100% VG but not dripping, question and observation about "vape scene".

[sincerelysasquatch]

So... I prefer vg-only liquid as I prefer the smoother vape, and it's easier on my lungs (I cough a lot from vaping, I believe it is a sensitivity to the nicotine, but VG helps). However, people in the snooty hipster downtown vape scene around here are very condescending towards me since I am not dripping, and they seem to think vg-only is only for dripping. I choose not to drip because I have a one year old son and do not want to keep bottles of liquid around... I fill my tank and then lock up my juice, and I feel much more comfortable doing this. I know vg-only clogs up coils pretty quickly, but are there other reasons some people in the vape culture seem to think vg-only is only for dripping? Is this a pretty universal perception?

I'm sorry, but I hate the vape scene here. Yes, it is a scene. There is a combination vape lounge/bar downtown full of condescending, jerk hipsters sitting around sipping craft beer and dripping, looking down at their noses at me and my vision spinner 2 (sorry, but not everyone needs massive clouds, or wants to invest the kind of money like you do into a setup). Does a hipster vape culture exist where you live?

 

[LiquidElectron]

I think you might be me. I prefer VG-only liquid, I can tolerate a bit of PG, but I get the itches. (I think, much testing to be done.) My vaping gear is a couple Mini Protank II's and 2 Vision Spinner 2's...I don't drip. I learned how to rebuild a coil for my Protank the first day I had it, because I knew I'd clog them up fast.

But. I live in the middle of nowhere, Iowa, and I can only find things online. There's no scene here at all. Especially in a town of 6.5k

I have been out and about and been asked what that is in my front pocket, but I only show it to people I know. I'm actually pretty happy without having to worry about the 'in-crowd'. Besides that, I'm too old for those places. I'd be like Obi-Wan in the Mos Eisley cantina.

 

[sincerelysasquatch]

I need to learn how to rebuild coils. I had trouble with dry hits with my nautilus and aerotank and attributed it to bad coils so I was constantly changing out the coils, but I think it may have been the tanks. I just bought a unitank and it lacks flavor but I have to say, I have not had a dry hit yet.

Also, I am VERY happy with the vision spinner 2. I prefer it over the itaste vv 3.0 I had, is it usually considered a superior device? I think they were comparable price, I haven't compared specs but I think the spinner has a better battery life, looks nicer and I prefer the mechanical voltage adjustment instead of digital.
EDIT: just checked, the spinner is twice the mah of the itaste. I like ego style batteries. I don't want to suck on a box.

 

[cores]

So... I prefer vg-only liquid as I prefer the smoother vape, and it's easier on my lungs (I cough a lot from vaping, I believe it is a sensitivity to the nicotine, but VG helps). However, people in the snooty hipster downtown vape scene around here are very condescending towards me since I am not dripping, and they seem to think vg-only is only for dripping. I choose not to drip because I have a one year old son and do not want to keep bottles of liquid around... I fill my tank and then lock up my juice, and I feel much more comfortable doing this. I know vg-only clogs up coils pretty quickly, but are there other reasons some people in the vape culture seem to think vg-only is only for dripping? Is this a pretty universal perception?

I'm sorry, but I hate the vape scene here. Yes, it is a scene. There is a combination vape lounge/bar downtown full of condescending, jerk hipsters sitting around sipping craft beer and dripping, looking down at their noses at me and my vision spinner 2 (sorry, but not everyone needs massive clouds, or wants to invest the kind of money like you do into a setup). Does a hipster vape culture exist where you live?

Doesn't sound like people I'd tolerate around. Why bother over this? You like what you like. And you shouldn't do what they do just to fit in with a group that clearly isn't a good fit.

Vaping is very mainstream here in south florida. It's more common than smoking. This area is unique in its positive social atmosphere - beaches, vacationers, sunshine, warm smiles, and beautiful people loving life. Locals avoid negative vibing people like their contagious. The negative attitudes are not welcomed. No one wants to associate with this. I think this has alot to do why vaping has been so heavily adopted here. It's so social that no one wants to be annoying with a stinky. The vape culture here is healthy. Every subculture here is friendly. Some.. a little too friendly.

I have great conversations with PG'ers, VG'ers, Mixers, Drippers, tankers, squonkers, carters, cig-alikers, smokers, and people vaping out of lightbulbs all the same.

Shrug it off to wierd, and find yourself another vape lounge. You'll be much happier in the long run, and thats what its all about.

 

[sparkky1]

So... I prefer vg-only liquid as I prefer the smoother vape, and it's easier on my lungs (I cough a lot from vaping, I believe it is a sensitivity to the nicotine, but VG helps). However, people in the snooty hipster downtown vape scene around here are very condescending towards me since I am not dripping, and they seem to think vg-only is only for dripping. I choose not to drip because I have a one year old son and do not want to keep bottles of liquid around... I fill my tank and then lock up my juice, and I feel much more comfortable doing this. I know vg-only clogs up coils pretty quickly, but are there other reasons some people in the vape culture seem to think vg-only is only for dripping? Is this a pretty universal perception?

I'm sorry, but I hate the vape scene here. Yes, it is a scene. There is a combination vape lounge/bar downtown full of condescending, jerk hipsters sitting around sipping craft beer and dripping, looking down at their noses at me and my vision spinner 2 (sorry, but not everyone needs massive clouds, or wants to invest the kind of money like you do into a setup). Does a hipster vape culture exist where you live?

What makes you so intimidated from others using different devices or different ratio juices ? is it just that they send huge plumes into the room ? your rant seems rather obscure to think there wouldn't be people like that at a vape lounge that serves alcohol .I'm not sure you smoked cigarettes for a long time but for the price of a pack a day for a month would buy a very nice device and a regulated mod and yes you could save quite a bit of money wrapping your own coils / wicks on an RTA with way better flavor.

 

[Nikkita6]

So... I prefer vg-only liquid as I prefer the smoother vape, and it's easier on my lungs (I cough a lot from vaping, I believe it is a sensitivity to the nicotine, but VG helps). However, people in the snooty hipster downtown vape scene around here are very condescending towards me since I am not dripping, and they seem to think vg-only is only for dripping. I choose not to drip because I have a one year old son and do not want to keep bottles of liquid around... I fill my tank and then lock up my juice, and I feel much more comfortable doing this. I know vg-only clogs up coils pretty quickly, but are there other reasons some people in the vape culture seem to think vg-only is only for dripping? Is this a pretty universal perception?

I'm sorry, but I hate the vape scene here. Yes, it is a scene. There is a combination vape lounge/bar downtown full of condescending, jerk hipsters sitting around sipping craft beer and dripping, looking down at their noses at me and my vision spinner 2 (sorry, but not everyone needs massive clouds, or wants to invest the kind of money like you do into a setup). Does a hipster vape culture exist where you live?

Don't let those hipsters make you think there is something wrong with you, when there is something wrong with their knowledge of vape history. ;-)

Back when I started vaping high PG e-liquids were all the rage, and VG was largely looked down upon because it was believed by many that it ruined throat, slowed down flavor development, and took too long to absorb into the polyfill material of cartomizers (if you heat it first it absorbs pretty fast). At that time there was only a small community of max VG juices users, myself included, but we existed well before the hipsters of today. This was all well before the RDA and sub ohm vaping was invented. Dripping is not new, its just that many of us were dripping into 510 306, and 901 atties and not .16 ohm RDA's. But I used max VG juice in everything .. dripper atties and cartomizers .. and then protanks and evods, then Genesis and bottom coil style RBA's.

Aside from my having a reaction to high PG e-liquids, like you, from the start of vaping I preferred the smoothness of VG juice. I felt it made the overall vape experience more pleasurable. As the years rolled on, and RDA's and sub ohm vaping became a "thing" around mid to late 2013, all of a sudden the desire for max VG juice surged and max VG based juices became a "thing", like max PG juice used to be a thing.

What does dripping have to do with it? Nothing! .. I like max VG and I have always liked max VG, and have used max VG regardless of the evolution of my vape gear collection.

 

[defdock]

i know quite a few people who also seem to think like that. i think what it stems from is the fact some dripped are cloud chasers. VG is what is responsible for the huge clouds, so they assume your cloud chasing on a dripper. looked down on because that is THEIR beleive when in reality it can go many ways, people with PG sensitivity prefer VG. people who like smoother vapes prefer VG, and then there are those who soley vape just to vape - unflavored and they tend to go full VG because of the "fullness" you feel in the lungs.


i think people need to get off their high horse. its NOT that serious that you have to be a gang of hipster cloud breathing dragons. FULL respect to the OP

 

[LMS62]

This is not the OP's first post where he/she is putting down people he/she considers to be "hipsters".... which apparently is anyone who doesn't vape like he/she does.

 

[Maiar]

The hell? Didn't we just have this discussion last night?

 

[defdock]

This is not the OP's first post where he/she is putting down people he/she considers to be "hipsters".... which apparently is anyone who doesn't vape like he/she does.

if you find yourself offended by this statement - you must be one of those "hipsters" - not trying to attack, just pointing out.


OP may have another agenda i didnt sense in her/his statement, but i personaly still see this "trend"

these "kids" are taking vaping to a whole new level to "look cool" - i personaly know a few, and they never even smoked before hand, they only took up vaping to blow clouds - which still stands on this argument of being a "hipster" - doing what looks cool.



and to be honest, these are the people who are getting the major attention of bystandards in public - ultimatly leading to the FDA regulations and what not.

 

[gray]

So... I prefer vg-only liquid as I prefer the smoother vape, and it's easier on my lungs (I cough a lot from vaping, I believe it is a sensitivity to the nicotine, but VG helps). However, people in the snooty hipster downtown vape scene around here are very condescending towards me since I am not dripping, and they seem to think vg-only is only for dripping. I choose not to drip because I have a one year old son and do not want to keep bottles of liquid around... I fill my tank and then lock up my juice, and I feel much more comfortable doing this. I know vg-only clogs up coils pretty quickly, but are there other reasons some people in the vape culture seem to think vg-only is only for dripping? Is this a pretty universal perception?

I'm sorry, but I hate the vape scene here. Yes, it is a scene. There is a combination vape lounge/bar downtown full of condescending, jerk hipsters sitting around sipping craft beer and dripping, looking down at their noses at me and my vision spinner 2 (sorry, but not everyone needs massive clouds, or wants to invest the kind of money like you do into a setup). Does a hipster vape culture exist where you live?

I run the highest vg that the given atty will take. The main reason is that PG offers more irritation for my lungs. I do run a dripper the majority of the time only because I find the airflow appreciable and there is volumes less maintenance. Personally I take a walk past smokers and vapers, then I vape it up however I like. A longer walk is better for us anyhow. Whatever keeps you off the smokes is the main reason for whatever you have.

 

[alicewonderland]

if you find yourself offended by this statement - you must be one of those "hipsters" - not trying to attack, just pointing out.


OP may have another agenda i didnt sense in her/his statement, but i personaly still see this "trend"

these "kids" are taking vaping to a whole new level to "look cool" - i personaly know a few, and they never even smoked before hand, they only took up vaping to blow clouds - which still stands on this argument of being a "hipster" - doing what looks cool.



and to be honest, these are the people who are getting the major attention of bystandards in public - ultimatly leading to the FDA regulations and what not.

Whoa a person who seems to think like I do. Everytime I've posted in some threads about my opinions on those kind of people, I just get the whole "let them do what they want they're not hurting anyone" or "you're paranoid about the FDA, they are not going to ban them because of clouds" etc etc, or I just get called an ANTZ. Never bashed them either, just stated I dislike certain things happening due to possible negative outcomes.