Is it supposed to burn that bad?

[clownfish159]

I am about a pack and a half to 2 pack a day smoker. I just got a kr808d-1 and heard this brand has a good throat hit and good vapor which I thought is what I would need.
However this is a different throat hit then I was expecting. I wasn't expecting it to be so harsh.

It's not really a good throat hit, it feels more like a very sharp burn in my throat that I never feel with analogs. I know it's going to be different then analogs, but I didn't imagine it would hurt this bad. I am using ejuice from v4l(peanut butter,root beer, and dark chocolate) and another one called usa blend.

Am I doing something wrong or is it supposed to hurt like that? I put 18 drops of fluid in the cart and let it sit for around 5 minutes before giving it a try and thats when I took the hit. I get good vapor and the thing is even if I take a very small hit to get very little vapor it still has that very harsh sharp burning sensation.

 

[clownfish159]

Forgot to mention the feeling kind of feels like (I don't know if any of you have done this) But if you take a big hit off of an analog and swish it around in your mouth for a little while and then inhale it, it stings and hurts really badly. Thats what this feels like on every hit.

 

[Katmar]

It's definitely a different sensation. And it seems to be different for a lot of people. Some take to it immediately, while others cough and choke until they get the hang of it.
Try taking the vapor into your mouth before you inhale. Maybe that will help. You really can't puff on them exactly like a cigarette.
Good Luck

 

[Thornak]

You need to get a different e-juice! Go with something vg based instead of pg. And try a lower nic level because the higher the nic level, the more throat hit.
also you could experiment with different flavors. the tobacco flavors are usually the harshest

 

[tarheeldan]

Agree with Katmar on maybe not direct inhaling at first. Is it PG or VG? Anyway, you'll probably find that you're not so sensitive to it after a little while. First couple hits in the morning are like that...then the rest of the day not so much. Sometimes I find myself missing that rough tingle and direct inhale a ton. Give it a lil' time 'course with either PG or VG there's a slight chance your body doesn't like whichever it is, but you wouldn't know that immediately unless you had really crummy symptoms.

 

[LibertyRevolution]

#1, It takes a few days to adjust to vapor instead of smoke.

#2, If you are direct inhaling, taking the vapor strait into your lungs, stop.
Slowly inhale into the mouth and then inhale into your lungs. Direct inhale of vapor is MAJOR TH.

#3, What nic level is your juice? Higher the level, more TH. I ask because V4L High is 36mg, which is very high.

It took me about 3 days to adjust to the vapor from my kr8. I was a 2 pack a day newport smoker. You have to relearn how to vape, it is not the same as drawing on an analog.

 

[keyzygirl]

Start out with smaller drags,Then when you adjust,take slow,longer, easy drags into your mouth,and then inhale.

 

[clownfish159]

Yeah, I have been taking larger drags and kind of rolling them around in my mouth before inhaling. The weird thing is even if I take a very small drag and get very little vapor it still hurts pretty bad. I had another e-cig a year ago that had good vapor but the cart did not and would not last at all so I was thrown off of vaping for quite a while. And that one did not feel like this. Thats what I am not understanding.

 

[FadedLine]

It took a couple days for me to get used to it. I do notice the KR808's give off a little bit harsher hit, compared to my other atties.

 

[keyzygirl]

The TH on 808's is harsher,you do get used to it,I like it,I use 24mg.After a day or 2 you hardly notice it.

 

[laurieok]

Try a different juice. Some of the juices I think are harsh. To me, DeKang is really harsh and tastes more chemical like than others. It should not burn!

 

[clownfish159]

Well, my tasty vapor is being made tonight! So I expect it to be shipped tomorrow. So if that too causes this feeling then something is wrong or I am just a wuss. But I have vaped before and never felt this burn.
Actually, now that I think of it I HAVE felt this burn before when I was vaping tobacco with a voodoo vaporizer before I ever heard of E-cigs. Possibly before they came out.

 

[LibertyRevolution]

I'll say juice does matter. I got some High strength 555 and that rips my throat up like I am taking shots of warm 100 proof Yukon Jack.

 

[clownfish159]

See, this is more of a chemical type burn in my throat. Even with the low nic on a couple juices I have it still does it so I know it is not the nic. I just took one of my carts apart to make sure nothing was burning or anything like that, and it wasn't it was completely in tact and not burnt at all.

So far all juices I have tried ended up feeling like a chemical burn in the back of my throat not a smoke burn. I have only had a half a cig today since I started the vaporing at around 2:00. And that is pretty darn good for me. But I have still been vaping the heck out of this thing and filling up when it feels like Im not getting much vapor and have not gotten used to this feeling. Something just doesn't feel right about it.

 

[laurieok]

While I know a lot of people on the forum love the kr808d-1, and I have some of them, I still feel that the 901 or 510 make me feel more like I had an analog. To me, there is minimal vapor on an kr808. That and they are usually filled with juice from Kanger, which to me is a lot like DeKang. I do buy blanks and fill them with my own juice and that makes them better, but I still like the 901 and 510 better. JMHO.

 

[keyzygirl]

Maybe you should try VG,V4L has vg cartos in sampler pax.

 

[xdunlapx]

I feel the same thing you do especially first thing in the morning. It gets better throughout the day though as my body adjusts to the vapor. I've heard that the 808 does give massive throat hits but I don't feel it in my throat. I feel it in my lungs right at the opening. I hope you get used to it soon. I know it takes time. Good luck.

 

[Hammond Egger]

I experienced the same thing when I first got my KR808 and I only use 11mg. I was coughing my ... off for the first couple drags. I still can't direct inhale, but I never did when smoking analogs either. I got used to it by the end of the first day. Flavor definitely affects it as well. V4L 555 and eliquidplanet Tobacco are the two I've found so far that give me almost the exact throat hit I'm looking for.
One other piece of advice if you haven't already found it on the forums. If you are going to vape for any length of time, have something to drink with you to ward off cottonmouth.

 

[clownfish159]

Thanks for all the input everyone! Im going to keep at it, but Im going to switch to VG or at least a mix of vg/pg. Hopefully its the PG that is bothering me! I just wanted to make sure that this was normal and something wasn't going wrong with the carto or something.

 

[curiousJan]

I am about a pack and a half to 2 pack a day smoker. I just got a kr808d-1 and heard this brand has a good throat hit and good vapor which I thought is what I would need.
However this is a different throat hit then I was expecting. I wasn't expecting it to be so harsh.

It's not really a good throat hit, it feels more like a very sharp burn in my throat that I never feel with analogs. I know it's going to be different then analogs, but I didn't imagine it would hurt this bad. I am using ejuice from v4l(peanut butter,root beer, and dark chocolate) and another one called usa blend.

Am I doing something wrong or is it supposed to hurt like that? I put 18 drops of fluid in the cart and let it sit for around 5 minutes before giving it a try and thats when I took the hit. I get good vapor and the thing is even if I take a very small hit to get very little vapor it still has that very harsh sharp burning sensation.

Sounds like a dry atty to me ... but I've never used cartos, so I don't know how likely a suspect that is.

Jan