I first discovered vaping 3 to 4 years ago. What got me started with vaping was a couple of things. One being I work on a boat so I have no access to stores until my days home. I was a heavy smoker for about 5 years. While on the boat I was down to my last pack of cigarettes with over a week left to go on the boat. My captain I was for at the time have a vape pen with a few bottles of juice he gave to me that I could use in the mean time. It was at this same time that my dad called to tell me he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Aside from the fact that I was already loving the idea of vaping and the flavors this news just made me want to stick with it! I did some research on it read and read testimonials from other vapers and decided I was going to stay with vaping. Once I started vaping I have never touched another tobacco product of any kind since. In my time of vaping I have successfully converted over a dozen smokers to vaping. Them as well as myself all agree that it is much better than traditional cigarettes and will never go back to them. To this day when I meet a smoker I immediately start talking to them about the benefits of vaping and tell them my story. I was always short of breath which was biggest problem. I never liked smelling like an ashtray or any of the other bothersome things of cigarettes. Now I can breathe much better food tastes better, and I never stink of cigarettes. Overall vaping has made me and my life much much better!