I Don't Know How To Vape Properly After Two Weeks

[Hank]

I will get the Ego tank, after all. It's worth giving it a try. I think the old style carts have had their day. tank's are the future i'm sure.

[DJJROCK]

Hank congrats on quitting. Here's what I learned when I started. When sucking the vapor in keep it in your mouth, then when the drag is done inhale it down the hatch. That should give ya a good kick in the throat. I'm very big on TH (throat hit) also the juice and nic content will have a lot to do with how big the TH is. But try keeping it in your mouth and then when done dragging inhale all at once. And again long slow drags. Some juices will have big TH and others will have none. Vapor talk juice at 24 mg nic will kick ya pretty good. Kills that morning want for that cig. Keep up the good work!

[Hank]

DjRock thank for advise. I think i got it now. As for throat hit, If i don't have a drag for 10 minutes i get a very big TH. I'm on 24mg, and it is a bit harsh to begin with. But after a few drags it's fine. I am loving vaping now. I even took out the bridge.

[juliery]

Hank congrats on quitting. Here's what I learned when I started. When sucking the vapor in keep it in your mouth, then when the drag is done inhale it down the hatch. That should give ya a good kick in the throat. I'm very big on TH (throat hit) also the juice and nic content will have a lot to do with how big the TH is. But try keeping it in your mouth and then when done dragging inhale all at once. And again long slow drags. Some juices will have big TH and others will have none. Vapor talk juice at 24 mg nic will kick ya pretty good. Kills that morning want for that cig. Keep up the good work!

You know, until I read what you wrote here, I never really noticed what I did, other than inhaling the vapor.....but I just paid VERY close attention...when I normally vape, I draw in and the whole time I am drawing I am inhaling into my lungs. SO instead I did it your way, I sucked in a mouthful, THEN inhaled the whole mouthful at once like you said....I noticed two things...the TH is WAY more AND I exhale MUCH less vapor. So I thought, hmmmmmmmm, is it just weak vapor, so I did it my normal way....inhaling while drawing in and exhaled big clouds of vapor. Did it your way again, exhaled almost no vapor. In addition to the stronger TH I notice the effect of the nic is MUCH more than vaping the way I was, which was how I smoked. So awesome, I think this may stop my chain vaping. I vape CONSTANTLY, to the point that it really interferes with everything. Like typing, I have to stop every few words to vape. Now, after a couple times using your method, I am typing this whole thing only stopped ONCE. Your method makes the vaping effect much closer to that of smoking. Kinda cool after almost a year of vaping still learning SO many things. Thanks for that tip.....MUCH better experience! Maybe now I won't go through 10 cartos a day. I think I was just inhaling and exhaling so fast that really next to nothing was being inhaled in a satisfying way. I notice on a lot of the video liquid reviews people do not appear to be inhaling at all....they just suck in and blow out, and some blow it through their nose, but of course circulating it through the throat/nasal passages has nothing to do with your lungs. And to me vapor production doesn't count if you aren't inhaling....almost any liquid produces tons of vapor if you just draw it in and blow it back out. But when I smoked cigs I didn't exhale hardly any smoke....I inhaled really deep and long and by the time I exhaled there was not much smoke. So I don't need to exhale huge clouds of vapor, i never exhaled huge clouds of smoke. I have to inhale into my lungs to get any kind of satisfaction. I will be paying a lot more attention to how I vape now. Thanks for the tip, much better experience, more similar to smoking your way!!

[DJJROCK]

Juliery, hehehee carefull tho, some times you'll even catch a nic buzz. I dunno if I learned this from someone or just did it, but I HAVE to have the punch in my throat very big on that. Its even to a point that will make or break a juice for me. If I don't get that kick, I'm like meh. And that's is why I think I love VTs juice so much, esp apple dapple, killer TH. Love it!! Glad to see you can learn stuff still at a year in! Very cool!

[juliery]

Juliery, hehehee carefull tho, some times you'll even catch a nic buzz. I dunno if I learned this from someone or just did it, but I HAVE to have the punch in my throat very big on that. Its even to a point that will make or break a juice for me. If I don't get that kick, I'm like meh. And that's is why I think I love VTs juice so much, esp apple dapple, killer TH. Love it!! Glad to see you can learn stuff still at a year in! Very cool!

I actually made myself lightheaded before, LOL. Just like when I chain smoked. Geez, what a difference!!!

[Hank]

Juliery and DJRock, i thought i new how to vape like you, but i've been trying for 3 weeks, i kind of thought well this must be as good as it get's, but it's not true. It does get better because i CAN DO IT properly now and get a TH every time. It's much much better, and better than smoking any day. I kind of had a bad vape day until now. I was using a broken atty and i didn't know why it was so crap.

Yipee

[ripple]

I think I got lucky and saw a video early on that talked about the holding it in the mouth while on the inhale then taking it into the lungs so thats the only way I have been. I will say that I visited a local casino this weekend past and I was really stuggling badly wanting an analog - somehow I made it though without bumming one - I think it helped I was losing and got out of there.

I think I have begun to truly turn the corner myself, and really enjoy vaping more. In fact just ordered several new flavors this morning from vaperite as well as a sample pack so basically have eight new flavors on the way and am already thinking about a box mod.

I began this journey treating vaping as a one to one replacement for smoking. Replicating my smoking pattern with vaping and it wasn't really working for me overall. Sure I was liking the flavor and the TH but the experience was lacking for me. I have been settling into more of an approach of vaping as something entirely different with its own rituals and experience. As I let go of the smoking rituals and embrace these new ones - combined with the tasty vapes and techniques things are settling in.

It helps to read through threads like this and learn from each other, to understand techniques and habits that are working. I will say I have had several sore throats, which has concerned me to some degree but like anything its a body adjustment I believe.

Thanks for all the sharing and insight this thread has added to my insight on how to, the basics! Its great.

[Beans]

Your so right about this being a journey ripple, There is much to learn, I still have my bad days but I'm confident enough now that I KNOW I don't have to pick up a cig again. Just think if VT wasn't here I for one would be In bad shape with my green smoke LOL.

I just saw a video that helped this poor Noob about taking hits. Using the eGo she would hold the button for 2 seconds then inhale slowly for 5 seconds. Silly I couldn't figure it out my self, but it did seem to really change the TH for me. But again it is not the same.

Here's to new experiences and no smoking

Edited February 8, 2011 by Beans