Vaping to replace shisha?

[TheExodu5]

While I don't smoke cigarettes, I do smoke shisha every now and then.

I would like to try vaping as an alternative to shisha, for both convenience and health reasons.

Now, I do have some concerns regarding this:

1) When you smoke shisha, there's a lot of smoke.
2) While there is a bit of a throat hit, it's not very heavy. You can basically inhale to your full lung capacity without too much irritation (as long as the tobacco isn't burning).

That being said, will vaping fill the void? Are there any specific atomizers/batteries/liquids I should be looking for?

Thanks.

 

[dandellion]

Oh yes. Actually, when I switched to eGo's I thought something like, oh I have a pocket narghilla now
To get more vape with less hit go for juices with higher VG percent. Also, lower voltages might be interesting to you.
Forget about cartos and get a nice tank, Vivi od Stardust. Detail, but maybe important, might be a wooden drip tip.
And juice... well, I?m sure that you'll have fun experimenting

 

[TheExodu5]

Think this would do the trick?

2 x Authentic Joyetech Ego-C batteries
2 xVision Stardust V2

Not sure about the wooden drip tip though...

What does this guy have here?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsqNJJ52z04#t=1m28s

That looks very hooka-ish.

 

[dandellion]

Silver thing looks like standard ego-T to me. And the green thing on the beginning seems to be some VV mod.

I mentioned wooden tip just for the feel on the lips. Luckily those come cheap so it's a matter of trial and personal preference.

 

[TheExodu5]

With a drip tip though does it mean I have to drip in liquid very often? I see they take 2-3 drops...how long would that last me, generally?

 

[dandellion]

I don't know.... I don't drip, I take them just as a aesthetic thing

 

[Algerhugz]

You can use a drip tip on almost anything, That doesnt mean you have to drip. Drip tips will fit on cartos and on vivi novas and tanks or on dripping atomizers. When you talk about dripping then you would have the drip tip on a drip atty when dripping 2-3 drops is about 3 - 4 hits depending on the type of hit you take. But basically the drip tip is the mouth piece what ever you use it on. They are called drip tips also because they allow you to drip if you so choose on to the atty with out having to remove it from the device.

 

[TheExodu5]

See...I probably see myself using this over an hour long session while watching TV or something...sounds like I might need to get a tank.

 

[TheExodu5]

I'm just going to start off cheap and simple to get a feel for it before I invest in a proper setup.

Went ahead and ordered the ego USB passthrough kit for $29.99 along with a SmokTech cartomizer to try out, and 5 different flavor samples (3ml each).

Wish me luck.

 

[tyrant666]

I have never smoked cigs either but am a heavy shisha smoker..and I have all but quit shisha since starting vaping last month

 

[B.Traven]

TheExodus5:

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is shisha?

btraven

 

[MattyB1503]

I was thinking the same thing^; shisha, is that a ........ reference... Busted!, this is not a drug forum, lol.

But yeah, I think they are talking about hookah...

Well, if that's the case there a quite a lot of fruit flavored and specifically hookah flavored e-liquids out there. I think Phil form tasteyourjuice even did a review on a hookah flavored disposable.

What I would recommend for that, is what I would always recommend to start with; an eGo twist w/ tanks skirt and ViVi Nova + e-liquid. Not to sound redundant but use a high VG content liquid, like 50 - 70%. Or hell, if you want clouds go all VG, but flavor will suffer a bit and the Novas do have wicking issues w/ thicker juices if your gonna chain vape or w/ somewhat empty tank so u'll be tilting your PV up from time to time.

Drip tips are kinda personal preference but I have seen some actual wood ones... but they are kinda hard to come by. Just find something that looks cool to you. It's an accessory more or less.


Kudos on knocking off the hookah BTW!! People don't understand that yeah, maybe the tobacco isn't totally burning, but those briquettes sitting atop the bow are out-gassing some serious carbon monoxide.

 

[TheExodu5]

Hookah is the name given to the smoking apparatus, and shisha is the name of the tobacco.

I'll have to check out the ViVi Nova, thanks for the recommendation.

 

[TheExodu5]

Haha wow. I got some 18mg stuff in today...that's way more throat hit than I imagined. I think I'm going to need to go to 6mg stuff if I want a smooth hit like with a hookah.

 

[NancyR]

Think this would do the trick?



Not sure about the wooden drip tip though...

What does this guy have here?
EGO-C , BETTER? WORSE? - YouTube

That looks very hooka-ish.

The silver one is an Ego-C the green one is a Silver Bullet, which he says in the vid

 

[eshish]

Hi, why don't you try eshish. It's a portable shisha/hookah smoking device with no nicotine. Find them on Home Page. Happy vaping

 

[workfromphone]

If you're gonna vape instead of shisha, I'd suggest getting the non-nicotine liquid (as a lot of shisha tobacco has no nicotine either). You don't want to get hooked on to nicotine cos of vaping.

 

[Renzuli]

Welcome , Hookah user . I have and occasionally use a hookah myself . That being said , I use an herbal shisha , that's made from tea leaves , PG , and honey . I have several flavors of these , orange , mango , raspberry , etc . There is no tobacco , or nicotine in this . I have even added a bit more PG/VG to the tin , and let it soak up the flavor . Then I have used a syringe , and drawn out the flavored PG/VG and vaped it in one of my devices . Works great . But then again , that's a lot of bother , when there are tons of flavored juices , ready to vape , already available . And besides going to a 6 mg. nic content , you might also want to use the lower voltages , as well . It will be a lot less harsh , than you experienced with the 18 . And lastly , I hope your not vaping the same way you used your hookah . With them , you draw in the vapor continually , like smoking a cigarette . With vaping , you draw all the vapor into your mouth , and then inhale / exhale . Even 6 mg . will be very harsh if you don't do this . Good Luck .