What is vaping?
Vaping means using an e-cigarette or vaping device. Both have a heating element that converts liquid into vapor which you then inhale. Vaping liquid comes in many different flavors and nicotine strengths; Some have no nicotine at all.
Is vaping dangerous?
Research done by Public Health England showed that vaping was 95% less harmful than smoking tobacco cigarettes. While much safer than cigarettes, there are still some concerns.
Most of the harm caused by cigarettes, including cancer, comes from tar. There is no tar in vaping liquids.
Many of the e-liquids used in vaping devices contain nicotine. Nicotine can lead to circulation problems as well as heart disease. You can lower the risk by choosing e-liquids with less nicotine or with no nicotine at all.
Is vaping legal?
Yes! Vaping devices are similar to e-cigarettes and are completely legal. There are some legal restrictions on where you can use your vaping device but this will vary by jurisdiction. Many places that ban cigarette smoking indoors have begun to ban e-cigarettes as well. Vaping device are also banned on planes in some areas.
Does vaping get you high?
No, most people vape e-liquid which contains only nicotine and flavoring. It is also possible to get e-liquid without nicotine.
It is possible to buy herb vaporizers and some people use these to vape marijuana.
Which is better, vaping vs. smoking cigarettes?
E-cigs are vaping devices, however there is a much bigger range of vaping devices available. These devices, called vape mods, give you more options and allow you to customize your vaping experience.
Vaping devices can have large refillable tanks, better atomizers, and larger batteries. Many have option to adjust the airflow, temperature, power output, and wattage. There are also a lot more flavors and nicotine strengths available for vaporizers than there are for e-cigarettes.
Does vaping have nicotine?
You can choose to vape with e-liquids that have no nicotine, or various different strengths of nicotine.
Can you vape without nicotine?
Yes, you can buy e-liquid without nicotine.
Can I taper down the nicotine?
Different types of e-liquid or ‘juice’ have different nicotine strengths. If you are trying to give up nicotine you can start off with high strength nicotine e-liquid and then gradually taper down to nicotine free e-liquids.
How do I start vaping?
The easiest way is to buy a starter kit that contains all the equipment you need. What you need to vape is a vape pen or ‘mod’, a battery, an atomizer tank, and a mouthpiece. Of course you need e-liquid too.
What are the repeated costs of vaping?
The main ongoing cost of vaping is the e-liquid. Parts of your vaping device will also need to be replaced from time to time. Rechargeable batteries will need to be replaced every few hundred charging cycles. How often other parts need to be replaced depends greatly on your setup but the cost per month is minimal.
Is vaping cheaper than cigarettes? How much money will I save switching from cigarettes to vaping?
How much you will actually save depends on the cost of cigarettes in your area. But yes, vaping is cheaper than cigarettes.
What’s the battery life like?
Cig alikes last around 200 puffs and the ego batteries last 600 puffs and up. For the typical vaper that can mean anything between four to ten hours of vaping.
Are the batteries rechargeable?
Yes.
What are mods?
A mod generally refers to any vaping device that doesn’t look like a traditional cigarette. Vaping devices that look like cigarettes are called cigalikes.
What is ‘dripping’?
Dripping is a method of vaping where you add a small amount of e-liquid directly to your wick and then vape immediately. The more common, and easier, way of vaping is just to fill a tank with e-liquid.
What is an atomizer?
An atomizer is a part of the vaping device that has a coil of wire and a wick. The wick soaks up e-liquid and the coil heats the e-liquid soaked wick, turning the liquid into vapor.
What is a clearomizer?
Every vaping device is made up of a battery, an atomizer, and a tank for the e-liquid. The atomizer turns the liquid into vapor. A clearomizer is a tank with an atomizer in it. A clearomizer has a glass or clear plastic tank so that you can see how much e-juice is left in your tank. Different clearomizers have the heating coil or coils in different positions along with different wick sizes, allowing you to customise your vaping experience.
What is a cartomizer?
Vaping devices all contain a heating element that turns the liquid into vapor, this heating coil can be in a cartomizer, atomizer, or clearomizer. A cartomizer is mostly found in older, poorer quality e-cigarettes.
How do I get more vapor?
To produce as much vapor as possible you will want a battery with high power, and multiple coils in your atomizer with a high volume of air going through it. E-liquid with a high VG (Vegetable Glycerine) content will also produce more vapor.
What’s a drip tip?
A drip tip is the mouthpiece where you inhale the vapor from.
What’s a box mod?
A box mod is a square shaped vaping device.
What’s an RTA?
RTA stands for rebuildable tank atomizer. It is a device that allows you to build your own atomizer coils (recall that the atomizer is what heats the liquid, turning it into vapor).
What’s an RDA?
A Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer. It doees not include a tank to hold juice.
What’s an RDA?
Rebuildable atomizer. Encompasses all variations of rebuildable device.
What does SSOCC stand for?
Stainless steel organic cotton coil.
What are 18650 batteries?
18650 describe the size of the battery. 18650 batteries have a diameter of 1.8mm and a height of 65mm. Most vaping devices take 18650 batteries.
Can kids vape?
Children should not use vaping devices. While much less harmful than cigarettes they are still harmful. A study published in Reproductive Toxicology showed that vaping can damage lungs that are still developing. Most e-liquids contain nicotine which is obviously not suitable for kids.
What’s a ‘cigalike’?
A cigalike first generation vaporizer that looks like a cigarette
What vaping Flavors are there?
There are literally thousand of flavors of e-liquids you can buy. Everything from traditional cigarette flavors, drink flavors, fruit flavors, dessert flavors, and just about anything else you can think of.
What’s the difference between a low power and a high power battery?
Lower battery power means the coil in the atomizer doesn’t get as hot. The coil heats the e-liquid and turns it into vapor. A cooler coil means less vapor is produced, and because of this also less flavor.
What’s the difference between volts and watts?
You can alter the power output of a battery by controlling the voltage or the wattage. Changing the wattage provides an easier and a more consistent vaping experience.
Is vaping on planes allowed?
It is not currently illegal to vape on planes but airlines prohibit it. Vaping is prohibited because other passengers may mistake the vapor for smoke and become alarmed. Also vaping devices which produce a large amount of vapor may upset nearby passengers.
What’s a throat hit?
A throat hit is the feeling in your throat when you inhale from a traditional cigarette. Some people enjoy this and want to simulate the experience when vaping and other people prefer vaping devices that minimize this feeling.