Grandpas Try Vaping for the First Time
Vaping was still a newfangled way to use nicotine back then, and it tended to be linked with younger adults. So we wanted to hear what some older gentlemen made of the whole thing.
Enter Ed and Mark, two smokers who had never known the joy of big, flavorful clouds. We got them on camera, handed them a few different devices, and recorded their first reactions.
Watch the video on the ZampleBox YouTube channel
What they tried
- Empire by The Blueprint on the Endura T18 starter kit
- Hulk Tears by Mighty Vapors on the Vaporesso Nebula
- Churros and Ice Cream by OneUp Vapor on the Reuleaux RX2/3
What did they think, and which was their favorite? You’ll have to watch to find out.
The setups ranged from the Endura T18, a simple starter kit, to two popular box mods of the era: the Vaporesso Nebula and the Reuleaux RX2/3, which gets its name from running on either two or three batteries. For more on those mods, read our Nebula review and Reuleaux RX2/3 review.
None of these e-liquid brands are in our shop today, so think of the lineup as a snapshot of that time.
Why we made it
It’s always fun to see vaping through fresh eyes. Ed and Mark had never vaped before, so what you see on camera are genuine first impressions of the flavors, the devices and the clouds, from two gentlemen with decades of life experience.
Where things stand now
Vaping is for adults 21 and over, and nicotine is addictive. No vaping product is FDA-approved as a quit-smoking aid, and public-health bodies disagree on the details, so adults who smoke and are thinking about switching should talk to a doctor first. For the basics on devices and e-liquid, see our beginner’s guide to vaping.
WARNING: This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical. For adults 21+ only.