How do you vape?

[The Ocelot]

This might seem like a weird question, but I'm curious. I never paid attention to how people smoked cigarettes, until I quit. I was reading somewhere about how to vape and it talked about different ways of smoking cigarettes: "2 steps" (inhale into your mouth, then inhale into your lungs) and "1 step" (inhaling directly into your lungs, like, ummm, herbs). I had no idea any people smoked cigs 1 step. (shudder! cough!) Anyway, I started vaping like I smoked - 2 steps; however, lately I noticed that I'm vaping differently - basically the opposite of "circular breathing." I draw in through my mouth, while at the same time inhaling & exhaling through my nose. When my mouth is full of vape, I inhale just a little (more like a swallow) and exhale a huge plume of vape through my mouth. Am I the only one who vapes this way?

 

[Ashlee Foltz]

I am starting to do the same thing the more I vape. I take a tiny hit, blow it out my nose while I am filling my mouth with smoke again, then a full inhale and exhale. I vape very similar to the way I smoked. I can't do the 1 step thing, not gonna happen lol. Do whatever works for you though, everyone is different!

 

[pericat]

Hm. Exhale. Pull vapour into mouth, making sure it is vapour and not locusts or e-juice or anything of that nature. Actually for real no fooling inhale. Exhale little poofy clouds.

My nose, being easily tickled, is not involved in any of this.

 

[tidegirl]

I always did the 2 step smoking, and do the same vaping. I never could figure out how to do the one step thing.

Also, converting to vaping was really easy for me. Many have to relearn how to inhale cloudy white stuff into their lungs because vaping is so different than smoking. I have figured out how to instruct friends who try my PV now, cause the first several took in a vape and started coughing their lungs up. I didn't know to warn them because it didn't happen to me.

As for the multiple puffs, I have found myself doing that more and more. Especially if I have been a while without a vape, like in the morning or busy at work and unable. That's when I love having a mod with no cutoff... Hold button, inhale to mouth, quick breath in, exhale through nose while filling to mouth again, and repeat... repeat... repeat... repeat... ... well, you get the idea. Stop just short of melting the clearo.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Normally I draw in through my mouth and inhale BUT if I need a strong hit I'll draw in through my mouth and inhale and while exhaling it through my nose I'll be drawing into my mouth again= chain vaping.
Used to kinda swallow but was upsetting to the stomach. Realize also more nicotine enters the bloodstream if inhaling through the nose.

 

[LisaL]

I read this and thought Yes! Me! That's what I do too! Then I read the second description and thought Yes! Me! That's what I do too! Then the third description and ... well, it's clear I need to do some more research.

 

[The Ocelot]

I think I'm in love with the vapor plume! It's so pretty - I feel like a caterpillar

 

[gthompson]

Exhaling through your nose gets you more flavor and more nicotine. You get more nic through your mouth and nose when vaping as opposed to getting most of it through your lungs when smoking.