The cloud chasing fad

[freeall]

Is this the future of vaping now? Seems like so many people now are more interested in big time vapor, rather than using ecigs as an alternative to smoking and getting their nic fix.

It reminds me of when I was a kid and how we used to ride our bikes, or play hockey and basketball on the street. Nowadays, kids play with iPads, tablets, cell phones and high definition video games. And they wonder why the obesity rate is so high. Gee, I wonder.

It just goes to show how much technology has changed society as a whole. People do things just because it's the "in" thing to do.

There's cloud chasing contests now and "meets" where people go, to see who can blow the biggest cloud? Lol it's laughable.

 

[cloudsfordaze]

its weird i feel less addicted to nicotine now than i do putting out big clouds.

 

[dbrandt01]

Possibly, I mean I like flavor and if big clouds of vapor occurs with the set up I'm running then so be it. If I'm around people I just take short quick hits to minimize vapor.

 

[stevegmu]

I really don't get it. Seems akin to beer ....s and shotgunning beer cans.

There really should be a subforum called How to SubOhm on a $15 Clone...

 

[ProjektMayhem]

It definitely looks like it. So many people with videos blowing phat cloudz. I feel like it's almost an ego/pride thing for some people. It's like a pissing contest except you can blow your face/hands off.

 

[freeall]

For the record, I'm not saying I have a problem with it.

However, it sure won't help the vape world with the general public, when they see 6 people comparing clouds, outside a restaraunt lol.

It's turning into a sport, rather than a crutch for smoking.

 

[rondasherrill]

For the record, I'm not saying I have a problem with it.

However, it sure won't help the vape world with the general public, when they see 6 people comparing clouds, outside a restaraunt lol.

It's turning into a sport, rather than a crutch for smoking.

Yep. People already mistake vapor for smoke even on the little ones. How will people react when vapers are LITERALLY clouding the air others are trying to breathe. Whether or not it is harmless isn't the point. Just like with cigarette smoke, non-users shouldn't be stuck having to breath it in just because we like it.

 

[Baditude]

 

[readeuler]

The singular future? Extraordinarily highly doubtful. It is without a doubt one facet of the future of vaping, however. Pandora's box is wide open, and nothing's going back inside.

I don't think there's anything wrong with it, as long as it's done semi-intelligently, and more importantly, cautiously.

I'm still sitting on an ego/clearo, but I'll be dipping my toe into the rebuildable waters tomorrow. I'm sure at some point down the road I'll look into a fun cloudy setup for wild hairs, but I don't anticipate it being my personal norm.

It is a huge buzzword at the moment, I'll give you that, but I don't think there's any reason to expect it to become synonymous with vaping.

 

[AndriaD]

Is this the future of vaping now? Seems like so many people now are more interested in big time vapor, rather than using ecigs as an alternative to smoking and getting their nic fix.

It reminds me of when I was a kid and how we used to ride our bikes, or play hockey and basketball on the street. Nowadays, kids play with iPads, tablets, cell phones and high definition video games. And they wonder why the obesity rate is so high. Gee, I wonder.

It just goes to show how much technology has changed society as a whole. People do things just because it's the "in" thing to do.

There's cloud chasing contests now and "meets" where people go, to see who can blow the biggest cloud? Lol it's laughable.

I completely agree. I started vaping for one reason only: to cut down or quit smoking -- I managed to quit. That replacement, in such a way that it doesn't aggravate my asthma even more than cigarettes (which thick clouds definitely do!) is all I care about. My eliquid is always at least 75% PG, my vapor as thin as *actual* cigarette smoke, and that is just perfect. It is NOT necessary to fog up the joint to be satisfied with vaping as a substitute for smoking -- smoking does NOT produce that kind of thick "fog."

And I agree completely about kids and their games. My son grew up with a succession of different gaming systems, but I made sure he always had at least a couple hours a day running around outside, weather permitting -- it's the only way to keep a healthy energetic kid from driving you wild with their energy level!

Andria

 

[freeall]

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Hey, this reminds me, I have worms and leeches in the fridge outside I use for fishing I have to check on, make sure they're still good for a few days. In fact, I'm gonna do that now.

 

[JohnnyBGoode]

I think only a small percentage of the vapers is really interested in cloud chasing.
Since it is the most technical demanding way of vaping, many come looking for info, here and on YouTube, etc
It is also the most spectacular variant , big clouds, explosions and what more.
Hence it tends to dominate the scene a bit but I guess that will get less over the next few months.
The novelty will wear off at some point and since it is a rather demanding (dripping, ohm measuring, high end kit, etc) way of vaping, I don't see it catching on with the general vape population as The way to vape.

 

[joelmora89]

Well for me on a magma at .6 . I blow pretty big clouds, but i like that setup for the flavor . Just great great flavor. lol

 

[retrox]

I've mostly retired all of my cloud-chasing gear. It was a fun diversion, but one that consumes entirely too much juice for my liking.

I'll admit it is quite satisfying to come home at the end of a hard day, take a huge, angry lung-pull off a wide open TOBH, and expel an enormous cloud of glorious vapor into the room. Once I'm settled in for the evening, though, nothing beats lazily puffing on a Kayfun all night.

As for competing... I ain't got nothing to prove except the fact that I'm almost two years smoke free because of vaping.

 

[regal55]

A big RDA with a decent cloud filled of naturally extracted tobacco is the closest experience to analogs. I'm not talking obscene clouds but a warm cloud just feels like a cigarette more than any clearomizer.

 

[Zealous]

For the record, I'm not saying I have a problem with it.

However, it sure won't help the vape world with the general public, when they see 6 people comparing clouds, outside a restaraunt lol.

It's turning into a sport, rather than a crutch for smoking.

I just read an article (some lame a** WHO nonsense) yesterday which mentioned their interest in seeing ecigarettes produce LESS emissions. So it seems that you are correct that the big clouds aren't helping the vaping community in some areas.

 

[Vaslovik]

I really don't think cloud-chasing is all that big a thing in vaping as a whole, I think it just gets a lot of attention, because those doing it want that attention and go out of their way to get it. I think most vapers are like me, and just want a decent vape with good flavor consistently. I use a mech and RBA running at .7 ohm, and I don't blow any more vapor than I did smoke when I was smoking. I went to a mech and RBA because I wanted the immediate hit and good flavor. I wasn't getting that at all with ego rigs and a Protank.

 

[WattWick]

Whatever people do in their own homes or social circles; I don't care about. When it's out in public / the big event at vape cons... performed by fistpumping manchilds... it makes me a little sad.

 

[Krashman Von Stinkputin]

The singular future? Extraordinarily highly doubtful. It is without a doubt one facet of the future of vaping, however. Pandora's box is wide open, and nothing's going back inside.

I don't think there's anything wrong with it, as long as it's done semi-intelligently, and more importantly, cautiously.

I'm still sitting on an ego/clearo, but I'll be dipping my toe into the rebuildable waters tomorrow. I'm sure at some point down the road I'll look into a fun cloudy setup for wild hairs, but I don't anticipate it being my personal norm.

It is a huge buzzword at the moment, I'll give you that, but I don't think there's any reason to expect it to become synonymous with vaping.

I agree with everything you said up until the last statement.
The ANTZ will use every means at their disposal to "dispose" of smoking. (And to them vaping is smoking).
To expect them not to use every possible tool in their arsenal to get their way underestimates them.
These are the same folks that got the FLAVOR ban on cigarettes (because they said it would attract kids to smoking) written into law.
That law is the same one that appointed oversight of ecigs to the FDA.

Some people refer to that law as the Tobacco Act of 2009 but it is important to know the full, actual name of that law:
The FAMILY SMOKING PREVENTION and Tobacco CONTROL Act of 2009.

The opponents of vaping are "attacking" vaping from the standpoint of prevention and elimination not smoking cessation. While the vaping community primarily (at least originally) was coming from the standpoint of a safer alternative for smokers.
This is a problem because it means from the outset our purposes are at odds.

This is David and Goliath and Goliath is an army: Lawmakers, Big Tobacco, Big Pharm, Media

They will paint "cloud chasing" as a fad or a sport that attracts youth to vaping and vaping is a gateway to smoking and nicotine addiction.
If you don't believe this then I invite you to actually read the Tobacco Act and the FDA proposed deeming regs at minimum because their perspective is spelled out clearly

In other words, they will MAKE IT synonymous with vaping.

Think about the headlines that would have occurred had the explosion at VapeBlast maimed or killed.
You can bet your ..... it would have been something like:

" X PEOPLE KILLED WHEN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE EXPLODES DURING "CLOUD CHASING" COMPETITION AT VAPE EVENT"


BTW I have nothing against cloud chasing--the genie is out of the bottle anyway--but I am a realist.

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle"
-Sun Tzu

 

[M3CH M0D M4DN355]

I don't have an issue with cloud chasing personally, as long as it is performed safely and with consideration for others i.e. at home or in a cloud chasing competition where participants are experienced. Out in public however I would find it pretty obnoxious and would thoroughly disprove of that.