I remember back when I made the decision to quit smoking and start vaping. Like many people I started on a vaping pen that, in hindsight was lucky not to blow up in my face due to the unbranded product the shop sold me. I didn’t know any better at the time but the choice of many different flavours was fun, exciting and most importantly making it easy to quit. Moving from that to a Nautilus was revolutionary for me at the time, much the same moving to the Kanga Sub Box a year later. Ever since then, moving from new tank to new mod has been an extremely fun experience, tanks have got better, mod ..read more

Having vaping as a hobby is a curious thing.  After all, we all saw the massive savings when we made the switch from smoking and yet chances are you are spending far more money than ever before on vaping.  Whether it be coils for your tank, new liquids every month or a brand new piece of hardware, with many choices out each month alone, there is always a case of chasing shiny like a magpie as long as the funds in your pocket don’t run out.  So with that being said, sometimes it can be hard to vape when your budget is a little low, especially when your favourite liquid may be a l ..read more

Vaping is a hobby for millions around the world now, the different products, vaping styles and many different options out there give people a real choice in how they want to enjoy it. The great thing about vaping is that you don’t have to be an expert on the subject, you just need to know the very basics to be able to enjoy vaping. For a lot of people this will be the case, simply fill full of liquid and press button, there can’t be more to it can there? Well yes there is, many more things to help keep you vaping safely. So here at Drip Hacks, what we want to do is to take a look at some of th ..read more

Want to try your hand at making your own e-liquid but don’t know where to start? Here at Drip Hacks, we’ve created a handy guide to making your own DIY e-liquids like a pro. From the ingredients to the equipment and method, you can find all the info and top tips you need to get started. What ingredients do I need? First things first, let’s start with what you’ll need for making DIY e-liquid. E-liquids are made up from mixing together a few different elements: Vegetable Glycerin (VG) Propylene Glycol (PG) Your chosen flavouring Optional Nicotine Shotts You can find all of this in our handy&nb ..read more

With a variety of e juice options available on the market to choose from, should you consider shortfill e liquids? From their characteristics and their origins to the pros and cons to using them, here at Drip Hacks, we’ve created a guide to all you need to know about e liquid shortfills to help you decide if they’re the right choice for you. So, what are shortfill e liquids? Shortfill e liquids are slightly underfilled bottles of nicotine-free e-juice that leave space (usually 10% or 20% of capacity) to accommodate a nicotine shot. It’s this characteristic that gives them their ‘shortfill’ nam ..read more

DIY E Liquid and One Shot Concentrates What is a One Shot? In the DIY vaping scene, a One Shot is simply a complete flavour concentrate composed of various flavours and additives, used to make E liquid. Our Hackshots are One Shots as they don’t require the addition of any single flavours or additives – they’re ready to go. One Shots make DIY E Liquid as simple as possible, removing the seemingly endless trial and error and the inevitable waste of flavour concentrates involved. For those looking to make great tasting E Liquid on a budget One Shots are the way forward, giving you enough freedom ..read more

Can I make my own e liquid uk? So you want to make your own E-Liquid? Fantastic, you are in the right place, here at Drip hacks we strive to offer the best quality products to ensure you can do that.  You may be apprehensive at first, especially if you have never mixed before.  After all, big companies make Eliquid, what chance have you got in doing so?  The answer is, you absolutely can do it, at home without any fancy equipment or laboratory.  All you need is a few basic supplies and before long you can mix up your very own E-Liquid at a fraction of the price of what you ..read more

So what is the difference between a smoker and a vaper? When you read about vaping in a negative tone in the news / media what you will find over and over again is the idea that a vaper and smoker are essentially the same thing. When you read about Covid-19 for example you have the mayor of New York grouping both together in a way to send the message that both will bring you harm. Google any vaping article and the first page at least of vaping articles will come from websites that portray vaping in the same light as smoking, with the same hidden dangers. Except, that is certainly not the case ..read more

When we look back over the last 10 years of vaping, so much has changed in such a small amount of time relatively speaking. For an entire worldwide industry to push technology so fast in such a short span of time and to continue to do it on a regular basis is nothing short of extraordinary. When you go back even further to 2006 and the birth of the electronic cigarette via Hon Lik, compare that to your set up next to you right now, with its sub ohm tank and 200w of potential power. It is like a completely different device yet deep down it really isn’t, it is still there to keep you from smokin ..read more

When it comes to vaping devices, they are as simple and user friendly as you would expect them to be. Vaping can be as safe as easy as you allow it to be with so many kits these days designed for the simple yet functional ability that can capture a vaper within a few puffs on the device / tank. When you read the news and hear about the horror stories that seem to circle about vaping, devices blowing up for example, it makes you question just how safe that vaping device truly is. However what is never reported is the fact that user error plays a large part in many of these stories, from roller ..read more