Vaping Facts

If you’ve ever seen a vape device but never used one, it can seem a bit confusing to figure out how it works.

How does it create the clouds?

How does it help me quit smoking?

After reading this, you should be able to go to your local vape shop to pick out your first vape device.

Finding a device

The main types of devices you can get are disposable vapes, cigalikes, vape pens, and vape mods — or mod boxes/pens.

If you are new to vaping, you will want to start with a disposable or cigalike.

These devices are easy to use and most similar to a cigarette.

For the more experienced or technical minded person who wants to control their vaping experience — especially the cloud size — a vape mod is the best option.

Making clouds

If you are trying to control the size of the vapour cloud you exhale when you vape, there are several things you have to keep in mind.

First of all, you need to know how the clouds are produced.

The atomiser is the place where the clouds begin.

An atomiser contains the coils and the pod or tank.

The vape juice gets heated by the coils in the atomiser.

Coils come in many different types to allow different draw types and airflow settings that play a role in cloud production.

Vape juice also plays a role in the size of the vapour cloud produced.

For instance, if you want big clouds, your best bet is to get restricted-direct-lung (RDL) coils — which makes coils produce more vapour and flavour while using less vape juice, nicotine, and power per draw.

To make even bigger clouds, get vape juice high in vegetable glycerin (VG) and open the airflow on your device.

If your intention is to have smaller clouds, you will want a mouth-to-lung (MTL) coil, propylene glycol (PG) dominant vape juice, and a closed airflow — a disposable or starter vape device usually produces small clouds.

Vaping to quit

Since vaping is very similar to smoking cigarettes, vaping is a good way to give them up for good.

If you typically smoke a pack a day, you will want to find vape juice with a 2% or 20 mg nicotine content per draw.

There are two types of nicotine that comes in vape juice — freebase and nicotine salt.

Freebase is the standard choice for vape devices since it releases slowly into your bloodstream and is most similar to smoking a cigarette in feel and nicotine reaction.

The other is nicotine salt.

This form releases into the bloodstream faster and produces a smooth feel to the throat.

When you switch to vaping, you are taking the first step to giving up cigarettes for good and improving your health.

To make the big clouds of vape you will need a good atomiser, coil, and VG level.

When you go to your local vape shop, you should look into buying a simple device and flavour to start off with.

Vaping is a pleasant change from the unhealthy cigarette, so keep vaping.