Feel weird vaping in public
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Have you gotten cartomizers for your 510? Boge standard resistance (around 3 ohms) are most popular and slim ecigs can only use standard resistance. The cartomizer replaces the cart and atomizer. NiteLiteVapor.us has all 3 colors (black, white, tan). A carto looks nice on a 510 and they hold more liquid, should need juice less often (just keep them damp or you will singe them and ruin the flavor). In general they provide a more consider and troublefree vape and keep your flavors totally separate. I use juices with 20% or less VG and avoid those that drop a lot of flavoring sediment - I like light clear juices. Just be super careful if you got auto batteries - autos all have a hole in the threaded end and if a carto leaks a bit it will leak right there and can damage or kill an auto battery or other unsealed battery. Joye 510 manuals are totally sealed there and a tissue will just clean up any small leak. I do 95% of my 510 vaping with Boge cartos. I use the atomizer to test new juices and only ones I love get cartos. Cartos are a small continuing expense. I can get over a week of use out of one Boge carto and they cost about $2 each.
If you have white 510 and WANT it to look like a cig, a tan or white carto will help. If you have black or other color, the black cartos look really nice. Personally, I like it not looking like a cigarette and I did not know that would be the case. I prefer looking like a gadget freak haha. Every ecig I have bought since the first has not been white.
If you have white 510 and WANT it to look like a cig, a tan or white carto will help. If you have black or other color, the black cartos look really nice. Personally, I like it not looking like a cigarette and I did not know that would be the case. I prefer looking like a gadget freak haha. Every ecig I have bought since the first has not been white.
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I think I understand how you feel. When iPads first came out I felt weird taking it in public... like I was being pompus or something. I sat in a booth in the back in the dark in a corner to play with my new gadget. There were stares. It's nice they're standard fare now.
Ecigs/PVs will get there. I vape everywhere, discreetly in some places. I don't vape anything that looks like a cigarette - ever. I tried that the first few days and got the stink-eye from the smoking-police crowd. I get a lot of "does that really work?" and "is that one of those electric cigarettes?" questions. If one person makes the switch because you were brave enough to be seen and answer a couple of questions you'll change a life for the better. I'll admit I'm a bit of a vape crusader. Being able to run a 5k, take the dogs on long walks and getting off the sidelines and back into the game has me excited. Vape proud!
Ecigs/PVs will get there. I vape everywhere, discreetly in some places. I don't vape anything that looks like a cigarette - ever. I tried that the first few days and got the stink-eye from the smoking-police crowd. I get a lot of "does that really work?" and "is that one of those electric cigarettes?" questions. If one person makes the switch because you were brave enough to be seen and answer a couple of questions you'll change a life for the better. I'll admit I'm a bit of a vape crusader. Being able to run a 5k, take the dogs on long walks and getting off the sidelines and back into the game has me excited. Vape proud!
I do the exact samething, lol. Go to take a leak, take a few drags, then head back into the bar. But when in public I stealth vape. Take a long drag, hold it in for 15-20s then exhale slowly.
Like Wingapo said, the uncomfortable feeling will all wash away with your growing attachment to your personal vaporizer. If you get looks or question you should really assume that people are more so curious as to what your vaping/smoking. Versus, any negative ideas or judgements. You truly should share the experience and let others enjoy your new found love for vaporizing just as much as you do! After all you "could" potentially be offering a healthier lifestyle to those who have never had the will or opportunity to make the switch from analog cigarettes. I commend you for your switch great job!
this is more about personal insecurity than anything i think...and thats just fear...and the best way to combat fear is to just do whatever it is you fear...over and over again...until you don't fear it anymore
you arent hurting anyone...be free my friend
you arent hurting anyone...be free my friend
I vape in restaurants where smoking isn't allowed. And when shopping at Walmart, Home Depot, etc. I try to be reasonably subtle about it, but I'm certainly doing it in public. I go dancing once or twice a week, and I vape there, but that's in a smoking bar. I haven't been to a non-smoking bar since I started vaping. That's not intentional, just works out that way.
So far, nobody has ever tried to stop me from doing it, and nobody has given me a hard time about it in any way. A fair number of people have asked me "what is that". Mostly smokers, and most of them are already familiar with an mini e-cig kind of thing. I just tell them it's a bigger, better version of an e-cig. If they show interest, I show them how it works and give them a business card for Vaporescence, a local brick and mortar where I bought my eGo.
I'm thinking of getting some business cards made up that have ECF info on one side, and Vaporescence info on the other.
So far, nobody has ever tried to stop me from doing it, and nobody has given me a hard time about it in any way. A fair number of people have asked me "what is that". Mostly smokers, and most of them are already familiar with an mini e-cig kind of thing. I just tell them it's a bigger, better version of an e-cig. If they show interest, I show them how it works and give them a business card for Vaporescence, a local brick and mortar where I bought my eGo.
I'm thinking of getting some business cards made up that have ECF info on one side, and Vaporescence info on the other.
I like to think of myself as a crusader for vaping. I vape everywhere and anywhere. Although I do have a process that I follow. When in a restaurant or bar (where they don't know me yet) I will ask to speak with the manager and explain what I'm doing. 9 times out of 10 I'm given the OK and vape without any guilty feelings. Certain settings where there are very young people I will not vape. I can't really expect them to understand the difference between analogs and vaping.
I have given out the url to the site that I get my supplies from so often now that I should be on the payroll
I have given out the url to the site that I get my supplies from so often now that I should be on the payroll
I have been vaping for a year, however I don't get out much. Whenever I go out in public I'm hesitant to vape. Most places are pretty cool with it. Just this morning I was at the restaurant / bar near my office picking up breakfast and I talked to the manager. She was totally cool with it so I vaped at the bar while I waited for my breakfast burrito. The guy next to me was pretty curious about it and we had a chat about vaping while I waited for my food. Most people seem pretty accepting of it, but I still think asking first is a good idea if you think you might piss people off.
I've gotten alot more comfortable about it myself also. I also feel that if we don't use them much in public the public won't learn about them. I do get tired of having to explain it all the time but once I do people are cool about it, and it's a step that needs to be taken for them to catch on. Big tobacco has boatloads of money for advertising whereas for ecigs I feel its gonna be more up to the community to get the word out.
You know...that got me to thinking...how do they even advertise anymore? I don't think they can advertise anywhere...the only, only, only way they can stay in business is addiction.
It's funny. I'm on week 3 of vaping. For the first two weeks I was kinda flagrant- thought that it was my god given right and a present to myself for quitting smoking. Actually posted a comment here about stealth vaping in a kinda judgemental way. The other day I was at the mall, all hooked up with my cappucino and nook just dying for a good vape. Lo and behold, a little 2 or 3 year old walked out. I put my Riva away. :-( My rebellious streak had come to an end.
The younger generation (well, the younger than me generation) has no memory of smoking at the hospital, on a plane or at the mall. They see smoking as "bad" and that it stays outdoors. This little experience taught me much.. It's ok to boldly vape in public but know who your audience is. I would not want to be responsible for this suddenly becoming "cool" to little ones like analogs were cool to me at 15.
The younger generation (well, the younger than me generation) has no memory of smoking at the hospital, on a plane or at the mall. They see smoking as "bad" and that it stays outdoors. This little experience taught me much.. It's ok to boldly vape in public but know who your audience is. I would not want to be responsible for this suddenly becoming "cool" to little ones like analogs were cool to me at 15.
Good point.
I think most of the younger generation think vaping is sorta dorky. Which is fine by me.
I think most of the younger generation think vaping is sorta dorky. Which is fine by me.
I felt a little funny vaping in public too! I quickly got over it! I tried to be discrete but that made it worse. Now people are starting to ask me what I was "smoking". They are asking me to try it! Very uncomfortable. Get your own!!!!
Just want to add that I love, love, love Ms. T's Peach flavor! Just tried it for the first time! So refreshing!
I'd rather feel weird vaping in public than feeling homicidal otherwise...
It amazes me how we've met and, in some cases, surpassed the ol' Sci-Fi fiction 'expectations'!
It amazes me how we've met and, in some cases, surpassed the ol' Sci-Fi fiction 'expectations'!
LOL. That's why I carry new drip tips with me. I don't mind letting someone try my PV if I'm dripping. Not with a carto though. That's weird. They can keep the DT. I draw the line with someone sticking their nose to my juice bottle. I get 'can I smell it?' quite a bit. Ewww.
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