From the Editor
The smile on the face of a person who just realized that they no longer have to smoke cigarettes anymore is a fascinating thing to see. The expression of surprise combined with relief is one that I never saw on my own face, but I imagine it was much like I see now on a weekly basis. I began working at a brick and mortar recently, and it allows me to see ecigarettes from a different perspective than I had before. The diversity of people who smoke becomes the diversity of people wishing to quit, who then become the diversity of individuals taking up e cigarettes. To hear and see people telling of their struggles with smoking and to hear their relief at finding e cigarettes makes for a really terrific way to earn a living. This month the itaste 134 from Innokin launched, and Hotwire offers a review of this much anticipated device. With the trend of sub-ohm vaping making its rounds it is important to know the limits of one’s power supply, and how it would react to an albeit risky endeavor. Timothy Braun of Quantum Vapor offers us an insight into battery composition and use, that is of value to the everyday vaper as well as the sub-ohm enthusiast. The August issue of Hotwire also brings reviews of Jameson’s Irish Vapor Juice from Elevated Vaping, as well as a review of Kangertech’s Protank. Chris Price, aka Rolygate, offers a commentary on how the vaping
community regulates its own, and does a better task of it than our respective agencies or representatives. Future issues of Hotwire may soon be graced with stories from the road. A traveling correspondence of brick and mortars across america is anticipated to come to Hotwire soon, as well as contests for vaping gear and eliquid - I have yet to meet a vaper who does not like winning vape gear for free =) Sometimes I still hold a measure of skepticism about whether e cigarettes can truly become a standard of tobacco harm reduction. When I meet people daily who express their enthusiasm for vaping and how it has changed them, I believe the future of e cigarettes remains bright. Thank you to everyone for your questions and comments to Hotwire. Vape on, read on! -G