nic & tobaco absolute

[providencewouldhaveit]

O.k. I still haven't got the perfect vape. I like all my homemade concoctions better than several I've tried but I haven't found complete satisfaction in vapeing vs. analogs. I am using 18mg/ml nic right now and smoke lights.

Here's kind of a poll question for everyone. What nic do use and what did you smoke? Do you add absolute? If so what kind? Some absolute is nic free and some has the nic still in it.

 

[markfm]

I smoked full PAD for 35+ years, first 25 of them Camel straights.

I'll use 24 mg for walking-around, have 12 or 15 at my desk for chain-vaping on a passthrough. A bit of 30mg for wakeup or if I just want a bit more oomph.

For my tobacco mixing I use PA's Tobacco Absolute diluted, the stuff cut with 50% PGA, nic free I believe. For a straight tobacco I use Seedman Commercial at 15%, then add 4 drops of TA (around 1/8 ml) per 10 ml of the final mix, with the rest of the mix PG/nic, VG, and a bit of 160 proof vodka. For something a bit softer, same Commercial but only about 2.5 drops TA per 10 ml, plus a bit of hazelnut (don't ask why, it just works for me).

 

[Hoosier]

Smoked 3/4 pack of American Spirits.

Started my home mixing at 40mg currently down to 28mg.

I use TA in a few recipes. None of the TA's I have contain nic.

The flavors I've found that satisfy are nothing like I thought I would like starting out. And my taste is always changing, so DIY is my best option for that too.

 

[Jim211]

You never will get the tar taste with any tobacco flavor so nothing will taste quite right at first. For me after the first few months of quitting cigs i got to where I can't stand the tobacco flavors anymore and vape mostly cola and bannana at 18mg.

 

[providencewouldhaveit]

Thanks guys! It sounds like I may need to up my nic some more but I've tried 24mg/ml in a capaccino carto and got sick. I still would like to here from someone who uses the TA nicotiana rustica from Samara Botane. It still has nic in it and I was thinking of trying it but don't know if I should lower my nic juice. I have used TA with the nic removed and think it does add some satisfaction to the vape but not completely.