Hi,
I am fairly new to vaping. 2 weeks to be exact. I am a smoker (hate it) and have decided to slowly switch to vaping instead. I’ve done a lot of research...and feel more confused after every article I read.
So I bought a vape recommended to be by local store guy it’s an Aspire Breeze, and got allday verry berry vapour, with 24mg Nicotine. It’s 65 VG and 35 PG.
Problem is no matter how I try and use it I cough quite horribly. I have tried chewing gum to keep my mouth moist, drinking lots of water. Taking long slow puffs, short fast puffs, and every other technique I could find on the Internet.
It seems just a whisp of the smoke hitting the back of my throat sets it off. I’m pretty stubborn so for 2 weeks I have been coughing along, hoping it would get better.., it hasn’t.
So my question is am I using a good vaporizer, and juice?
Thanks for any help. I really hope I have found the right place to post this.
There are
indeed hairs involved. But, as an ex-handroller/pipe-smoker and cigar user..
First off, I went thru 2# of handroll tobacco a month. Usually filterless, (half-filters when I got tired of tobacco in my mouth). I started on about 36mg, and 24mg was a year away. Heavy smokers need their nic-fix.
Cilia exist in the windwipe. It's *an* issue - same thing when you have sinus issues: you gag and cough. Folks will even claim that "lung inhale" simulates drowning, until you are used to it. (I don't buy it, but ok - roll on).
Here's where I start to disagree...
I was a smoker.. I
started with
"french inhaling".. Into the mouth, out and down to lungs via a gentle exhale so you could suck it up the schnoz. (I still think it likely provided better flavor to nose, mouth, etc). This necessitates what vapers call "MTL (mouth to lung)" inhaling.. And, it takes a special variation of atomizer. I think most atomizers are actually designed for clouds: If I wanted that, I could have treated my meerschaums as soap-bubble pipes. Very few (relatively) are designed to allow or enhance MTL. Everyone speak of "flavor", and some will speak of "flavor chasers" - but your best flavor will always be restricted-inhalation, and the King is MTL. Done.
"Good" is like "Best" and 200% subjective. Those sort of questions are booby-trapped and so are the answers. Think that through. Even asking folks what they prefer - and even WHY - is a clusterfuck-question: too subjective - it needs parameters.
Part of the coughing is "because it's not tobacco" - and autonomic. Believe me: this is nothing compared to the wracking coughs of a smoker, let alone a smoker with a simple cold. (I am pretty sure I cracked a few ribs over the years). Indeed, you will eventually notice: 1) you get fewer colds; 2) they are less severe; 3) Suddenly, you don't get the colds coworkers suffer - given minimal avoidance.
Your "
Aspire Breeze" is a pod/AIO device. In this particular case I see nothing at all that is under your control - unless you consider the ejuice. I'd suggest it simply isn't suitable for you. It's got 1/6 ot less the batter-life of a single 18650; it doesn't seem to allow for variant resistance/ohmsl nor for higher or lower voltage or wattage. (I'd actually like to learn how many people out of N this satisfies - but then I'd need to understand N people. Pass)
I think you are better off with a 40 or 50w device that uses a regular, top-fill tank and those replaceable coil-heads that you can buy in various resistances. I see 0.6 and 1.2Ω listed. I can do both for pennies, and have over the years.
These AIO devices are merely the latest incarnation of the eGo pens and not much can be said for them when they are NOT PERFORMING FOR YOU. Now, if you are getting enough feedback from it to see you CAN switch to vaping, then you want to pursue it and that works: I bet there are 200 people at least on VU that can recommend a basic Beginner Kit and can provide links to a single or 2 vendors for the entire kit - for under $80 and done.
Replaceable coil-heads are more expensive than simple wick and wire, but a viable
STARTING POINT t would bet they could point you at. Switching from smoking is not a huge issue. if you are not broke or allergic to common elements and VU has a vast spectrum of users - just ask good questions and then make your OWN judgements. (Yes, the homework is not optional ;-)