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In general, we know that cigarettes are terrible for you.

There have been studies on inhalation of Propylene Glycol (http://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2011/08/e-cigarettes-no-toxic-effects-from.html) and at least in the short term, no toxic effects have been found. As far as the nicotine itself, well that’s not what causes the increased risk of cancer with cigarettes.

From these findings, we can reasonably assume that electronic cigarettes are much less harmful than regular cigarettes. There haven’t been any long term studies on e-cigarettes yet, so the long term consequences aren’t quite known yet, but again it’s likely it’s less harmful than smoking.

In general, if you’re on the fence about trying electronic cigarettes, don’t be. They’re better for you and others around you. If they don’t work out for you, the next level would be to try smokeless tobacco. Yes, I know the propaganda on smokeless tobacco would have you believe that smokeless tobacco is about as harmful as cigarettes. Truth is, smokeless is about 98% less harmful than cigarettes in every truthful scientific study done. (You can check out Dr. Rodu’s Blog  and For Smokers Only to find these studies)

Anyway, smoking is one of the most harmful things you can do to yourself so any type of harm reduction measure is a good one. Just don’t take chantix/champix – those are actually highly dangerous.

Personally, I have a Janty eGo. It’s probably the best e-Cigarette for someone just starting out.

Why? The cost is pretty small, it comes with a big enough battery it won’t annoy you all day to recharge, recharge, recharge. I also prefer 510 atomizers when I use e-cigarettes, though this comes down to personal preference.

It comes in a nice little pack with 2 batteries some starter e-liquid tips, an atomizer and a charger. Now, I don’t use e-cigarettes much anymore, but when I did, I used the eGo quite a bit when I didn’t feel like lugging around a huge mod like the GGTS. I wouldn’t suggest you get any of the other Janty eGo models to start out with. Those are for when you feel like moving up the ladder at a later date. Personally, I’ve never tried them, but I’ve had systems very similar when I was knee deep in e-cig land.

Later on, you might want to experiment with different atomizers and such and see which one you prefer, because everyone’s different. In my experience however, most people seem to prefer the 510 atomizers which is what the Janty eGo uses.

Other things you may want to pick up along with the Janty eGo kit:

• Spare 510 atomizers
• A bottle of e-liquid

That’s about it really – if you pick those up it should last you quite some time and give you a “full” experience as to what e-cigarettes can do. However, just remember that higher end e-cigarettes can produce 5 – 8x more vapor. So if the eGo doesn’t satisfy, don’t give up. Go for a higher voltage mod. I liked really rough and strong vapor that was comparable to smoking, so I used a 510 atomizer and a GGTS with the max supported voltage. I also had a tank to hold e-liquid which worked very well, this is similar to the eGo Jet technology.

Have fun with your journey through e-cigarette land. It’s quite a bit of fun, even though I did end up using snus full time. I am in the process of quitting that as well though. For more help go to http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/.

So, it’s been awhile since I posted about e-cigarettes, snus, snuff or the like. Basically I have yet to fully quit nicotine. The good news is I can pretty much not use it if I have to, so my dependence is much, much less than it was when I smoked.

Unfortunately due to the PACT act with Snus I started to use dip a lot. This caused gum recession very quickly, so I now try to stick with my snus when possible.

As far as e-cigarettes go, I still take a puff every now and then, but it’s really uncommon and only when I’m really stressed or something, I get a craving for a cigarette and just puff on that. I haven’t touched a cigarette for 2 years or so now, but I have smoked cigars, very rarely.

Pretty much I use my moist snuff or snus and that’s it all day, and I’m fine. I will be quitting that in the future as well, though I’m not sure about how to approach it.

So yes, the “harm reduction” path has worked for me, but who knows something else other than tobacco may kill me, it’s the risk you take living life. Stress, anxiety, and depression has caused me 100x worse health effects than cigarettes ever did.

Anyway, I’ve had the GGTS for around 3 weeks, maybe a little less.

So far, I’ve had very little issues with it. The only negative that comes to mind right now is that it gets dirty. After 3 weeks (I have no metal polish or anything like that) It’s starting to not look so good. However, when I get the chance I am going to pick up some metal polish. Since it’s not permanent, it’s not a big deal. I have only used it at 6V with 510 atomizers, sometimes I use the i6. I burned out the i3 by mis-using it.

Really, the fact that the GGTS just “works” and has no issues within this period of time makes me pretty happy with my purchase. Any issues I have are related to the atomizer/juices/batteries and not the GGTS itself.

Button works at all times, if I want to switch atomizers it’s a very simple switch. It feels good, it looks good (when polished), and it works well. Maintenance is very low, no fiddling with the switch trying to make it work or breaking atomizer connections. The only thing you have to do to keep it working right is clean it every once in awhile, and take care of your atomizers in the regular way. (e-cigarettes always have various maintenance no matter what you buy.)

Value – 8/10 – decent value, I think it’ll last you awhile and it’s solidly built. Price could be lower though. The price point will discourage more price conscious consumers.

Build Quality – 10/10 – Very well constructed, not sure what needs to be improved.

Looks – 9/10 – Looks sort of depends on your configuration, but almost all of them look good.

Usability – 10/10 – Works every time.

Overall – 9.25/10

It’s a superior device, and *almost* deserves the price it’s set at. I think it could be a little lower, but it’s not bad. I also realize that the price has to do with the exchange rate, so if the exchange rate was correct price would probably be where I’d expect it to be.

Keep in mind I use it everyday and I generally vape about 2-4ml of 24mg juice per day. So it’s been through a lot of use already. Not really sure why I vape so much.. I was only a pack a day smoker, but I never have any signs of taking in too much nicotine. (never dizzy etc) I have to go to 36MG juice to feel that, never happens on 24mg.