To take up vaping?

[AuntGinny]

I have been trying to quit smoking since I started over a decade ago with some success. I manage to go weeks, even months, over a year before (pregnancy and breastfeeding) but I always end up starting again. I get strong cravings which I often end up giving into and the starting trying to give up all over again. I have spent a high proportion of that time on nicotine replacement (NRT).
Anyway, I'm now not smoking but had lots of cravings. I have thought maybe I should get a vape or electronic cigarette (without nicotine preferably) instead of smoking. Am I being ridiculous and just need to find another way to deal with it?

AIBU to take up vaping?

@AuntGinny both, when outside I do try and be away from non smoking/vaping folks so its not blowing at them.

In the car I have to have the window open or the cloud is so massive I can obscure the drivers view!!!! (I don't HAVE to blow huge clouds, but sometimes I forget).

I've just blown a cloud so huge I couldn't see the computer monitor for a moment there

Being silly aside, some smokers do find that exhaling huge clouds is VERY satisfying and that vapes that do not produce as much on the exhale don't quite meet their needs.

A colleague is really proud of stopping smoking for 6 years now.

However she is 'addicted' to the vape habit. She can't go without for half an hour and has to have sly puffs under the desk. Just hear this constant rattling and crackling noise all day.