That just blew my mind. Seriously.
I have been a menthol smoker for 17 years and have pretty sturdy lungs and have been noticing that there is a definite burn on the throat and lungs that tends to subside as the day progresses. I have been improving my technique to get more vapor production (drawing slower and longer) but have also been inhaling. I had NO idea that people were basically using a PV in a manner of a cigar. Going to have to experiment with this.
This should be required reading for anybody starting out. That throat hit the first time is reckless and I think that, like some of the other posters in this thread, it might turn a lot of first timers away from the experience.
Thanks for posting.
You're right, Pesky...it should be required reading. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I've been smoking for more than 50 years and some of those years were unfiltered Luckys & Camels & Chesterfield, etc. So I didn't think anything could bother me. Nearly choked to death when I started to vape about 4 years ago, put down the e-cig and never touched it again.
Just bought new everything and am really committed to trying again. But I'm having a really hard time trying to remember NOT to inhale directly into my lungs. In fact, I'm still afraid to inhale period...cause I don't want to choke and DEFINITELY don't want to get turned off again!