cathouse
Member For 1 Year
Me? I'm basically a reclusive hermit, retired, and live in small town with a house full of cats. I seriously tried, but failed miserably, to quit smoking & start vaping about 4 1/2 years ago. After struggling through several frustrating months of expensive trial & error back then, I finally threw in the towel and gave up and gave away all the stuff I'd bought. The urge to give it another shot hit me in October and, well, this latest experience is rapidly becoming "like deja vu all over again." It's hard for me to really explain all the various problems & issues I've encountered -- but I guess it mostly boils down to the fact that everything seems to be too hot & harsh for my mouth and/or tongue to comfortably handle.
On the juice side of the ledger, shades of tobacco flavors are my preference for an ADV. I'm confident of not having any PG/VG allergy-type issues, stay well hydrated, and have experimented with lots of different brands, VG/PG ratios, nicotine levels, nic salts, and regular freebase. As for gear, I'm definitely not chasing clouds and have never used sub-ohm coils or gone higher than maybe mid-teen watts.
This time around I started with the old Halo G6 and moved to pod styles like Smok's Infinix & Nova and the Aspire Nautilus AIO. I've smoked at least a carton a week for 45 years and should be able to easily tolerate a dinky little cigalike or pod system, right? Nope. They were borderline OK for a little while, but the roof of my mouth soon gets so torn up & burnt & raw that I have to stop vaping and go back to cigs until my mouth tissues are healed enough to try again.
I also purchased a few MTL tank starter kits hoping to discover an adjustable, possibly more satisfying & less irritating solution. Added to the arsenal now are Innokin Kroma-A w/ Zenith, CoolFire Mini w/ Zenith D22, GeekVape Flint, and Aspire Zelos 2.0 w/ Nautilus 2S. Arriving this week will be a throwback Nautilus Mini tank plus an eLeaf iStick 30W kit. Surprisingly, the tiny Flint has given me the best taste and is closest to the less airy/coolish vape I'm desperately wanting. Trying only their highest ohm coils and lowest wattages, the highly-touted Zeniths and N2S all are pretty bad so far. At least for me. Too hot, mouth scorching, nasty tasting, awful. Unpleasant & terribly disappointing.
It probably sounds like I'm merely venting but I truly am looking to hear your experiences/advice/suggestions/opinions/comments and will attempt to answer your questions to me. Am I the only one in the world who could chain smoke analogs all day long but can't physically handle more than a few hours (sometimes only a few minutes) with a vape device? I have a drawer full of replacement coils, know how to properly prime them, and when to change them out.
Believe me, I enjoy vaping ... until it starts to hurt. I'd like to succeed this time and make the switch for good but I just can't go on like this much longer. Are there better ways to utilize the equipment I already have or should I get something else? What do others use for a strictly MTL, tight draw, low power, cooler, comfortable all day vape?
I really appreciate you taking time to read this. Thanks & Peace!
On the juice side of the ledger, shades of tobacco flavors are my preference for an ADV. I'm confident of not having any PG/VG allergy-type issues, stay well hydrated, and have experimented with lots of different brands, VG/PG ratios, nicotine levels, nic salts, and regular freebase. As for gear, I'm definitely not chasing clouds and have never used sub-ohm coils or gone higher than maybe mid-teen watts.
This time around I started with the old Halo G6 and moved to pod styles like Smok's Infinix & Nova and the Aspire Nautilus AIO. I've smoked at least a carton a week for 45 years and should be able to easily tolerate a dinky little cigalike or pod system, right? Nope. They were borderline OK for a little while, but the roof of my mouth soon gets so torn up & burnt & raw that I have to stop vaping and go back to cigs until my mouth tissues are healed enough to try again.
I also purchased a few MTL tank starter kits hoping to discover an adjustable, possibly more satisfying & less irritating solution. Added to the arsenal now are Innokin Kroma-A w/ Zenith, CoolFire Mini w/ Zenith D22, GeekVape Flint, and Aspire Zelos 2.0 w/ Nautilus 2S. Arriving this week will be a throwback Nautilus Mini tank plus an eLeaf iStick 30W kit. Surprisingly, the tiny Flint has given me the best taste and is closest to the less airy/coolish vape I'm desperately wanting. Trying only their highest ohm coils and lowest wattages, the highly-touted Zeniths and N2S all are pretty bad so far. At least for me. Too hot, mouth scorching, nasty tasting, awful. Unpleasant & terribly disappointing.
It probably sounds like I'm merely venting but I truly am looking to hear your experiences/advice/suggestions/opinions/comments and will attempt to answer your questions to me. Am I the only one in the world who could chain smoke analogs all day long but can't physically handle more than a few hours (sometimes only a few minutes) with a vape device? I have a drawer full of replacement coils, know how to properly prime them, and when to change them out.
Believe me, I enjoy vaping ... until it starts to hurt. I'd like to succeed this time and make the switch for good but I just can't go on like this much longer. Are there better ways to utilize the equipment I already have or should I get something else? What do others use for a strictly MTL, tight draw, low power, cooler, comfortable all day vape?
I really appreciate you taking time to read this. Thanks & Peace!