No, I'm going cold Turkey, mainly because I know people who've become addicted to the gum and then started smoking again!
The main reason I want to give up smoking is because of cost so I'm trying to buy myself a little treat everyday with the money I save from not smoking; like a coffee (like Dale Cooper)
Like i said after 7 days your are no longer Physically addicted. Those patches and gums keep your physically addicted for as long as your attached to one. they never allow your body to flush out the "toxin" until your quit those cold turkey.
Cold turkey is the only way to do it in my mind.