Getting back into vaping, need to know how everyone does it

[Flow]

Hi all, i just got back into vaping in January after about 2 years, well never really got vaping cause my equipment back then was too cheap... anyways...

My big question is, I watched many videos/reviews and got myself a lavatube and tanks. Then a few clearomizers and some juices. Most of them are 70/30. Since I'm a 25 cigs a day smoker I decided on those parts for they have a good throat hit, so most people say! I wonder how everyone gets vaping, like in every video review i watched no one seems to be getting huge hits that make you cough. It all seems pretty simple and vaporful... even tasty!

I am not getting quite that... in fact 4 friends of mine who are also big smokers are coughing as well... some get scratchy throats so much that they don't want it anymore... Now I know I may sound like a noob but I take my time between each draw, sometimes i let it sit there and try again a few minutes after...

I really want to get off analogs, but I can't seem to have contempt out of vaping yet. Sometimes it fine but then another draw and i need to get something to drink cause my throat feels to dry. I mean I could chain smoke analogs and vaping I feel there is something I do not get since all I see and read are people enjoying their vapes and even vape more than they used to smoke analogs! What could it be that I do not get?

 

[rolandpibb]

Are you direct inhaling? I drag on my PV, bringing the vapour into my mouth, then inhale.

I tried inhaling my PV like a cigarette, and I coughed too.

 

[Hoosier]

Roland is right. There is a difference between the technique between vaping and smoking. It's easy to master though.

I also notice that you feel like you need to get something to drink. Yes, you do. You need water. The main components of vapor are PG and/or VG which are humectants, or more simply they draw water out of your body. When just starting it is even more important to be sipping on water while you vape to reduce that raw throat effect. Vaping dehydrates you very quickly.

I've been vaping for a couple of years and I cannot vape like I smoked without coughing and I always have water with me now. And, yes, I do like it more than smoking, but that did not happen right away.