Have You Vaped Before? What Did You Think?

You can get quite a long way towards finding the right kit on the basis of your smoking habits and what you’ll need from your e-cig, but nothing is as useful as having tried vaping already.

Whether it was a full-fledged quit attempt or just a couple of puffs on a friend’s e-cig, your experience can give you some important clues as to which e-cig kit is right for you.

There are many different issues you may have run into and many things you may have liked, but here are some key things to think about when making your choice:

Vaping didn’t satisfy you: If you tried vaping but didn’t get enough nicotine to find it satisfying, there could be a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, you may just need to try a higher-nicotine liquid, and you can do this with any type of device.

However, the type of e-cig you tried may also have been an issue. In general, cigalikes are less satisfying than pod systems, and pods systems are less satisfying than mods/pod mods. So if you tried a pod system but it wasn’t enough, getting a mod or pod mod may be the best idea.

You got too much nicotine: If you had the opposite experience and got dizzy or slightly nauseous from too much nicotine, the advice reverses. You could try any type of e-cig with less nicotine, or a smaller, lower-powered device.

However, mods usually allow you to adjust the wattage, so you can always use a mod at lower settings too.

Vaping made you cough/gave you a sore throat: Coughing or getting a sore throat when you start to vape is pretty common, but for most users it clears up as you get used to vaping.

This could be due to the type of e-cig you were using, but it’s probably more closely linked to the liquid you used. High PG and high-nicotine liquids are tougher on your throat. With a tank system or a mod, you can use any type of e-liquid, so it’s easier to choose your blend to minimise any irritation or coughing.

You didn’t get the “throat hit” you get with cigarettes:

This is the opposite of the previous point – if you didn’t get that same sensation at the back of your throat as you do from smoking, it’s probably down to the e-liquid you tried. Again, tank systems or mods let you choose your liquid to suit your preferences, but higher-power e-cigs can increase throat hit too.

Enjoyed or didn’t enjoy the flavour

Whether you really liked the flavour you tried or you didn’t like it, the advice is the same: tank systems, most pods and mods allow you to use any e-liquid flavour. Cigalikes, in contrast, only offer the choices produced by the manufacturer of the e-cig. So if you want to find the best flavour, tank system and mod kits are the best approach.

Overall, unless you tried a more complicated device and want something as simple as possible, pod/tank systems and mods are preferred for most purposes because they give you more options when it comes to your experience. This is mainly because they let you use any e-liquid with them.

They’re also more satisfying than cigalikes, and this is more likely to be an issue than the reverse.