Electronic Cigarette Smoking

The electronic cigarette kits are relatively new to The Urban Cowboy. As I am in the process of quitting smoking, the e cigarettes have transformed from a mere curiosity…to a must have. I used to scoff at the idea of puffing on an electronic cigarette, even to others that have suggested it.

Luckily, I came across a vendor of the smoking everywhere brand e cigaretts one day and was presented with the information needed to at least give these a trial run.

After getting a quick run down on how the electronic cigarettes operate, and a few testimonials from others at the smoking everywhere booth that had been using it for a while I decided to purchase the smoking everywhere e cigarette starter kit, Gold One Edition.

Smoking everywhere Gold One Edition starter kit.

Included in the e cigarette kit was a battery, charger, atomizer, and 10 nicotine cartridges.

This is the battery from electronic cigarette kit.

I was initially told that the e cigarette battery would retain a full days charge. However, after using the smoking everywhere kit, I have concluded that it in fact does not. On more than one occasion, I was left with a dead battery in the evening…when I needed it most. It seemed that while climbing a few blue mountains in the evening, I had to resort to bumming a real cigarette. If you decide to go the e cigarette route, I advise you pick up a spare battery to keep from my predicament. The tip of the battery glows red with each puff, and will begin to blink to indicate the battery is low on charge.

This is the atomizer from the electronic cigarette kit.

The atomizer is the component that produces the “fake” smoke for the cigarette. This smoke is actually a fine mist that is characteristic of “real” smoke found in cigarettes. The smoking everywhere brand comes with one, while there are other brands that are incorporated in the nicotine cartridges…hence they are replaced when you replace the nicotine cartridge. I do not know which is better, as I have only used the permanent type atomizer.

This is the nicotine cartridge from the electronic cigarette kit.

The nicotine cartridges slip over the atomizer and come in four different levels of nicotine. High (16mg), medium (11mg), low (6mg), and none (0mg). I purchased the high as it resembles a light cigarette. They claim that every nicotine cartridge is equivalent to 20 cigarettes, but after using the system for a while I have to say they really don’t. My own experience is closer to 10 maybe 15 cigarettes per one cartridge. As the nicotine is used, the atomized smoke is lessened until no more is produced.

This is the battery charger from the smoking everywhere electronic cigarette kit.

There are a couple different chargers to choose from, home, car, and USB. I opted for the home use charger. You simply remove the atomizer along with the nicotine cartridge and screw the battery into the charger. I was told that a battery would retain a full days use of charge…this simply is not the case. Get yourself an extra battery if you choose to try out the smoking everywhere electronic cigarette kit.

This is the atomizer installed on the battery from the smoking everywhere electronic cigarette kit.

The atomizer screws into the battery. Very simple design and easy to use. The nicotine cartridges slip over the atomizer to complete the system.

This is the complete e cigarette with all the components installed from the smoking everywhere electronic cigarette kit.

Comprised of three components, the battery which requires a daily or nightly charge, the atomizer, and the nicotine cartridges which are the only component which will need to be replaced after the nicotine has been used. If you regularly smoke a pack a day, you will more than likely go through two nicotine cartridges a day.

This is an accessory case for the smoking everywhere electronic cigarettes.

I highly recommend purchasing an accessory case for your e cigarettes. After the first day of walking around with my e cig, I went back and purchased this case. It holds two batteries, and two other slots, one for an extra nicotine cartridge, and one for your nicotine/atomizer. Without it I was paranoid that I would break my e cigarette while in my pocket.

The smoking everywhere electronic cigarette kit.

All in all I am very happy with my decision to try out an electronic cigarette alternative. While I do not believe it performs the way it was portrayed to me, I am very happy with the results. As long as my battery is charged, and the nicotine cartridge has not been depleted, I absolutely do not desire the real thing! Now that is good enough for me to make the switch. Plus, you can use the e cigarettes anywhere.

Beware though, as you “light up” in public areas normally off limits to cigarettes, you will undoubtedly be the recipient of glaring stares to outright being told “you cannot smoke here”! This usually drums up conversation though, as I explain that I am using a high tech smoking alternative. The e cigarettes look and feel that real!

Have you ever used an electronic cigarette? If so, let us know which brand and what your experience was with it.

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