Vaping exposes you to a variety of toxic chemicals including formaldehyde and crotonaldehyde, which can cause lung damage. It also irritates the delicate tissues in your mouth, nasal passages and throat.

Vaping is not harmless, but it is less harmful than smoking. It may help you quit smoking if you are struggling with it.

Cloud Beasts

If you’re a vaper that loves to blow out huge clouds of vapor, these tanks are for you. They’re also juice guzzlers, so be prepared to go through bottles at an alarming rate.

The TFV series is Smok’s flagship line of sub-ohm tanks. These tanks are designed to be paired with high-wattage mods to create giant clouds of vapor.

The Smok TFV8 Cloud Beast is the follow-up to the popular TFV4. It improves upon the original in almost every way. It addresses leaking issues, and it scales up the coil number to offer even more power.

The SMOK TFV12 Cloud Beast King is the latest tank in this series. It has twelve wires in the atomizer head, and it requires much higher wattage to function effectively.

Pods

Pods are ideal for those looking for a simple and convenient device. They come pre-filled with e-liquid and simply slot into the battery device, which then heats up the liquid to create vapor.

Unlike most other types of relevant vapes, pods are designed to work with nic salts rather than freebase nicotine, which offers more a smoother throat hit and faster nicotine absorption. This also makes them a great option for former smokers who are new to vaping.

Pods are also smaller and more discreet than larger devices, so they’re perfect if you want to vape without drawing attention to yourself. Additionally, they tend to require less maintenance than other types of vapes. Some pods are open, allowing you to refill the e-liquid yourself, while others are closed and can only be used once.

Pod Mods

Pod mods have been popular with new vapers as they offer capabilities similar to a rebuildable mod in a small, compact and easy-to-use device. They’re also often cheaper, saving money upfront and over time by eliminating the need to purchase replacement parts.

Unlike tanks, which are made of glass, pods are typically made from plastic. Some users find this a drawback, as some claim that the taste of plastic taints their e-liquid.

However, the best pod mods like the Vladdin have shown that great flavour doesn’t require a high-powered, complicated device. These devices are easy to use, have adjustable airflow and can accommodate both MTL and DL vaping styles with ease. Moreover, they’re much more discreet and non-dribbly than traditional tanks and mods. That’s especially true with closed system devices, which only accept pods from the same manufacturer.

High PG

High PG liquids are great for new vapers as they provide more of the ‘throat hit’ that is familiar to smokers. PG is a colourless and odourless by-product of petroleum, and it’s the e-liquid’s main carrier of flavour. It also allows for faster steeping as it holds particles (flavour and colour) in suspension better than VG.

Typically, high PG liquids will require lower resistance coils which is ideal for standard clearomisers and mouth to lung type tanks. However, higher PG ratios can cause side effects like a dry throat and increased thirst. They can also cause leaking as they are thinner than VG and will wick quicker, especially in sub-ohm devices with larger coils. Having said this, longer term vapers often move towards higher VG content as their palate adapts.

Salts

Nicotine salts are a type of nicotine that’s more quickly and easily absorbed by the body. They’re usually used in low-wattage devices that are designed for mouth-to-lung inhaling. High-strength nicotine salt e-liquids aren’t appropriate for sub-ohm vaping mods; they’ll generate far too much vapor and will deliver a high amount of nicotine to your system all at once.

They’re ideal for people who want a more intense nicotine hit that feels like smoking. They’re also an excellent choice for those who are trying to quit smoking. The salt in these liquids helps to prevent your throat from feeling harsh, even at higher nicotine strengths. This is a big reason why they’re so popular with smokers making the switch to vaping. PAX labs invented the Juul, which is based on nicotine salts.