What eCigarette do you recommend?

Whether you're an eCig beginner or a seasoned smoker, we're going with any 510 model. We recommend models with a manual button to turn on the atomizer, rather than the "draw activated" automatic version. The manual versions (with a button to light the atomizer, instead of a "puff" switch) have several advantages:

• You can push the button as you bring the eCig up to your lips, pre-heating the atomizer, getting more vapor and reducing how hard you have to draw
• The battery compartment on the manual 510's are sealed. In the automatic, there is a hole in the end of the battery compartment (as the puff switch is in the battery compartment). So, with an automatic eCig, if you overfill the cartridge or it leaks, eLiquid can get in where the electrical components are and damage the switch
• 510 cartridges are very easy to refill. On some brands, like Blu, the filler is way down at the bottom, and you need to either pop it out to refill it, or use a very long skinny dropper needle. On the 510's, the filler is right at the top: just pop off the cartridge and drop in the eLiquid. We also believe that because the filler is closer to the atomizer heating element, you get more vapor. That said, there is one downside to having the filler really close to the heating element: 510's are more susceptible to overfilling. To combat this, our testers say they only put about 5 drops in a cartridge. We've seen some manufacturers claim their cartridges hold up to 18 drops, but overfilling can be a real problem.

eCig Basics: Dimensions, Battery Life, Atomizer Life, Cartridge Life

• Dimensions: A Marlboro 100 is a 100 mm long cigarette.  A 510 eCig is 112 mm, so just a bit longer. In inches instead of mm, 100 mm = 3.9 inches and 112 mm = 4.4 inches.
• Battery life: The battery will last about an hour of constant vaping, though that's not how most people vape. If a cigarette lasts you five minutes, an hour of vaping an eCig is the equivalent of about 12 cigarettes. In an A/C wall charger, it takes about an hour or two to fully charge.
• Atomizer life: Atomizers are electronic parts that heat up, so the heating elements do wear out. Their life is hard to predict, like a light bulb filament: some will fail quicker than others and it's not predictable. A typical average  lifespan is at least two months. And atomizers, like everything we sell, have a 30 day 100% satisfaction guarantee, so if they fail within 30 days we'll replace or refund at your choice.
• Cartridge refills: You can refill a cartridge an almost infinite number of times. That said, about once/week or when you change flavors, you should replace the filler material and rinse out the cartridge. In the office, we use 100% Polyester for filler, so it's very easy and inexpensive to replace.