So you want to know how to vape? You heard it was a better alternative to smoking, but it all just seems too complicated. Don’t give up. We’re here to help! Much like the Matrix, you will need to experience vaping to truly understand it. Before you can know “how to vape properly”, we must first ask ourselves “What will I be vaping?” For simplicity, let’s break all vaping down into two categories e-juice (or e-liquid) and dry herb.

Vaping most often refers to the use of e-liquid, in an electronic cigarette, or larger devices known as personal vaporizers. In this form of vaping, the e-liquid can contains nicotine or not, it’s up to the user. Dry herb vaping refers to using a vaporizer that is designed for dry herb, whether it’s a desktop unit or portable device. Dry herb is a general term that’s usually referring to cannabis, but it can be tobacco or other herbs.

Before we can even talk about how to vape, let’s first cover all the things you are going to need. Remember, vaping can be as easy or as complex as you want it to be. We recommend starting out with a simple device, and then working your way up. Let’s take a look at the various options: The cigalike – These are tiny devices that look like cigarettes, feel like cigarettes and even puff like them, however they are tiny electronic cigarettes that contain pre-filled e-juice and a heating coil contained in a small cartridge or “catomizer” as they’re called. These devices typically have no button and are activated by simply taking a drag.

Vape pen – Although still considered an e-cigarette, vape pens are bigger, more powerful, and have a longer battery life.Although they have vape pens with pre-filled tanks, many of them can be filled with your choice of e-liquid. The pod mod – The next step up from a cigalike would be a new phenomenon that we have dubbed a pod mod. These vaporizers are usually small and lightweight, and utilize pods that contain e-liquid.

Starter kit – Starter kits can come in all different shapes and sizes, but the one thing they all have in common is that they provide (just about) everything you’ll need to start vaping and can include anything from a vape pen, a pod mod, or a tank/mod combo. The juice – Last but not least, you are gonna need e-juice – if you device is not a prefill. In addition to an endless variety of flavors, e-liquid comes in various nicotine strengths, indicated by a number in milligrams. The higher the number, the more nicotine it will contain. The common nicotine strengths are 0, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 mg/mL. Occasionally you might see percentages. Those same strengths would be 0, 0.3, 0.6, 1.2, 1.8, and 2.4%.

Most tanks, and other vaping devices that are refillable, will require you to install a new coil head every week or so. These coil heads atomize the e-juice (turn it into vapor). Installing one is typically as simple as screwing it into your tank. The coil head contains a heating element (the coil) surrounded by wicking material (most often cotton). This is where the magic happens. The next step is to fill the tank to its appropriate level and wait about 15 minutes to let the cotton soak up the juice. If you rush this, you may get a very nasty taste – the tastes of burning cotton. A little bit of initial patience will pay off. This will give you the longest lifespan and best performance out of your atomizer.