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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 you ask for too much current from your battery – and your mod doesn’t have a safety cut-off – it could lead to disaster. That’s why vapers need Ohm’s law.

Vaping while driving may be safer than smoking, but only if you prepare for the journey sufficiently and heed some basic advice. And never drip and drive.

So, people are vaping caffeine now. It was only a matter of time before the occasional caffeine-spiked e-liquid turned into a full-blown purpose-built caffeine vaporizer, but the question remains as to whether there’s any point in using one. Sadly, vaping caffeine appears to offer no concrete benefits and poses unknown risks.

Little powerhouse variable voltage/variable wattage (VV/VW) box mods have been taking the vaping industry by storm recently, offering substantial power, sub-ohm capability and huge capacity batteries in portable, user-friendly packages. However, with iSticks, iPVs, XPros, Sigeleis, eGrips, MVPs and countless others to choose from, how do you go about deciding which mod to purchase?

Nicotine salt e-juices are becoming increasingly popular alongside the rise of pod-style vaping devices, but what are they? What are the benefits of nicotine salt e-liquid? What types of device are best to use with it? And are nicotine salt juices right for you?

These days you’ll barely ever see a mod released which doesn’t offer temperature control. But what is TC vaping? How does it work? Why would you want to use it? What coils can you use with it? Here’s everything you need to know.

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.

Your wick is the part of your e-cig most likely to contaminate your vapor, so learning about preparation and general wick safety is vital for any rebuilders.

Although propylene glycol (PG) is generally recognized as safe for humans and most pets, cats actually have a unique sensitivity to the chemical.