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The Pod Revolution   by Charles Sammut When my smoking buddies at work get in sync there’s about 8 of us that huddle around a bench out the back having a moan about some work issue we’re trying to resolve. Six months ago I was the only vaper in the group. These days they all […]

I saw something today I see often enough in my travels to Vape Shops around Sydney. A middle-aged lady walks into a shop I was hanging out in. Vapour Power up in Thornleigh. A total newbie. A bit unsure, maybe even a bit nervous. I know what she is going through. She was maybe only […]

By Charles Sammut Over in the other section of the darkened display cabinet at your local Vape Shop. Dispersed amongst the reels of resistance wires, build tools and packets of organic cotton are the mysterious but alluring rebuildable atomisers.  Some are tiny and some are HUGE. Some are [...]

    By Charles Sammut   The South Australian State government recently added to legislation a new law that will make it very difficult for South Australian smokers to pursue an opportunity to try vaping as a system of moving away from the harms of tobacco.   It’s not [...]

Many Happy Returns of the Sun by Charles Sammut   In a couple of days it’ll be one year since I bought my first vape and made a solemn vow not to light up another cigarette again. I am pleased to announce I have so far succeeded in the mission. It was much easier than […]

  The convenience factor of vaping compared cigarettes is a question that is bound to crop up during your first few weeks of vaping. I’m going to suggest it’s your sneaky thoughts trying to get you to buy a pack of tobacco but I’m also going to suggest there are other trade-offs that swing [...]

I thought it timely we have a bit of a chat about battery safety as you’ll no doubt come across a few incidents, doing a cursory search on the internet, where someone has done a bit of damage to themselves due to an exploding battery. We never get to hear the details of how such […]

As I sit and write this I have a virus. I’ve had a few close calls since winter started and they seem to go away after a day. It’s easy to put that down to vaping is healthier, therefore, I’m immune from viruses but the fact is even the healthiest people can catch a cold. […]

Over the last few blog entries, we explored ways of approaching how to choose your first vaping set-up or Starter Kit, tackled strategies to picking your first juice(s) and also setting yourself up with an emergency backup system or Plan B. You’re probably really excited about giving this [...]

I remember during a stage in my teen years I was constantly asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” You can sense the dismay when I would reply “An actor!”. The wise old adult would say to that. “Do you have a Plan B if that doesn’t work out?” Of course, […]