Vague Vaping Philosopy thoughts.....

[striker42]

Mar 21, 2018 18:23:38 GMT ghostrider1971 said:

yourgurnard - I also wonder if many people see vaping as a hobby or interest whereas smoking was just a habit?

That could account for more people trying more new kit and gizmos and certainly different whereas the "analogue" cigarette pretty much came in a set format?

I would probably class vaping as a hobby ghostrider1971 . Started of as a means of stopping smoking and has just kind of evolved from there. With the wealth of hardware and juice available at reasonable cost, it is not bank busting to have a bit of variety.

Edit : on the other side of the fence in my house, Mrs Striker has been vaping Cuban supreme from FA for the last six years and has no intention of changing flavour. And until around twelve months ago, still used a Kanger CE4 until moving onto an aspire Plato. 

[yourgurnard]

Yeah, I get the hobby-ist angle, & how hobbies can..um...'take over' a bit!
Luckily, I can get away wiv these sorta random thoughts on here without being..uh..'flamed' (correct cyber-parlance? ) I would n't get away with this on a couple of Home Brew Forums that I can think of!

[striker42]

Mar 21, 2018 19:21:55 GMT yourgurnard said:

Yeah, I get the hobby-ist angle, & how hobbies can..um...'take over' a bit!
Luckily, I can get away wiv these sorta random thoughts on here without being..uh..'flamed' (correct cyber-parlance? ) I would n't get away with this on a couple of Home Brew Forums that I can think of!

Glad to say this forum doesn't suffer from the "flamed" thingy you speak of yourgurnard, but I do know where you are coming from. Facebook is the worst place on earth for it. I left most of the faceache groups for that very reason. Most groups will have a big time Charlie, who if you are not vaping what he is vaping in the same style, which is generally a silly low ohm build pushing the boundaries of battery safety and trying to fog out a whole village, then you become fair game for the "flame" treatment. At least here, you can post up a subject and 99% of the time have an informative and adult conversation about it. Probably the biggest thing I've learned from vaping is to be tolerant of other people and their right to vape whatever, in whichever style they so choose. Personally, I don't understand the need to go dual coil 0.07 ohms on a mech with  100% VG  juice, but there are plenty folks doing it and if it is working for them, then who am I or anyone else to question that. 

[domesticextremist]

Mar 21, 2018 18:23:38 GMT ghostrider1971 said:

yourgurnard - I also wonder if many people see vaping as a hobby or interest whereas smoking was just a habit?

That could account for more people trying more new kit and gizmos and certainly different whereas the "analogue" cigarette pretty much came in a set format?

Well, unlike smoking there are considerable improvements to the experience to be had from a little blokey (or girly) tinkering.
So if it becomes a kind of hobby at least there are tangible benefits.
Come Armageddon I'll at least be able to wind a coil, which could be useful.

[Perpetua]

Mar 21, 2018 19:55:33 GMT striker42 said:

Mar 21, 2018 19:21:55 GMT yourgurnard said:

Yeah, I get the hobby-ist angle, & how hobbies can..um...'take over' a bit!
Luckily, I can get away wiv these sorta random thoughts on here without being..uh..'flamed' (correct cyber-parlance? ) I would n't get away with this on a couple of Home Brew Forums that I can think of!

Glad to say this forum doesn't suffer from the "flamed" thingy you speak of yourgurnard , but I do know where you are coming from. Facebook is the worst place on earth for it. I left most of the faceache groups for that very reason. Most groups will have a big time Charlie, who if you are not vaping what he is vaping in the same style, which is generally a silly low ohm build pushing the boundaries of battery safety and trying to fog out a whole village, then you become fair game for the "flame" treatment. At least here, you can post up a subject and 99% of the time have an informative and adult conversation about it. Probably the biggest thing I've learned from vaping is to be tolerant of other people and their right to vape whatever, in whichever style they so choose. Personally, I don't understand the need to go dual coil 0.07 ohms on a mech with  100% VG  juice, but there are plenty folks doing it and if it is working for them, then who am I or anyone else to question that. 

We wouldn't stand for it striker42, nor do I think would our friends and members on here - it's as simple as that. Any ' flamers ' would likely have the tables turned on them, rightly so. Everyone is entitled to a ( respectful ) opinion and vape in a style of their choosing.

Long may that be so.

Mar 21, 2018 20:24:55 GMT domesticextremist said:

Mar 21, 2018 18:23:38 GMT ghostrider1971 said:

yourgurnard - I also wonder if many people see vaping as a hobby or interest whereas smoking was just a habit?

That could account for more people trying more new kit and gizmos and certainly different whereas the "analogue" cigarette pretty much came in a set format?

Well, unlike smoking there are considerable improvements to the experience to be had from a little blokey (or girly) tinkering.
So if it becomes a kind of hobby at least there are tangible benefits.
Come Armageddon I'll at least be able to wind a coil, which could be useful.

I could at a pinch, most certainly I can install a pre-made coil and wick that up . . . . so while I might not be the most technical orientated of vapers, I've learnt enough to get myself and vaping friends by, should the need ever arise. Which gives me a confidence that I never had.

[beedee]

Vaping for me is a completely different thing to smoking, yourgurnard, and I am with ghostrider1971 in thinking of it as a hobby.

I get lots of mods and tanks and mix juices because I’m curious, never happier than when I’m trying something new, enjoying something I’ve had a hand in making, or finding out about things, and there is so much room for all that in vaping.

Also, I feel it’s a bit of a treat to have been around when vaping is developing and changing, it’s not yet totally mass market, so there are lots of interesting people trying out new things, it’s quirky and individual and I like that.

Must say that this forum has added to my enjoyment a lot.

I cannot be doing with engaging in things where people get judged, labelled, put down or wound up, life is too short for all that, it does not happen here, and that is a big tribute to moderators and members both.

[VapingBad]

Mar 21, 2018 19:55:33 GMT striker42 said:

Mar 21, 2018 19:21:55 GMT yourgurnard said:

Yeah, I get the hobby-ist angle, & how hobbies can..um...'take over' a bit!
Luckily, I can get away wiv these sorta random thoughts on here without being..uh..'flamed' (correct cyber-parlance? ) I would n't get away with this on a couple of Home Brew Forums that I can think of!

Glad to say this forum doesn't suffer from the "flamed" thingy you speak of yourgurnard , but I do know where you are coming from. Facebook is the worst place on earth for it. I left most of the faceache groups for that very reason. Most groups will have a big time Charlie, who if you are not vaping what he is vaping in the same style, which is generally a silly low ohm build pushing the boundaries of battery safety and trying to fog out a whole village, then you become fair game for the "flame" treatment. At least here, you can post up a subject and 99% of the time have an informative and adult conversation about it. Probably the biggest thing I've learned from vaping is to be tolerant of other people and their right to vape whatever, in whichever style they so choose. Personally, I don't understand the need to go dual coil 0.07 ohms on a mech with  100% VG  juice, but there are plenty folks doing it and if it is working for them, then who am I or anyone else to question that. 

Couldn't agree more striker42

[mecnun]

I stick with vape gear until it breaks or is close on breaking hence why I am running a few years behind everyone else but I am satisfied with the vape so I dont see the reason to buy more than one mod/tank at a time. I was happy with my vapros nunchaku so much so that I bought a second after the first one broke however i was finding coils from the vapros 0 tank increasingly hard to come by and walked into a shop in the city..came back out with a new tank & mod .

Its in some people's nature to push boundaries and try new things, different things which then has a snowball effect with manufacturers , I guess without them we possibly would not have had the progress we have in vaping tech. Others just like new and shiny stuff and wanting to just try different things they see or come across and that's cool too because that helps when they write reviews and give feedback. Each to their own. I still smoke the occasional cigars and will try new brands when I get the chance.. but I don't think cigs bring enough of a variety/difference for people to be trying different brands and chopping and changing plus there is no real innovation there either from a user's standpoint.