Guides

If you’re new to the world of electronic cigarettes, navigating through the different options and arriving at the right product for you can seem like an overwhelming process. There are a plethora of options available and new e-cigs are surfacing onto the market each week, so there is a lot of competition. Looking through reviews is the best method of finding the right e-cigarette, but you’ll still need to know what to keep an eye out to get the right one for your specific needs. This guide will help you think about what you’re looking for in an electronic cigarette and make your choice.

The core appeal of vaping is that it’s very, very similar to smoking. To switch, pretty much all you have to do is vape when you would have smoked and try to resist any cravings. However, it’s really a little more complicated than that. So here’s a brief guide for smokers new to vaping who are looking to get the most they can out of it.

If you have been smoking cigarettes for a long time, you’re most likely suffering from the many diseases and side effects that come with smoking and you must be seeking a safer alternative that can help you quit smoking.

Keeping your vape pen clean is the real secret of getting a consistently good flavor out of it. When you...

Sub ohm vaping has really taken over the vaping landscape in recent years. But what does sub ohm vaping even mean? What do you need to know to sub ohm safely? Are there specific e-juices, tanks and mods that are better for sub ohm vaping? Here are the answers you're looking for.

With a mess of acronyms like RDA, RTA, RBA and RDTA to contend with, even grasping the basics about the types of rebuildable tanks can seem difficult. So here’s a guide to the types of rebuildable tanks to help you get to grips with the options and find your perfect device, with definitions, explanations and pros and cons for each type.

If your brand new atomizer head is only lasting you a few days – rather than the 1 to 2 weeks you can ordinarily get out of one – you'll end up spending loads of money on vaping. So what's the problem? Can it be fixed? Here’s a brief guide to getting the most out of your atomizer heads.

E-cigarettes have been hailed by many as a safer alternative to tobacco smoking, but a persistent problem still dogs users of the vast majority of e-cig brands. E-cigarettes use a nicotine-infused solution to produce vapor, and this can occasionally leak out of the mouthpiece and give users a hit of bitter-tasting liquid.

Will vaping give you popcorn lung? Should you be worried about diacetyl? Does your favorite e-juice contain diacetyl? Is acetyl propionyl any better? Here’s a straightforward, objective guide to the issue of diacetyl in e-cigarettes. The aim is simple: to give you all the information you need to make an informed decision about what you vape.

Two of the most common tasks you’ll have to do as a vaper is filling up a tank or clearomizer and replacing a spent coil for a new one. Thankfully for new vapers, these are both really easy to accomplish, regardless of the type of tank or clearomizer you have. Here's how to do it.

  There are many types of coil widely-used by vapers. From basic kanthal options with evenly-spaced wraps through to contact...

Black Note has recently published two posts looking at the issue of diacetyl in e-cigarettes, with one covering the science behind the debate and the other focusing more on the disagreement on the issue within the vaping community. The posts are both well-worth reading – so go take a look if you want the full story – but we’ve condensed some of the key take-away points here.

One of the main motivations for switching to vaping is to save money in comparison to smoking. But do you really save money? And if so, how much will you save? What’s the cheapest type of device to use? We’ve taken a look at the numbers to put together this cost comparison for vaping vs. smoking.

Whether you’re still attempting to replace your deadly combusted tobacco habit with e-cigarettes, have tried to quit smoking using traditional methods and aren’t having much luck, or just happen to have decided to make the switch recently, getting some tips for successfully switching from smoking to vaping can help you stay on the wagon and wave goodbye to cigarettes for good.

  Although eGo-style or cigalike devices are generally preferred by those first getting started with vaping, it usually doesn’t take...

How do manufacturers determine the expiry date of an e-liquid? How can I tell if a juice is bad? And is it dangerous to consume expired e-liquid?

One of the most commonly cited arguments against electronic cigarettes is that “there is no way of knowing what’s inside them.” Shocking as it may sound; you can rest assured that is far from true. Consumer safety regulations protect people from dangerous substances, and most respectable manufacturers send their products for third-party testing to further verify their safety for consumption. In comparison to tobacco smoke, which has at least 5,000 chemicals (the actual figure is unknown), electronic cigarettes have a clear advantage because they only contain a handful of chemicals.