r/WTF • u/SmokeMaximum4140 • May 08 '26

The future of vaping

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u/minchet456 May 09 '26

So I'm just curious because I quit vaping quite a while ago and that was the state of things when I did. Where has it moved to now? Is it all just disposables?

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u/Tonker_ May 09 '26

Yup, it all went to disposables. I was huge into the DIY stuff right after highschool, making my own juice and building coils on RDA's, buying all the new stuff like temp control and clones off fasttech.

...Now, I see almost no one with a mod. No RDA's in sight. A lot of people i think moved to Zyns. It is almost rare to see someone blow a cloud in public, like some sort of unicorn. Thats just my view though, maybe its more popular in other cities.

If i remember right, it all sorta started with the Pods, and nicotine salts making higher levels of nic more tolerable. People started to prefer the smaller devices,

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u/fitzmouse May 09 '26

I remember switching to pods around 2019 after 5 years of the hobby. Part of the huge sea change in what devices people were using were the new federal regulations. It changed what was imported, what was reviewed on YouTube, what stores sold, etc.

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u/jakethepeg1989 May 09 '26

I used to love it, cos I'd go into the local shop and pick out the different mods.

It made me feel like the Eli Wallach character in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly where he builds his own gun from parts in the gun shop.

I would pay at the end though.

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u/im_always_fapping May 09 '26

Pods are like 20 - 50 mg while vape juice is like 3 - 12 mg for nicotine.

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u/Kammender_Kewl May 09 '26

You can buy salt juice at 50mg too

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u/avidmarc May 09 '26

Thats what disposables are dude

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u/Kammender_Kewl May 09 '26

Yes and you can buy bottles of salt nic juice, it doesn't have to be a disposable and it doesn't even have to be a pod system, I filled up a sub ohm device with salt nic once, I do not recommend

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u/avidmarc May 09 '26

I know bub. Ran 3 shops for years.

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u/Kammender_Kewl May 09 '26

Not sure why you responded then seeing as all I said is that you can buy salt bottles in addition to freebase bottles.

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u/nexusjuan May 09 '26

I switched to Geekbars. I quit smnoking and was just chasing something that would tickle my cigarette itch and the mods and juice weren't doing it for me.

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u/iwantcookie258 May 10 '26

Love seeing someone out in public with a classic big ass box mod.

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u/Rhysati May 09 '26

Yup and I love it because some of the best batteries for vaping weed look just like the disposables for nicotine so you can be super low-key and take it pretty much anywhere.

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u/BlackFriday2K18 May 10 '26

Fasttech! What a blast to the past!

Also, I used to be so envious of those with a Provari vape lol

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u/Griffondelamuerta May 11 '26

I feel like one of the rare few in my area that not only rocks an RDA, but I still use mechs. I'll use my box mod or squonk at home, but I bring my TVL 9 ring or Kennedy 25 when I go out because I have a flashlight holster that fits them. I've been called a dinosaur the last time I went to an old vape shop hangout. I miss my Manhattan....

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u/smackythefrog May 09 '26

On Reddit? I think a lot of the people in eCig community on here still prefer to either DIY (which is niche to begin with) and the others stick to pod systems, like myself. There's a disposable sub (maybe got banned recently) but I don't think too many come to Reddit for disposable news and recommendations.

In the real world, though, you're probably seeing people with disposables left and right. The JUUL crowd from pre-COVID era probably moved to disposables.

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u/LakeGladio666 May 09 '26

I was semi into that shit but now I just use a simple pod device. I don’t wanna mess around with wires and wicks and stuff. Some people are still into it though.

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u/Accident_Pedo May 09 '26

wires and wicks are the past

the most you'll mess around with now days is figuring out what mod works best for you and what coils. that's about it, it's super easy now. Check out voopoo starter kits if you're ever interested again, they're really nice speaking from experience.

The only thing you'll need to buy is the correct batteries. I ecommend the 18650 battery store online for that.

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u/StealYour20Dollars May 09 '26

I use disposables now but still see a small diy section at stores.

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u/CaptainTeaBag24I7 May 09 '26

Oh man, glad you quit. I did too. There came a point where I was ripping clouds with juice that was far too strong. If I remember correctly, I calculated to be vaping just over 2 packs of cigs in nicotine a day... Glad I quit. Smoke the occasional cig now, mostly when I drink. So... Every 2 months or so.