Vaping, while a cool alternative to traditional smoking, can be a bit tricky when you’re sharing space with others who aren’t fans of the habit. This article is your secret guide to ninja-vaping! We’ll teach you how to be a vape Houdini, keeping your smoke clouds under wraps whether you’re around nosey roommates, disapproving family, or just want to keep your vaping on the down-low.
From mastering the art of stealthy puffs to understanding your vape’s smoke signals, we’ve got you covered. Get ready to learn the sneakiest, most respectful ways to keep your vaping invisible and your living situation harmonious!
Key Takeaways
- Although vapor or vape smoke isn’t as thick, acrid, or visible as regular smoke, it may still not be acceptable to vape in certain scenarios, such as in a workplace, a crowded public area, or around children.
- As you’ll see further below, there are some great ways to mask vape smoke, including homemade DIY solutions, technological solutions, and some simple hacks as well.
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Understanding Vape Smoke: The Basics
For those who are unfamiliar with the difference between vape smoke and regular smoke, let’s explain. Regular smoke, such as when you smoke a cigarette or a cannabis joint, is a direct result of combustion.
The plant matter is lit on fire and releases smoke as it burns, with that smoke being fairly thick, acrid, and long-lasting. Smoke is something that you can smell and see from a great distance. Although we aren’t going to get into the science of it, this is due to the way in which combustion works.
If we’re talking about vape smoke, this technically isn’t smoke at all, but rather vapor, which is one of the reasons why it’s becoming so popular. Vapor is seen as being far healthier than smoke, which is why vapes make for such a good smoke cessation aid.
With vapor or vape smoke, nothing gets combusted, but rather just heated up to the point where the liquid turns into a gas and becomes airborne.
Vape smoke or vapor is much less visible than cigarette or tobacco smoke. The clouds aren’t nearly as thick, and they dissipate much quicker as well. It may only take a few seconds for a vape cloud to dissipate, which is certainly not the case for a smoke cloud.
Vape clouds also tend to smell a lot less as well. Vape clouds can’t really be smelled from a great distance. Plus, when you do smell them, they usually have some kind of flavor, like this delicious Lemon Twist Pink Punch Lemonade vape juice. They generally don’t actually smell like cigarettes.
However, there are still reasons why you might want to hide it. For instance, it may not always be socially acceptable in the eyes of your friends and family members. Maybe you just don’t want to deal with the snarky remarks coming from people who think that you shouldn’t be vaping at all.
Furthermore, it may also be unacceptable in terms of your work, and if your boss sees you, you might land in hot water. Of course, you also have to think about exposing your children to these kinds of things as well. What it really comes down to is that not everybody should see you vaping, which means that a bit of discretion is required. Let’s take a closer look at exactly how you can hide vape smoke using some pretty quick and handy methods.
How to Hide Vape Smoke Indoors: Quick and Handy Tips
If you’re at home and you really need to hide that vape smoke, and for whatever reason, you can’t go outdoors, there are some quick and handy tips you can follow to hide the vape smoke.
For instance, one of the easiest ways to hide vape smoke is to simply hold it in for much longer. The longer you hold that vapor in, the more it will dissipate inside of your lungs. Hold it in for any longer than about 10 seconds, and when you exhale, you probably won’t see anything left at all. It doesn’t always feel great on the lungs, but it works well in terms of just being discreet.
Another option you have at your disposal is to use what is known as a spoof, sometimes also referred to as a sploof. This is a homemade contraption, which generally consists of paper towel rolls, hand towels, and dryer sheets through which you blow the vapor. This effectively absorbs most of the vapor while also masking the smell. This is something we’ll teach you how to make further below.
If you’re lucky enough to have windows in your home, and you have a good cross breeze, you could always just blow it out the window. If that doesn’t work, point a ventilation fan out the window and use the fan to force the vapor outside. This works well enough whether you’re using store-bought or homemade vape juice.
How to Hide Vape Smoke in Bathrooms
If you need to be really discreet, you might even be vaping in your bathroom. Although it’s certainly not the most enjoyable way to vape, it does work to somewhat hide it from other people in your home. What’s interesting to note, however, is that when you’re vaping in your bathroom, it might not just be the smell or visible vapor that could give you away, but the sound as well.
Hiding the Sound with the Faucet
Most vaporizers make some kind of hissing or crackling noise as they function, or at the very least, You can hear air pulling through the device. If you don’t want anybody to hear you in your bathroom, you could always turn on the faucet or shower for a bit of added noise. The flowing water should drown out the sound of your vaping.
Hiding Vapor with Steam
Speaking of your faucet or shower, if you turn them up to maximum temperature, you can also make your bathroom really steamy.
The steamier your bathroom is, the easier it is to hide the vape smoke, because it just blends in along with all the rest of the water vapor coming out of your faucets. This is an especially good trick if you’re about to shower anyway, because nobody will know the difference.
If somebody asks what you’re doing, just say that you’re taking a really hot shower. If you’re looking for some good flavors that won’t immediately give you away, check out Vapetasia’s Royalty 2 Vape Juice or this Custard Monster Butterscotch Vape Juice. They both have enjoyable odors and flavors, but won’t necessarily expose you, thus allowing for discreet use.
The Towel Trick
If you’re not in the mood for a shower, another solution is to blow the vapor right into a towel. For this trick, ball up a towel so that it is fairly compact, hold it tightly to your face, and then exhale the vapor right into it.
The towel should absorb the vapor and hide the smell adequately. However, these solutions really only work in specific situations, but there are still others at your disposal, specifically to do with stealth technology.
Technological Solutions for Vaping with Stealth
Although blowing your smoke into an air fan or using steam from the shower to hide vapor are solutions in some cases, there are also much better options that you can go with. For instance, one of the best options here is to use a low-vapor E-cigarette.
The Low-Vapor E-Cigarette
As the name implies, this is a special type of E-cigarette or vaporizer that does not produce a lot of visible vapor, with some producing barely any at all.
This is one of the newest advancements in the world of vaping, and it is specifically designed for discrete use. If you’re someone who needs to vape discreetly on a regular basis, this is something we recommend checking out.
An Air Purifier
Something else you could consider, especially for your room, is to use an air purifier. Air purifiers are especially designed to remove a wide variety of substances and airborne contaminants from any given space.
This could include smoke, vapor, allergens, and more. For the best results, look for an air purifier that has either a carbon filter or an HEPA filter, or preferably a combination of both.
You need to have an air purifier that is rated for being able to remove very small and fine particulates from the air. Although this might not be the cheapest solution in the world, as air purifiers can be somewhat expensive, it is quite effective if you need to keep the air in a room crystal clear and smelling clean.
For the best results when using this method, you want to blow the vapor right into the front of the air purifier where it takes in air from the room.
The Smoke Buddy
Perhaps one of the best ways to hide vapor with technology is by using the Smoke Buddy. The Vape Buddy is a small personal air purifier designed specifically for this kind of situation. You can blow E-cigarette vapor and regular smoke through it to effectively hide everything from sight and smell.
It’s a very small device that you just blow into, and that’s the end of it. The interior contains activated carbon along with ceramic bead technology which effectively absorbs smoke, vapor, and all odors.
The only thing that comes out the other side is clean air. The Smoke Buddy is quite small and portable, plus discreet too, so you should be able to take it with you on the go and use it anywhere as you see fit.
DIY Odor Neutralizers and Vape Concealers
It is always possible to make your own DIY odor neutralizers at home, with the spoof or sploof being one of them. To make one of these handy contraptions, simply take a toilet paper or paper towel roll and put a couple of small hand towels inside of it.
Make sure that the hand towels are fairly tightly packed, and then place a few dryer sheets on either side of the hand towels. The hand towels will absorb most of the visible vapor, whereas the dryer sheets should mask the odor. All you have to do is blow in one side, and clean air should come out the other.
Unfortunately, this is really one of the only DIY odor neutralizers that really works to hide both the visible vapor and the smell of your E-cigarette.
Otherwise, you could always consider just blowing it into a towel or piece of clothing, although this really isn’t a very good long-term solution. Remember, the main point here is to respect everybody’s comfort and space, so you need to vape in a way that doesn’t negatively impact those around you.
Final Thoughts
The most important takeaway here is that you should always vape in such a way that doesn’t negatively impact those around you, whether they’re your work colleagues, children, pets, or otherwise.
As you can see, there are plenty of effective ways to vape discreetly and to mask both the visible vapor and the smell of it. Now, it’s up to you to find a solution that works best for your specific situation.
How To Hide Smoke From a Vape: Frequently Asked Questions
Before we call it a day, let’s quickly answer some of your most frequently asked questions about how to hide smoke from a vape.
How Does Holding in Vape Smoke Affect Visibility?
Yes, the longer you hold the vape in, the less visible it becomes. After about 10 or 15 seconds, you shouldn't see anything at all when you exhale.
Can Air Purifiers Completely Eliminate Vape Smoke?
If you blow the vape smoke right into the air purifier where the intake is, it should be able to completely eliminate vape smoke, especially if it's a high-quality model.
What’s the Most Effective DIY Method to Minimize Vape Smoke Visibility
The best DIY method to minimize vape smoke visibility is to make a spoof or sploof out of paper towel rolls, hand towels, and dryer sheets.
Are There Any Risks to Vaping in a Concealed Environment Like a Bathroom?
One of the biggest risks to vaping in a concealed environment is possibly setting off the fire alarm. Yes, vaporizers will set off most fire alarms.
