I prefer higher PG ratios, too. Most of the eliquids I have are either 50/50, 70/30 PG/VG, or 80/20 PG/VG. I'm not into thick clouds. I have a few 100% VG juices, but I've been largely underwhelmed by them when it comes to the taste of them.
Anyone else NOT like high VG and 100% VG?
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I just a new guy, but so far im loving 100% VG. Smooth thick clouds and full flavor. But i enjoyed reading this thread and i will watch out for all the "downsides" you have brought up
I prefer a 60 pg/ 40 vg blend. But to each his/her own. The only reason I ever purchase high VG juices is to mess around with.
My experience when I had to use that 85% VG for a week-ish was that the flavor didn't change that much, maybe just a *touch* sweeter, but similar; however the throat hit was almost not there at all, and that drove me NUTS. For this to be a successful way for me to leave off the smokes, it's got to be similar as much as possible, and the lack of throat hit almost drove me back to cigarettes in pure frustration. At least, my addicted brain kept telling me that without throat hit it was unsatisfying and that awful feeling in my chest meant that the VG ejuice was worse for me than cigarettes -- fortunately I prevailed over that insane suicidal addict that lives in my head, and stuck with vaping, but it wasn't easy.
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If you're new to this, you might want to stick with at least 70% PG for a little while, in order to be able to taste whatever the flavor is; you didn't say if you're an ex-smoker, a recent quit, or still trying to quit, but apparently all smokers/ex-smokers have issues with taste for some indeterminate time after quitting, which makes sense; if you torture your poor tastebuds for years with smoke, they probably go to sleep in pure self-defense. The higher PG will also give you a great deal more throat hit, which makes vaping feel more like the sensation of smoking.
Some people apparently do have some issues with PG, and you would know pretty quickly if that was the case, and be able to go more towards the VG side. VG seems to cause fewer problems for *most* people, though a lot of us just can't handle the heaviness of it; it's a great deal heavier than PG, and a great deal more viscous (thicker).
Andria
I prefer 100% VG. PG makes my throat scratch and wheeze, not a chest wheeze but a throat wheeze. Flavor comes through on 100% VG for me, and I love the big clouds. I haven't experienced any chest congestion or anything of the sort from thick 100% VG.
90 - 100 % VG here and couldn't be happier. Not a cloud chaser. PG just tore up my throat something fierce. So far haven't had any problems with it other than having to rewick the Kanger heads with cotton to get the juice moving. I would order zero throat hit if that were possible.
I'll admit I haven't tried 100% VG or PG but I do like my juices no more than 70% PG or VG. Too much PG is too harsh for me. Too much VG is too thick and not as flavorful to me.
I physically can't do 100% VG. It makes my chest too heavy & after a day I can barely breathe. 50/50 is as high as I can go.
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You can use up to 1/3 distilled water with VG and it does cut down on the thickness and the density of the cloud a great deal, as well as lightening the effect on the lungs. I prefer VG that way, and I'm surprised so many vendors insist on making VG so thick, my guess is they do it for cloud chasers.
Using whole tobacco alkaloid or NET seems to enhance the throat hit of VG as well.
50/50 VG/PG seems to work for me.
Using whole tobacco alkaloid or NET seems to enhance the throat hit of VG as well.
50/50 VG/PG seems to work for me.
Up to 1/3 water, must try that, I use between 80 & 100% VG so must see what diluting with water is like instead of PG, I find PG too harsh on my throat now after vaping for six months, maybe because of smoking for decades.
That's the thing I just don't get, all these people saying that PG hurts their throats... after inhaling HOT SMOKE for decades. That seems very weird to me, that such a mild, inert, and omnipresent substance could hurt a throat worse than smoke does. I started using my asthma inhaler 30+ yrs ago, and I don't recall the PG causing me any distress at the time, when I first started using it; using a lot more of it now, with vaping, no problems.
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I like 100vg at 36 nic and double shot of flavor... pg makes my throat burn and become raw...
It was really bad for me, extremely painful, vaping would cause hacking. It felt like my throat was on fire, started losing my voice, this caused a serious panic because I couldn't vape or get my nic. 90% VG from Ahlusion and 100% from Velvet Cloud made everything better very quickly. Halo and Joyetech 50/50 almost sent me back to cigarettes.
I tried high VG juices, but I don't care for them. Not enough flavor for my tastes. I'll stick with 50/50 in warmer weather and 65/35 PG/VG when the temperatures get cold.
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