Calling all E-cig / "Vapers" .... what do you vape??

[sovietak474u]

Newports? How much time did you do?

30 years in clayton county. Dont judge me.

 

[b.a.customkydex]

30 years in clayton county. Dont judge me.

Only white guys I know who smoke Newports built time for something.

 

[sovietak474u]

Only white guys I know who smoke Newports built time for something.

not this guy. I just never cared for marlboros. Taste nasty. Plus even after smoking newports for years and years, that first one of the day would still make me dizzy. Kinda a cheap high that I miss.

 

[b.a.customkydex]

By the way....I AM a judger so you are **** outta luck on me not judging you.

 

[sovietak474u]

By the way....I AM a judger so you are **** outta luck on me not judging you.

Im not too upset about that. I think ill be ok.

 

[AirOpsMgr]

Here is some useful information to memorize when you run into people who like to bash e-cigs.

One thing I hate more than anything else is when people bash e-cigs with absolutely no basis. Maybe it's because they don't use them and they're trying to be cool or something. (Sorry, had an experience earlier today). So, I compiled some very basic information that is a good reference for when you run into people like this.

For this information, i'm going to stay away from well known information, such as the fact that if something is safe to eat it's generally considered safe to vape.

Lets start with the ingredients.

Propylene Glycol - What helps turn the liquid to vapor. The acute oral toxicity of propylene glycol is very low, and large quantities are required to cause perceptible health damage in humans; propylene glycol is metabolized in the human body into pyruvic acid (a normal part of the glucose-metabolism process, readily converted to energy), acetic acid (handled by ethanol-metabolism), lactic acid (a normal acid generally abundant during digestion). PG is considered safe as a food additive for both humans and dogs, but not cats as it leads to a type of anemia.

Hamilton, D. J. (1890). "Gastric Dyspepsia". The Lancet 2: 306.

Vegetable Glycerin - No explanation needed. About as harmful as eating a cucumber.

Nicotine - This is the only component of liquid that can be considered harmful. Nicotine does exist in higher levels than cigarettes, and many try to say that it is just as harmful as cigarettes due to a misconception that all negative health impacts come from the nicotine in cigarettes. United States Department of Health and Human Services has stated that cigarettes tend to have about 600 chemicals intentionally added to cigarettes, and the process of burning causes over 4,000 chemicals to be released. Among this list is light traces of battery acid, arsenic, ammonia, sewer gasses, candle wax, and industrial solvent. Nicotine by itself is about as dangerous as caffeine. Lots can kill you, but in regular doses there are almost no negative health effects.

Flavoring - Generally comes from food flavorings. No additionally carcinogenic properties come from vaporizing (burning is another story) and absorbing into the lungs. Again, about as harmful as skittles.

That will cover almost anything people can criticize with e-cigs. The only other argument i've heard is that it contains arsenic. The thing is, that was one company that only sold in china that went bankrupt like 5 years ago.

Anyways, I hope you find this information useful and it was a pretty good venting process for me. Feel free to add any additional tips to combat critics of e-cigs.

I've heard the Propylene Glycol argument brought up before as well, but many fail to realize it is "Food grade" PG being used, and a quick run through your refrigerator will likely result in you finding it on the ingredient list of a few condiment bottles.

There was a recent study done by a university that found no harmful effects, (other than the nicotine, which has less health impact than caffeine). I'll have to see if I can find it.

 

[300AAC-hoghunter]

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[offbeat404]

Many people think its a fancy asthma inhaler. I use this SVD. I bought it cause it lasts longer than many other ones. I have not smoked a newport in almost 2 months.

It has adjustable settings and lasts for 4 days before I need to swap batteries. Also I smoke the "minty minthol". It tastes like my newports.

looky here, looky here! good lookin, iTaste!
gotta love the luxury of telescoping through 18490, 18500 and 18650 batteries on the same damn rig.

 

[hunter6190]

About to head up to vapes gone wild to hopefully get a new tank for my rig, probably gonna grab some juice too.

 

[Spartan07]

Went to Stormy's Vapor Cellar in Macon...That place is insane!
Picked me up a TS3 and goods to make my own e-juice...
If you're in Macon, stop by!!!!