Do you use your non-analog PV in public? What state/province/country are you in? I ask because...

[utenzil]

... I have only seen a person vaping in public once, when visiting Atlantic City, NJ, in the evening on the boardwalk. They were using a cartomizer/battery type system with black battery/carto and blue lights on it.

I'm in Maryland USA btw.

Now, there may have been many times I've seen people using an analog and not noticed (which I guess is the idea) but I don't know that I've ever seen anyone using anything APV-like in public other than that one time.

So do you, and/or have you seen others using one?

Other related questions would be "how often have you seen this where you are?" and "have you seen an increase in such sightings?"

 

[Hippieangst]

I got started with vaping because I saw someone with an eGo / clearo set up, but so far, that's the only other person I've seen use a PV in public. However, I live in a somewhat small, college town (about 25,000), and it's the summer. So, not many folks are out and about. My eyes are open though.

 

[zapped]

Of course I do....I know of at least 10 people at my community college who use them and see MANY more at my local vapemeets.

 

[spegtoast]

live in NW Ohio. We just had our Ohio Bike Week this last weekend. I showed up to show off my PV. Especially to the analog people. You know what I found? Looking across the vast amount of people I found no plums of smoke. Nobody smoking. I proudly puffed my PV and no one had any questions or comments. So with my experience this weekend I went home wondering if maybe people knew what it was, or thought I was being rude and just didn't say anything.

 

[LuckyCat]

I haven't seen other PV users in public, either. I actually discovered a little brick and mortar recently while on vacation and it was borderline surreal to dudes with PVs in there. As for me, I live in Oregon and I vape everywhere. Literally. Grocery shopping, on airplanes, on the Max, restaurants, the mall....everywhere I go. People asked more questions about the quasi-cigalike 510s I started with than the behemoth of a 1300mah battery I use now. That strikes me as unusual. Not only do I not notice other vapers, but no one really seems to notice me, either.

 

[Old Curmudgeon]

Southern California here. Since I started vaping last fall I didn't see anyone vaping. Ever.
I felt weird, people stared at me and asked what it was, so I mostly smoked analogs in public to keep
a low profile and not draw attention.

Now I see people with their PVs all over the place and shops opening
on every corner. It's like it took off overnight.

 

[scooterholic]

Yes I use my Wraith in public all the time, I never go any where without it.

 

[zoiDman]

Southern California here. Since I started vaping last fall I didn't see anyone vaping. Ever.
I felt weird, people stared at me and asked what it was, so I mostly smoked analogs in public to keep
a low profile and not draw attention.

Now I see people with their PVs all over the place and shops opening
on every corner. It's like it took off overnight.

It does seem that in Orange County that the Last 6 Months there has been an Exponential Increase in Vapers.

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I carry a 18350 Vamo / CE2 with me most of the time. Sometimes I will use a Twist/Spinner with a CE2.

What catches my eye is People using 6ml Tanks atop 18650 Mods. I have stood with people who are smoking and vaping. No One really notices me much with my 18350 Vamo/CE2. But Everyone Does Notice someone Hitting on a 6ml Tank on a 6" Long Mod.

 

[kabonk]

yes I use all my PVs in public from a provari with a tank to a DNA bottom feeder. I live in MI and have never ran into another vaper in the wild

 

[kamil99]

I use my Provari all the time/place.
Have a mechanical out and about sometimes too with a dripper.

Sent from my mind while out and about.

PS in chicago and suburbs.

 

[Salm12]

Centeral Jersey - I use my PV everywhere. Suprisingly enough, the town that I work for (Lakewood NJ) has the biggest orthodox Jewish community next to Israel. And Vaping is very big in their community so I do actually see some of them vaping. Its funny because they see me vaping, and are suprised that someone outside of their community vapes haha.

 

[wv2win]

I've seen several. And about 1000 people have seen me with either my VW Darwin or Vamo in office buildings, courthouses, restrurants, sports bars, etc vaping. It's a great conversation starter and an opportunity to educate the uninformed as well as help those interested in helping a loved one stop smoking.

 

[Talyon]

My profile says where I'm from. I've met a few Vapers at my local vendor of course, but have only seen one other Vaper out on the streets.

 

[AlanWoltemath]

i use my itaste svd with the kanger protank in 18650 length all day every day no matter where i am at. it cracks me up how many dirty looks i get as i walk through the mall or grocery store. i work at cheesecake factory in the woodlands texas and i see a ton of people vape in the restaurant. Also 7 other employees vape as well, i sold them their vaping kits. HEHE

 

[Kristin0624]

You see them all over the place in my corner of the USA. I really don't vape in public all that much just because I don't like wearing stuff around my neck and getting it in and out of my purse gets annoying lol

 

[MsComptrtchr]

I saw a woman in line at the grocery store with a formidable-looking PV. so I grabbed my Evic out of my purse and waved it at her. I yelled out (a little too enthusiastically) "Vaper!" and she showed me her tricked out Provari. She was vaping in line like it was no biggie (I don't do that.)

 

[Chiku]

I am in Alberta, haven't seen anyone other than the person I helped start vaping. I do vape everywhere, at work (supplier to the construction industry) I get a lot of questions. Just out in public, most people just ignore me, makes me wonder what they think I am doing. Especially with the questions I got at work when I first started.

 

[Anbessa]

Early this year i was in Honolulu with a cruise ship and i have seen a Vaper on dock and later on the same day in a bar there were two Vapers siting on the next tabel. That time i did not Vape myself but knew about it but the devices they used i know npw were all mods

Greets Anbessa

 

[grandmato5]

I vape in public all the time and have since I started vaping. I'm from western NY but I've vaped in public many places in the US and also in Canada, Mexico, Costa Rico, Columbia, Panama, Aruba, Granada, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Thomas, Jamaica, Barbados, St Martin, Grand Cayman.

My first couple years of vaping it was rare to see another person vaping out in public but its become more often in the last year. A few weeks ago I was driving on Main St in our local city and heard someone yelling and looked out the window and the person riding in a truck beside me was hanging out the window wildly waving their Ego at me as I was vaping while I was driving

My local vape shop is selling a lot of ecigs so I know there are a lot of people vaping now in my community, I just haven't run into a lot of them yet outside of the vape shop.

 

[2coils]

I vape in public where allowed. I encourage everyone to do the same. We need to get vaping as mainstream as possible. Until discovering ECF, I wondered how many vapers were in Jersey. Until finally getting to a B&M, I NEVER had seen a live vaper other than my mom and a friend. I know people are buying the cigalikes. I ask about e-cig sales every time I walk into a convenience store, and I'm told they are doing extremely well. It does seem that there are more vapers west of N.J