Inline humidifier for reduced drying effect

[Giant Squid]

PG/VG are both humectants and dry the throat. Has anybody tried adding a humidifier before or after the atomizer to add extra moisture to the vapor? Or by the side and then mixing the two vapor streams before inhaling?

I think passing the vapor through a humidifier would risk losing a lot of nicotine, but putting a humidifier before the atomizer might work. It could be as simple as bubbling air through hot water with a mesh to break it into small bubbles.

Possible problems:
Condensation build up in the atomizer? Could be solved by heating the atomizer body.
Increased vapor droplet size? I've read all kinds of different values for droplet size. Maybe it only matters for deep inhales. I know that deep inhales are not important, because I don't inhale deeply and I can easily feel the nicotine absorbed through mouth and nose (36mg/ml in 100% PG). I don't think extra moisture would change this, and it might even slow absorption which would be useful for reducing risk of addiction.

If nobody has tried this already I'll probably go ahead and try building something myself.

 

[SilverZero]

Wouldn't drinking water be a lot easier?

 

[retired1]

I'd think just drinking more water would be much easier.

 

[Giant Squid]

You don't drink water with your nose or lungs. It only gets there via the intestines and blood, which is slower. Water vapor would immediately reach the same places as the PG/VG/nic vapor.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Interesting concept. However, I'm not sure how you would address the issue of producing enough power from a nominally charged PV battery to drive two different systems without creating a very high drain and very brief charge life.

 

[Giant Squid]

It could be a problem if you want something cigarette sized, but you can have ridiculously high power if you sacrifice portability.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

It could be a problem if you want something cigarette sized, but you can have ridiculously high power if you sacrifice portability.

You should just get a Provari Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.



Seriously, it is an interesting concept and a tinkerer's dream.

 

[SilverZero]

Or you could strap a humidifier onto the Legal Vape 4000: [EDIT - Video contains inappropriate language]

EDIT: Sorry, I forgot that there was some adult language in the video. You can find it on PBusardo's YouTube Channel.

 

[Baditude]

Or you could strap a humidifier onto the Legal Vape 4000: [EDIT - Edited inappropriate link]

That was priceless.

 

[90quattrocoupe]

Adding distilled water to you juice?

Greg W.

PS. You know the moderators are trolling the forums, deleting the links to the Regal 4000.

 

[retired1]