Thursday, September 13, 2012

What are the best juices you can buy?


Here's a small list of some of my favourites.  Though one's own taste in e-juice is entirely subjective, these particular e-juices have really caught my attention, and hopefully you pick up a few favourites of your own.
Remember Canadians, don't order the ones with nicotine in them, as it will get stopped at the border.  Order them without.  Nicotine could possibly be added later, though the government of Canada tends to frown on this behaviour.  However, they can suck it at the moment, and can't stop me importing my flavoured juices for 'uses other than e-cigarette vaping' ;).

Tobacco Flavors:

Non-Tobacco Flavors:

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Electronic Cigar

          Back in my analog smoking days (actual cigarettes) I had a great appreciation for cigars.  There was no act of finery greater than a glass of whiskey and an expensive cigar, in my opinion, and to be frank it's still pretty great.  The only drawbacks to this is the inability to speak properly for the entire next day for fear of coughing up my guts, and the fact that I absolutely reek, as everyone I love finds great pleasure in telling me.

Though the days of tar are behind me, I still find myself yearning for the old sensations, and so I come to my look at electronic cigars.


Though there are permanent varieties, I chose the disposable.  I already have a wide variety of pieces, and have no need to add to the clutter.  I regret doing this now.  The draw was both thick and intensely satisfying, as was the outrageously long battery life.  Though surely too much for a novice, from someone who has smoked a fair few cigars and vaped many, many packs worth, it was grand to have that feeling back, without the grumbles of my loved ones and the grating of my lungs.

Electronic cigarettes in Canadian law

According to Canadian Law, importing Nicotine-filled cartridges or fluid of any kind is illegal.

What does this mean to you?

It means that though you can import electronic cigarettes and accessories by themselves, you should not, under any circumstances order e-fluid with nicotine or starter kits that come with pre-filled cartridges from anyone outside of Canada.

I don't care if they tell you they have a safe way to send it to you, bottom line is there is a chance it will get confiscated at the border and you will lose everything, not just the liquid itself.

That being said, there are suppliers of liquid nicotine within Canada, and possibly e-juice.  You would have to find this out for yourself, as such practices are frowned upon by the Canadian government.

You could, for instance, buy liquid without any nicotine from a canadian supplier, and VG or PG (e-liquid bases) with added nicotine from someone else, and add them together.  This is somewhat difficult to do, and if you aren't very careful, may end up in overdose, so I do not recommend this course of action.

Instead, like I said earlier, ask around town or scour the internet until you find an experienced vaper that knows what's up and what to do.  Each area has its own supplier, so even if I wanted to help, I could not.

When in doubt, go to ECF (The electronic cigarette forums) and ask.  They have been very helpful to me personally, and will no doubt help you, provided you give them the same kindness and respect you expect in return.

What is an electronic cigarette?

What is an electronic cigarette?  Well, in short it is a miniaturized vapourizer, much like a very small, high-tech smoke machine.  It generally consists of (from right to left) a battery, an atomizer, and a cartridge for the e-liquid.


It is not smoke, nor is the person smoking in any sense of the word.  They are vaporizing.

This allows the user to ignore no smoking laws without guilt, as the vapor is also non-staining, and not harmful to others.  It quickly disperses into the air without leaving yellowish gunk, as cigarettes do, instead leaving a very, very faint aroma, as if someone had spilt vanilla extract (or whatever flavour the juice is) a few days ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_cigarette