The Vaping Thread

weepete · Apr 12, 2016

Finally got my Zephyrus RTA wicked just right. No leaks and happily vapes at 50 watts with a 0.5 ohm 2mm ID coil. It seems I'd been putting a just a little bit too much cotton in it for optimal performance. Sweet

Stormchase · Apr 12, 2016

70/30 is what I was told by the vape shop. Very smooth and good flavor

Stormchase · Apr 12, 2016

Rodbender, I noticed that there can be a little transition. There are 2 things that cause the throat scratch. PG level for some can cause it. Juice is a blend of VG and PG. Try a high level of VG or max VG. It might help. An other thing can be the nicotine level. Even tho they will tell you to get 18MG for a full flavor cig equivalent it depends on the system you vape. You could lower the nicotine level for smoother vape. Most moderen vapes are made for a lung hit not a mouth hit like a ciggerette. I use 3mg. (Ultra ultra light cig equivalent) if I hit it like a ciggerette it will almost kill me coughing. If I lung hit it, I can change the weather and it's smooth. All in all inhale with lungs without filling your mouth first. The more you inhale quickly the smoother it can be. Good VG juice and lower nicotine. My 3mg is about like a malbro red label 100. You can find you combo. Everyone is different.

Stradawhovious · Apr 12, 2016

rodbender said:
Anyone want to tell me how to get rid of the throat hit i get from a vape I'm a 3 pack + smoker and tried the vapes but the throat hit make me cough worse

Yep. High VG Low nic. In my RDA I'm using an 80/20 (vg/pg) and 2.5 mg nicotine. Huge clouds and I can get so much nicotine that I get sick if I want to.

I don't want to.

If you go with a reasonable sub ohm setup like the kangertech subtank mini with a .5 ohm coil and a 70/30 (vg/pg) juice at 6mg of nicotine you will likely get plenty of nicotine (lung hits required) and the throat hit will be at a minimum. If you have a shop near you ask them to try this type of setup to see if it's for you. If the shop is worth their weight, they will be able to accomodate this with a sample unit.

If you arent used to the feeling of a lung hit, it will feel weird at first, but become second nature quickly.

ETA... different juices and manufacturers have different throat feels as well. Try as many as you can. Most shops will have most if not all of their juices available for sampling.

Stradawhovious · Apr 18, 2016

Well, got my first Zamplebox in the mail... I will say right off the bat, it is anything but discreet. Here is how it arrived.

They included a nifty little "menu" outlining my flavors...

And it came very well packaged.

I did a really quick taste sample of all the flavors, and I'm pretty surprised that on the surface there doesn't seem to be any that stand out as losers... so I'm looking forward to trying them all.

jsecordphoto · Apr 18, 2016

I've been wanting to try out one of those monthly services...so many good new flavors to try. Speaking of which, that red bottle from the liquid state company...they make a flavor called Coney Cake that I just discovered last week- SO good. It's supposed to be fried dough with vanilla ice cream with like a berry topping, all I know is that it's delicious.

FITBMX · Apr 19, 2016

I have never smoked anything or vaped. But my dad smoke cigars while I was growing up, and because of that I can not handle cigar or cigarette smoke at all. And it was the best day ever when the guys at the skatepark switched to vapers. Their smoke just kills me.

Stradawhovious · Apr 19, 2016

FITBMX said:
I have never smoked anything or vaped. But my dad smoke cigars while I was growing up, and because of that I can not handle cigar or cigarette smoke at all. And it was the best day ever when the guys at the skatepark switched to vapers. Their smoke just kills me.

One of the reasons I moved to vaping over smoking is how terrible other people smell when they have recently been smoking. I thought to myself... "Self, you realize that's how YOU smell after you've been smoking, right?....RIGHT?!?!?" That and the whole being able to breathe without coughing thing.

weepete · Apr 19, 2016

Yeah man, that was literally one of the first things that struck me when I first started vaping.

FITBMX · Apr 19, 2016

Stradawhovious said:
FITBMX said:

I have never smoked anything or vaped. But my dad smoke cigars while I was growing up, and because of that I can not handle cigar or cigarette smoke at all. And it was the best day ever when the guys at the skatepark switched to vapers. Their smoke just kills me.

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One of the reasons I moved to vaping over smoking is how terrible other people smell when they have recently been smoking. I thought to myself... "Self, you realize that's how YOU smell after you've been smoking, right?....RIGHT?!?!?" That and the whole being able to breathe without coughing thing.

Good point!

Stradawhovious · Apr 20, 2016

jsecordphoto said:
I've been wanting to try out one of those monthly services...so many good new flavors to try. Speaking of which, that red bottle from the liquid state company...they make a flavor called Coney Cake that I just discovered last week- SO good. It's supposed to be fried dough with vanilla ice cream with like a berry topping, all I know is that it's delicious.

Well, here's an update. I've tried all 6 now, and am pleased to say there is only one real loser in the bunch. The clear frosted bottle with the milk carton on it called "Red Label". I think the flavor profile of cherry is just too difficult to replicate in this format. It always seems to come out tasting like cough syrup to me.

The rest however are spot on. There are some that I will only hit once and a while to mix things up a bit... for example the cinnamon roll flavor, or the one that eerily captures the flavor of fruit loops cereal exactly... but the ones like "Swaggerific" and "Sour Belts" could be daily vapers for me. The funny thing is when I got started in this, I was adamant that the fruit flavors and more sweet flavors wouldn't appeal to me. I was wrong.

Braineack · Apr 20, 2016

pixmedic · Apr 20, 2016

pixmedic · Apr 20, 2016

never smoked cigarettes so vaping didnt really catch my attention.
I do smoke the occasional cigar. I used to smoke more cigars back when I had a patio and a nice humidor.
A.Fuente, Ashton, Partagas (one of my favorite brands), Cohiba (probably my favorite), H. Upmann, Romeo y Julieta.... I could go on forever....

now I probably only smoke one cigar a month, so I dont keep any in the house anymore.

Stradawhovious · Apr 20, 2016

pixmedic said:
never smoked cigarettes so vaping didnt really catch my attention.
I do smoke the occasional cigar. I used to smoke more cigars back when I had a patio and a nice humidor.
A.Fuente, Ashton, Partagas (one of my favorite brands), Cohiba (probably my favorite), H. Upmann, Romeo y Julieta.... I could go on forever....

now I probably only smoke one cigar a month, so I dont keep any in the house anymore.

Yeah, the whole vaping thing really SHOULDN'T appeal to folks that aren't former smokers, and if it does, I certainly wouldn't know why.

I have a decently stocked humidor. Well, it used to be better stocked, but my wife wanted the real estate back in the living room. (50 bottle wine fridge converted to humidor). Now it's just the good stuff, and it's in a cooler under my bed. (lined with cedar, humidity controlled to a solid 65%rh...)

You say Cohiba, Upmann, RYJ, those better come from a little ways south of Florida, and not have funny red dots in the "O"s... If not, I'm sorry.