I smoked for over twelve years and I usually smoked just over two packs of Marlboro Menthol cigarettes each day for that time. I always liked smoking, but wanted to quit for my wife, who is a non-smoker. I tried to just stop, with no success. I tried the patch and gum, but they didn’t work at all. I almost tried Chantix, but after hearing the side effects, I decided it wasn’t a good idea. But in November of 2012 I saw a commercial for Blu ecigs and I tried them. The day I started using ecigs was the last day I smoked. I moved on to the Volcano Magma, the the Volcano Lavatube and I loved them. I became interested in the larger mods and bought several different ones. I now alternate between them and the Magma for when I need something smaller. For over seven months now I’ve been a vaper and couldn’t be happier. I feel better, breathe easier, smell and taste have returned and there is no offensive odor anymore. For me, vaping has become a lifestyle and a hobby. I enjoy tinkering with the different mods, tanks and even mixing my own liquids. I see vaping as an alternative to smoking. I gets me what I want without the hundreds of toxins in cigarettes. It isn’t a cessation product, since I didn’t quit nicotine and have no intentions to do so. The other products step you down until you are off nicotine, or at least, that is the idea. They don’t work and I never wanted that. Now I have what I want with less risk to my overall health.