Not satisfied with the T18 ii :(

[Christina Towers]

So for the last few months I've been trying to quit smoking I bought a nice little innokin T18 II vape, it's been a lot of trial and errors, i keep ending up going back to the cigarettes which is leaving me super frustrated as I want to get off them asap, so first I started with nic salts as it was recommended 20mg nic salts, tried quite a few different brands and flavours, going through alot of coils with each flavour, barely could taste the flavours from the start, was barely feeling anything nicotine wise and was still super craving a cigarette which was driving me crazy, also intense throat irritation which later found out that I have issues with the PG, so last few weeks I've been using 70% VG juices but same thing with lack of flavour, and just not satisfying to vape, also the coils don't like 70% VG either which has led me back to those damn cigarettes at first I thought the juices was the issue but it seems it's the vape that is the issue, a friend has recommend that I get a sub-ohm vape because they produce much better flavour and you get more of nicotine intake? For me to even get one I'd have to dip into my savings since budget is tight atm but I want advice from here first before doing so as I really don't wanna waste money on another kit if it's gonna be like this one

 

[TP 72]

Hi @Christina Towers welcome to the forum, I’ve only been off cigarette’s for nine months but found nic salts affect my throat so it could be that affecting your throat not VG, have you tried freebase juice at 50/50 vg/pg. Some people have successfully given up smoking using the innokin T 18 ll with a nic strength between 10 and 20 ml. Other apes with more knowledge should be able to advise you more, so good luck with vaping.

 

[Christina Towers]

Hi @Christina Towers welcome to the forum, I’ve only been off cigarette’s for nine months but found nic salts affect my throat so it could be that affecting your throat not VG, have you tried freebase juice at 50/50 vg/pg. Some people have successfully given up smoking using the innokin T 18 ll with a nic strength between 10 and 20 ml. Other apes with more knowledge should be able to advise you more, so good luck with vaping.

It was the PG affecting my throat not the VG, VG is alot smoother with 70% VG and 30% PG and no throat issues, I tried normal juice aswel as the salts and it was the same result sadly

 

[TP 72]

It was the PG affecting my throat not the VG, VG is alot smoother with 70% VG and 30% PG and no throat issues, I tried normal juice aswel as the salts and it was the same result sadly

I’m not much help then sorry about that. There are others with more experience on here maybe @DeeDee aka (Pod Queen) might be able to help, I’ve tagged her so she hopefully will have some answers for you.

 

[Blaster]

Iv been off the cigs now for 12 years and like you I really struggled for well over 8 month with cravings, the thing that really helped me was switching from MTL to sub ohm and using juice with ether menthol or cooling in it as I found it much more satisfying then I moved to using RTA tanks as it gave me something to play with and take my mind off the cigs ( and it saves a lot off money not buying coils ) then I moved onto mixing my own juice ( big savings again ) and iv never looked back.

 

[MrDJ]

Hi @Christina Towers and welcome to the planet.

i dont do nic salts so cant help with them.
you mentioned you tried normal freebase nicotine, what was the strength as my first thought would be to try 18mg at 50/50 but that will give a greater throat hit.

actually thinking about it drip drop 10ml do a mix of 60vg/40pg or 50/50 but only do upto 12mg nic strength.
might be worth trying a couple of their flavours at £2 each as you might not need to buy new kit then https://www.dripdropvapour.co.uk/collections/10ml-e-liquid
lates i bough was both 60vg 10 bottles of apple and pears and butterscotch. oh and a 1000ml of custard

if 70vg works for you then finding a cheap kit that will give MTL (mouth to lung like smoking) or RDL restricted direct to lung which is a slightly looser draw.
problem is with sub ohm is they are more suited at lower nicotine 3-6mg and higher wattage with bigger clouds but it does sounds like you need higher nic at the start.
I started on 18mg and gave up overnight ater 37 years smoking. mentally i went and bought shit tons of juice and gear so in my head it kept reminding me that if i just had 1 cig i know i would of been back on them again and i would of wasted a lot of money.

 

[Christina Towers]

Hi @Christina Towers and welcome to the planet.

i dont do nic salts so cant help with them.
you mentioned you tried normal freebase nicotine, what was the strength as my first thought would be to try 18mg at 50/50 but that will give a greater throat hit.

actually thinking about it drip drop 10ml do a mix of 60vg/40pg or 50/50 but only do upto 12mg nic strength.
might be worth trying a couple of their flavours at £2 each as you might not need to buy new kit then https://www.dripdropvapour.co.uk/collections/10ml-e-liquid
lates i bough was both 60vg 10 bottles of apple and pears and butterscotch. oh and a 1000ml of custard

if 70vg works for you then finding a cheap kit that will give MTL (mouth to lung like smoking) or RDL restricted direct to lung which is a slightly looser draw.
problem is with sub ohm is they are more suited at lower nicotine 3-6mg and higher wattage with bigger clouds but it does sounds like you need higher nic at the start.
I started on 18mg and gave up overnight ater 37 years smoking. mentally i went and bought shit tons of juice and gear so in my head it kept reminding me that if i just had 1 cig i know i would of been back on them again and i would of wasted a lot of money.

I tried 18mg, 12mg and 9mg, it was sadly still the same result, I find 70% VG doesn't irritate my throat unlike 50/50 and nic salts, but it's the fact that even with 50/50 juice the T18 ii is just not bringing an satisfying results and can't taste barely any flavour from it either, I was looking at getting a innokin coolfire mini with the zenith D22 MTL kit, but I want to make sure it's the right kit choice before buying

 

[DeeDee aka (Pod Queen)]

Hi Christine

As you have to use 70vg 30pg then you will have to use a kit that is more restricted mouth to lung, i wouldn't go full on subohm personally but there are many kits that give you the choice depending on coil.
Atm im using the Vaporesso Gen Air and its a great kit, you can use the 0.6 or 0.8 coil with your juice and restrict the airflow to tight or wide open. I would choose something that gives you the option of various coils and airflow adjustment. The GTX coils give excellent flavour.

Im a more mtl user with nic salts but the Vaporesso Gen Air suits all types.

Maybe others my be able to recommend different kit

@MrDJ I think you need to tag in more people in these posts as many don't seem to want to help or arent aware people are posting for help. Always seems to be me but we have reviewers that could probably help out more than I can lovely

 

[DeeDee aka (Pod Queen)]

Hi Christine

As you have to use 70vg 30pg then you will have to use a kit that is more restricted mouth to lung, i wouldn't go full on subohm personally but there are many kits that give you the choice depending on coil.
Atm im using the Vaporesso Gen Air and its a great kit, you can use the 0.6 or 0.8 coil with your juice and restrict the airflow to tight or wide open. I would choose something that gives you the option of various coils and airflow adjustment. The GTX coils give excellent flavour.

Im a more mtl user with nic salts but the Vaporesso Gen Air suits all types.

Maybe others my be able to recommend different kit

@MrDJ I think you need to tag in more people in these posts as many don't seem to want to help or arent aware people are posting for help. Always seems to be me but we have reviewers that could probably help out more than I can lovely

Also Christine, just to add I never gone on with the T18 kits either, lack of flavour for me

 

[Christina Towers]

Also Christine, just to add I never gone on with the T18 kits either, lack of flavour for me

What is your opinion on a coolfire mini kit with zenith D22 tank? I've been researching all day my head feels like it's gonna explore at my final straw with the t18 ii vape I asked my partner to take a puff to see if he a non-smoker, non-vaper could taste the bubblegum juice that I had in it, he could only taste nicotine and a slight bubblegum but really slight, so it just come to the conclusion after trying so many different juices (I have a lot now just piling up) that it's the vape that's the issue