Why 100%VG ?
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I DIY with no PG except whatever might be in the flavors or nic. I started at 24 mg nic, and did not need any more TH than that. VG is goopy on the wick, but I like the flavor I get. Just ordered some PG though. Going to try some blends, now that I'm down to 6 mg nic and could use a little more kick. Seems I'm never going to stay with one kind of juice for long, but that's the beauty of this - I don't have to!
PS - vg doesn't bother my lungs at all, but then neither did smoking.
PS - vg doesn't bother my lungs at all, but then neither did smoking.
A little antagonistic aren't you? Need the definition? You read what I said. Really..........
Almost 2 years vaping as close to 100% VG as possible, other than a few % points of PG in the flavorings.
I can't vape much PG, first of all hate the taste, 2nd of all, I get really bad leg cramps. I can bring on the leg cramps in one day just by vaping 70/30 juice, even if staying hydrated and getting enough potassium.
I just like the taste of high VG better, and must have a little sensitivity to PG I guess. Never got a heavy chest feeling at all.
I can't vape much PG, first of all hate the taste, 2nd of all, I get really bad leg cramps. I can bring on the leg cramps in one day just by vaping 70/30 juice, even if staying hydrated and getting enough potassium.
I just like the taste of high VG better, and must have a little sensitivity to PG I guess. Never got a heavy chest feeling at all.
I smoke a lot of what the vendor calls 100% VG because I liked the vendor's flavor offerings when I was first checking out vendors and 100% is what they make. I like the juice.
Everything else I smoke is 50/50 or ???. The straight VG juice, whether it be the VG or how the vendor makes it, is never harsh, the flavor seems to go all day instead of wearing out after the fifth hit, and the taste is strong, especially after a good steep. I don't seem to have lung problems at all. If anything the AiV that I'm vaping, which has an unidentified ratio of PG/VG but definitely runs on the harsh side, is the only thing that makes me cough so far.
Bottom line for my 100% experience - smooth, more and longer lasting taste...
Everything else I smoke is 50/50 or ???. The straight VG juice, whether it be the VG or how the vendor makes it, is never harsh, the flavor seems to go all day instead of wearing out after the fifth hit, and the taste is strong, especially after a good steep. I don't seem to have lung problems at all. If anything the AiV that I'm vaping, which has an unidentified ratio of PG/VG but definitely runs on the harsh side, is the only thing that makes me cough so far.
Bottom line for my 100% experience - smooth, more and longer lasting taste...
I can vouch for the heavey lungs on 100% VG. I have COPD and it happens. I have to keep it around a 50/50 or 7/30.
Sad thing is I also get cramps in my side from PG (I think that is what is causing it) feels like someone is squeezing my ribs together.
Sad thing is I also get cramps in my side from PG (I think that is what is causing it) feels like someone is squeezing my ribs together.
Higher than 70% VG gives me the heavy lung wheezy thing here as well.
I stick to 30PG/70VG and I'm right as rain
I stick to 30PG/70VG and I'm right as rain
VG is a poor carrier for flavors and usually requires much higher percent of flavoring to get the same effect as PG. VG also imparts it's own flavor and a sweetness to mixes while PG is odorless and flavorless. Switching to mostly VG for better flavor makes no sense at all. A mostly PG mix will give you better flavor every time over a mostly VG mix when both are mixed with the same percent of flavoring. That's why most mixes you find online and in B&M's are mostly PG, it's for the flavor (and throat hit). VG is normally only added enough to create some vapor because PG creates little to no vapor. Some people may need to use mostly VG for one reason or another but using mostly VG to get better flavor is a waste of time IMHO.
Im not really sure how. With more VG comes more density. You even say VG is added to create more vapor. Well with more density comes more flavor. I have never once had a mostly VG blend with poor flavor. I have tried many 50/50 or 70/30 PG blends with little to no flavor at all and poor vape production. With more vapor density comes fuller flavor. So while PG might supposedly carry more flavor, without density of vapor whats the point? I'm not drinking it.
The vapor is only the part you see, there is plenty of 'density' with PG, you just don't see it. The first e-cigs contained no VG, it was only added later to produce more vapor because people wanted something that more closely resembled smoking. VG was never added to produce more flavor.
Because once you try Open Source Vapor, you will never go back to PG.
Vendors (and people) who know how to mix juice have no problem making VG extremely flavorful without using extra flavor.
Obviously they are referring to the base of the liquid to which flavoring and nicotine is added. Just like when someone says 70PG/30VG, they are referring to the percentage of each in the base to which the other ingredients are added.
Yes, everything.
Actually, the only two I've tried so far are Crunchberry Lemon and Orange Tic Tac. Both are amazing. I am letting Twisted and Vanilla Chai Tea steep a little longer (want to give them at least two weeks). Crunchberry takes about a week to steep after creation and Orange Tic Tac about a week and a half. The difference between steeped and unsteeped is huge.
Can't wait for the Mango Peach Habanero to be released.....
If you could explain this trick to me that avoids all the scientific facts I would appreciate it.
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They aren't scientific facts, they are assumptions and mis-information that has been passed around via the internet, Vg needs a longer steep time, that is all. The flavours are still there, they don't magically vanish because of the carrier.
They can explain it better than I can, and judging by the results it works extremely well.
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