So it's been a week now without a cigarette. I don't miss them (well maybe a teeny bit when my wife smokes). Right now I'd call vaping a "good enough" replacement that considering the health benefits I'm not looking back. But I'm still looking to understand how to get an even better experience. I guess I'm hoping to find that place where it feels even better than a cigarette even ignoring the health aspect.
My wife on the other hand is still mixing it up with the vaping and smoking. Right now she's using it mostly to replace when she would have 2 cigarettes (on way to/from work, just before bed). I don't think she's found that "ah ha" combination with the vaping yet. I've been trying to help her but she isn't telling me much to guide me. I hope it'll grow on her, the smoke smell is REALLY starting to get to me already.
So her biggest complaint (and I feel it to) is the throat irritation. I assume it's what most people here are referring to as throat hit. I don't think either of us enjoy that feeling at all. If there's a way to minimize or get rid of that we'd welcome any tips. I'd love to just have a buttery smooth vaping experience if that's possible.
For me all I need is the nicotine hit to replace my need for a cigarette, I don't seem to have the need to replace the other physical aspects of smoking people have mentioned (throat hit, cigarette like feeling in my hand, cigarette like air resistance). My favorite part so far has been experiencing the flavor, and I enjoy the density of the vapor. Lung hits are about all i do now.
We have a lot of sample bottles from a few places now. So far we've tried 12mg/ml 65%/35% PG/VG from MBV, a local store's 12mg/ml ratio unknown (it was thin looking juice so i'm guessing higher PG), and some 12mg/ml 50%/50% from ohm's vapes and nocoticket. I like the vapor feeling from the 50/50 mixes better, I think the throat hit is less too. But it does bring up other questions. The 12mg 65/35 from MBV felt like the perfect nicotine level, I could feel it but could still vape the length that I wanted. The other brands 50/50 mixes the nicotine has hit me way to fast for my liking. Is there and reason for that? Does the nicotine have more effect with higher VG, or was the MBV bottle just weak? Or is this all in my head and i'm just hitting the newer stuff I bought harder as I get more into vaping? I'm tempted to but 6mg next time, but i'd hate to place a bigger order of the wrong strength.
Also, with our nautilus mini tanks we were both really enjoying lung hits with the largest air hole on the 65/35. Now with the 50/50 the pulls seem so much more restrictive. Is that how it works? Does a higher VG need more airflow to feel the same as PG? There's no bigger hole on the nautilus minis. Is that what sub-ohm is for, easy pulls with good vapor and flavor?
One last question (yeah i know this is long). I've read it's bad for your coil to run your juice too low... But I haven't heard anywhere what too low really means. Do I need to add more juice when the wicking holes start showing when i tip the tank to vape? That seems to happen with a decent amount of juice left. Or can I run it to almost empty?
My wife on the other hand is still mixing it up with the vaping and smoking. Right now she's using it mostly to replace when she would have 2 cigarettes (on way to/from work, just before bed). I don't think she's found that "ah ha" combination with the vaping yet. I've been trying to help her but she isn't telling me much to guide me. I hope it'll grow on her, the smoke smell is REALLY starting to get to me already.
So her biggest complaint (and I feel it to) is the throat irritation. I assume it's what most people here are referring to as throat hit. I don't think either of us enjoy that feeling at all. If there's a way to minimize or get rid of that we'd welcome any tips. I'd love to just have a buttery smooth vaping experience if that's possible.
For me all I need is the nicotine hit to replace my need for a cigarette, I don't seem to have the need to replace the other physical aspects of smoking people have mentioned (throat hit, cigarette like feeling in my hand, cigarette like air resistance). My favorite part so far has been experiencing the flavor, and I enjoy the density of the vapor. Lung hits are about all i do now.
We have a lot of sample bottles from a few places now. So far we've tried 12mg/ml 65%/35% PG/VG from MBV, a local store's 12mg/ml ratio unknown (it was thin looking juice so i'm guessing higher PG), and some 12mg/ml 50%/50% from ohm's vapes and nocoticket. I like the vapor feeling from the 50/50 mixes better, I think the throat hit is less too. But it does bring up other questions. The 12mg 65/35 from MBV felt like the perfect nicotine level, I could feel it but could still vape the length that I wanted. The other brands 50/50 mixes the nicotine has hit me way to fast for my liking. Is there and reason for that? Does the nicotine have more effect with higher VG, or was the MBV bottle just weak? Or is this all in my head and i'm just hitting the newer stuff I bought harder as I get more into vaping? I'm tempted to but 6mg next time, but i'd hate to place a bigger order of the wrong strength.
Also, with our nautilus mini tanks we were both really enjoying lung hits with the largest air hole on the 65/35. Now with the 50/50 the pulls seem so much more restrictive. Is that how it works? Does a higher VG need more airflow to feel the same as PG? There's no bigger hole on the nautilus minis. Is that what sub-ohm is for, easy pulls with good vapor and flavor?
One last question (yeah i know this is long). I've read it's bad for your coil to run your juice too low... But I haven't heard anywhere what too low really means. Do I need to add more juice when the wicking holes start showing when i tip the tank to vape? That seems to happen with a decent amount of juice left. Or can I run it to almost empty?
. Not happy making.
