So I'm not entirely new to vaping but I am entirely ignorant. I've tried to switch from cigarettes to vaping a few times without much success but I think I've narrowed down the issues.
I went from a Blue ecig to the generic starter kits they throw at you when you walk into the local vape shop. I think my lack of success is the equipment. And I've tried to browse the threads but honestly didn't understand most of what I read. I'm a very heavy smoker emotionally ready to make the switch.
What I want is a good throat hit but still get good flavor (if it matters, I prefer sweet, fruity flavors). I want the regular cigarettes to start tasting gross to me. It seems thus far I've had to choose one (throat hit) over the other (flavor).
So I figure it's an equipment issue. I also don't want huge clouds of smoke. Something portable that can move around in my purse without leaking, that I can find parts for.locally and easily. I'm currently using my boyfriend's and I seem to have to draw on it several times before getting a hit, I don't like that. He says it's normal, he says the one I'm using is made to smoke like that. He says it's called a pass through or something?
Also, it seems most of the ones I've tried don't last very long.
I'd also like to be able to remove the tip for cleaning since I wear lipstick. And I'd like to be able to change flavors easily.
Please break this down into idiot terms. I'm supposed to go this weekend to get the equipment I need.
Thank you!
In short, to answer the thread's question, no. There are steps that can be taken to improve the TH of any ejuice, no matter how sweet, creamy and yummy it is.
If you're working with "bought" ejuice, you are basically limited to, adding
Flash, an additive by FlavourArt, which enhances the nicotine's TH -- if there is no nicotine, it won't work too well, but if there is some, it will enhance whatever is there. The description at ECX says it's a tobacco flavor, but it's reallly not; it's like a strong tobacco flavor ejuice... WITHOUT the tobacco flavor, just the TH.
Choose high-PG ejuice; it has far more TH than VG, and permits clear perception of the flavor as well as the TH.
Of course, the obvious thing is, use the highest nic you can tolerate -- for me that isn't much, 10mg, so I have to do all this stuff to enhance TH, since I like creamy sweet ejuice.
I've found that adding a little
sweetener really brings a flavor forward; so if you have an ejuice that has good TH but isn't sweet enough, this would really fix that! I've *heard* that adding a small amount of PGA (high proof pure grain alcohol) can also help, but I've never tried that personally.
If you DIY instead of buying ejuice, all that still applies, but you have the opportunity to make the juice with the exact PG/VG ratio you want -- I use 85/15 PG/VG -- add the Flash, and use as much flavoring as makes it taste good *to you* -- my favorite recipe, all-day-vape, is nearly 30% flavor.
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