Thanks for the opinions...definitely helps solidify my own feelings on the subject.
I'm in total agreement with everyone about the physical reinforcement that vapor gives--it's what makes smoking...well, smoking for me as well. Like Mary Kay put so well: I think just need an analog's amount of vapor to satisfy that smoking desire.
Also gotta say it's been a total no-brainer on quitting analogs this time: it's so much like smoking that I haven't had any desire to go back. Plus I can vape in places I couldn't smoke, so it's even more enjoyable.
As for the smell of the vapor, a couple of stories: my wife and I work at the same company and she knows I've been quietly
vaping in my office instead of going down to the loading dock for a smoke break like I used to with the analogs. She came in one day that I'd been
vaping some Red Cow carto's from V4L about an hour before and mentioned that my office had a "sweetish" smell in the air-- not objectionable, but there was something.
Story 2, which could be just paranoia: I'm out of town this week at a convention in a totally non-smoking hotel (with a $250 penalty for anyone caught smoking in a room). Of course, I've been happily
vaping away on a chocolate carto--nothing major, just a few puffs here and there. At one point, I put down my 808 and went down the hall to the ice machine. When I came back in, I definitely could smell something (and no, it wasn't my old socks...8-o). Again, in no way could it have been considered cigarette like in the least, but again...something.
As to the quantity of vapor: Who knows, maybe I just have "vapor envy"...probably just some f***ed up macho guy thing about who's got bigger vapor...
I was also thinking it just could be a way to justify buying more toys...that Silver Bullet looks sweet, and so does the Protege, and the Super T...man, a guy could go broke if he's not careful...