for
beginners
Want to reduce the harm smoking is doing to you?
Tried all other available quit smoking aids and
they haven’t worked?
People and your family comment on how you
smell of tobacco?
Want to stop your family being exposed to
second had tobaco smoke?
Then maybe you should give Vaping a go,
hundreds of thousands of smokers are making
the switch to Vaping every year and feeling the
benefits of not smoking.
The vaping world is full of different terminologies,
devices, liquids, the list goes on and on, here I
will try and make it simple for you to make an
informed decision on what to start with.
Don’t go out and spend a couple of hundred
pounds on new gear, the majority of devices
requires experience, knowledge of battery
safety, tools and accessories.
Before you go out and buy your first starter kit,
there are a few things to consider:
What nicotine level to go for?
It is always good to have a true idea of the
number of cigarettes you smoke daily, this will
help determine the level of Nicotine liquid you
should go for. The average nicotine level that
people first start with is around 18mg (including
myself).
• If you are a heavy smoker, then this may
not be enough nicotine for you to stop the
cravings for that nicotine hit, so try 24mg.
• On the other side of that, if you don’t smoke
that much each day then a lower Nicotine
mg/% would be better as you don’t want a
Nicotine high!!
Flavours
• With so many flavours to choose from, you
want to be sure that you buy a flavour tht you
will like and will keep you reaching for your
Vape device rather than the cigarette.
With this part, it is always best to visit a local
Vape shop, the majority if not all of them have
a selection you can try first. Liquid is the main
cost of Vaping, this is what delivers the flavour
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and nicotine, prices can range from £1 for
10ml to £30 for 30ml (Once you have a flavour
you like, then look online, you will find liquids
cheaper, but remember cheaper doesn’t
always mean better)
• Tobacco flavours are what a lot of people go
for as it is as close to the flavour smoking
tobacco cigarettes as it can get, again spend
some time in a Vape shop and try lots of
different flavours.
The device itself
• There are so many different types of Vaping
devices out there, as a beginner, I would
strongly recommend starting off with an all
in one device, a simple push and Vape type
set up, an ego style vape pen, these are very
simple, click the links below to see a couple
of examples of the types you could be l ooking
for:
• Evod style vape pen kit
• Basic Vape Pen
• These come in different colours, different size
batteries (the bigger battery the longer it will
last between charges)
• There are different types of ‘tanks’ (what holds
your liquid and wick)
This is my advice only but I found this to be the
best way to start Vaping, go to a shop, go and try
their flavours, have a chat with the people there,
not just the staff, but other people there who are
already Vapers, they are the best people to get
the right information from, every Vaper will offer
any help or advice to people who want to give
up ‘smoking’.
Now once you have started Vaping and you are
now off the cigarettes, there are more options
for you to move up to, these offer better flavour
and are a little bit more in cost, but they do offer
a better Vape.
Watch the video below to get an idea of how
a Vape Pen works, how to refill and what you
could move on to once you have got into Vaping
and off the ‘Cancer Sticks’, the different liquids
that are available.
Video coming very soon.
Is Vaping good for you?
Well, there is nothing that is good for you any
more, but Vaping significantly reduces the harm
that smoking cigarettes can do. The number of
toxins and chemicals (carcinogens) present in
cigarettes are in the hundreds/thousands.
Yes, there is more and more research being
done into the possible effects of Vaping, but
every study (independent, reliable and even
reputable Doctors) do say that anyone who
stops smoking and starts Vaping dramatically
reduce the harm that smoking causes. But
remember, anything that is not oxygen going
into your lungs will have some affect, but just
think, with Vaping you will significantly reduce
the harmful toxins in your body.
Allergic reaction to Vaping?
It isn’t the Vaping you are allergic to, it is more
than likely the PG (Propylene Glycol) content of
the liquid. There are people that are not tolerant
to the PG within certain liquids, especially if it
is high in PG (Most cheaper brands have quite
a high PG content). So, before you chuck it
all in and go back to cigarettes, try a high VG
(Vegetable Glycerin) based liquid, Vapers
report that once reducing the PG content in