Generally, a personal vaporizer will come with three components.

• A power source (usually a rechargeable battery)
• An cartomizer or tank (the part containing the heating element and the liquid)
• A charger which is specific to your battery.

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While many people switch over and quit smoking tobacco cigarettes on their first day with the e-cig, some find themselves unable to do so or do not choose to. Just like anything new and different, there is a learning curve. You may have to come up with some ideas on how to go about training yourself to use the e-cig instead of a regular cigarette.

The Customer Service agents at SmokeStik are always happy to help you with this. If you smoke in your home, try designating some rooms to be “e-cig only” or stop smoking in your car; designate that for e-cigs only. If you do not smoke in the car or in your home, perhaps you can find success by replacing that “after-meal” cigarette with the e-cig. There are many methods. Eventually you will get used to it and enjoy vaping more than you ever enjoyed smoking!

• The SmokeStik will be a little heavier in your hand than a traditional cigarette.
• It will taste different. While the liquids are formulated to give a smoking type experience, there is no actual tobacco used in flavoring the cartomizers. You can expect a feeling similar to smoking, what we call “throat hit”. Throat hit increases with nicotine content. If you choose non-nicotine, there will be little to no throat hit but you will still get a pleasant flavor and vapor. It can take a little bit of time to get used to a new flavor.
• Just like when you smoked and had a routine before leaving the house, checking for your lighter, making sure you have enough cigarettes, deciding whether you need to buy more, etc., you will be learning a new routine with the SmokeStik. You will want to make sure your batteries are charged every morning. You may want to keep extra cartomizers in convenient places, like your desk at work. The one thing you do NOT want to do is leave your SmokeStik, batteries or cartomizers in your car or anywhere they will be exposed to extreme temperatures.
• You can expect your sense of taste and smell to gradually return to a level you have probably forgotten. This is a good thing but it’s also an adjustment period.
• You can expect the people around you to notice that you no longer smell like stale cigarette smoke. Cleaning your house, washing your drapes and your seasonal clothing, etc. is a great way to help you make the switch.
• In the past, marketing efforts were directed toward telling you that you can use a PV anywhere you wish. Although you can use it at times and in places you never would have been allowed to smoke, you still need to use common courtesy when vaping around others. It is also not true that ecig vapor has no scent, because it does. While it does not smell anything like smoke and most people find it pleasant, it may still be bothersome to some, so courtesy is the key to acceptance.
• If you are completely replacing your tobacco cigarettes, you can expect some changes in your body which may or may not be caused by the withdrawal from not just nicotine but the 4000 other harmful and addictive chemicals that are in cigarettes. We encourage you to research for yourself what these symptoms may be. One common question we hear when people start vaping is whether it is normal to have a drier mouth and throat. Yes, it is. The way to deal with this is to simply drink more water. As your body adjusts to the change, this sensation will subside.

The truth is, that is entirely up to you.

The trick to saving money is to use your PV in basically the same manner that you smoked, i.e., you take 10 puffs and then put it down. 10 puffs is what research has shown a regular size cigarette to yield. It is also important especially when first starting out not to lower your nicotine levels too quickly. Not getting enough nicotine will cause you to puff more rapidly and more often without you even realizing it.

Another tip is to stick to your smoking habits. If you never smoked in the car, don’t use the SmokeStik in the car. This is easy to say but very difficult for most of us to do. Although it is possible to save money with a PV, there are other equally if not more important reasons to stop using tobacco.

At this time, there are still no long term scientific studies to support that statement. However, there are many long term studies regarding the dangers of smoking. What we do know is that cigarettes contain over 4000 dangerous and potentially carcinogenic chemicals. SmokeStik liquid is made of only a few simple chemicals that are all generally recognized as safe for human consumption. These are:

• Propylene Glycol. PG is the exact same ingredient that is used in theatrical smoke machines and in night clubs and at concerts. It is also in almost every modern personal care product as well as many foods. It is also the carrier for medications in injections and asthma inhalers.
• Vegetable Glycerin. VG is a sweet substance that is used extensively in foods as well as cosmetics. Both PG and VG are what actually create the vapor that you see.
• Food Flavorings. All flavorings are food grade flavors for human consumption.
• Nicotine if you choose. You may choose to use a personal vaporizer without nicotine just for the flavor enjoyment as well as the soothing smoking action you are used to.

The basic difference is that the Classic is an automatic battery that closely resembles a traditional cigarette. Automatic means you don’t have to push a button you just puff on it. The second major difference is that the Classic uses prefilled cartomizers, which are disposable. One cartomizer is good for about 200 puffs and then you throw it away. They come in Tobacco and Menthol flavor and 5 “specialty” flavors. The ULTRA has a battery that is much bigger and will stay charged much longer. You need to push a button to take a puff. And they use refillable tanks that last a very, very long time. The tank does have a coil that is considered disposable in that when it wears out you do need to replace it. But the coils are very economical. Currently there are 17 different flavors of e-liquid with more on the way! Please click here to see and complete comparison with technical specs of the two products:

https://www.smokestik.com/pages/Compare-SSU.html