Throat hit questions.

[r4tlu0v]

Hey guys, I'm looking for some clarification on what makes a good throat hit.

I'm a noob, I have a Joye Ego and I'm using Vapor-Kings 2ohm Cartomizers with Johnson Creek VG juice. (18 MG/ML Nic). It tastes wonderful, there's plenty of vapor, but I'm just not getting a really awesome throat hit. Every now and again, it hits pretty well. But most of the time, not so much. I guess my real question is:

If I switch to a Propylene Glycol enriched juice, will this make a tremendous difference in throat hit?

It's not that the throat hit I'm getting is completely unsatisfactory, I'm just wanting something a little more fulfilling, I guess.

Thanks again for all the help!

 

[Rosa]

PG adds TH
Higher nic adds TH
menthol adds TH

I'm concerned though when you say that sometimes it hits good and sometimes not.. any particular times? (fresh batt? fresh carto?)

 

[r4tlu0v]

Rosa, thank you. You reminded me to add something into my post.

When I first fill my cartomizer, the first 3 hits are very exceptional, and full of flavor. When I get to around the 4th puff, I begin to feel the TH diminishing. I followed the directions on carto filling via a youtube video. I think I'm doing it right. Johnson Creek juice comes with little droppers that screw onto the top of the bottles. I pull the soft mouth plug (Small hole end) off of the carto, and drip the juice down the sides. I then blow through it to clear the center tube of any fluid. Maybe I'm not putting enough in there? The juice is brown in color, and after I put a few drops in, when I see the top of the cotton becoming saturated, I usually blow through it. Afterwards, I guess the force of my breath is pushing the juice down into the cotton. Because the top of the cotton appears white and dry afterwards. Forgive my ignorance. I might be doing something COMPLETELY wrong here. Thank you for the help!

 

[redroush00]

I use the Domestic Red Oak all the time and though the flavor is great the throat hit is not there. You might try Totally Wicked's Marlboro...im told the throat hit will knock you on your ... and it tastes good too. Im going to try some myself.

 

[Rosa]

I can't help with filling them (I always burned mine, too impatient) but I can say that I got better results by filling them condom method and letting them sit overnight for use the next day.

 

[Clinton]

Yes, condom method is good. I've never let them sit over night but it's not a bad idea.

VG doesn't absorb into the polyfill in the carto as fast as PG. That may be one of your problems since your juice is VG..

 

[r4tlu0v]

Redroush00, that's what I typically use.

The Red Oak Domestic or the Swiss Dark. Great flavor, no throat hit. I guess it's more in the juice than in my filling.

And Rosa, thanks for the advice, I'll try the condom method and let it sit overnight to allow for ultimate saturation.


Thanks guys

 

[swedishfish]

Maybe try a higher nic level?

 

[r4tlu0v]

Yeah, I'm almost certain it's the Red-Oak Juice I'm smoking. It does provide plenty of flavor, as well as vapor. So I know everything is working properly, just not much of a throat hit.

Can anyone recommend some quality PG juice? I'm not into the menthol flavors so much. I know Tobacco flavors are kind of hit and miss. I'm going to shop around for a good rich flavored/high TH juice.

 

[dormouse]

I used to vape 18mg and got TH using 70pg/30vg juices.
PG lets through nicotine's harshness and TH (too much at higher levels for some, causing sore mouth,throat)
VG dulls nicotine's harshness and TH and adds more visible vapor

 

[ChipHead]

Try some RY5 from FSUSA. I use 18mg. Pretty darn good throat and chest hit. The taste may not be for you so order a 10 ml bottle and give it a test drive. I use the condem method. I did the pull the cap and drip to fill but that was as PITA. Got it down to a science now. Be careful if you can't wait and vape right after refilling. Best to let sit overnight as recommended.

 

[VAPlN']

VG heavy juices are much more flavorful and smooth than PG ones. But, you lose a lot of the TH with them. Stepping up the voltage and nic makes up the difference well enough for me. I also noticed that I get more TH now than I did when I first quit analogs (all else equal equipment and juice wise). I am thinking that it might have to do with a reduced tolerance now that I haven't had an analog in so long. Just me thinking out loud I guess. The other thing I've noticed lately is that the flavors are a bit different for me than they used to be. I've heard that the sense of taste returns when you give up the analogs. Maybe this has something to do with it. Some of the bottles of juice that I had put away as "yuck" are now quite tasty to me.

 

[r4tlu0v]

The only juice I have experience with is from Johnson Creek.

Could you recommend a high quality Juice distrubutor to try from?

 

[swedishfish]

I've never ordered from Johnsons Creek but can you change the pg/vg ratio there or increase the nicotine amt?

 

[r4tlu0v]

They only offer 18mg/ml Nicotine content. And the Juice is VG, strictly I believe.

This is for their "Red Oak" lineup. I think their original juices are PG enriched. I'll check up on that.