Cigarettes are one of the most dangerous and lethal products in the world, causing more deaths each year than HIV, illegal drugs, alcohol, motor vehicle and firearm accidents combined. Although they won’t kill you quickly, smoking affects almost every organ in the...
One of the newest fads in the vaping industry is actually something you may have seen before, but just didn’t know it had a name: the “Clapton coil”. What is a Clapton coil? It’s simply a smaller gauge wire wrapped perpendicularly around...
Ever wonder why your favorite e-juice flavor changed or doesn’t taste the way its supposed to anymore? Producing e-juice is a complex process and prone to variations. In addition, e-juice flavor can change as it ages and depending on how it’s used...
Most of us vape for health reasons (or so that we don’t smell like an ashtray!), but we sometimes forget that not everybody shares in our enthusiasm, or realizes that our clouds of vapor are all but harmless. With the growing amount of...
Vape shop owners are finding themselves in a tough position as the popularity of vaping skyrockets. There’s rent to pay, inventory to purchase and employees to keep happy. And in an industry where competition is fierce and profit margins are slim, they often...
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been overwhelmed by the laundry list of sub-ohm clearomizers hitting the market; Aspire Atlantis, Kanger Subtank, Arctic, Delta II, Freemax Starre, Herakles, Matrix, Melo, Vapor Chaser… just to name a few. Sub-ohm tanks are undoubtedly the hottest trend in the...
If you’re new to the world of vaping you may be asking yourself, “why would I want to join a vaping community or connect with other vapers?” Getting started may seem like a simple process, but vaping can become an in-depth and...
The media has expressed serious concerns about the potential for e-cig fires this year. Stories about accidental fires and random e-cig explosions continue to make headlines and imply that vapers are doomed by the very product that may help them quit smoking chemically-laden, cancer-causing...
Electronic cigarettes typically fall into one of three main categories: mini (cigarette-like) products, mid-size (eGo or pen-style) devices and advanced mods / APVs. Mini e-cigarettes are normally preferred by beginners because of their small, lightweight design that resembles a real cigarette, but mid-size Ego-style “vape pens” are definitely...
Let me preface this article by saying that I’m relatively new to the world of dripping and rebuildable drip atomizers (RDAs), but most people who drip prefer thicker, higher-VG e-liquid because it’s less likely to flood atomizers, it wicks better and produces...
Recent news stories would have you believe that electronic cigarettes, and the e-liquid they contain, pose a serious threat that requires extensive government regulation. Apparently, teenage smokers experimenting with e-cigs is a worrisome trend and 1,300 e-liquid poisonings last year (out of nearly...
Electronic cigarettes HAVE NOT been approved for smoking cessation, but the fact is, the vaping community is primarily made-up of former tobacco smokers. Although the research is limited and there are conflicting reports about the effectiveness of e-cigarettes on smoking cessation, millions of...
E-juice steeping is a process regularly discussed by vapers, and if you’ve purchased e-liquid before you’ve undoubtedly heard about some of the various steeping procedures. The dictionary defines steeping as “the soaking in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or...
You’ve heard the old adage, “bigger is better,” and it often holds true. Most people would prefer a bigger house vs. a smaller one, a 50″ TV over a 36″, and who wouldn’t love a higher salary or bigger bank account? In...
In the early days, the only real way to purchase e-cigs was to order them online. As the market expanded and their popularity grew, convenience stores, gas stations and smoke shops started to carry the most basic, cigarette-like products. These days, you...