Personal Experiences

Salt Nic

Nic salts revolutionized vaping, but it can also be argued they have brought us back to square one. We explain the science and evolution of nic salts in our feature deep-dive “What is Salt Nic?”

The vaping revolution was kicked off with small, high nicotine, mouth to lung devices. Many vapers eventually transitioned to high tech, subohm mods and low nicotine ejuices. Nic salts rekindled interest in discrete, efficient and tight hitting devices.

But nic salts are not limited to pods. If you are a Vapor Zeus owner, you may be surprised to discover how well you

The teen vaping epidemic poses a threat to the health of minors through the dangers of nicotine addiction. As a vaper, I am quite attuned to the signs of vaping and completely opposed to underage vaping. This article will give you every tool you need to figure out if your child is vaping without intrusive testing.

Spotting the Signs of Teen Vaping

Vaping is not always easy to detect, but there are certain devices, gadgets and physiological signs which warrant further observation. The best case scenario is that you will have no reason to deploy this new found knowledge.

Kids and Juul

It is impossible to discuss teen vaping and not discuss

Jammed Vape Tank

Your vape tank is all jammed up and cannot be opened. What you have is a classic “stuck tank” on your hands. This issue can be caused by over tightening, a threading issue or an inability to get a good grip on the tank. I have had plenty of jammed up tanks. Luckily, I have never had to deal with a tank impossibly stuck on a mod. This is fortunate. Once a tank is safely detached from the mod, you are free to implement any method, within reason, to open it. Granted, a hammer blow, power drilling or spiking the tank on the pavement will probably not achieve the desired result. But you only have to worry about flying shards and a broken tank, rather than a venting 18650 battery. On the flip side of the coin, a tank attached to a mod should be approached with care and additional safety precautions should be observed. If you

Vaping Supported By Gold Standard Research

As valuable as our vaping success stories are, it is always gratifying to have personal observations verified by peer-reviewed research in high impact scientific journals.  A research team led by Peter Hajek, a psychologist at Queen Mary University in London, found that e-cigarettes were almost twice as effective for smoking cessation as nicotine replacement therapy. This vindication is particularly sweet because it was published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Back in 2015, NEJM was responsible for publishing a notorious and now debunked study on formaldehyde in e-cig vapor. The study was sponsored by the National Institute for Health Research and Cancer Research UK. The results also demolished the myth that e-cigarettes are used by smokers to supplement, and not replace, thei

The Gift of Vaping?

Smoking is often a social activity. If you are a former smoker who vapes, there is a better than average chance you have friends or family members who still light up.

With holiday season in full-swing, are you considering giving the gift of vaping to a smoker in your life?

Especially for staunch advocates of vaping, there can be a strong desire to share your love of vaping but there are a few factors you should consider before dropping money on a present that may be viewed as rebuke to a smoker's lifestyle and life choices.

Approach With Caution

What are your thoughts about fanatical adult converts who warn their former running partners about the error of their ways? Do you have a mate who swore off drinking and declared every punter in the pub is an alcoholic who would be wise to follow their lead? Ever meet a former smoker who expresses disdain and disgust towards anyone who still smokes? Is this how you want be viewed?

Let's Talk About Vaping Etiquette

To vape or not to vape, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous restrictions, Or to take a stand against a sea of misinformation and by opposing it? Vaping is invariably lumped with “tobacco-free” initiatives in the eyes of the law and rules governing public use vary greatly by location. Posted policies that expressly declare that vaping is prohibited are becoming more common but often such signage is lacking. As a result of this ambiguity, the life of a vaper is fraught with potential conflict. Always keep in mind that there are still plenty of people who wrongly assume vapor clouds are equivalent to cigarette smoke. Indoor smoking has been banned in many states for over a decade and in these areas you can expect people to become quite alarmed if you start throwing clouds in a public setting. Uncouth behavior harms the rights and interests of vapers in the lon

Stressed Out By Holiday Travel?

The holiday travel season is here. I love to vape, find flying stressful and welcome every opportunity to partake.  Crouching in a stall, above a public commode, flushing to hide the hiss of my device, risking a fine and zeroing out clouds by blowing them through my coat lapel does not hold much appeal. My desire not to be branded a buffoon and to represent vaping in the best possible light also play a role in my aversion to this sort of sneakiness. The unpleasant truth is indoor smoking is so taboo that it has negatively impacted our ability to vape discretely and in peace. However, stringent public smoking bans only began to take hold in the middle of the last decade and there are still a number of states and that provide exemptions to certain businesses. This hodgepodge of state and local laws has resulted in “vaping friendly” airports or at the very least have provided “safe harbors” for e-cigarette use.

Vaping Friendly Also Means…Se

I don’t know why it took me so long to buy the Atopak Penguin. I’m a simple vaper who likes a strong throat hit, something that’s easy to use, and something that comes in cool colors, so it’s almost like the Penguin was made for me. After months of trying out pod mods and staying hooked on my go-to e-cig (the Vapor Zeus), I tried the Atopak Penguin. It’s an absolute must-have for smokers or vapers who want a lightweight, efficient, dependable all-in-one mod. It Keeps A Battery Charge Forever The Penguin is a beast when it comes to staying charged. First of all, you can e

  We’re excited to announce that our Vapor Zeus e-cigarette just got the best compliment an e-cig can get and honestly, it’s blushing. We’ve got legions of former smokers who can attest to how well the Zeus mimics a cigarette, but a recent Vaping Insider review proves that even in an industry flooded with pod mods, the Zeus is still the best bet for smokers.   Here’s what Vaping Insider had to say “The draw on [the Vapor Zeus] is very cigarette like. In fact, I would say this is probably the closest I have come to a

The Suorin Drop is an invincible beast, in my opinion. An invincible beast that earned its name for me this weekend. I was out at a St. Patrick’s Day Parade with my Suorin Drop in hand, stealth vaping in the sunshine, with no clue that I was about to suffer a near vape-tragedy.   After the parade, I went back to my car, set my backpack on the hood, put my Suorin Drop on the roof, and organized my things. Then I drove toward the nearest intersection to try to squeeze into traffic on the busy road amid the exodus from the parade.   As I turned onto the road, I heard a sound that I thought was a part falling off of my car. Then, I remembered and my stomach...dropped. M