Ever heard the term stealth vaping? Were you under the impression that it was just for people trying to break the law by vaping where they shouldn’t?
In short, stealth vaping is the act of vaping a discreet quantity of vapour so you don’t draw attention to yourself when you’re out and about. Stealth vaping is not invisible and will always produce a small amount of vapour, but it won’t produce large plumes.
There’s always a reason to keep things diplomatic when you find yourself in a tense or private moment when you don’t want to be seen as graceless or ill-mannered. Using a MTL device or disposable vape device to start stealth vaping all your favourite vampire vape e-liquids won't affect the flavour, but will reduce the amount of vapour.
Before we break down how to stealth vape, we just thought it’d be important to outline that we wholeheartedly don’t feel anyone should vape where they shouldn’t.
We unequivocally recommend that you do not vape - in any way - in any of the following locations for your safety and for the security of others:
- All forms of public transportation
- Emergency service buildings, i.e., police stations, fire stations, and hospitals
- Inside university buildings and schools
- Movie theatres or concert halls
- On an aeroplane
- Bars and restaurants without permission from the staff
- UK government grounds, i.e., courts, city halls, embassies
It should also be noted that stealth vaping can involve taking short inhales and holding your vapour for a few seconds. This isn’t easy for everyone.
If you find that you don’t have the ability to stealth vape, you should never try it. Doing so may put your health at serious risk.
Stealth vaping can be valuable for those looking to enjoy their favourite flavours all while not drawing attention from someone else or interrupting or distributing any sort of social conventions that might be happening at the time.
So, how do you stealth vape?
- Use a starter vape kit or one that’s classified as a beginner vape kit or MTL vape kit – this could be a pen-style vape kit, a pod kit or a disposable vape kits. The kit should guarantee a MTL inhale (which is a shorthand term for mouth-to-lung vaping). These 600 puff bars (like Elf Bars, Crystal Bars, Geek Bars) and easy-to-use pod vape kits are generally very small and won’t take up too much room when they are rolling around in your pocket or bag. DTL kits (direct-to-lung devices) will typically produce a lot of vapour.
- All you need to do is take very short puffs in quick succession. This should take no more than a few seconds. The longer time you spend puffing on a device, the larger the plumes of vapour you’ll get. Small devices usually can’t produce a lot of vapour, but it all depends on the vape hardware you have. After a few beats, and you want to start exhaling the vapour you’ve held, tighten your lips or exhale through your nose in a downward fashion that’s not in the direction of any observers.
If you want to vape and produce zero vapour you can! It should be noted though that this can be more difficult than stealth vaping, so don’t push yourself if you find you can’t do it. To try, use one of the following steps:
- Take short MTL inhales: Instead of instantly exhaling after a few quick draws, inhale a little bit of air into your mouth and nose. After a few beats, repeat this once more. Hold your breath for an additional second or so if you can, then exhale very, very slowly through your nose.
- Take a single small draw of your device. Hold the vapour down in your lungs for five beats or so. Again, exhale extremely slowly through your nose or tightened lips.
We hope this has broken down how you can vape discreetly when the time calls for it!
