winter is coming... is your e-cig ready?

[darkmatter22]

is there anything you halft to do over the winter time when vaping?
im sure its an icey cold vapor that chills your mouth.
anything to be worried about? does e-liquid freeze?
will my atty burn out because its converting ,low temp eliquid to a vapor?
my 801 will be spending prolonged hours in the cold over the winter and i dono what to look for if there is anything to be worried about.
thanxz guyz!

 

[RIMP]

Yeah, just put a little deg in it and it won't freeze8-o Just kidding You can use it indoors



RIMP

 

[RustyTec]

You will freeze way before you juice will.

I have read some prefer different flavors in the winter.

 

[darkmatter22]

You will freeze way before you juice will.

I have read some prefer different flavors in the winter.

i cant find the freezing point nor can i imagine the stress im putting the atty.
but your saying that ill freez first.... well thats good!......... i think

 

[Mo JJC]

I work snow removal. At 4 am one night I happened to look at the temp and it was pegged at -20. The pop in my outer coat pocket was slush. I was smoking then and had to keep my lighter in my bra to keep it warm enough to work. I have the e-cig on an eyeglass cord around my neck and I am hoping it will work in those conditions this winter. any oldtimers that had one last winter?

 

[yknotagain]

Cold is very hard on batteries of any kind.

 

[Cisco]

Cold is very hard on batteries of any kind.

There is absolutely nothing to worry about. According to the FDA there is anti-freeze in you E-Juice so your good to go, even at -40 degrees



Cisco....

 

[dragonpuff]

is there anything you halft to do over the winter time when vaping?
im sure its an icey cold vapor that chills your mouth.
anything to be worried about? does e-liquid freeze?
will my atty burn out because its converting ,low temp eliquid to a vapor?
my 801 will be spending prolonged hours in the cold over the winter and i dono what to look for if there is anything to be worried about.
thanxz guyz!

Propylene glycol is an environmentally-friendly antifreeze (note that antifreeze = low freezing point, not liquid evil!), so i don't think you have any reason to worry about your juice freezing!

As far as the vapor being colder: your e-liquid has to be heated up to 40-60 degrees in order to vaporize, so the temp. of the vapor will be the same. If, hypothetically, it is unnaturally cold enough for your vapor to cool before it gets into your mouth (highly unlikely), it will simply turn back into a liquid; once the vapor gets to your mouth, your body temp will keep it warm enough to be a vapor.

As for the performance of the batteries and atomizers, i have no idea! Although if you do have any problems getting it to work, holding it in your fist to keep it warm should do the trick.

 

[Mo JJC]

I did a shearch for "winter" I think we are going to have problems http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/4483-cold-start-morning.html

Wow it's cold here in the UK in the morning.



I left my e-cig and liquid in the car overnight as I don't tend to vape at home that much.



When I got in my car and tried to take a draw it was very hard to get any vapour. I looked at my ecig and there was a very thin film of condensation which looked like it had frosted all around the atomiser.



The performance is rubbish on the atomiser now, have switched to my spare. Hope the cold hasn't damaged it !



My bottle of VG was really thick and sludgy and no amount of squeezing would make it come out.



My TW liquid was fine though.

 

[juicy97]

I live in AZ so I don't anticipate this being a problem. LOL

 

[Misty]

I vaped last winter outside no problem.and our winters are pretty crazed! Mind you, never tried to vape an ecig that was left outside overnite at -40F!
But am pretty sure once you bring the ecig/juice back to indoor temp, it would kick in nicely...

 

[Mo JJC]

Thanks Misty. BTW when you smoked, did you ever have trouble w/ your lighter needing to be warmed up before it would work?

 

[The Wiz]

I like to vape the tropical flavors in the winter...Banana,Coconut ect.....There was no Brandy flavor out last winter so I may load up on some of that to help keep me warm!The Wiz!

 

[Misty]

Thanks Misty. BTW when you smoked, did you ever have trouble w/ your lighter needing to be warmed up before it would work?

Mo ..Nope..apparently it needs to be -150C for lighter fluid to freeze..which I hope to the heavens never happens!8-o
Mind you it could of taken a few flicks to get it going but that's cause my fingers were frozen as well as my mouth!

 

[Heed]

Performance can suffer.

Batteries can get sluggish and liquid can become a bit viscous.

An easy solution is to wrap your hand around your e-cig and keep it up your sleeve, or something similar -- body heat for a few minutes usually is enough to correct most winter related e-cig issues.

 

[Dr. Russell Fell]

pg liquid WILL freeze. use common sense and remember not to leave any liquid or atties filled with liquid exposed to freezing temperature for too long.

 

[Misty]

Hey Russell!! nice to see you posting again..it's been a while - you been vaping a loooong time and have lots of experience to share!!

 

[Caesarea]

Well, time to start knitting a few, erm, PV warmers.



C.

 

[Kate51]

I hear they've got anti-freeze in them already, so should be no problem!!

 

[frankie1]

The 3 days a year it gets cold here...I'll just stay inside

I'm in Florida!