Nicotine Strengths

[Swampey]

A Brief question

I currently smoke approx 15 - 20 hand rolled cigarettes using Golden virginia tobacco and I am just wondering what strength e liquid should I be using / ordering ? for when my E Cig arrives in a few days..

Saw a strength chart on this forum but was for packet cigarettes

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

I think that is a very strong tobacco, right? Start with some 24mg and 30mg.....You can adjust from there.....
btw
Welcome to ecf.

 

[n2danexxus]

welcome to the ECF. I assume that's 15 to 20 a day? That's how much I smoked of Marb reds, and I vape at 24mg now. I've found that higher than that the juice tends to taste a little "salty". However, you get that nicotine scratchy feeling better too. I would try 24, then maybe get one a little higher to see. I wouldn't go any lower than 18mg though until you get an idea of what you like.

 

[DC2]

Everyone is different so it is very hard to predict what strength you will need.
Your body will tell you though.

This would be my guess for you...
--20% chance you will need 18mg stength
--65% chance you will need 24mg strength
--15% chance you will need 36mg strength

Not enough nicotine and you will probably still want cigarettes.
Too much nicotine and you will get dizziness, headaches and/or nausea.

Keep in mind that if you mix 18mg and 36mg together, you can get any number in between.

 

[dormouse]

I think buy 24 and 16-18
If the 24 is too rough (as it might be if you buy PG juice) then try the 16-18.

 

[AttyPops]

Order a flavor in 36 or 48 mg AND a 0 mg same flavor (a doubler). Mix the 36 50/50 for example to get 18 mg, the 48 50/50 to get 24. Can adjust up and down. Get a mixing bottle.

You know how much nicotine hit you like from smoking. Do you go a long time and then like the hit, or keep it level? Also see Mistress Nomad's videos... she said something like "it doesn't really relate......I can only go 12 mg." Not an exact quote, but you get the idea.

 

[swedishfish]

A bottle doesn't last all that long. If you order a 24 and it's too strong, next order, order a lower nic level. I don't taste a huge difference in the same juice at different nicotine levels. I just vape less with higher nic. content.

 

[salemgold]

I agree with Swedishfish. I started at 36 mg dropped to 24 mg. When I try to drop below 24 mg I find that I just vape more. I think that you may need 36 mg to start and might be able to drop to 24 after awhile. Start too low and it will be harder to get off the cigs. I read everything at the time that said to start at 18 and adjust from there. That was way too low and it took 36 mg to get me off the cigs.

 

[440BB]

I'm at 24mg, which sounds a little high for a pack a day newport light smoker, but I think it's better to take a couple big puffs of something strong and be satisfied (and almost a little light headed) versus sucking on the carto every five minutes. I've read about so many people on this forum that "vape all day" but I don't want to vape for the same amount of time a cigarette takes - I just want a satisfying couple hits of vapor and put it back in my pocket. Go strong and vape less!