Travel and Vaping Vaping on an Air Plane.

[Tracey1]

How did you manage before you started vaping?[/aQUOTE]

When flying out to Vegas to see my Dad and Step Mom, I would not by a non-stop ticket. No way I could manage a 5 hour flight without a cigarette. I always booked the flight with a layover in Denver. They had a lounge in the airport. You HAD to purchase a beverage to sit in there but by golly I could smoke. Needless to say I Can take advantage of non-stop flights now. Another vaping perk!!! WooHoo!!!!

 

[OzarkTroutBum]

thanks for all the great answers guys!!!! Ill stealth vape with a little ego in the bathroom. Keep it discreet. So what do you think would happened if one of the smoke alarms started to go off? I wonder what they do to you.

Ever heard the term "body cavity search?"

 

[smacuser]

I vape discretely in the seat, holding it in and exhaling slowing and downward. Restroom trips are for the 4-5 draws, just exhale down and away from the sensor. Never had a problem. I also pack all my gear in clear containers right on top in my bag, so there's no questions.

 

[stevegmu]

Its seems fundamentally unamerican to ban something like stelth vaping when it causes no distraction/safety risk/ect. I don't know for sure if there is some kind of hazard to stealth vaping on a plane, but I doubt it... see http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cigarettes-public/458879-college-classroom-3.html for my hypothetical thread that seems to upset a few teachers.

Flying isn't a democracy. The Government has rules, the carrier has rules and the pilot has rules. Break them and suffer the consequences. No one has a fundamental right to fly- especially on someone else's $150 million+ aircraft. If someone at the back of the plane sees 'smoke' it could cause a panic. If someone claims they got sick from someone using e-nic, the carrier has to deal with a lawsuit.

If the carrier sold disposables and made announcements e-nic would be used on airplanes, that would be another story. Guarantee if they did, though, only the disposables would be allowed, not mods or pvs.

 

[theinlawjosie]

Does that fact that you find it necessary to "Stealth" indicate that you recognize it is wrong/illegal/against the rules?

I was trying very hard not to get involved in this conversation, but alas...

First I will say that I would likely not find it necessary to vape on a plane at all. I am a proponent of property rights and if the airline doesn't want me vaping on their plane, I would respect their wishes. However, the fact that some people find it "necessary" to "stealth" does not indicate that is is wrong or illegal - it merely indicates that there are a bunch of ignorant people out there who like to sensationalize things and make a ruckus. There is NO reason vaping anywhere should be considered "wrong" - against the rules? Sure, but wrong - absolutely not.

 

[dr g]

I wonder if you could uh ... flush the vapor? lol

 

[rpc1]

I always booked the flight with a layover in Denver. They had a lounge in the airport. You HAD to purchase a beverage to sit in there but by golly I could smoke. Needless to say I Can take advantage of non-stop flights now. Another vaping perk!!! WooHoo!!!!

I remember that place. It's a bar with the name "Smoking Lounge(R)" with a giant sign proclaiming the name. They employ one person whose job it was to go around and politely remind visitors that they are required to buy something. I always bought a cup of coffee, making sure not to let the cup get empty. I spent a lot of time in there with a half cup of cold coffee in front of me.

 

[mcol]

Denver will let you vape openly in the airport, as of a few months ago anyway.

 

[Tracey1]

That was BEFORE I started vaping. Lol. Now I don't HAVE to stop in Denver. That was my point of the story. I've come to feel comfortable to vape openly but discreetly just about any place I go now including airports. I want to be respectful of others (most people) who don't understand what vaping is about.

 

[mcol]

I know Tracey, I just felt compelled to post that cuz Denver is one of the nicer airports about vaping
openly. Even if it's allowed I still semi stealth vape, I don't want to cloud the room in tons of vapor and
call attention to myself. =)

 

[Altaire Versailles]

I have HAD it with these &^$^$%#%@% VAPES, on this %^^$#$#@% PLANE!!! Im bout to open some %@#$$#@ windows.

 

[EvilCake]

I was trying very hard not to get involved in this conversation, but alas...

First I will say that I would likely not find it necessary to vape on a plane at all. I am a proponent of property rights and if the airline doesn't want me vaping on their plane, I would respect their wishes. However, the fact that some people find it "necessary" to "stealth" does not indicate that is is wrong or illegal - it merely indicates that there are a bunch of ignorant people out there who like to sensationalize things and make a ruckus. There is NO reason vaping anywhere should be considered "wrong" - against the rules? Sure, but wrong - absolutely not.

Just the way I feel. Especially if you are stealth vaping(novapor/smell). I do however agree with the reasons stevegmu gave. In order to avoid lawsuits I can see why a airline would ban pvs. But it seems like many of them allow them at the airport. Arent they just as liable there as on a plane? It seems like lots of places ban pvs based on the impression they have of them and not for any actual reason.

 

[EvilCake]

Does that fact that you find it necessary to "Stealth" indicate that you recognize it is wrong/illegal/against the rules?

Stealth vaping is not an admission of guilt. Rather, it is a way of being more discreet in an attempt to be less disruptive to others. For me anyway... If I ever felt that it was "wrong" to vape somewhere I wouldn't.

 

[theinlawjosie]

Just the way I feel. Especially if you are stealth vaping(novapor/smell). I do however agree with the reasons stevegmu gave. In order to avoid lawsuits I can see why a airline would ban pvs. But it seems like many of them allow them at the airport. Arent they just as liable there as on a plane? It seems like lots of places ban pvs based on the impression they have of them and not for any actual reason.

I think it might be due to the fact that an airplane is an enclosed room with nowhere else to go. I still contend that it is not wrong and that anyone claiming to be sick from nicotine off the second-hand "stealth" or non stealth vapor from someones PV is full of it and looking to scam the system. That would be like banning coffee on flights because someone is sensitive to caffeine and there is the potential for someone to spill their coffee and expose said person to a minute amount of caffeine.

Like I said - I wouldn't be the one to vape on a plane - I would restrain myself until I got to my destination. That doesn't mean I have to agree that vaping is wrong in any way, it only means that I respect the wishes of the property owner (the airline).

 

[EvilCake]

Regardless of my advice of how to vape on a plane. I would never do it myself unless it was openly allowed AND there were others doing so as well. Just because I have opinions on when and where it should be ok to vape does not mean that I actively do so. I'm very self conscious about vaping and only do so in approved smoking areas.

 

[stevegmu]

Just the way I feel. Especially if you are stealth vaping(novapor/smell). I do however agree with the reasons stevegmu gave. In order to avoid lawsuits I can see why a airline would ban pvs. But it seems like many of them allow them at the airport. Arent they just as liable there as on a plane? It seems like lots of places ban pvs based on the impression they have of them and not for any actual reason.

Most airports in the US are privately owned, so can set their own rules- except for at the security gates and passport control. An airport is wide open, with plenty of ventilation, whereas a plane is not. Half the time I fly, I end up with a head cold or sinus infection on the return trip.

 

[theinlawjosie]

I have HAD it with these &^$^$%#%@% VAPES, on this %^^$#$#@% PLANE!!! Im bout to open some %@#$$#@ windows.

Very nice!

 

[EvilCake]

Most airports in the US are privately owned, so can set their own rules- except for at the security gates and passport control. An airport is wide open, with plenty of ventilation, whereas a plane is not. Half the time I fly, I end up with a head cold or sinus infection on the return trip.

Ewwww... that super gross.

 

[StacyInOkla]

I remember the bar in Denver airport. On the way back from California we had a short layover. Me and my husband were sharing a cigarette since that's all we had time for. We were told since we both were smoking we both had to buy a drink. I told them since we were sharing the cigarette we were sharing the drink too. They watched us like a hawk to make sure we just smoked that 1 cigarette lol. Glad those days are over. On our flight to Vegas we took turns stealth vaping. One drag, hold breath, rummage through bags at our feet and exhale.

 

[bnrkwest]

Get some nicotine gum for the flight or a patch and then suck on a pen LOL I am thinking of a trip to Hawaii myself and decided that is what I would have to do. bnrk