throat hit

[Daniel.D]

I have got a riva 501 and find it great, either Im doing something wrong or its not strong enough. There doesnt seem to be any throat hit! Do I need to get some 24mg?

 

[KirtBacken]

Are you getting good vapor production out of your device at the moment.

 

[ScottinSoCal]

I've found that throat hit for me is directly related to the heat of the vapor. You can tweak it with increases in nicotine strength, but if there's nothing there to tweak, it doesn't do much good to tweak it. The Riva runs around 3.2 volts, so you need to go with a low resistance atomizer/cartomizer to get any warmth in the vapor. Something around 1.5-2.0 ohms is where I had the best luck on those. I couldn't find any that really did it for me, so I went to a higher power device, but I've since found a place called IkenVape that sells good quality LR atomizers and cartomizers. I'm still glad I went to a stronger unit - with a variable voltage device every carto is a good carto, because I can ramp the power up to suit whatever I have - but a LR cartomizer will give you more flavor, more vapor and more throat hit on a Riva.

 

[polmit]

For greater throat hit, increase your nic and go low resistance. That will do the trick.

 

[pete_murph]

I dont fully understand what people mean by throat hit. Is that when you feel it hit your throat like a burn in the back of there or something? I guess the way I smoke I dont know what people mean since I never feel anything in my throat, even when it really burns my lungs.

 

[jayson_m]

I have had the option of trying Electronic Cigarettes that have given a really harsh throat hit. Almost to the point where it felt like it was scratching the flesh off the inside of my throat. I wasn’t even able to taste the flavor from the cartridge. This was not a feeling that I have come to enjoy. Why would someone want to wince in pain when they are doing something for enjoyment? Personally, I would rather have an E-Cig that is smoother than one that gives a powerful throat hit.

 

[henryo]

Actually a Throat hit is to simulate real smoking. If you took a big hit off an analog cig and inhaled, it would give you a good “throat hit”. I am trying to find liquid that gives a good throat hit.

 

[imsoenthused]

Well, I'd say it depends quite a bit on what you smoked in the way of cigarettes. If you smoked cigarettes that were giving you a throat hit you are used to it. The tingly scratchy sensation as it hits the back of your mouth is part of the whole experience. If you weren't smoking particularly harsh/strong cigarettes you probably weren't getting much throat hit and so it would seem excessive to you in a PV. It's all a matter of preference really. To put it as simply as possible a nice strong throat hit is probably going to be way more important to someone who smoked say filterless cigarettes than it would be to someone who smoked say ultra lights. It's all about what the individual knows from their smoking experience and consequently expects from their vaping experience.

Throat hit is increased by upping the nicotine level of your liquid, or increasing the temperature of your vapor which means either increasing the voltage or the resistance. Some people say PG has more throat hit than VG but I personally have never noticed this. VG just puts out a little more vapor for me.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

Voltage, nicotine level and the amount of PG all contribute to TH. If you were to use a LR atomizer, up the nicotine level a bit and use more PG in your juice then I'd bet you get some great TH.

 

[Debian Dog]

Voltage, nicotine level and the amount of PG all contribute to TH. If you were to use a LR atomizer, up the nicotine level a bit and use more PG in your juice then I'd bet you get some great TH.

Yep for me it is heat, airflow, and nicotine. 24 was fine for my eGo but when I got my GoGo I cut it back to 18 because I would get too much TH.

I also got to play with quit a few variable voltage units and a vape at 3 volts vs. a vape at 5v can be night and day depending on what you are vaping.

I just ordered a VV Infinity for my finicky flavors that are good but could use a bit more ooomph!

 

[wv2win]

Throat hit refers to the "inhaled feel" of an analog in the lungs. The better the throat hit, the better your PV is simulating an analog. It is NOT a burning feel in the throat!

95% of throat hit comes from two things: warmth of the vapor (bigger battery PV's) and higher level of nicotine. More PG vs VG, adding PGA and different ingredients in eliquid only account for the last 5%. Good throat hit is NOT a burning sensation which is all you get with additives such as pepper extract to site one example. I think you would have had to have vaped different PV's at 3.2 volts, 3.7 volts, 5 volts and variable volts and with different atomizers/cartomizers and different nic levels to experience the true difference in good throat hit. If you are only looking for a small increase in throat hit, then an additive to your liquid such as PGA, may do the trick. If you want truely good throat hit that is consistent and “warm” not “hot”, then you need a good 5 volt or variable volt PV. Low resistance attys are a good intermediate step to increase TH, but in my experience they do not hold up well and cannot be used on certain PV's.

 

[dormouse]

Re ohms - you cannot use low ohms stuff on a 510

I got plenty of TH out of even 18mg juice on slim mini ecigs

Use juice with high PG in the ratio like 80pg/20vg. If you use high VG juice it dulls the TH

Use manual batteries and press the button in 1-1.5 seconds before your drag then you can let the button up a bit before the end of your drag. Then inhale. I think manual batteries make it easier to get a good drag.

If you bought auto batteries then try using a fake short primer drag to warm the atty then your real drag.

With any ecig - Drag slow and long then inhale.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

He can use LR stuff on a Riva 510, which is what he has. I suggest not going below 2.0Ohms, though.