The Wild World of Sub-Ohm Vaping

The Wild World of Sub-Ohm Vaping

If you’ve been to a vaping expo or simply hang out with enough vapers, you’ll most likely hear some of the vaping vets talking about something called ‘sub-ohm vaping’. You'll hear countless debates on what the best tank to use is, the best e-juice, and so on and so forth. However, you’ll never quite hear exactly what sub-ohm vaping actually is.

Here, we’ll talk about exactly what sub-ohming is and why it’s done.

Sub-ohm vaping, simply put, is vaping with a MOD that has coils capable of using less than 1 ohm of resistance. In the early days of vaping, this was considered dangerous and unwise, as most devices weren’t meant to be used at such low resistances. In doing so, a vaper would heat up the battery far beyond safe levels, and could potentially completely break the battery or overheat the entire device. However, this is now increasingly common. With the advent of accessible and relatively cheap MODs that can easily go under one ohm, sub-ohming is becoming more and more popular.

But why should you sub-ohm, and what’re the benefits of it? The major reason many people sub-ohm is to create more vapor with increased flavor. By increasing the power output, more vapor is produced at a faster rate. At the same time, the increased amount of e-liquid passing over the much larger coils gives that liquid a more powerful flavor. Even though there’s significantly more heat involved, your vapor will never burn up. The heat is spread out over a larger coil surface area so it’s able to be distributed more evenly, effectively rendering each point the same heat level that other vapes provide. Of course, the main reason behind sub-ohm vaping lies in the vapor production. Cloud chasing, the never-ending race to achieve the biggest vapor cloud anyone has ever seen, is done exclusively with MODs that’re sub-ohm ready. 

The wattage on your MOD can make all the difference when it comes to sub-ohm vaping. In fact, a good amount of vapers are moving among the wattage classes, from 30-32.5 watt machines to 50 and even 100 watt devices for instances. Though these devices say they’re specific wattages, these MODs are usually variable wattage. Variable wattage is amazing for sub-ohm vaping, since the wattage can automatically power up depending on certain e-liquids and differences in viscosity. The higher the possible wattage, the more vapor you’ll produce. What class you choose depends on how much of a cloud chaser you are. The most competitive cloud chaser will generally pick up the highest wattage available. As a hobbyist, you may want to choose a slightly less show-off MOD, one that is more suitable for regular vaping.

Of course, sub-ohm vaping doesn’t come without controversy. As previously mentioned, sub-ohming used to be considered dangerous. To the uninformed, it still is somewhat dangerous. If you want to dive into this wild world, then you’ll need to understand the ins and outs of your MOD like never before. You’ll need to understand how it sounds and feels if it’s overheating too much, and you’ll need to discern the difference between good and bad vapor. You’ll need to be able to understand the symbols and meanings behind wattage, voltage, ohms, and more. Once you’ve mastered all of the above, sub-ohm vaping will be a breeze. It’ll open up a whole new world of vaping that you never knew existed, and your vaping experience will be changed forever.