4 Tips for Vaping in Public Without Annoying Others
Do you have any “vape bros” in your neighborhood? They’re the ones who walk around town blowing enormous clouds into the air, completely oblivious to the people around them. When some people make the switch from smoking to vaping, they experience a certain amount of mental disconnect. They can clearly remember what it felt like to be a smoker in a world where public smoking laws have made tobacco use illegal in many public places, and one of the reasons why public smoking laws exist is because people who aren’t tobacco users can’t stand to be around cigarette smoke.
Somehow, though, the vape bros don’t seem to realize that many people feel exactly the same way about e-cigarette vapor – especially when the vapor clouds in question are so enormous that they temporarily block out the sun. They also don’t realize that vaping in public – in ways that annoy others – will ultimately lead to public vaping bans in places that don’t already have them.
So, do you want to vape while you’re out and about? Feel free if your local laws allow it – but don’t be a vape bro. Follow these tips for vaping in public without annoying others.
Use a Small E-Cigarette When Vaping in Public
If you want to vape in public without bothering the people around you, the first thing that you need to do is make sure you have the right vaping device for the job. You need a small, compact e-cigarette such as a cigarette-shaped “cigalike” or a pod-based device. You’ll find an ample selection of both types of devices at a high-end vape shop like V2 Cigs UK. A small vaping device produces small clouds, and that’ll be important if you want to follow the other tips in this article. There’s no way to vape discreetly in public if you’re using a sub-ohm vape mod that produces enormous clouds.
If you are a sub-ohm mod user, you can still use your primary vaping device at home, of course – but you won’t want to fill your small e-cigarette with an e-liquid that has the same nicotine strength as the vape juice that you use at home. A sub-ohm vape mod always works best with a low-nicotine e-liquid because the device’s ample cloud production makes up for the e-liquid’s low nicotine content. You’re not likely to feel satisfied at all, though, if you use a low-nicotine e-liquid in a tiny e-cigarette. You’ll have the best experience with a higher-strength vape juice.
Use an E-Liquid with a High Percentage of Propylene Glycol
When you’re selecting the e-liquid that you’re going to use in your cigalike or pod system for vaping in public, the nicotine strength isn’t the only thing you should consider. You should also pay attention to the e-liquid’s ratio of propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin – also known as its PG/VG ratio. Vegetable glycerin is much thicker than propylene glycol. An e-liquid that’s high in vegetable glycerin creates thick, billowy clouds that hover in the air for a good amount of time before dissipating. That’s not the right type of e-liquid to use if you want to vape in public without drawing attention to yourself.
For vaping in public without bothering others, you should look for an e-liquid containing the highest possible percentage of propylene glycol. An e-liquid with a 50/50 PG/VG ratio – or ideally one that’s even higher in propylene glycol – will produce thin, wispy clouds that dissipate almost immediately after they’re exhaled. If you combine this tip with the one that we’re going to discuss next, no one in your immediate area will have to know that you’re vaping in public at all.
Hold the Vapor for a Few Seconds Before Exhaling It
Once you’ve purchased your small e-cigarette and filled it with an e-liquid that’s high in nicotine and propylene glycol, the final step is to vape in a way that doesn’t draw undue attention to yourself by sending big clouds into the air. The way to do that is by using a technique called “stealth vaping.” To stealth vape, all that you need to do is puff on your e-cigarette as normal and hold the vapor in your mouth or lungs for several seconds before exhaling it. During those few seconds, the vapor dissipates. That way, when you exhale, there’s no visible vapor remaining. Even if you do happen to be near someone who’d rather not be close to a person who vapes, you shouldn’t have to worry about causing a problem because that person won’t be able to see or smell anything.
Note that there’s a fine line between stealth vaping as a way to vape in public without annoying others and using the stealth vaping technique as a way to vape in places where you shouldn’t. If you’re in a place where vaping is forbidden by law, don’t attempt to stealth vape because the consequences simply aren’t worth it. If you’re going to spend some time in a situation where vaping isn’t allowed – on an airplane, for instance – bring some nicotine pouches or lozenges to keep your cravings under control.
When in Doubt, Ask for Permission
If you follow the tips that we’ve given in this article, you should have no trouble remaining virtually invisible when vaping in public. There’s almost no chance that you’ll annoy others when you vape because they won’t be able to see or smell it. Still, it doesn’t hurt to exercise a little common courtesy if you’re with a group of people who don’t smoke or vape.
If you’re at an outdoor concert, for instance, you may not have many opportunities to find a private space in which to have a few puffs if you don’t want to miss the show. In that case, you should strongly consider asking the people around you whether they’d mind if you take a few puffs. You have to be willing to keep your vape in your pocket if they say “no,” of course, but you’d be surprised how many people won’t mind at all as long as you’re considerate about it.
