I challenge Thee!!

[JKBonin]

Been popping around ecf today. I smell a need. It would seem there are any # of inhalation methods. Some work well, some don't. Some give more vapor, some less. Some give a better TH, some a smoother draw.

Here is your challenge should you choose to accept it:

Come up with, either written or video, a clear, concise 'guide' if you will, on the different inhalation methods. Pluses, minuses, how to, how not to. Etc..., etc. We noobs need all the help we can get!

So how bout it you more experienced vapers? Care to give it a whirl?

This message will self destruct at some point in the near future. ( I hate time limits)

 

[miketr]

Well, what if we start out with people giving their individual tips, and then maybe some nice person will compile them at some time in the future?

The slower you draw, the thicker the vapor, the harder the hit. You get more control over this with a manual battery than with an automatic switch because the auto has a minimum draw strength and a time limit on it.

I draw into my mouth and then into my lungs, but you can get a stronger effect by drawing directly into your lungs.

Draw into your mouth and push the smoke out your nose for a "nose hit".

When the throat hit diminishes, set the ecig aside for 15 minutes.

You get a stronger hit by dripping and drawing directly from the atomizer than through a cartridge.

Hope these are a decent start!

 

[JKBonin]

Well, what if we start out with people giving their individual tips, and then maybe some nice person will compile them at some time in the future?

Sounds good to me!

The slower you draw, the thicker the vapor, the harder the hit. You get more control over this with a manual battery than with an automatic switch because the auto has a minimum draw strength and a time limit on it.

Now see, this one works opposite for me. If I draw slow, by simply using my lips to seal, breath in like a normal breath filling my mouth with vapor & then inhaling, I get a very smooth hit. If I draw the same way, let the vapor almost "fall" out of my mouth and then inhale quick and hard, I get a decent TH.

When the throat hit diminishes, set the eCig aside for 15 minutes.

I did not know this. If I can put my 510 down for that long, I'll try it & let you know!

You get a stronger hit by dripping and drawing directly from the atomizer than through a cartridge.

This one I've tried. More vapor doing this, but I didn't notice a stronger TH. (Odd how the same actions are getting different results)

Hope these are a decent start!

I sure think so!

 

[Kattdaddy]

Now see, this one works opposite for me. If I draw slow, by simply using my lips to seal, breath in like a normal breath filling my mouth with vapor & then inhaling, I get a very smooth hit. If I draw the same way, let the vapor almost "fall" out of my mouth and then inhale quick and hard, I get a decent TH.



I did not know this. If I can put my 510 down for that long, I'll try it & let you know!


There are too many variables to make this a contingent study... This is about as subjective as the priciples of taste that everyone has with juice. As a matter of fact, juice has a lot to do with the throat hit, vapor production, and smooth draw. After all, the chemistry of the mix in the juice as pertaining to the percentage of make-up between the nicotine level, VG/PG percentage, water(if any), alcohol(if any.. depends on flavoring used), the percentage and type of flavoring used, and whether the flavoring is water based or oil based. Some oil bases for flavoring give better throat hits because they have to be emulsified by alcohol before being used in the e-juice.
Nobody.... I repeat, nobody is going to have the exact alike experience concerning throat hit or smooth vape regardless of exact devices being used, method of inhalation, and e-juice being consumed. This has been discussed and debated throughout the forum .. and still viable for the curious but.. these are my opinions and my $0.02..

Happy Vaping..

 

[martha1014]

I only smoked and vaped one way. Then I realized vaping was quite different. Then I started taking slow long draws and it was better.Then I discovered you could vape directly into your lungs. You get a much better throat hit and somtimes its so strong it will make with cough.

I never realized you could vape straight into your lung until I read it on the forum.

 

[ChesterN]

I use different techniques on different models. But primarily, it's all a puff, puff, pull style taht works best for me.

 

[JKBonin]

I only smoked and vaped one way. Then I realized vaping was quite different. Then I started taking slow long draws and it was better.Then I discovered you could vape directly into your lungs. You get a much better throat hit and sometimes its so strong it will make with cough.

I never realized you could vape straight into your lung until I read it on the forum.

I must not have figured out the 'right' way to vape directly into my lungs yet. The way I do it, I can't feel anything going in. It's the smoothest draw for me in fact! I think the earlier poster may be right. The same inhalation method will be very different for different vapers.

I use different techniques on different models. But primarily, it's all a puff, puff, pull style that works best for me.

This method gives me a decent th, but nowhere near as much vapor as I get using other methods. Why does it work for you? th? vapor production? Flavor?

Thanx e1, I'm really enjoying this thread so far!

 

[miketr]

I agree with KattDaddy that, while I gave a list of suggestions that work for me, it's going to be different for every person because there are so many variables.
Given that, I think it's a good idea to compile a list of suggested things to try, to give you and others who read this some ideas to start working things out for yourself.

Let me be more specific about the slow draw. When dripping with a manual 510, that has enough fluid in it to produce vapor throughout the draw, and using a liquid with nicotine in it that already gives you some throat hit, my experience is that the vapor is thicker/denser because it has more time to be produced in the same volume of air, and this thicker vapor would then have a higher concentration of nicotine in it, which would increase your throat hit. I don't know why it would not work that way for someone else, although I'm sure that you and some others could find it to not be as strong that way for reasons unknown to me.
I am interested in what has worked for other people to increase throat hit. I hope there are some more posts here from others about that- it's interesting to work with and try out new techniques and ideas.

 

[CaptJay]

Personally Ive found I dont crave a TH as much as I thought I would. A little one is good, too much is very bad.
Lung inhaling once youve pulled in the vapor keep pulling in (from mouth direectly to lungs while still vaping, until you feel a pinch in your throat, like right before a cough, then inahle air. It does work, but I find it a bit harsh for more than one or 2 hits. I prefer closing OFF the throat and inhaling into mouth before pulling down a bit into lungs and exhaling. I think I smoked this way as well, just faster.
(I've actually forgotten how I smoked cigarettes....)