Saturday, September 27, 2014

The Real Truth Behind E-Cigarette Disinformation

Illinois rakes in almost $788 million a year in cigarette taxes. 788 MILLION!

Cook County (highest tax rate in Illinois) rakes in MORE than 25 MILLION annually.

Now wait for it… the FEDERAL government rakes in more than 17.1 BILLION dollars annually on cigarette taxes.

Is there any question about why the government would be up in arms and spreading disinformation about a product that is TRULY helping people stop smoking cigarettes? Big Politics and Big Tobacco HATE e-cigarettes, and the FDA is their puppet.

Did you REALLY think the government cared about your health?

*All states have these types of outrageous tax incomes on cigarettes*

Monday, September 22, 2014

When in Doubt -- STEEP

Ever get that bottle of e-juice in the mail and unwrap it with all of the excitement of a child unwrapping a present on Christmas morning, only to take a quick vape and have all that excitement go up in a puff of vapor? UGH, YUK! Sometimes an e-juice just doesn't taste good. That's not a "doesn't taste like I expected, has a different flavor that I thought, or I don't like that flavor---it's it tastes like ... manure (as polite as I can say that).

I had one like that. I didn't care for it when it came, but it didn't taste like what it was labeled to be. So, I put it away for two weeks to steep and hoped it would come together. When I tried it after two weeks it was HORRIBLE. I thought oh no, this is really a bad juice. I didn't throw it away though, I just tossed it back in the juice box and left it there. I happened to go through the box last week and took it out. It had been in there, probably a month. I decided to see if it was still terrible and if it was I was going to toss it. Lo and behold, it actually tasted just fine, and was the flavor it was supposed to be. I was quite amazed. It is still not my all time favorite, but I like it well enough to use it up now.

Don't toss away e-juice that doesn't taste good right off the bat, or doesn't taste like what you thought it would right from the start. When in doubt--steep! Put it in a box (dark place) out of sunlight (keep it relatively cool) and let it just sit for a few weeks. If it isn't good then, let it sit for a few more weeks. 

If it still isn't good after a month or two... the garbage is a good place for it at that point.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Kayfun v 3 es Review

Recently I won a contest on the e-cigarette-forum board offered by VaporEngine.com. The contest gave away ejuice every week and once a month, for a three month period, a Kayfun v3 kit. I won the very last kayfun kit!

It arrived today and it is just great.


The black drip tip and black tank window I had on hand. The original kit comes with a silver metal drip tip and a choice of both solid silver or clear plastic window tank. So, with my black tank window I have three options for using this tank.

I love the fact that this Kayfun allows you to use any drip tip you like to further customize the tank. Not all Kayfun versions (either original or clone) allow it. This one does require a drip tip adapter, but it was included with the kit and is easy to use.


It looks pretty cool on my black Vamo V5 I think. The draw on this Kayfun is fairly tight, but completely acceptable.

I recently purchased a cheap ($14.00) clone version of the Kayfun Lite v1 and it has a very similar airflow. I had hoped the V3 with it's adjustable airflow would allow just a smidge more air in, but the vapor production is very good anyway on both of the units.

I have read many posts on various forums of new Kayfun users having such a hard time getting a good build (coil and wick construction) on their Kayfuns. I am not sure what the problem is with that. I have never had any difficulty with either of the Kayfuns, the older clone or this new original version.

I apologize for not taking pictures of the tank it the tear down mode. Here is a stock copy pic from one of the websites that sells Kayfuns to show how the tank looks broken down into pieces.

The Kayfun does indeed produce very nice vapor and flavor, almost comparable to a dripper. Quite frankly, no current tank can really equal a drip atomizer for flavor and vapor, but the Kayfuns come as close as a tank can get, and provide the convienience of not having to constantly add liquid to the atty. The very, VERY large 4.5 ml holding tank on the Kayfun means it will last a very long time. One tank lasts me roughly a day (using it alternatly with either a dripper or another tank).

There are Kayfun mini tanks that can be purchased separately (it's on my wishlist) that hold a smaller amount of liquid and fit on the Kayfun and Kayfun lite bases. There are also many different colored window tanks to customize Kayfuns to your mods, and the actual Kayfuns also come in several color varieties including the stainless steel I have pictured here, black, gold, bronze, brushed steel, chrome, black chrome, blue and even rainbow.