The Evolution Of Vaping
13th May 2017
The Evolution Of Vaping
Vaping started out in the late 2000s as a relatively underground alternative to smoking, with just a few players in the product market and very limited initial offerings. Over the past few years, however, a boom has taken place that's ripped the market wide open, creating new powerhouse brands which have led the way, ushering in an age of rapid technological innovation.
One of the things that pushed the envelope within vaping has been the influx of intellectual talent from other industries. From designers to engineers, many contributions to the field of vaping, now a decade old, have come in just the last three years or so - think variable wattage, temperature control, reliable sub-ohm vaping, affordable multi-cell box mods and more. Take a look at the earliest atomizers on the market, then compare them to modern tech. You'll see a pattern of growth similar to that of the personal computer. The talent pool within vaping is one of the most understated aspects of the industry.
From e-liquids crafted by pros with molecular gastronomy backgrounds to box mods created by former architects to coil technology advanced by onetime electricians the credits due in the evolution of vaping are endless, and the contributors are the unsung heroes we know only through the products they've helped bring to market.
As little as four years ago, single-cell mods with a whopping upper-end output of 15 watts were the bees' knees. Of course, you probably wouldn't even be using all 15 of those watts without scorching the silica wicks or popping a micro-gauge coil with a resistance of 1.8 or even 2.4 ohm.
Today, we take for granted the luxury to customize our vaping experience to fit our personalities, our moods, or even our color preferences. We believe many successes in the effort to quit smoking can be attributed to these changes - while many of us initially started with one-size-fits-all options, the market has proved that a wider range of options creates higher levels of success. From the initial mods by Innokin, which were beautiful but bulky, to the sleek design and portability of the JUUL, the middle ground is ripe with the results of visionaries who saw an opportunity to contribute and we are all better off for it.