Vape Guides · 6 min
MTL, RDL or DL: Which Draw Style Suits You?
MTL, RDL or DL: ohm, watts, airflow, e-liquid and nicotine strength compared by draw style, and which pod system or tank suits your draw.
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Vape Guides
Understand draw styles, devices, pods, liquids and running costs through clear product checks and comparisons.
The series in 4 parts
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- 01 MTL, RDL or DL: Which Draw Style Suits You? MTL, RDL or DL: ohm, watts, airflow, e-liquid and nicotine strength compared by draw style, and which pod system or tank suits your draw. 6 min ·
- 02 Prefilled Pod or Refillable: Which Pod System Suits You? Prefilled pod or empty pod: fill volume, nicotine, flavours, effort and running costs compared, plus the 10-ml systems and which system suits you. 6 min ·
- 03 What Matters in a Pod System? Draw Style, Battery and Pods Buying a pod system: resistance, battery, fixed or replaceable coil, airflow and draw activation explained, plus which pods and coils fit which device. 7 min ·
- 04 Ready-made e-liquid, longfill or shortfill: differences, mixing, costs Ready-made e-liquid, longfill or shortfill: bottle, nicotine and steeping time compared, mixing longfill with base and shots, e-liquid for your device. 7 min ·
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Vape Guides · 6 min
Prefilled Pod or Refillable: Which Pod System Suits You?
Prefilled pod or empty pod: fill volume, nicotine, flavours, effort and running costs compared, plus the 10-ml systems and which system suits you.
Vape Guides · 7 min
What Matters in a Pod System? Draw Style, Battery and Pods
Buying a pod system: resistance, battery, fixed or replaceable coil, airflow and draw activation explained, plus which pods and coils fit which device.
Vape Guides · 7 min
Ready-made e-liquid, longfill or shortfill: differences, mixing, costs
Ready-made e-liquid, longfill or shortfill: bottle, nicotine and steeping time compared, mixing longfill with base and shots, e-liquid for your device.
Vape Guides · 6 min
Leaking Pod: Where the E-Liquid Comes From and What Helps
Damp pod, e-liquid in the mouthpiece or under the pod? Tell condensation from a leak and get fill level, draw and seal under control.
Vape Guides · 17 min
Heated tobacco devices explained: the big IQOS, Ploom and glo comparison
Heated tobacco devices explained: how IQOS ILUMA, Ploom Aura and glo heat, which sticks fit which device, how they differ and what applies in Germany.
Vape Guides · 4 min
Liquid tax in Germany explained: what it costs and what it applies to
Since July 2022, every millilitre of vape liquid is taxed in Germany, at €0.32 in 2026. What is taxed, worked examples and German tax stamps.
Vape Guides · 6 min
TEREA or HEETS: Differences and Which Device Fits
Which sticks fit IQOS ILUMA, older IQOS, glo and Ploom, what the TEREA colour names mean and what happened to HEETS in Germany.
Vape Guides · 6 min
Arcbear Pro 15000: design, operation and pod replacement
Arcbear Pro 15000 explained: 1000 mAh battery, 10 ml refill container, empty pod with coil, ECO and BOOST. Setup, pod change and typical faults.
Vape Guides · 8 min
Box mods and batteries: check, charge and transport safely
How to check the batteries for your box mod, pick the right charger and carry 18650 and 21700 cells. What matters with a torn wrap or heat.
Vape Guides · 8 min
Coils and Vaporiser Heads: Changing and Priming Them Properly
When is a new vaporiser head needed? Change and prime prebuilt coils, check ohms and watts, and find the cause of burnt taste, gurgling and leaks.
Vape Guides · 7 min
Disposing of vapes in Germany: where to take disposable vapes, batteries, pods and liquid
How to dispose of vapes in Germany: since July 2026, shops selling e-cigarettes take old devices back free. Where batteries, pods and liquid go.
Vape Guides · 7 min
How Many Puffs Does a Vape Have? Understanding Puff Counts
600, 1,600 or 30,000 puffs: examples for disposables and pods, how puff length and power matter, puff counters, and Germany's 2 ml limit.
Vape Guides · 4 min
What is ElfliQ? Nicotine salt, strengths and matching pods
ElfliQ by Elf Bar: 10 or 20 mg/ml, 50/50 nicotine salt liquid for refillable MTL pods. Flavours with cooling, a coil example and mixing tips.
Vape Guides · 8 min
Mixing e-liquid yourself in Germany: calculating longfill, base and nicotine shots correctly
Mix your own e-liquid: top up longfill, calculate nicotine shots, dose flavour and steep. With a mixing table for 30, 60 and 120 ml. Rules in Germany.
Vape Guides · 6 min
Nicotine salt or freebase: the difference explained
What are nicotine salt and freebase? Throat hit, common strengths, matching devices and how to spot nic salt on the label, with a comparison table.
Vape Guides · 6 min
PG and VG explained: 50/50 base or 70/30?
PG and VG in the e-liquid base: what 50/50, 30/70 and 70/30 mean, which base suits pods, MTL and sub-ohm, and how flavouring and shots change the ratio.
Vape Guides · 7 min
Pod Tastes Burnt: Causes and What Helps
Pod or vape tastes burnt? Usually the cotton has run dry: empty pod, no waiting time, too many watts or a used-up coil. Here is what helps.
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