I draw the vapor/smoke directly into my lungs. I thought everyone did it that way, until today, lol. If you're not inhaling, what's the point?
I've been trying for the last couple hours to draw the vapor into my mouth first, then inhale it, and it's totally not working. My cheeks are getting all bulgy, and by the time I finish my drag (4-5 seconds) half the vapor has seeped out of my mouth. And it's making my tongue feel funny.
Is there a trick to this I'm not getting?
More importantly, what's the point of doing it that way, vs. just inhaling the vapor directly?
Inhaling directly into your lung is definitely the wrong way to do it. When you inhale directly into your lungs you aren't letting the vapors cool before entering your body, you miss out on the satisfying throat hit, it makes it much harsher on your throat, and it is just not the most satisfying experience.
It is very hard to describe the "correct" way to vape. Try this:
Place your tongue directly in front of the hole of your cart. You want to "draw" a small amount of pressure into your mouth. Your can emulate this by puckering in your cheeks somewhat, but it isn't necessary. It is somewhat like your sucking on a Capri-Sun straw. As you do this, can you feel the vapor hitting your tongue?
Some say that it is best to only draw with a small amount of pressure, but this isn't true. If you apply more pressure, you get more vapor and a larger throat hit.
If your cheeks hurt after doing this for awhile, you are doing it wrong! What happens is, as you run out breath, you tend to force your cheek to suck harder in. The trick is, you can breathe in and out constantly as you draw on your e-cig!
It took me a few days to figure it out, but as you are drawing try to breath in and out through your nose as you apply constant pressure. Once you master this, you could draw on your e-cig for 30 secs if you wanted to, in one single draw. Although this would run your atty very hot, it shows that there is no limit to how long one can draw on a e-cig.
Instead, try to increase the pressure you draw on, and keep to that consistently for about 8 secs as you inhale and exhale through your nose.
If you cannot inhale through your nose as you are drawing on your e-cig, than you are inhaling it directly into your lungs.
Focus on the stream of vapor hitting your tongue, is it consistent as you breathe through your nose?
Also taste the vapor as it hits your tongue and note its temperature as you are drawing in. If the flavor disappears, and it becomes cold, stop drawing and blow the vapor out of your mouth- don't inhale it. When the flavor/temperature drops it means that your atty is dry and it is burning off residue. It usually tastes very bad when you inhale it, always have your tongue ready to taste the vapor as it leaves the cart and into your mouth.
At first you may not notice the difference and temp/taste but after a while this becomes a sixth sense to vapers.
I hope this helps everyone. If you are doing it the way that I am, congrats you are now a pro vaper!
