Hey, just a quick message to thank you from France. 1 year without smoking, and ur part of it. 🙂
Just got my Ares (was the only way i think to thank you), and I love it. It’s becoming my daily setup with my Kayfun Prime. Great product, and great tool kit btw.

Still cancer stick free I know it’s been awhile since the last time I thanked you for your help I am just glad that you are going through all the trouble to keep the community the same with Dimitris please keep up the great work thanks again for helping me with your videos back then.

The odd part is that whereas vaping products are gaining popularity among adults, cigarette use and vaping among young people are falling. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of high-school students who smoke cigarettes dropped from 22 percent to 14 percent between 2011 and 2016. And for e-cigarettes, high school users dropped from 16 percent to 11 percent from 2015 to 2016.

Read the entire article HERE!

Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch:

Lost in the emergency response to the opioid crisis is the single biggest threat to life and well-being: smoking. Which kills six times more every year than vehicle collisions, suicide, murder, HIV and drug overdoses combined. Yet, public health seems to have closed ears to the alarm.

In this first episode of a new RegWatch special series “Forgotten Crisis” we talk with Dr. Mark Tyndall, Director of the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control to learn why he literally stops smokers on the street to recommend vaping and what he thinks about public health’s tone-deaf response to calls for tobacco harm reduction.

Don’t miss it—only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com.

Produced by: Brent Stafford
Released May 6, 2018

Bottom Line: While not indestructible or waterproof, as no mod can be, this is a very durable and water resistant mod. Three out of four survived ten drops onto a tile floor from one meter and all four survived ten drops onto a wood floor (all with batteries inside).

If yours drops into a puddle, toilet, etc., you should be able to wash it clean under running water without it leaking as long as you closed the battery door and charging port cover firmly. Never touch the six thin circular rubber membranes inside the top cover. If any of these are broken the mod will allow water inside.

These membranes are made very thin to allow them to break and let some of the gasses from a battery that is venting or in thermal runaway to escape the mod through the venting holes in the battery door.

Photos: https://imgur.com/a/7DEg4PR

More Details: The first two samples I received a while ago leaked badly even in just a couple inches of water. The next two samples I received did not leak into the device but there are a couple things to be aware of if yours is exposed to a lot of water:

– Water can gather just outside the seal in the battery door compartment in the mod. Just wipe it dry if you see this after exposing your mod to a lot of waster.

– Water can get caught inside an empty space in the battery door, making it seem like the mod has leaked. This water cannot get inside the mod though unless one or more of the inner circular rubber membranes are broken.

– There are two front panels for the mod; a decorative external one and the sealed inner one. Water can get behind the external front panel, and be seen over the screen, but that water should not actually be in the mod. It will eventually evaporate out if you leave the mod to dry for a day or two. The mod should be okay to use if this happens as none of this water should actually be inside the mod.

– If the mod is dropped your batteries can become dented on both the postive and negative end. The battery manufacturers say that no damage is acceptable and no data exists about what denting may or may not be safe for each battery. I am forced to err on the side of caution and recommend replacing your batteries if they are at all dented.

This is a great looking durable mod.

Nothing like writing a fun post like this from Germany…

For years we’ve been warning the industry about this.
For years we’ve been saying this kind of marketing would affect the industry in a negative way.
For years we’ve been saying this would hurt those who are doing things the right way.
For years we’ve been saying all the science in the world can’t help us to defend this behavior.
For years we’ve been saying packaging like this would be held up in meetings just like you see below and used against us.

I’ve never seen a more self-destructive industry.
We continue to toy with this life saving technology.
This is publicity we don’t need.
This is attention we don’t need.
When will we learn?

I hope they made their money at the industry’s expense.

I have a strong feeling that this is only round one.

Click the image below to be taken to the entire story…

I had the opportunity to speak with Doctor Akbar Khan at CVE Edmonton.

Doctor Khan has graciously accepted my invitation to join us on a future episode of The Smoker’s Show and I’m looking forward to it!
We’ll let everyone know when Doctor Khan will be on.

Here’s a brief interview… FEAR VS. SCIENCE!!

The Video:

*NOTE: Any use of these videos in part or in their entirety without Phil Busardo’s expressed written consent is strictly prohibited.

Hope to see you in Germany for THE HALL OF VAPE!

Stop by to say hi to me and Dimitris (or just me, that’s fine 🙂 ) and try Bromance including a sneak peak (taste) of the new flavors!
Also, the new Innokin products including the Platform line!

You’ll find us between the Vape Distribution  and Innokin booths or walking around and filming!

Click the banner for all the info!

DO YOU VAPE?
DID YOU TAKE THE FLAVOR SURVEY YET?
NO?
AND YOU’RE WAITING FOR WHAT?

If you think a flavor ban won’t affect you because you DIY or don’t like flavors… how about NOT being SELFISH and think about the VAPERS and SMOKERS it WILL affect.

If you think it won’t get us anywhere… I personally choose NOT to lay down and play dead. I will do my part to fight for our right to vape and how we choose to vape until the end.

Don’t be: #PartOfTheProblem!
NO EXCUSES! Take the survey!!

Follow this link to take the survey…

Flavor Survey @ CASAA: https://casaa.p2a.co/0HFi7o5

This cell performed well, both its continuous current and capacity ratings are accurate, and only the continuous current rating is on the wrap of the cell. I love seeing this and hope it’s a continuing trend for other companies too.

This QSO outperforms both the Sony VTC5A and the 5-leg top contact 20700’s, hitting harder and running for longer. This cell roughly matches the Sanyo NCR20700A at 10A but the Sanyo is still the better performer at high current levels. It appears to be the same cell used by Vapcell’s gold 30A 3100mAh 20700.

Both cells I tested delivered more than 3100mAh when discharged at 0.5A down to 2.5V. I am estimating this QSO’s ratings at 30A and 3100mAh.

Two cells were donated for the purposes of testing by Qiso (https://qiso.en.alibaba.com). Thank you!

Ratings graphic: https://imgur.com/a/eEzzj9m

Test report: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/threads/bench-test-results-qso-orange-30a-3100mah-20700-a-great-30a-battery-beats-vtc5a-and-5-leg-20700.861567/

These tests only note the estimated ratings for these batteries at the time I tested them. Any battery that is not a genuine Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic, or Sanyo can change at any time! This is one of the hazards of using “rewrapped” batteries or batteries from other manufacturers so carefully research any battery you are considering using before purchasing.

Misusing or mishandling lithium-ion batteries can pose a SERIOUS RISK of personal injury or property damage. They are not meant to be used outside of a protected battery pack. Never exceed the battery’s continuous current rating and keep the plastic wrap and top insulating ring in perfect condition.

Any rating in the tables can change at any time as different grade cells appear on the market or we get swamped with fakes. Please, never assume that the ratings in the table are permanent and will never change! Always download the latest version before considering any cell purchase.

I want to work for the vaping community full time! If you feel what I do is worth a couple dollars a month please consider becoming a patron and supporting my testing efforts: https://www.patreon.com/batterymooch

To see how other cells have tested check out this link: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/