E-cig/vaporizors...who uses them

Great question.  My personal opinion is you should start with something cheap.  It would be silly to go out and spend $75 or more on a kit and then you don't like it or can't switch.  Westsidevapor.com has a great starter kit for $15, and all you have to do is switch the cartridges.  They are more limiting, but for $25 you will have a starter kit and 5 cartridges (5-7 packs of cigs)...if you like them you can move from there.  This site also has a lot more flavors for cartridges than most others.  A bit of advice...you will notice the flavor change before the battery dies, you will want to charge it then...I personally was recharging every 4-6 hours.  If you like it I would work up to the ones where you add your own liquids, price and flavor being the top 2 reasons.  The price for the one mentioned above comes out to $2/pack plus $15 every 3 months (the life of the battery)...which is cheap compared to cigs.  I paid $40 for my liquid based one, and it came with 2 5ml (5 packs each) things of juice, so 10 packs of cigs and a starter kit for $40...a 5ml bottle runs between $2-$4...so you are getting down to $.50-$1/pack...plus an unlimited number of flavors.  I just got in an order of bacon, egg nog, jagerbomb, fluffernutter (AWESOME), and white peach...I already had coffee and caramel.

I can't be around smoke any more, the bf smokes outside or in his garage, but I got him a few cheap e- cigs for when he can't go outside. He swears by them for this. He doesn't have to use it often, he keeps one in the house and one in my truck. I have no real idea how they work, but they do not make me sick so I have no complaints! I am happy to buy him more of these when needed.

Wow! That is just crazy with all those flavors! Interesting, I had no idea there were so many options! Soon you will be a connoisseur of the ecig! lol
Thanks for the info and advice, I will take a look at that website tomorrow. That does sound like a good place to start.

The law here in the UK seems very confused about E-cigs. In many ways they are treated the same as normal cigarettes and therefore banned in public places. Some airlines used to allow them or even sell, them but that policy seems to be in reverse. Anti smoking campaigners seem to think they may encourage more people to continue or start smoking.
I am somewhat curious about them although I don't imagine they could replace the real thing, for me at least.

It is a shame that there are such restrictions, IMO. I believe if you want it to be illegal, make it illegal, otherwise stick with some basic regulations such as age and leave it at that. Honestly there is some small debate going on in the states...but mostly related to how it is advertised. There are companies, mostly Chinese who advertise it as a safe alternative. The FDA is against suggesting any use of nicotine is safe, or even safer. That is part of the reason most U.S. companies have went to the term vaporizers, as it is more accurate, and it doesn't associate it with smoking. Then you have certain cities trying to classify them as drug paraphernalia which I don't understand unless they have an issue where people are extracting THC from marijuana and using that in their juices...but that seems like a hassle for a drug you don't get in much trouble for having in the first place.

I have used e-cigs in the past, I'm seriously considering taking it up again but unfortunately that means the investment in starting up all over again.

I had the refillable cartridge style and mixed my own flavours.
I found it quite enjoyable and it really helped me cut down on cigarettes... for me it really is the act of smoking that I love.
I didn't care for the kit I got much, battery life was a bitch.

It's different, it's still the act of smoking though. And the flavours make for a refreshing change of pace.
Not to mention I can do it in the house without fear of screwing up my rental agreement.

Keep checking out reviews there are definitely some good kits out there, I have several friends who are very happy with theirs.

Lorrie, big tobacco has their hand in this as well. Lorillard, the makers of Newport own Blu, probably the most famous e-cig company in the U.S.

Graphite, while doing some research I now know what you mean about not being sure about Aussie laws. I read an article from 2010 in which they argued that while it isn't legal, it isn't quite illegal either, so customs is not preventing the shipment. But that was 3 years ago

It is interesting, one of the reasons I went from smoking to dipping was so I could do it in more places (it is funny how many places have smoking bans, but not tobacco bans).  That is also one of the many things that drew me over to the e-cig.

I guess I should have said it seems less interchangeable.  I know I can't use Blu cartridges with westsidevapor, or Premium with the others.  So far with the tanks and bats I've found the only one that isn't interchangeable is Joyetech

My husband has been looking into them, he smokes a lot, and the more he's stressed the more he smokes. He tries to be good about it, no smoking in the house, no smoking in the cars, etc. However, our youngest, just had her fourth double ear infection this year and we now think that the smoke that is left on him afterwards and any smoke that floats around outside and comes into the house when the window is open, aren't helping any.

Needless to say, he was pretty down and out about it, so I started looking into the ecig and presented the idea to him. It helps that, a friend of ours has now been on them for three weeks and she swears by them and is never going back to traditional cigs. Now its just a matter of finding what he likes. Thats easier said than done, lol.

I never new that you could make your own flavors, I believe that may be another pro for him getting an ecig.

I made my own flavours with vegetable glycerine, I had one that tasted like Skittles candies.

You can make your own flavors. I have a gallon of VG/PG (50%/50%), a pint of 100mg/100ml nicotine, and a dozen flavorings. I make my own custom blend at 26mg nicotine (I make a mean Cafe Mocha and a Cafe Macciato).

AS for interchangeability, if you spend the money on the right battery, you can have complete interchangeability on your tank/cartomizer/atomizer. Using the CE4/CE5/C6 battery system (eGO is one such name brand) allows for a number of different tanks to be used. I use a CE5 battery (and have three different types, including one that is a "pass-through" which means I can plug in a usb/mini-usb cable to it and "vape" as it charges). I have single wick and dual wick single wick clearomizers, and a dual coil fiber-filled tank. I prefer the dual coil as it produces more vapor per puff.

For those not in the US or UK, you may want to find out if you can buy the components separately and import them without the higher taxes. The battery is just a battery, the tank and fluids are where the concern should be. If you are in the UK, I would be careful, as they appear to have made eCigs a completely regulated "medical device".