Hi, my names Freddie, and I've been a vaporizer addict for 2 years.
Congrats on the new site
@momofthegoons !! Nice to see so many familiar faces
It feels kinda like an exclusive club atm
Now where did I put my Members Only jacket?
Let's see, I first started vaping going on 7 years ago. Wow time flies!
A good friend introduced me to the power of the SSV for my first experience, and I've pretty much been hooked ever since. Not long after, I purchased an EZ Vape from a friend for $40. Obviously, that wasn't a wise purchase. It worked (and thankfully didn't char or combust like other similar units) but didn't impress me enough to convert from combustion.
Next, I bought a knock-off Volcano (called Phantom) from a LHS. This was hands down one of the stupidest purchases I've ever made and I'll leave it at that
If only I had done my research and learned about the forums back then. Ahh, but hindsight and all that jazz right?
The Phantom brought my ill conceived vape purchases to an end and (with exception of trying my friends Pax, which I hated) I stuck to combustion predominantly until a couple of years ago.
This go around I tried to do my research before hand, which consisted mostly of popular vaporizer reviewers, until I eventually found the forums. I settled on the HA2.2 as my first quality vaporizer, and while it didn't fully convert me to vaping, it was a huge game changer for me by helping me decide what styles of vaping I prefer.
After using the HA for a few months I upgraded to an LSV, and I can directly pinpoint this as the one that did it. It's the vape that finally converted me (as a bong guy it only made sense) and started the snowball effect of monthly vaporizer purchases that were to follow. Within a week of receiving my LSV, I ordered an E-nano, and it was all over from there.
It wasn't until the discovery of the wonderful little cheap device known as the Vapcap that my friends finally decided to join me on the vape train. I can say that thanks to the VC, most of them have officially converted. So for the most part, we're all one big happy vaping family! Cheers!