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Here's some battery safety precautions that are worth sticking to. I use AW IMR 18650 batteries, which have a very good reputation. 1. Don't leave your batteries on the charger unattended, and don't leave them charging all night while you're sleeping. You can increase the safety by charging...

So far most of what I've posted here has been for new vapers, but I did want to post my 6 month celebration mod - the Zmax. Click on the pics for a bigger view. Variable voltage and variable wattage. The Zmax hits harder than the settings display, so it pays to set it low and then work up...

I just posted this in the forums for some-one using Volt X2 batteries, and thought it might be helpful for vapers using KR808-d batteries in particular. So, you have a bunch of different flavors but you don't want to fill a new cartomizer for each one just to try them out. The common way to...

Steeping my e-juice isn't usually an issue because they usually take 10-14 days to reach me and are vapeable straight off. But recently I got some faster arrivals than normal and from a vendor I haven't tried before. So I figured I might as well blog about steeping. First up, steeping or no...

There are different ways to do this. I've found the easiest way in the video below. I do two boils usually, and don't bother with the paper towel bit - just leave them to dry 3-4 days. I also usually just boil 15 minutes. 20 minutes is ok too. There is also a turkey baster method. I may get the...

I don't have any affiliation with Smokeless Image, but they do make good pvs and have excellent customer service. So here's the answers to some questions, which also correct some misinformation that occasionally gets repeated. Question 1: Do Smokeless Image only make cig size pvs? No. Smokeless...

Batteries mah is measure of a battery's storage capacity. Mah stands for milliamperes per hour. Generally you can calculate how much actual vape time you'll get from a battery by the mah of the battery. So - a 320 mah battery should give you about 3 hours of vaping. A 650 mah would give about...

Yes you can. The number of refills you get seems to vary - I've refilled some of mine about 8 times. Refill a cartomizer with the same juice it came with, or buy blank cartomizers for filling with new juices. Below is a video on how to refill. For drip filling, about 20 drops will be enough to...

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I posted this on the forum and thought it was as good a place as any to start the blog. The government and a large number of the public here are so anti-smoking that it makes this forum look like peace valley. The latest law, which comes into force in December, is that cigarettes have to be...