So what's the big deal about TH?

[moze229]

What's the big deal about TH? I mean, we all are seeking a certain TH that cigarettes NEVER deliver. For some reason when I vape, it's not enough to get the same level of TH as I did with a cigarette. I would say that this is the case for most others as well. Cigarette TH is nothing compared to normal vaping TH, yet we seek it as a very important part.

I realize that this is completely subjective to each person, but it is a very widely discussed topic; so much so that it's worked its way into one of the descriptive metadata of different juices.

What's up with that?

 

[aznzing03]

I would like to think it's all psychological. As weird as that sounds.
As any trained cessation expert would tell you, the three main properties of smoking that keeps smokers doing it is the throat hit, the hand to mouth movement, and the routine.
Well, with vaping we've eliminated the need for all those things. Some vapors even prefer to still go outside to do it just for the breath of fresh air and the 5 minute break they get.
Going through the motions of taking breaks outside and moving your hand to your mouth take care of the more physical side of things but the throat hit, the sensation of all your stress being relieved after a short "paralyzation" of the back of your throat and the exhale is harder to find.
Some people, like myself, have found a harder throat hit from vaping and when I had tried to smoke an analog, found it lacking and could just not go back(along with the taste, smell, etc.).
I think at the moment, I am tapering myself off the throat hit as well as nicotine to try and eliminate the "need" to be reliable on it. More so to just have it as a hobby and not needed as a smoking cessation device.

Or maybe I'm completely wrong.

 

[Thrasher]

you didnt feel cigarette smoke when you inhaled? this is TH

i know I felt it when i still smoked
some atomizers are so smooth you feel nothing at all and this doesnt help feeling like your smoking when the only way to realize you took a drag is to breath out vapor.

 

[Butters78]

Back when I first joined here I thought throat hit was some old dirty movie.

 

[EmeraldLeo1982]

lol. Curse you butters!

I don't really care much for TH especially after an hour of not vaping and that first couple drags chokes me up a bit, or in the morning ugh. I like just enough TH to let me know I'm smoking something, everything else in the mix goes to vapor.

 

[SonHouse]

I got a lot more throat hit from cigs than I've ever gotten from an ecig. It took about 6 weeks after I quit smoking to notice there WAS a throat hit to vaping!

 

[ZNinja]

Without TH I feel like I'm not doing anything or getting anything from it. It wasn't that important to me until I didn't have it. (I mixed up some VG at home with no nic). Gotta have it.

 

[Plumes.91]

Throat hit is the most important part of vaping to me. Next is thick vapor. Third is flavor.
Why do I crave a monster throat hit that would knock a smoker off their feet? Because I can.

 

[Butters78]

 

[Gaspar74]

I think a bit of TH is good but too much is well....Too much. I much more enjoy the flavors than the throat hit. Just
my personal opinion of course.

 

[Ryedan]

I had TH when I smoked moze. It was a bit different from the TH we get from vaping, but everything about vaping is a bit different compared to smoking. The first few months I vaped, TH it was quite important to me and really helped me stay off cigarettes.

 

[EmeraldLeo1982]

Mmm big rich fluffy clouds of a delicious flavor is what keeps me going. I can live with like 20-40%PG.

I want a cloud of vapor to flow out of every orifice simultaneously if at all possible. I'd taste it with my ears if I could hah.

 

[Butters78]

Mmm big rich fluffy clouds of a delicious flavor is what keeps me going. I can live with like 20-40%PG.

I want a cloud of vapor to flow out of every orifice simultaneously if at all possible. I'd taste it with my ears if I could hah.

Too easy of a set up for a joke lol.

 

[RobinBanks]

Personally I just need enough TH to know I inhaled something. I need some type of physical sensation. It doesn't have to be powerful, just adequate and I'm satisfied
The order of importance to me is:

1) Flavor
2) TH
3) Vapor

I like seeing vapor, but if I had to give one up, it's the least important to me.

 

[tanzmitpalmer]

TH is pretty darned important to me... and not getting it was why I still smoked during my first week of vaping. Which is why I think most people who try blu wind up getting frustrated and going back to analogs. Their cartos have no hit whatsoever. Wasn't til I stared using something else that I started feeling satisfied.

 

[smacuser]

If a juice doesn't have TH, but good flavor, I will spike it with a similar flavor that I know has TH. Such as the tobaccos from a very hot and cheap vendor right now, no TH. Add some DK-Tab or Marl, and it's good to go.

 

[Rocketpunk]

Throat hit is the primary reason why I'm still at 2.4 mg nic. I love my nic, yeah, but I need that throat hit just a little bit more. Good thing the two go hand-in-hand. I tried to drop to 1.8, and even with that minor of a drop, I couldn't feel it going in.

Oh, look, Erichill, I just set you up for another one! ;-)

 

[boomhower1820]

It's personal preference. For me, I don't care how good the juice tastes if it doesn't have solid TH its unvapable to me.


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[cmdebrecht]

The TH concept is intriguing to me, because that's what I had always disliked about smoking analogs (probably because I started smoking menthol ultra uktra ultra lights and never bumped up). My first bottle of juice had such a big TH I traded it in for a mid level nic juice. I never knew it was a big deal for folks, or in fact part of the pleasure of smoking.

 

[XTERRA]

TH sucks ,, I love huge long smooth draws full of flavor and clouds for days

I LIVE IN THE MIST