Making Oregon Air More Fruity?

Vaping in Portland 

Becoming more popular

Vaping in Portland has become a trend.  Vaping itself is a trend recently.  Many cigarette smokers are trying to change their lifestyle by vaping.  With vaping, many people say it is just as harmful as a cigarette... which is false.  It is known to have chemical in it, but we know whats in the juice.  E- juices contrains the followings: water, propylene glycol (PG) or vegetable glycerin (VG), nicotine (some juices have 0 nicotine in it) and flavoring.

For myself, I've vaped for over a year already and is just occasionally.  I am not a cigarette smoker, but I was in for the flavors.  I love sweets so it was a way for me to get away from sweets.  I do also smoke because it also helps hunger... so I also don't get hungry as often. 

It helps people stop smoking

Many people who start vaping have a mental plan to stop smoking cigarettes.  From people I have heard from Vape shops, many of them rarely smoke a cigarette.  My boyfriend started 5 months ago, smoking roughly 5-6 cigarettes a day, now smoking half a cigarette or 1 a day now.  The flavors for vaping is outstanding as well.  It comes in such a huge variety.  Different shops will carry different brands that they hold to their names.  Some can be savory, fruity, sweet, or just weird flavors.   

Nicotines come in number of 3's.  0, 3, 6, 9, 12, etc.  You can also mix same flavored juice but different nicotine for lower numbers.  Like a 0 and a 3 to make roughly a 1.5 nicotine flavor. 

There is so much more to learn!! Why not learn from the specialists in town? 

Vape Shops in Town

I've traveled to many shops in and out of town because of my boyfriend.  He does vape more often now.  We've traveled to 82nd (more North of Downtown Portland) to EVL PDX, who's shop is very professional looking and have a huge variety of tips, mods and flavors.  Also in Beaverton, I've traveled to Serenity, where the owner use to sell cellphones to customers.  His goal is to create his vape shop display similar to cellphone shops (which I thought was a creative idea).

So to show a list of shops in Downtown Portland...

A) Vape Spot

Vape Spot, when I visit, is usually a lady there to help with service.  She's pretty chill and knows her information very well.  She does only display all of her tips, mods, and flavors (on a shelf behind the displays).
They do also sell merchandises (hats and t shirts) to represent mod and flavor creators.

Vape Spot Facebook

B) Rose City Vapesters

This place has many customers going into it, mainly because Vapour Heights and Vape Spot is a little out of the center of Portland Downtown.  What I like about this place is that they have wooden planks holding up displays (which gives an awesome vibe to the atmosphere).  What this place has is a membership where you can pay for about $75 dollars to get 1-2 bottles of juice a day, any flavor and nicotine.  I thought this was pretty cool also because it helps connect people and it is more easy for people to come try new flavors while keeping up with new vaping flavors.

Rose City Vapesters Facebook

(Because C is out of the way..) 

D) Vapour Heights
Vapour Heights is a friendly place for me and my boyfriend to go to because we know the owner as a great friend.  Vapour Heights is actually a store branched off of another.  Originally from California, Vapour Heights get their products from local Portland (who create juices). Some different items are also shipped from out of state because it is a branch.
So the typical flavor display and mod/ tip display also applies in this shop.  One difference is that their staff has such a strong support with each other individually.  The staff would love to help get you started with anything, any questions asked.  Vapour Heights also has many events and competitions that invites the community to be involved.


Vapour Heights Website
Vapour Heights Facebook

My Personal Story

My first Vape Pen (Clear Tank, Black Tip, Silver Pen)

Second Pen, more similar to E- Cig, 

So I've started vaping a year ago and I never went to shops, therefore, I've always ordered my juices online with starter kits.  I love the thin pens but later learned that they don't give as much vapor than you'd like (if you're up for flavor or vapor, there is much difference).  

Flavor is the best part for me.  I always loved fruits and sweets AND the smell of the vape when you breathe out.  Who needed air sprays??  I'm pretty sure I didn't.  

When I started going to shops, it helped me build connections and learned more about vaping.  Never knew it could get so complicated.  Some people build their own tanks... with cotton and wires.  I'm way too lazy for that!  But then, you can have others do it for you, for a fee charge.  

Tiffany Zombie Mod

Zero Clone Mod

Recently, I've been vaping similar juices that are fruity.  Switching around with my boyfriend's tanks, I used the Zero clone first, then he grabbed me a Tiffany Zombie Mod for my birthday (which is so beautiful, I'm scared to drop).  

I did realize how people have different styles for their vape pen/ mods.  Each style is unique and each person have their own taste of what they like.  This is why it had came to conclusion that vaping is a great way to keep Portland unique, but also, a way to have the people in Portland to be unique in their own tastes.