Category: Success Stories

Hey Phil! My name is Mike S. I am new to the vaping
community as I have been vaping for a little over a month now. I gotta say, I’m
lovin it!! I too started smoking “analogs” when I was 17. I am 33 yrs young now and
I was feeling through the years that cigarettes were becoming a crutch that I leaned
on all too often. I’ve tried to quit on a few occasions, making it nearly a year on
one, but I always went back.

Well recently, I finally had enough of analogs. The way they smelled, made me smell,
the taste left in my mouth, and the COST!!! A co-worker and a trip to the wonderful
world of the Internet on a search for a safer alternative led me to your reviews.
But let’s rewind a few. I have tried an e-cig in the past. I’m sure you’ve heard of
them. The company name is safe-cig. Small battery with prefilled cartos that are
suppose to be the closest thing to the analogs I used. Yeah, not true. Those didn’t
last long with me. My co-worker showed up to work one day with an ego t tank system
rockin mega dual coil cartos and drip tip. He let me vape his device a few times. On
the first draw or two, I choked on the vapor. But after that…BAM! I wanted one! A
week later, I was vaping on my own. I too now use an ego battery with mega dual coil
cartos which I’ll be upgrading to the provari variable voltage soon. But I jumped
ahead a little here…

I am in law enforcement, so the lack of “wind” during heavy activity was a major
drawback. Not being able to be physical for a longer period of time can be a
disadvantage that may cost a life or my own. Luckily, I found your reviews. They
have been a HUGE help to me. Not only are they very very informative, they are
entertaining as well. I like how you leave nothing out. From unboxing, all the way
to breaking devices down to bare bones. To be honest, I nearly watched every single
one of them in one sitting. You have helped me tremendously and I can’t say thank
you enough!!! From juice reviews and device reviews, I have learned so much and
have recommended my co-worker to tune in as well. With my new found knowledge, I
may have also converted some analog users to the “light” side known as vaping.
(yeah, star wars reference) Included is my dad. Which it will be nice to see him
off of analogs as well as anyone else who still is.

So this ran a little long, but again, thanks so much for great reviews and the
information you pass on. I really appreciate what you do and enjoy your humor. Big
thumbs up!! Haha had to do that. Thanks again and keep them comin and I’ll keep
watching!

I stumbled across your videos on youtube around 3 months ago now, little did i know
how much my life would change so much in two months.
I have heart disease (non-smoking related) but after smoking for 9 years it was
really starting to take its toll. I had super high BP, regular chest pains, and a
couple of major scares, yet stupidly nothing would stop me smoking.
Until I found your videos. I got straight on the internet and with the help of your
videos researched for a week solid, ordered my kit, and haven’t touched a cigarette
since I received it in the post.
The difference its made is incredible, not only has my sense of smell & taste come
back, I’m no longer getting chest pains, my breathing is better, and my blood
pressure has dropped to normal without medication.
So I’d just like to say a HUGE thank you to you for being so passionate about vaping
and making those videos,
Alex, UK.

Hi Phil, first I wanted to say a big thank you for producing so many great tutorials and video’s. I just switched from Analogs to Vaping in January of this year, it was in part due to a Video of yours I stumbled upon on Youtube in a search for Electronic Cigarettes. It was your review of the Revolution V2. Hilarious and funny, it got my attention. Since then I’ve been watching your video’s and reviews and taking a lot of your advice. I am now a healthy and happy Vaper!

Hello Phil,
I just turned 29 and was able to kick a 14 year habit its now been over 2 months now
with out a cigarette.I want to thank you for all the time you put into your site and
YouTube! i really enjoy you videos they are fun and educational. thanks to you and
Grimm Green i have been able help some of my friends kick the habit as well. Agen
thank you for all that you do and keep up the good work

Hey Phil,

New to vaping and with your videos and ECF got on the fast track to vaping. I have
been free of the analogs for more than a month now and it has been great. I
appreciate all your videos and wisdom. You represent a wealth of wisdom and
knowledge for us newcomers. I am a great fan! keep on doing what you do! Love your
work!

-Rudolph Halmo
Eldersburg MD

Hey Phil great new site!! The lavatube with a standard res carto helped me completely kick the regular cigs! Thanks for leading me to the ectoplasm it’s the best juice I’ve tasted so far! I really like it at 5.5-6 volts. I seem to really like the higher voltage. Thanks for everything!

I have to say though, you have kept me vaping! I smoked my first e-cig (from a gas station) on a road trip the day after christmas, and I smoked my last Real Cig New Years Eve. Its been over two months now and I could care less about smoking the real deal any more. I was a 2 pack a day smoker since around 2003, and i started smoking in 95′ (i was 15). I have gotten into the kgo’s now thanks to you (they are awesome) before that I got the elite 808’s after seeing your thorough (amazingly humorous) review, they still work great, and I keep them as my very trusted back ups. I also bought the elite kit with some extra cartos and sent it to my mom, who has finally quit the real stuff all together now. I have also found great juice vendors because of your reviews. Evaporclouds heavens nectar and Papa Smurf are my two favoites right now and I order a few samples from other places here and then hoping to find my next favorite.

Because of you I have found some great equipment and some awesome juices, and that is what I have found to be the 2 most important things to keep me from going to the gas station and picking up a pack of Marlboros.

Thanks Phil! Hopefully I’ll be able to see you in person and shake your hand here in illinois soon. the VapeBash and Vape fest are literally 5 minutes from where I live. Theres a nice new casino there too, but you have to pay full blown club prices for beer and booze (lame).

Comment: Hey I have to say that I am very thankful for the reviews that you do. Your
reviews are very thorough and do not present any sort of hype or biased feelings
towards the products/vendors.

Also as just a short success story,

I have smoked regular cigarettes for over 13 years and I was very dedicated at it,
to the point that I would come up with any excuse I could to ensure a timely smoke
break. After a botched attempt at the “Smoking Anywhere” ecig I was doomed to the
patches that ever worked except to keep my body on edge. After going through a
Vapeatron and your videos I decided to try the ecig’s in the form of a Joytech eGo T
with the Boge 2.0 carto’s. I am proud to say that I went from over a pack a day down
to 0 instantly. Though I went through, and am still going through, the physical and
mental withdrawals. I have no desire to smoke the analogs again. Once you get into
the kind of clean vamping that can be had out of an ecig there is just no comparison
within the analog world.

I am going on a month now of being smoke free and you have helped in that effort.

Many thanks from a Family and Military man.

My name is Victoria, I am 39, and have been a smoker since I was 13. By the time I turned 16 I averaged 1 to 1 1/2 packs a day. I’ve quit half a dozen times before using patches, gum, and lozenges (yuck!) But nothing ever stuck.. The “puff” desire always remained. And although I cut down to 5-10 cigarettes a day, I smoked through my pregnancies, and during breastfeeding in 2009 and 2010. I am not proud at all about it, but it needs mentioned to prove how strong of an addiction smoking truly is.

Comment: Love the new site! Some nights I spend toooo much time going thru your
youtube site searching for something I watched previously. Now it seems you’ve found
the perfect solution for categorizing everything! Kudos!!

KISS YOUR WIFE for me for “allowing” you to spend so much time helping out fellow
vapors. I’ve been analog free for 2 months now. Previously I smoked in my home with
my 1 & 2 year old children 2nd hand smoking right along with me. Now NO ONE smokes
in my home. And you’ve been a part of my success since 1-7-2012.

And the “Got Wood” video was awesome! 😉