I have been reading these forums for a while now, always find them helpful. I am posting what seems to be a frequently asked series of questions, and there doesn't seem to be a good consensus or an answer I can bank on, but here goes. Some of this might be helpful to newer people scoping out e-cigs for the first go round.
I was a pack a day camel non smoker.
I first got the JOYE 501. It did nothing in terms of getting a hit (TH), wasn't going to cut it.
I got the Screwdriver. Good hit, but hated the fact that it was always needing to be topped off an messed with. I still will use it though so I am not an unhappy customer, but I wanted something that lasted longer without topping.
I got the Tornado Tank. I actually like this one.
My trouble is in finding the right juice. I am still smoking about 7-10 cigs a day, and I really do want to get off of them. Cut down by half is good, but I attribute some of the struggle to just not having the e-cig and e-liquid dialed in to my satisfaction.
I got 36mg juice from wicked (camel, ruyan, tobacco, blended tobacco, coffee, dark plum, and cherry). I kind of hate the tobacco ones because it just doesn't come close to the camel non, but I see that basically the consensus is that there really isn't such a thing. I actually have begun to appreciate that flavors really can distract from the desire for an analog, so I am a convert. I do get a good throat hit from these juices, sometimes it feels even too harsh, sometimes not enough, but ultimately I do know if something is gonna work or not. I have been getting a headache from the 36mg and I want to go down to 24mg. But I really do have to find a juice(s) that will keep me faithful to vaping over smoking analogs. Cherry, oddly enough, is the one juice that almost made me feel like I could make the transition totally -- good throat hit, new flavor taste, good vapor through my Tornado. But for an all day thing it is not quite close enough -- slight medicinal taste, not so good.
I just got the atomic cinnacide from Tasty Vapor, and I made a custom cherry lemonade. The cherry lemonade is un-vapable, too much medicinal taste. But the cinnacide is ok, but not enough vapor to the point it is oddly unsatisfying (I got all PG for the throat hit). But again, I have to try lower nic because I am getting headaches, so I worry about losing the throat hit, which would hinder me from embracing the e-cig totally.
I ordered some samplers (all 24mg) from Backwoods Brew, as well as flue cured, Bobas Bounty and Gorilla Juice from Alien Vision, but I don't hold out a lot of hope because a lot of so-called stronger juices (36mg cinnacide) are barely there in terms of that hit.
My question basically is... Where is the juice? Should I consider a different (higher voltage) PV, or will I find a juice that will deliver me, AND be able to satisfy my throat as I go down in nic levels? I can't use PGA (pure grain alcohol) or alcohol to mix because I can't have that around the house if you know what I mean. I just want to find a juice that I can live with.
I would love a good answer, because I really do want to make this vaping thing work. What say you all?
I was a pack a day camel non smoker.
I first got the JOYE 501. It did nothing in terms of getting a hit (TH), wasn't going to cut it.
I got the Screwdriver. Good hit, but hated the fact that it was always needing to be topped off an messed with. I still will use it though so I am not an unhappy customer, but I wanted something that lasted longer without topping.
I got the Tornado Tank. I actually like this one.
My trouble is in finding the right juice. I am still smoking about 7-10 cigs a day, and I really do want to get off of them. Cut down by half is good, but I attribute some of the struggle to just not having the e-cig and e-liquid dialed in to my satisfaction.
I got 36mg juice from wicked (camel, ruyan, tobacco, blended tobacco, coffee, dark plum, and cherry). I kind of hate the tobacco ones because it just doesn't come close to the camel non, but I see that basically the consensus is that there really isn't such a thing. I actually have begun to appreciate that flavors really can distract from the desire for an analog, so I am a convert. I do get a good throat hit from these juices, sometimes it feels even too harsh, sometimes not enough, but ultimately I do know if something is gonna work or not. I have been getting a headache from the 36mg and I want to go down to 24mg. But I really do have to find a juice(s) that will keep me faithful to vaping over smoking analogs. Cherry, oddly enough, is the one juice that almost made me feel like I could make the transition totally -- good throat hit, new flavor taste, good vapor through my Tornado. But for an all day thing it is not quite close enough -- slight medicinal taste, not so good.
I just got the atomic cinnacide from Tasty Vapor, and I made a custom cherry lemonade. The cherry lemonade is un-vapable, too much medicinal taste. But the cinnacide is ok, but not enough vapor to the point it is oddly unsatisfying (I got all PG for the throat hit). But again, I have to try lower nic because I am getting headaches, so I worry about losing the throat hit, which would hinder me from embracing the e-cig totally.
I ordered some samplers (all 24mg) from Backwoods Brew, as well as flue cured, Bobas Bounty and Gorilla Juice from Alien Vision, but I don't hold out a lot of hope because a lot of so-called stronger juices (36mg cinnacide) are barely there in terms of that hit.
My question basically is... Where is the juice? Should I consider a different (higher voltage) PV, or will I find a juice that will deliver me, AND be able to satisfy my throat as I go down in nic levels? I can't use PGA (pure grain alcohol) or alcohol to mix because I can't have that around the house if you know what I mean. I just want to find a juice that I can live with.
I would love a good answer, because I really do want to make this vaping thing work. What say you all?
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