Coughing When it Hits My Throat - What am I Doing Wrong?

[Winace]

Trying that ... it has worked for me a few times without choking. Not much vapor in the exhale though. For some reason, I seem to be able to handle a much larger volume of regular smoke than this vapor. Granted, I have a lot more experience with smoke than I do with vapor.

When I first started I could take a hit big enough to make me cough. Now I can suck down an entire cartridge in a hit without coughing (slightly exagerated ). Either way, I can not get a hit big enough to cough, will probably just take a little getting used to. You can buy PG (propylene glycol) through Walmart pharmacy (13.00 for 16oz, order through pharmacy) and the HUMCO brand glycerine on the shelf near the pharmacy. Try vaping straight PG and if it is harsh (really has no hit unless you are sensititve to PG) mix it down with the glycerine until you find your tolerance level of PG. This way, if you need to mix 50/50 with VG and buy 36mg/ml flavored juice, you know it will drop to around 18mg/ml after mixing (I said around all you home chemists ).

As far as no vapor on exhale, I can vape straight VG and have little to no vapor on exhale. I inhale deep and my lungs are very absorbative (probably holes from the analogs!).

[sbucciarel]

Ah ... great. I must have holes too!

All these flavors you can get .... what ingredients are the flavors? Are they a chemical or natural flavors?

[Kent C]

Ah ... great. I must have holes too!

All these flavors you can get .... what ingredients are the flavors? Are they a chemical or natural flavors?

Check out the replies on this recent thread on the same subject:

chokes me out!

[DC2]

I have not seen this suggestion yet, so I'll add it...

PG is a humectant, which means it absorbs water.
It will absorb water from your mouth and throat and whatever.

So it is often suggested to take periodic sips of water when vaping.
At least until you get used to it.

[googled]

I need to drink plenty of water anyway, PG causes lactic acid build up in me which causes sore muscles around my neck and shoulders - I eat a banana a day too for the same reason.