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Master Guide to Vaping Part 10 – Regulation and Legislation For as long as vaping has existed, it has been met with scrutiny and skepticism. While most people are capable of doing research, looking at the results of scientific studies, and making their own decisions, governing bodies have always sought to enact regulation or legislation for one reason or another. Sometimes it’s reasonable, but most of the time it is overreaching, bordering on prohibitionist. While the regulatory climate is currently...

Master Guide to Vaping Part 8 – Ohm’s Law and Battery Safety Battery safety and Ohm’s Law go hand-in-hand. You can’t learn one without the other, so this guide will require some rudimentary math skills. Overall, many of the concepts you’re about to learn are simple, and the safe practices are mostly common sense once you have a basic understanding. No doubt, you’ve heard of stories about batteries exploding. After reading this guide you’ll have a good idea as to...

Master Guide to Vaping Part 5 – Intermediate Kits Intermediate kits represent the most popular style of vaping across the board. They’re generally right in the middle in terms of just about everything. Average price, average performance, average battery life, etc. However, these intermediate kits serve just about any purpose you could ask for as a vaper. They can be a device for a first-timer since they’re only marginally more difficult to use than proper starter kits. They can be...

Master Guide to Vaping Part 3 – E-Liquid Perhaps the most important component to any e-cigarette or vapor device is the e-liquid. No matter your setup or vaping style, every vaper needs e-liquid. You may have heard it referred to as juice, liquid, e-juice, or possibly another variation, but it all means the same thing: it’s the liquid component that gets vaporized and inhaled. E-liquid is comprised of up to 4 ingredients: Vegetable glycerin (VG) Propylene glycol (PG) Flavoring Nicotine...

Master Guide to Vaping Part 4 – Starter Kits Starter kits are the cornerstone of vaping. Generally, they will be the first vaping experience for newcomers, and as such, it’s important to know what to look for. Luckily, starter kits have become increasingly more reliable and versatile in recent years, and many will allow you to try several styles of vaping, allowing you to determine which works best for you, and the route you should take if and when you...

Master Guide to Vaping Part 6 – Advanced Devices Advanced devices generally have similar functionality compared to intermediate devices. Sometimes they’ll have a few extra bells and whistles, but mostly offer higher consistent power and longer battery life, mainly due to the fact that advanced devices usually require multiple batteries. More batteries means a longer period of time between charges, and the ability to fire at a higher power without the device scaling back due to lack of battery voltage...

Master Guide to Vaping – Part 2 Vaping: Generations Vaping has come a long way since 2007. I’d venture to guess that the majority of current vapers started vaping well after some serious innovations occurred in the vaping industry. While some of us remember replacing cartridge filler with blue aquarium filter and 1.5Ω “low-resistance” atomizers fondly as a right-of-passage, it’s important for newer vapers to understand where it all started. By reflecting on generations of vaping technology past, it’s easier...

Introduction Welcome to Madvapes’ Master Guide to Vaping! This series of blogs will be an in-depth resource for potential vapers, or vapers of any level looking to expand his or her knowledge. From the very basics to more advanced and technical information, this guide will provide you with a go-to knowledge base for all things vaping. Part 1: What is Vaping? These days, most would assume that everyone has an idea as to what vaping is. Ignoring that assumption, what...