My name is josh, and I’m an ex-smoker. A little bit about my story: I started smoking at the age of 13. A friend and I went through an entire pack of Jacks (really disgusting cigs) and immediately I knew it was something I would soon have to worry about. It took me about two years to get really hooked on them; I was only smoking a cig or two a day for a long time. As soon as one of my friends turned 18, and cigarettes became more accessible, my smoking quickly grew to a pack a day habit. It pretty much went on that way for the next five years. When I moved to Florida in March of 2014, I noticed a lot of people using electronic cigarettes. I had heard of them before, but I only knew of the cig-alike types, which I had tried before and had no success with. Because of the prevelance of ego style batteries and open tank systems I saw upon my arrival in Florida, I decided to give it a try myself. I ordered my first starter kit from halo. (I was smoking Marlboro NXTs at this point.) I went with an e-liquid sample pack with a couple tobacco flavors, some menthols, and two decadent flavors. When I filled it up and took my first real vape, something incredible happened. It actually worked. I didn’t have another analog cigarette for about two months. I went through a period when I would have one or two a month for a while, which I personally blame mostly on peer pressure. Anyway, I moved through the typical motions of vaping (RTAs, RDAs, Sub-Ohm Tanks) and as of today, it’s been almost three months since I’ve had a combustable cigarette. I keep my nicotine at 6mg, and use an Aspire Triton tank with Nickel coils for temperature limiting. I keep my temperature around 400 F, and for the first time since I started vaping, I’m completely satisfied. I believe this is the end of the line for me. At this point, I see no need to upgrade further. For me, that is a very big deal. Anyway, my point is, vaping worked for me. I feel better. I’m able to breathe again, and smell again, I’m not waking up in the middle of the night to go out and smoke. Vaping has become an incredibly important part of my life, and I believe my life will go on for a few additional years thanks to vaping.