vaping in the airport?

[prolow]

I've always wondered about the policies vs actual use case for vaping in the airport. I've never tried, but even if it's allowed I don't imagine it would be worth the inevitable hassle.
My point to this post was that AND the fact that it just now clicked in my head that I had a perfect opportunity to answer that question last Saturday at EsmokerOnline b&m store in Orlando when there were two TSA agents standing in line! It didn't even occur to me to ask. kicking myself now.

 

[MeanDrunkR2D2]

I was in both DFW (dallas) and DIA (denver) airports last week and openly vaped while waiting at the gate. Nobody asked me or raised an eye at my vaping. Of course, I wasn't puffing out huge plumes of vapor and tried to keep it as minimal as possible as I didn't want to be pestered before my flight. Had someone asked me about it, instead of calling it an e-cigarette, I would have referred to it as a nicotine inhaler and that it may give off a small bit of water vapor when I exhale. If they would have said "Oh, like a e-cigarette" I would have said, pretty much it's like that.

 

[newboy]

I try to maintain a low profile in the airport; turn to the wall to exhale, etc. It helps that I do not use something that looks like a cigarette. I use a Darwin or a ProVari. If asked, I just say it's my asthma inhaler, and they go away.

 

[Dustyy]

I've never been bothered in an airport (or anywhere, really) for vaping. I think most people know what it is and accept it. I can imaging the urge to avoid additional hassle at an airport, but as long as you put away your device if you're asked then I don't see why there would be any problem. :s

 

[skoot]

I guess I'm shy, I always sit in a bathroom stall. And I'd call it just "an inhaler" vs. specifying it as a nicotine inhaler. People will assume it's medicinal and leave you alone. Of course, if you're puffing on a two-foot long tube emblazoned with skulls and a neon-lit clearo, you're asking for trouble.

 

[Garnoch]

It may depend on the state. Like I know NJ says you can't vape where you can't smoke. I do anyway at the airports in NJ - just in the bathroom. Kind of feels like being in high school again.