A flavor enhancing discovery

[kwp924]

I'm fairly new to vaping (about 3 weeks) but I think I've found a little trick that might help a lot of us stuggling to find a regular vape. I had piled up quite a few cartridge samples but just could not vape them because they burned the hell ot of my throat. I even posted a thread asking for help. If this is a throat hit, I can do without it. I think there must be others who are also frustrated by this.

What I believe is that this is a condition of the cartridge and not the flavor. This week I recieved a box of VG Coffee that tasted susiciously like Cowboy. I was just about to email a complaint when it turned to coffee flavor. At that point I thought about all the cartridges I have collected that I set aside because of the harshness. What I have found is that the cartridges can be "prepped" by puffing backwards through your USB passthrough (yes, the wire makes it a little awkward but it can be done easily enough). This does not seem to work with the batteries because the air does not pass through it. I am sure it's wasting some of my vape but I can now enjoy all the carts I have piled up and the flavors really are amazing. If you still feel the throat burn, simply repeat until you don't. This may be due to the lower boiling point for alcohol. Not sure but it has made a huge difference to my vaing experience and I hope it hels others who may be struggling with this experience and thinking it is the flavor.

This should also be a good way to change flavors in a cart and purge the old flavor before tasting the new.

 

[mischief]

I admire your ingenuity, kwp. Looking forward to hearing from others who try this. Thanks.

 

[kwp924]

Sorry about the spelling. My "P" key is missing and it doesn't always work.

 

[Nilius]

I don't get it... Puffing backwards? Can you elaborate?

 

[Belletrist]

hmm, interesting... when i prep a cart, though, i just puff without inhaling... i don't find many that i need to prep tho. and i usually end up steering clear of those flavors except in mixes where they don't irritate me as much.

 

[Kimmy]

hmmm.. what mg are you using? Because if the throat hit is too rough this may have something to do with it..

I love that harsh throat hit!

 

[kwp924]

By puffing backwards I mean blowing in the LED end of the passthrough. Vapor will come out the Mouthpiece end. As for just puffing from the mouthpiece, the problem is that I was not aware of the method or need to prep. And it seems to take quite a while with the factory carts I have gotten. I was just putting them aside after gagging. This method seems to work a lot quicker for me. I have read quite a few posts in here about tastes changing and don't throw anything away. I am curious how much of these second looks and likes can be explained by people finally vaping through some of the initial burning feel and taste. I am aware tastes very and some people may enjoy this aspect of vaping but it turned me off to these flavors and I just want to let others know a work around exists.

 

[MeMa]

Interesting concept! I'll have to try that cuz I don't like that burning sensation either. Thanks for the tip!

 

[kwp924]

I don't think it is mg level because the worst of it goes away from the cart reletively quickly. If you enjoy the throat hit, do you think it diminishes through the cart because the effect I'm referring to just seems to be at the top of new cart. I also do not have this problem with refills. Maybe I just got some shaky carts but the effect seems pretty widespread to me. If the throat hit is your cup of tea then you probably gravitate toward those carts. The burn never did go away with the Red Cow.