Welcome back to another installment of the Superior Vapour guide to fundamental elements of vaping and vape culture.If you’re new to vaping, a lot of the terminology and gear can get a little confusing, especially when it comes to things like coils that go by multiple names and types. But coils are an essential part of the mechanics of every vape. Which means that if you’re going to be vaping, and especially if you’d eventually like to build your own, you’re going to need to know at least a l...

One of the things you will have first noticed after kicking tobacco products to the kerb and purchased your first vape pen, is just how diverse and huge the world of vaping really is. To the uninitiated it can be quite daunting to see just how many products there are on the market and just how seriously some vapers take vaping. To the newbie vaper, it can perhaps all seem a bit over the top. Of course fast forward a couple of years and it all makes a lot more sense, as you will have undoubted...

When the Government introduced its Tobacco and Related Regulations in May 2016, the tobacco industry was given a six month period in which to comply with the new legislation. These regulations have been introduced in the UK as a result of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), with which all member states of the European Union must comply (we’ll look at the consequences of the UK leaving the EU later on).The TPD encompasses all ‘tobacco related products’, including cigarettes, rolling...

Introduction So you’ve decided to quit smoking! Maybe you’ve tried going cold turkey but it just didn’t work and now you want to know if vaping can help you kick the habit. Or perhaps you’ve been vaping disposable e-cigs and want to know more about how tank systems or mods work. Or perhaps you’ve been vaping for some time and are worried about some of the negative press you’ve been reading concerning long term health effects and want to understand a bit more about the actual science. If this ...

Nicotine, E-Juice and You Nicotine is a word that is synonymous with smoking and all the serious health related risks that it entails. Whilst it there is no debate that it is the ingredient in cigarettes that causes addiction, it is by no means the most damaging ingredient (tar and formaldehyde are both produced through the combustion of tobacco and are far more harmful). Regulations due to come into force in November 2016 has meant UK distributors will be limited to 20mg of nicotine per mill...