I've been vaping (m401 but will soon trade up) for about three weeks now, but hadn't completely put down the analogs until last week. I finally talked my hubby into doing it too, about a week ago.
After I began using my m401 while we were still smoking analogs, I noticed that it's very near impossible to direct inhale ecig vapor. This frustrated me for a while because the entire ten years that I've smoked analogs I've been a DIRECT INHALER.
I finally learned that vaping works best for me if I "mouth inhale" with a little space between my lips for air circulation, and then inhale into my lungs by breathing in through my mouth and my nose at the same time. On a brand new cartridge and a clean atomizer, I also prefer a french inhale. It not only looks cool, but I've grown to like the feel of the vapor going through my nasal passages to my lungs. I know, weird.
Anyway, I just had to comment about the direct inhale observations you guys made about analogs. I've never smoked any way other than direct inhaling. All these years I've thought that everyone else smoked analogs the same way as me! Imagine my surprise to find that the majority of people cannot or will not direct inhale! My hubby and I were standing outside last week, he with his analog and I with my m401, and I made the comment that I wish that I could "direct inhale" the ecig the same as an analog because I really missed the burn. He was completely shocked at what I said, and he told me that he has NEVER direct inhaled an analog. Call me inobservant, but I just never noticed... It's not like I stare at people as they smoke!
Seeing all the comments and observations made me realize how much damage I might have been doing to my lungs by direct inhaling cigarette smoke! If I had to go back to analogs, I don't think I could be satisfied mouth inhaling, so this alone is enough reason to stick to the ecigs. I wonder just how much worse for you it really is to direct inhald cigarette smoke....?
