newb questions about throat hit

[kdubbie]

Hello,

Not sure if multi posting in one day is ok, but I read that a new member must post 5 in the new member lounge before posting elsewhere, so I figured I'd break up my questions.

The first couple of juices I got were all tobacco flavoring (16mg nicotine, ego T2/Kanger t3) and provided a great throat hit, just like smoking a marlboro red and lots of vapor. But I noticed when I was smoking my friends fruit flavored juices, they were very week (almost no throat hit). I just assumed it was because they had a different tank and nicotine level than I was using. So I bought my first fruit flavor at 16mg nicotine 50/50 pg/vg (same mod with a new Kanger t3) and same thing, no throat hit whatsoever (like sucking on a straw).

• Do fruit flavors generally provide less throat hit than tobacco flavors?
  
  
• I've read that PG increases throat hit, but lessens vapor, which is why I didn't mind the 50/50.
  
  To get a big, strong throat hit with lots of vapor for Fruit flavors, should I be vaping closer to 60/40, 70/30?
  
  
• As I said there was almost no throat hit, at the same time, on a few drags, I couldn't help but cough uncontrollably. It was very weird, as I was inhaling, I felt absolutely nothing, but next thing I know, there was a tickle in my throat and I was coughing a lot.
  
  Has that happend to anyone else?

Thanks a lot and any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

ps, I'm sure in the next couple of weeks I will be purchasing a VV or mechanical mod, which I'm thinking will help

 

[artt]

With my diy juice I stick to a 80/20 ratio for pg/vg. Still plenty of vapor as long as I'm using low resistance atty or carto on mech devices. I've experimented with higher vg and found for myself anyway that it did decrease the throat hit. As for fruit flavors having a role I'm not sure, I've always used tobacco blends.

 

[jonj31070]

I have found that the higher the PG the better as far as throat hit goes. Make sure you are using a low resistance atty, as artt mentioned. That helps with vapor and throat hit.

 

[Jerm_McNasty]

what was the blend on your tobacco ones were they 50/50 as well? also were they mentholated sometimes that can give em a bit more kick. had a few fruit ones that were mentholated that would kick your face off at the right nic level

 

[tequila1pint]

I'm new to this and I was wondering the same thing.

 

[Frantic9k]

For Fruit flavors I prefer 70/30 pg/vg. Now with fruit flavors I have found alot of them to be mellow/smooth in flavor and I personally feel that effects the throat hit for me. Some places will do custom flavors and you can even ask them to add extra flavoring to it. (Heathers Heavenly Vapes is one of those). I have found that blackberry flavors have a nice flavor and good throat hit without me personally having to add anything else to them.

Something else that I have done to help with throat hit is I got a strong menthol liquid (Volcano makes one called Menthol Burst) and I would add like 3 drops of it to the liquid that I needed more throat hit from. It was enough to help add a nice throat hit without making it a straight menthol flavor. It will change the flavor a bit so just add a couple of drops at a time, and make sure to shake it really good.

Good luck!

 

[kdubbie]

what was the blend on your tobacco ones were they 50/50 as well? also were they mentholated sometimes that can give em a bit more kick. had a few fruit ones that were mentholated that would kick your face off at the right nic level

Actually I can't say for sure right now the mix of my tobacco blends, I left my last tobacco blend at my office...LOL... But like others posted I think i will get a small bottle of menthol and add drops to juices that have low TH

 

[kdubbie]

Get this...I started to get a lot of gurgling and liquid in the drip tip...So I decided to take it apart and completely dry the T3 out. I removed all juice but didn't wash it because i was just going to be reusing the same juice. I twisted up the corners of a number of paper towels and kept sticking it down the center shaft and sticking in the tiny hole through the drip tip until finally the paper towel were not coming out with liquid on it. I also used paper towel on every piece of the tank, until it was totally dry and no liquid was to be found. I tightened the heads and refilled it with my Orange Blossom juice and voila, big strong throat hits. I'm talking much better than the first time I filled the tank.

I was very surprised, I wasn't expecting that...So maybe a stumbled on to something, either way I'm glad it worked.

 

[morecupcakesplease]

I've been finding that my e-cig has been hurting my throat more than the marlboro reds which I used to smoke. Maybe it is just because I am playing with the vapor, blowings Os inside and such.