Hi guys. I finally decided to quit smoking so I figured i should give these vapes a try. I have a few questions though. I just took my first few hits a few minutes ago and man is this stuff harsh. I tried two diff fluids, top vapor root beer 0mg and dekang usa mix 6mg and they both kill my throat. It feels odd coming from smoking a pack a day and now I'm coughing worse than my first cigarette. Is this normal? I figured without the smoke it wouldn't be that bad. Also is it normal to barely be able to taste the liquid? All I'm getting is a hint of a taste while exhaling. Could it also be my equipment? Instead of buying a kit i just bought a set of 2.4-2.6 ohm xl clearomizers and a battery connector and I'm running at 3.6v using 3AA nimh batts.
Questions from a brand new vaper.
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I can't answer your equipment questions 
Regarding choking on the inhale and not tasting anything:
Even though your lungs are accustomed to inhaling one of the harshest substances around (smoke) they aren't used to inhaling vapor and any foreign substance in your lungs is going to be hard at first, just like it was when you started smoking.
E-cigarettes are not used the same way as tobacco cigarettes. To use an e-cig you should take a loooong, slow, easy drag into your mouth and then inhale the vapor into your lungs - don't hold it in - try exhaling through your nose for more flavor.
With tobacco cigs you take a short hard drag, you can't use e-cigs that way.
Good Luck!
Regarding choking on the inhale and not tasting anything:
Even though your lungs are accustomed to inhaling one of the harshest substances around (smoke) they aren't used to inhaling vapor and any foreign substance in your lungs is going to be hard at first, just like it was when you started smoking.
E-cigarettes are not used the same way as tobacco cigarettes. To use an e-cig you should take a loooong, slow, easy drag into your mouth and then inhale the vapor into your lungs - don't hold it in - try exhaling through your nose for more flavor.
With tobacco cigs you take a short hard drag, you can't use e-cigs that way.
Good Luck!
It is an adjustment like Rosa said, and I ditto her suggestion about the inhale. For me, I felt the harsh it for a while especially in the morning. Take shorter drags to take in less vape until you adjust.
Best wishes!!
Best wishes!!
I got a kit from Vape4Life and many different flavors. Can't taste anything but a really strange chemical taste. I keep thinking that my taste buds are dead from years of smoking. Hopefully someday I'll get to enjoy the flavors, now just enjoying the not smoking! Yay! 8 days and counting!!! KL
I think you are fine on gear. I got my first clearomizer the other day and though it was harsh too. You see, the clearomizers have the atomizer right under that little plastic cap. I had to put a drip tip on it so the vapor wasn't so warm/harsh. Also, are you dragging, then inhaling after the drag? Taking a drag right into your lungs will give me a harsh throat hit, which honestly at times is what I want.
The first few days were kinda ruff on me as well. You just cannot inhale into the throat
at first. Just pull into the mouth and exhale. Slowly increase into the throat area over
the next few days and all should be well. Many go thru this.
Not sure what equipment your using or if your using cartomizers...atomizers..dripping.
All of them...will give a very harsh hit, if you do not have enough juice. It'll make your
eyes water!!!!
Watch some youtube videos and see if that helps as well.
at first. Just pull into the mouth and exhale. Slowly increase into the throat area over
the next few days and all should be well. Many go thru this.
Not sure what equipment your using or if your using cartomizers...atomizers..dripping.
All of them...will give a very harsh hit, if you do not have enough juice. It'll make your
eyes water!!!!
Watch some youtube videos and see if that helps as well.
Did you blow out the lubricant fluid from the atty before starting to vape? That can be pretty harsh and have a fairly unusual taste to it. Good luck and happy vapes.
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Great suggestions here Another thought is so get some higher VG blend juices. Sometimes folks find the high PG juices harsh and make them 70/30 or 50/50 instead. I do 20/80 juices myself. Some vendors let you choose your ratio of PG/VG so try that if it keeps making you cough.
And ask us any questions you have!
Lori
Great suggestions here
Another thought is so get some higher VG blend juices. Sometimes folks find the high PG juices harsh and make them 70/30 or 50/50 instead. I do 20/80 juices myself. Some vendors let you choose your ratio of PG/VG so try that if it keeps making you cough.And ask us any questions you have!
Lori
Thanks for the advice everyone. Maybe it is because I went for a box mod to start with instead of one of the cigarette sized vapes, but my first instinct was to puff and hold like a cigar. I think I'm used to it now, no coughs at all on the usa root beer liquid, but the chinese liquid is still messing with me a little bit. I assume that is because of the pg/vg ratio like some of you suggested. I think I'll try and find a 50/50 tobacco flavos that I like.
Also I have one more question. Do any of you vape unflavored liquid? I wonder since the flavors seem so subtle if anyone just skips them all together.
Once again thanks for all the replies.
Also I have one more question. Do any of you vape unflavored liquid? I wonder since the flavors seem so subtle if anyone just skips them all together.
Once again thanks for all the replies.
Some people do vape it plain, especially 100%VG because it does tend to have a sweet flavor on it's own. But it's not common.
brand new attys often have primer on that that tastes bad
100% PG juices with nicotine are harsh because PG lets through the most harshness of nicotine
100% PG are usually Dekang juices from China and certainly not the pinnacle of juice making
Get some good US juices. Try a ratio like 70pg/30vg (Backwoods Brew is 70/30 and many of FreedomSMokeUSA juices are available in a variety of ratios). Other people have other faves.
Taste - the human tongue can only taste sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami (MSG). Everything else is visual, texture and aroma. Since ejuices have no visual or texture flavor clues, you are very dependent on aroma. Depending on flavoring, a juice may have a sweet or sweet/sour taste or not much taste at all for some tobaccos. So you have to remember to let your nose get some of the vapor. Cigs do that for you by covering you in smoke. Ecigs don't. Good juices with nice aromas are needed.
100% PG juices with nicotine are harsh because PG lets through the most harshness of nicotine
100% PG are usually Dekang juices from China and certainly not the pinnacle of juice making
Get some good US juices. Try a ratio like 70pg/30vg (Backwoods Brew is 70/30 and many of FreedomSMokeUSA juices are available in a variety of ratios). Other people have other faves.
Taste - the human tongue can only taste sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami (MSG). Everything else is visual, texture and aroma. Since ejuices have no visual or texture flavor clues, you are very dependent on aroma. Depending on flavoring, a juice may have a sweet or sweet/sour taste or not much taste at all for some tobaccos. So you have to remember to let your nose get some of the vapor. Cigs do that for you by covering you in smoke. Ecigs don't. Good juices with nice aromas are needed.
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Sounds like you could be getting a scortched vape out of your CE2's at that power level. I think those are the lowest resistance level CE2's. I've only tried one CE2, closer to 3ohms, and I thought it ran a little hot on my battery MOD. I wouldn't be surprised if the lower resistance level guys burn the crap out liquids on full power MODs.
Generally, the flavors are pretty vivid. Maybe you've got some really bad liquids or you're equipment not working as it should?
The only time I smoke "plain" is if I am trying to exhaust vape a flavour out of my atty instead of doing a full clean. I found that I get more flavour out of my juice by drinking plain water and cutting sugar from my diet. Try your own experiments but one that gets me is directly after something sweet my vape seems harsher: the sweeter the treat the harsher the vape. Not only did I quit smoking thanks to vaping but I also gave up my serious soda habit too
. I still have the occasional glass of soda but really notice how it effects my vape, so I actually prefer plain water now.(who said we shouldn't call this stuff the healthier alternative? LOL)Yes it could be your gear too..... For my 1st vape I bought a 401 pass through (just to suck it and see) it gave me a rough smokey taste lacking on flavour and I wasn't getting any sweet taste at all. Then my Ego kit arrived and using the same bottle of juice and a standard Ego mega atty found it sweet and overpowering on flavour to the point where I had to cut my liquid down by 50%. But then tried the original juice on a low resitance Ego atty and it gave me a rough smokey taste similar to my 401. Best suggestion I can make is look for a meet in your area so you can try a few differnt mods, voltages and juice from different suppliers without having to buy everything on the market first.
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