By age 31, I was 11 years into a smoking habit with no intention of quitting. I would smoke with my friends, my sister and by myself. I had tried one of the early e-cigarettes from China in the past but didn’t find any kind of satisfaction from it.

Then I saw my office neighbor outside puffing on a metal device with a pleasant smelling aroma. I went into a local vape shop and bought my first real modern vape setup to try out for myself.

I began as a dual user, vaping experimentally but still smoking regularly, still with no intent of quitting. As time went by, I noticed myself reaching for my vape more often and a pack of cigarettes less often. I began to lose my taste for burning cigarettes and preferred the flavors I got from my vape. I also appreciated the fact that I didn’t smell like a burning ashtray after use and didn’t have any kind of lingering aftertaste.

Approximately 6 months after purchasing my first vape, I could no longer stand the taste or smell of combustible cigarettes and began to find more satisfaction from vaping in every aspect. I haven’t smoked a cigarette since then and have no intention of picking that habit back up. I am much happier as a vaper than I was as a smoker and can feel the difference in my health. I can train harder in the gym for longer periods of time, have a much easier time running, hiking etc and while I was always physically active, the one difference was that I substituted smoking for vaping.

Perhaps best of all, I was then able to get my sister, who had a heavier habit than I, to completely quit all on her own with flavored vapes. Shortly thereafter, my smoking friend made the same switch.

Since then, vaping has extended into a hobby of mine, using rebuildable atomizers and programmable vape devices. I enjoy fine tuning my setups to get the most pleasure out of them.

I have life-extending vaping technology to thank and will never forget what it’s done for me and for my loved ones.