Category: Success Stories

Mr. Busardo,

I just wanted to thank you so much for what you do for the vaping
community. I was almost a 3 pack a day smoker (pipe/cigars also) until
I started watching your videos on YouTube in late April, after watching
several of your reviews I decided to take the plunge and begin my
transition in vaping after 4 mouth I am completely off the cancer
sticks and vaping 18mg eliquid (namerjuice) with an aspire nautilus and
my recently purchased vapor shark rdna (decided after your review). I
can breath better, I feel better, and I can handle stress so much
better then I could while on the cancer sticks. Thank you so much for
the video you have made it so much easier to transition from smoking to
vaping then I first tried on January 2013 (w/blu).

Thank You Again
Jacob

Hey PB, thanks for the vids. Very entertaining stuff. There are 2
things I truly love and that is vaping and documentaries. You satisfy my
need for both like a reese’s pieces does with chocolate and pb (are you
related to peanut butter?). Anyhoo, thank you for your science, and thank
you for the enthusiasm. It’s much needed. Any way I could snag a copy of
your mod stats???? Dat database is yummy. Keep on keeping on my good man.

Phil,

I am glad and grateful that I found you on YouTube. I think your videos
and website information are not only helpful, but they are educational in
regards to the vaping industry. You are probably the only reviewer that
digs deep down into the smallest detail of the product in review as much
as possible. The technical information, graphs and data you provide appeal
to to me personally and maybe because I am an Electrical Engineer, but
they are just simply great. Some people may think that your videos are
relatively long, but they are worth every minute, and I personally
appreciate the time and effort you put into them. Great work always and
appreciate very honest opinion when reviewing. Keep up the good work and
thanks for having you on youtube.

Just wanted to give another awesome testimonial about vaping. I started
smoking when I was 13 or 14 and by 15 was damn near a pack a day smoker. The same
time I started smoking cigarettes, I started experimenting with drugs. That quickly
escalated into doing harder drugs and by 16 I was strung out on oxycontin, at 17
that turned into IV all day every day heroin use. I know this testimonial is
starting of quite drastic and scary, but it gets much better. I tried to kick dope
by going to rehabs and doing all the stuff other people said I needed to do. (This
whole period of time still smoking analog cigarettes) This last time I kicked the
hard stuff (seven months ago) I decided I needed to change everything in order to
stay clean. For my dad’s birthday this year we quit smoking cigarettes together,
it’s been 142 days from smoking and six months twenty days from drugs of any kind. I
attribute all of my success from staying away from cigarettes to personal
vaporizers, and quite a bit of success from kicking heroin to vaping. It has helped
me because it gives me creative, healthy ways to spend money. It has allowed me to
meet some phenomenal people that then turned to phenomenal friends. I have inspired
my dad, grandpa and others to try to improve their health. This is a total and
complete 180 from where I was just a short seven months ago. Obviously there are
other factors to staying clean, but in my experience vaping is something that has
absolutely helped me.
Thanks for all your vids Phil, I enjoy learning about this amazing revolution every
day.
-Beau

Hey Phil. I will keep this short, as i know you have a lot going on, but i wanted to thank you. I’d been trying to quit smoking for quite some time and to my dismay, i was failing with every attempt. Id tried a few cig-a-likes and basic ego kits and nothing seemed to stick. One day i decided to take to youtube and find some better info on vaping. Low and behold, i found your channel. I spent the next few days watching EVERY video you’d made (to this day, my wife chuckles when your intro plays on new videos, knowing it quite well). The next day i ordered my first vv/vw mod and threw away my cigarettes for good. I’m now working for a local vape shop, spending 40+ hours a week helping people of all ages to quit. I owe that to you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. The confidence and information your videos provided me have saved my life, and in turn, the lives of others. Keep doing what you do, i will certainly keep watching!

I just wanted to say thank you for your videos your great information. I
have now been off cigarettes for a month and feeling the awesome effects.

I only wish I would have seen your videos and read alot more before I started
opening my wallet. It just does not seem like there is the knowledgeable people and
shops here in South Dakota and I have spent alot of bad money already listening to
the wrong shops in town.

With all your great info I now know that I can make some more intelligent decisions.
I have gotten into my first dripper and mech mod along with various variable voltage
device s that are just ok. I love the dripper vape but it was a cheaply designed one
and has next to no juice well so my search is ongoing for a better one and most
likely a russian 91 or keyfun loved your comparison video. I also think I may
upgrade my itazte mvp to something more comfortable and where I can change out
batteries.

Again I just wanted to say a big South Dakota thank you! At 44 years old I never
thought I would quit cigarettes!

Hello Phil,

First thing I have to do is thank you. Very much.

You have provided me with the information I needed to get the right vape supplies to
successfully quit smoking, and done so in an entertaining way. As of July 14 I have
not had an analog for six months! Think I’m over the hump.

My lady friend and I quit smoking and started vaping on February 14 – yes it was a
good Valentines Day. Thanks to your website and videos we were able to make sense
of the enormous amount ( some incorrect ) of information out there.

Your videos are great, informative and appeal to my engineering background. Your
knowledge and communication skills have made you THE authority on vaping IMO. For
instance there are no boxes of Ko Gen Do cotton to be had in all of North America
right now. lol

I am sixty years old. I don’t even want to think about how many years I smoked. I
honestly don’t know if I will live longer but already in six months I can tell you I
have much more life and feel so much better!

So thanks again, and all the best to you and your lovely wife. I would be proud to
call you my friend.

Mike
Royal Oak, MI

Hey Phil, so I’m guessing you probably won’t read this but I figured I would give it a go!

My name is Melany and I quit smoking in 2010. I started watching your videos last year and you have gotten me through so many days when I just wanted to quit vaping and go back to cigs. I don’t know if you’ve had those days, but sometimes this whole vape thing got overwhelmingly confusing and it seemed like cigs were so much easier.

But then I watched your videos and you broke it down for me and you made me understand how they work and WHY they work. That is a priceless thing.

I know you don’t do videos for money but if anyone deserved to make money from informing the masses it’s you. You have a warm, inviting tone and remind me of my family back in NJ! (sadly living in St Louis now!)

I just want to tell you that if you EVER have that thought “I can’t do this anymore!” and want to quit your videos please remember people like me. You helped me so much and you didn’t even know who I was! Those videos are the holy grail for me and I look forward to your videos every day!

Thank you, Phil. Thank you for being a friend even though you never knew who I was. I hope your day (and life) is great!

I just watched your post with your presentation in Vegas. Thank you! Thank you for that trip through vaping history. Though I wasn’t involved or even knew of it at the time, I feel like it is a part of my life from how important vaping is to me. I have done the searches and read the information and watched the videos. Vaping stopped me from smoking. Vaping may save my life.

Both of my parents smoked. I protested all the way through my school years. Then I became a senior in high school. I took my guitar to parties. I drank too much. I smoked ciggies because that nicotine buzz sure went well with a few cold beers, besides, it looked cool popped in the string above the nut of my guitar ala Eddie ( you know what I mean).

All of a sudden I’m off at college and I now smoke a pack plus a day. I was now a full time smoker. That was 1990. BTW…I had so much fun the college politely asked me not to return!

2014: I smoke my last cigarette on 4/20. A coworker and friend had recently gone from the Blu to the eVod. Hmmmmmm….this seems to work. On that day(4/20/14), I bought an evod kit (2 batteries, 2 kanger evod clearo’s and a USB charger. Oh yea…30ml of butterscotch 12mg). I swapped it up that night. My last couple cigs were left on 95 as I got off my exit ( I know….littering and all) and went home, had a drink and went to bed with my wife. The next morning, instead of heading outside for a smoke, I went to the basement and had a vape. I have had one close call since. Out at the bar, battery died and having a nic fit. It sucked. I held out as long as I could and bummed a CIG. The first puff made me cough. My stomach turned upside down. I found myself fleeing the smokers to find a trashcan…and PUKED! HARD!

I CANNOT, WILL NOT SMOKE! I need my vape to get me through. I have made it down to 6 and occasionally 3mg juices.

I have a hobby (building and rebuildables). I help others get started, recommending what worked for me. Helping them learn to wrap kanthal when they progress from their evods and aspires. I help people stop smoking. Much the way you helped me.

There is another thing in our community that doesn’t get much talk: paying forward. We help save lives (hopefully). We help other smokers leave tobacco behind. Sometimes it is curiosity that gets them to try ( does that really work?)
Most smokers don’t want to smoke anymore, but leaving it behind is scary. How will I cope with blah blah blah??? The fact is YOU CAN LEAVE IT BEHIND!

THROUGH VAPOR!!!!

I wrote you a while ago to thank you for the info and inspiration. Now I thank you for representing us!

Thank you for making it matter and thank you for saving lives with your “teacher’s way”. Don’t stop fighting and “keep on vaping”

Hello Mr Phil!

Just wanted to drop a line to say thank you so much for all your great information.
I’m now a happy vapor (6 months analog free) because of what I learned from your
videos. No need to respond, I know you’re busy with your wicking test (and I’m
excited to see the results).

All the best,

Ray