Category: Success Stories

Dear Phil,
Next week it will be 1 year since I quit smoking. I started at age 17 & am 40
now(23 years!). Two years prior to quitting, I had tried Blu e-cigs on & off
after my best friend came to my birthday party with one. They weren’t working
though, and I continued to smoke as many others have(my buddy having the same
problem as well). Then, during the first weekend of Jan. 2015, I watched my first
video of you doing reviews on YouTube. So, I went to the local vape shop &
purchased a Manger Emow kit, as well as some house brand 18mg e-liquid. Within 2
days, I wasn’t smoking anymore. I continued watching your videos, ditched the
Emow tank for a Mini Nautilus & never looked back. Your reviews are the best out
there & if not for you & my friend, I’d still be a smoker. Currently, I enjoy
sub-ohmming, but that wouldn’t have worked to get off those stinky sticks! You’re
right about that in your thoughts for 2016. It’s entirely too much vapor. I
know, I bought one for my brother-in-law & he’s been unsuccessful. Even my wife
quit smoking; that Aspire tank & a battery had disappeared! So, I can’t thank you
enough for how you’ve changed my health for the better. Hopefully, these
politicians who are supposed to be “our” voice will keep their hands off my vape
stuff & the local shop that’s been so helpful & friendly, will be able to keep
their doors open. Have a Happy New Year!

Craig

Hi Phil,

Well, it’s time for me to take my hat off to you.

My name is Craig 41yrs and I’m born and bread in the UK, South Yourshire. Thanks to
your extremely informative videos on YouTube I haven’t smoked a cigarette in 6
months.

I started trying to quit smoking about 3 years ago with the e-cig blister packs and
ego style batteries and carto’s but still couldn’t leave the cigarettes alone, I was
getting frustrated with myself and decided to spend a little bit more money and went
for the evod mega kit, really found it to be a much better set up for me but was
still craving the cigarettes, so at the beginning of this year (2015), I turned to
the web for help and understanding of the whole vaping experience. I started to
learn about the juices themselves first and came across the VG/PG ratio, after
looking at the label of the juice I’d been using for so long it was 70PG/30VG (the
worst mix apparently) during this time of research I found your YouTube Channel.
After spending days and days watching your videos I found a better supplier of
e-juice and went for a 50/50 mix, topped off my evod mega tank with it and Bingo, 2
days later the 19 cigarettes that was in the kitchen draw went in the bin, not
looked back since.

Continuing to view your review videos I decided to step up my game again and went
out and bought an iStick 50watt and paired it with a Kanger Sub Tank Mini using a
30PG/70VG E-Liquid, I continue to use it to this day, maybe looking to upgrade yet
again in the New Year.

I just wanted to let you know that… YOU do make a difference and you are helping a
lot of people around the world Quit those nasty little sticks we call Cigarettes.

Hats off to you Buddy and Thank You for making those fantastic, informative videos

Good Luck for the New Year!

Sincerely,
Craig

Thanks again for all you do. When I got my first ego, my friend picked me up and took me to a local vape shop. I sat there with him and others for 2 hours and walked out feeling as if they were speaking German. I came home and said “this isn’t for me”. I never spent time on YouTube beyond looking at a music video, but I did a Google search and one of your videos popped up. I sat there throughout the rest of the week just watching your videos until I started to understand. I think you were the first channel I ever “subscribed” to. You made it make sense for me and it made all the difference in the world. To this day, you are the only reviewer my wife (non-vaper/non-smoker) will watch because she is Italian. Thanks for making a difference and clearing up the mud in this confusing market.

Your FRIEND,
Andy

I know that after smoking for over 50 years, I feel so much better Vaping.
I no longer have to be on OXYGEN or USE an Inhaler. Having C O P D I feel so much
better Vaping. I breathe better, my food tastes better and I’m saving money in the
process. I have been vaping now for three years much of it was because of the
information I read on your site. I’m convinced Vaping is so much safer. I guess my
only real concern is the newer temp control mods. I don’t use them mainly because I
can’t afford to purchase them on a fixed income (i’m 72) I do wonder about vaping
above 40 watts or so. However I feel if you CAN”T QUIT SMOKING then you SHOULD VAPE.
Thanks again Phil for all you do for US UNEDUCATED VAPERS.
Keep up the GREAT WORK YOU ARE DOING I know deep in MY HEART it has BEEN A BLESSING
to me. Thanks again and I would like to WISH YOU and YOUR FAMILY a VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.

Hi PBusardo. I have been a smoker for over 45 years and depending on the
day and mood, was up to almost 2 packs a day. That’s almost 50 shit sticks a day. I
told my Wife last year that I wanted to give an e-cig a try and she got me an
unovape pen for Christmas last year. At first it was great but the battery was so
small that it would die after a few short hours. Last month after the government
raised the price of cigs again, I decided enough was enough and went out and got an
evode starter kit. I was told it was an Evode2 but I discovered that I was rooked by
an overeager salesmonger. What he sold me was an Evode single coil unit but it came
with 2 batteries and 2 clearos. Thats why he called it an Evode 2. I went to another
vape shop looking to get some coils for my unit and found out that it wasn’t an
Evode2 at all. Anyways long story short: I watched your video on getting started
and I just want to say THANK YOU. You helped me get to what really matters , and
that is to get off the shit sticks. After watching some of your videos and reviews,
I bought an istick 30 and paired it with a nautilus mini. I know that there is much
better out there but for right now this rig is working great for me . I did watch
the reviews you did for both the istick and the nautilus and it helped a great deal.
When I first started out, I scoured the internet looking for info on vaping for
beginners and came across your site. I found your site more informative than most
others and your presentation very appealing. Keep up the good work. I suggest your
site to all my friends and anyone else I talk to about vaping. You have a new
follower in Calgary Alberta Canada. I give you 2 thumbs up.

Just wanted to say that may well be a watermark video, and youre right,
the bulk of manufacturers have dropped the ball on offering devices for the
initial quitters, and we who have moved on have moved on and not noticed.

Congrats on the video, and the way you targetted it and explained it. A
video like that hasnt been done before to my knowledge or at least in that
way, and it was perfectly done.

I have been struggling on what to recommend to one of my friends, a lady,
who needs exactly what the Endura gives, ease of use in a form factor that
she wont baulk at carrying, and no need to know resistance etc

I started my vaping career on a Innokin MVP3, and if the Endura is as well
made as that then it should be a great product.

Great work, have a good weekend,

Adrian

I just wanted to send a note to say thanks for what you do and how you do it. Ive
been back and forth for the past almost 2 years, vaping, then smoking, then both.
Im a long time follower and i lost my way for awhile – relying on the local vape
shops which aren’t all bad as I’m sure you know, but not everyone needs the 200
watt box mod. I watched your reviews back to the early days, and re learned how to
satisfy those cravings. I haven’t smoked in weeks now. Im back to the vaporshark
rDNA 40 with a kabuki tank for the flavor and throat hits and haven’t looked back.
Your reviews (especially the latest innokin one) finally got my dad to at least
dabble with making the switch.

Again, I just wanted to say thanks for being a guiding light for so many people out
there. Although i don’t personally know you, your honesty and genuine concern come
through in these videos. Keep it up, regardless of how bad the weather sucks around
here!

– Jason

Last night, I was fortunate enough to come across your You Tube video aimed
at smokers. Although, it was rather lengthy, it was also very informative. I have
been a smoker for over 50 years and have tried many different ways to quit,
unsuccessfully. Thank you for showing me a way that may work. I entered your
contest, and if fortunate to win, fine, if not , I will be looking into the purchase
of vaping supplies.

Thank you again for this info. Keep up the good work. I am now a subscriber to
your channel. Again, thank you.

Ben

Dear Pete, 😉
I’m a long time listener, but first time caller. I have to say hands down, your for
smokers video is the best vaping video I have ever had the pleasure of watching.
You covered information that took me weeks to find and longer to understand. You not
only covered great information but delivered it in most coherent way. What I found
also helpful(to smokers) was what you didn’t cover and your explanation for not
doing so.

Thank you for all of your time and hard work that you put into your research,
filming, editing, uploading, and follow ups.

Andrew

Bravo Phil !!! That was a video long time coming. I’m really glad to see
you do one for the smokers to help give them a quick tutorial on the basics and
what’s available. I can now refer those I’ve been trying to help quit smoking here,
to an informative video to rest their minds on some of the issues. Been working on a
family member last few weeks and even though they like my advanced stuff, it’s
daunting to them, and the egos, while they served me well, still aren’t what gave a
good experience. I may go out and buy one of those endura’s, if I don’t win that
one, just so he can have an awesome experience without all the confusing bells n
whistles. Thank you for the review and beginners tutorial. Awesome job, sir !!! Love
to see these 🙂

Todd