Any Vapers Out There?

I've noticed being around CDL school and some truck stops a lot of vapers (users of electronic cigarettes). Heck, my favorite B and M vape store is inside a truck stop right on I-85 just south of Atlanta. Anyone on this forum a vaper? What kinda set-up do you use? Have you ran into any vape related problems on the road? Do you use the 12V or an inverter for charging. Where do you keep your PV when driving? Do you take coil heads to the shower with you?

I've been vaping for about 5 months now (tobacco free from day one) and started with the EVOD kit with a couple Aspire BDC's as extra tops. I just recently got an Innokin VTR with an iclear30s plus an extra Aerotank. Man, the difference is phenomenal. It's like taking a helicopter to work after only having ridden a bicycle. I decided on the VTR because of it's beast-like construction (thing weighs just short of a pound with battery and tank) and the design where your topper is snug against the side of the device with a protective ring around it instead of sticking out the top waiting to get snapped off.

I'd really love to hear any of your vaping and trucking related stories. If you've had to learn anything the hard way, let us know. If you're still smoking cigarettes and have considered switching to electronic put any questions you have here. Some vaping terminology and the alphabet soup can be an impediment to making the switch. I was dumbfounded by all the confusing info when I first started. A friend of mine just told me there are only 4 things you need to know. 1. Put the end between your lips. 2. Press the button 3. Inhale 4. Stop smoking cigarettes.

Any one have any idea what his is talking a out? English translation prefered.

Lol I assume you are talking a out the E cig (or new form of the cracks pipe) everyone is trying now a days. I know what they are but don't know a thing about all the Letters you were throwing around. I expected you to start calling out the FB I and CA next .

Ha, I know EXACTLY what he's talking about. I'm currently using a Provari and alternating between a Russian and a Taifun GT. I have a shiny new Futura DNA30 mod waiting for me when I get home again. I have a friend who is kind enough to collect all my vape mail and hold it for me, so she's mod-sitting. I can't wait to get home to it. It took like 6 weeks to arrive, and I'm anxious to finally get my grimy paws all over it.

For charging, I just plug my charger into a cheap little 300 watt plug-in inverter and run it as necessary to charge the batteries. I made myself a little DIY cupholder based mod holder for when I'm driving. I just took an empty 12 oz foam coffee cup, stuffed a wad of bubble wrap in the bottom, then wrapped another wad around my Provari to match its size, and then kept going until it matched the inner diameter of the cup. Works great, even on the roughest roads.

I don't take any parts into the shower with me to clean them. In fact, I rarely take it off the truck with me at all. If I think it needs more of a cleaning than just burning the crud off the coils while rewicking, I just give the pieces a quick squirt of water from a syringe or wipe them down with a baby wipe.

I haven't run into any real vape-related problems, other than the whole thing of needing to send my vape mail to someone to hold for me until I get home. I always make sure I have plenty of supplies with me before I hit the road, so I have yet to run out of e liquid, wire, or wick (knock wood). And I keep 4 batteries with me, using them in rotation. I carry the whole mess around in a plastic Stanley toolbox I picked up at target for like $10. Works great for keeping everything together and keeping my bottles of e liquid from toppling over and leaking.

Hey Scott. My mom has been using those for quite a long time. She's 68 and she's been smoking since she was a teenager. Once she started on these she never had another cigarette and her lungs have cleared up in a big way. She's thrilled to death with em. Unfortunately I'm not sure what kind she uses and she's not a truck driver, she's a bookkeeper for a large corporation, so I can't tell you anything helpful about using them on the road. But I know they're a heck of a nice alternative to cigarettes.

Someone out there must be using these on the road. We'll see if anyone else can chime in with something helpful.

Fatsquatch, Im not familiar with the DNA30 but am very familiar with the provari. Luckily I have a friend who is a collector of sorts and I get to try out all of his stuff. I don't own a provari (yet) but have used his Kaifun and Russian. For the most part, I am decidedly uninterested in RBA's and RDA's until I become a little bit more familiar with life on the road. I usually soak my coil heads in hot water between fills and so far I've never had to throw away a coil. I guess I'll get the worlds smallest bottle of the worlds cheapest vodka to soak coils in on the road.

Guy, sorry about that. What you read was cut and pasted from the official NASA space shuttle assembly manual. I can see how it might look odd to the non rocket scientist.

Brett, I think the e-cig is about to or already has become a very big thing with truckers. It's no secret that cigarette smoking is probably double for drivers what it is in the rest of the population. The fact that my favorite vape shop is INSIDE a truck stop and offers discounts to truckers is telling. I have seen tons of people in truck stops vaping also. In my CDL school, there were about 6 out of 30 students with vaporizers in their pocket.

Honestly, there's no reason to fear using rebuildables on the road. Once you get the hang of wrapping coils and wicking them, it takes literally all of 5 minutes to rewick, 10 for a complete recoil and rewick. I wouldn't recommend using a dripper while driving, but any sort of rebuildable tank atomizer, even a genesis style (as long as you keep it upright when you're not using it) is no problem at all. But if you're perfectly happy with your current setup, the only reason to change it at all is because you want to. Myself, I switched to rebuildables because the quality of the replacement heads for the Kanger Protanks went straight into the toilet. All of a sudden my heads were shorting out, not making contact, and giving me horrible flavor. So I watched a few (dozen) reviews on YouTube and decided to give the Russian a try. I haven't looked back since.

Also, having any alcohol on your truck whatsoever is a big no-no. Even if you're not drinking it, if your company or DOT finds it, you're boned. Some companies will even fire you for having an alcohol-based mouthwash on the truck.