With loose leaf vaporizers having improved so much in the past couple of years, I think it's worth discussing the vaporization of tobacco again.
It works. I use the Mighty vaporizer which has adjustable temperature and a premium fine-cut cigarette tobacco with no additives apart from sugar. I do not recommend vaporizing tobacco that is not clear about its ingredients.
On its own, the tobacco is best vaped at 145-165 degrees C which is satisfying, but produces little visible vapour. I like to use the included liquid pad on top of the tobacco with some home mixed 20% VG 80% PG liquid. At 170 degrees C, this vapes really nice and smooths out the pure tobacco hit. Previous attempts described on the internet are often with fixed temp vaporizers (180 degrees C) and no e-liquid, which may explain why it hasn't caught on.
The main advantage of vaping tobacco? The lung hit. Far more satisfying than e-liquid and close enough to actual smoking to make it a viable path to giving up for those smokers that just aren't satisfied with the vapour from e-cigs. It's certainly a revelation for me. Tobacco manufacturers are working on all sorts of heat-not-burn solutions themselves, but the advantage of using actual tobacco is you have control of the quality of the tobacco itself, knowing it is free of additives and not having to buy plastic or disposable refills which they will no doubt charge too much for.
It was worth the investment for me.
It works. I use the Mighty vaporizer which has adjustable temperature and a premium fine-cut cigarette tobacco with no additives apart from sugar. I do not recommend vaporizing tobacco that is not clear about its ingredients.
On its own, the tobacco is best vaped at 145-165 degrees C which is satisfying, but produces little visible vapour. I like to use the included liquid pad on top of the tobacco with some home mixed 20% VG 80% PG liquid. At 170 degrees C, this vapes really nice and smooths out the pure tobacco hit. Previous attempts described on the internet are often with fixed temp vaporizers (180 degrees C) and no e-liquid, which may explain why it hasn't caught on.
The main advantage of vaping tobacco? The lung hit. Far more satisfying than e-liquid and close enough to actual smoking to make it a viable path to giving up for those smokers that just aren't satisfied with the vapour from e-cigs. It's certainly a revelation for me. Tobacco manufacturers are working on all sorts of heat-not-burn solutions themselves, but the advantage of using actual tobacco is you have control of the quality of the tobacco itself, knowing it is free of additives and not having to buy plastic or disposable refills which they will no doubt charge too much for.
It was worth the investment for me.