Wednesday, August 21, 2013

How to decide which E-Cigarette is best for you

How do you know which electronic cigarette will work best for you? If you are new to vaping, it can be difficult to decide, as they are designed for new users and basically come down to personal preference.
Advantages of E-Cigarette Starter Kits
E-Cigarettestarter kits and E-cigarette disposables have many things in common, as well as their separate perts. Kits offer the benefits of being reusable, cost effective. People like the fact that the e-liquids come in a large array of flavors to choose from. They are also more environmentally friendly, as they produce very little waste.
There are several aspects to e-cigarette starter kits that make them seem less appealing, like the risks of costs.
For instance, some smokers are reluctant to purchase starter kits because they are afraid they may not like the products. Most starter kits range in price from $40 to $200, and many don’t like the idea of investing their money on a blind purchase.
On the positive side however customers can test the e-cigarrette at the store at no cost. We use disposable covers that slide over the mouth piece and is disposed of later.
And, while the initial cost may cause some to balk, the savings from e-cigarettes compared to traditional cigarettes is dramatic, and most smokers are quite happy at how much they begin to save after the first month.
Advantages of Disposable E-Cigarettes
These are the most common, easy to find alternative cigarettes. E-Cigarette disposables are excellent for their easiness, and many users start off with them because they are readily available at the Benningtons. They are single-piece units, made immediate use and then discarded. Each lasting about the two packs of traditional cigarettes and requiring no set up, charging, change of cartridges, or maintenance.
They are perfect for beginners because they are simple, easy to use, and do not require the user to spend a large chunk of money right from the start.
It gives you the experience of e-smoking without commitment.
Disposables are also perfect for people who have little time for charging batteries, as well as those who are traveling. They need nothing more than being opened from their packaging to be used!
While only you will know your personal preferences and tastes, e-cigarette kits and disposables offer amazing benefits both. Choosing one style over the other may work for you, but in the end, most e-smokers tend to use both because of their individual positive aspects. Weigh your options, experiment, and if all else still seems confusing, don’t hesitate to contact your local tobacconist and ask for guidance!


Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Thoughts and Studies On Vaping

This an article supporting American made products, related to “Vaping”. The new
Hobby that enables smokers to indulge the intake of nicotine and inhaling and exhaling, which calms those in stress.

Nowadays it is important to support American made products. Of the E-Liquid available some are made in China, some in India and some Korea. And the E-Liquid for Total Vapor is made in the US. It contains propylene glycol USP Kosher grade glycerin USP Kosher grade, nicotine ( naturally derived from tobacco ), natural and artificial flavoring. All flavoring ingredients are approved for use in a regulation of the Food and Drug Administration or listed as being generally recognized as safe on a reliable industry list. They are not a Smoking cessation product.

When you use an E-Cigarette you do not produce Carbon Monoxide (from burning paper). Which is what dulls brain function and slows people down.

Total Vapor is made from rigorous standard of technology. Made from rigorous standards of quality control. Its E-Liquid can be found in 10 different flavors. They are being accepted in restaurants, bars, clubs and even airplanes. There are places that have “Vaping Allowed” signs. There are “Vaping” Bars popping up. 
One amazing thing about vaping is; those who have transitioned from regular cigarettes have found a new pleasure. Which does not include coughing, being short of breath, clothes smelling bad as well as their breath! 

Vaping is intended for the adult smoker who wishes to continue enjoying their nicotine habit at a lower risk. Vaping utilizes a propylene Glycol or vegetable Glycerin, an organic compound, miscible water. Electronic cigarettes look and can taste like a real cigarette. It will not smell like an ashtray and does not produce CO2. A bottle of E-liquid costs a fraction of what a carton costs today. It doesn’t contain any of the 350 additives, preservatives, salt-peter and arsenic... to mention a few. The E-Liquid contains a percentage of nicotine (there are about 4 or 5 different grades; from 0% nicotine to 24%).
 
And nothing else, no other additive, no other preservative. Dr.Igor Burstyn, medical doctor and PH.D., of Drexel University School of Public Health in England, reviewed all of the available chemistry on e-cigarette vapor and liquid,
and found that the levels reported – even in those studies that were hyped as showing there is a danger – are at a level which would never cause concern. Could never cause concern.

A paragraph from this paper “……..The only expert review of all of the studies found that there was no risk from the chemicals to vapers, let alone bystanders. This took into consideration the studies that you are referring to [note: assuming this is being used as a rebuttal to some claim of chemical hazards]. Indeed, even the results of the studies that have been used to generate alarm represented levels of chemicals that were too low to be of concern.”

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Electronic Cigarettes At BocaBenningtons


Vaping is not smoking, it is intended for adult smokers who wish to continue enjoying
their nicotine habit at a lower risk. Vaping utilizes a propylene Glycol or vegetable Glycerin, an organic compound, miscible water. Electronic cigarettes look and can taste like a      real cigarette. It will not smell like an ashtray and does not produce CO2. A bottle of 
E-liquid costs a fraction of what a carton costs today. It doesn’t contain any of the 350 additives, preservatives, salt peter and arsenic... to mention a few. The E-Liquid contains a percentage of nicotine ( there are about 4 or 5 different grades; from 0% nicotine to 24%).
As brands go, Total Vapor has proven that it is a well balance technology. Made from rigorous standard of technology. Made from rigorous standards of quality control. It is finding its place in society. They are being accepted in restaurants, bars, clubs and even airplanes. There are places that have “vaping allowed” signs. There are “Vaping” Bars     popping up. 
One amazing thing about vaping is those who have transitioned from regular cigarettes,         have found a new pleasure. Which does not include coughing, being short of breath, clothes smelling bad as well as their breath! 
This is a revolutionary gadget! A smoking pleasure of the 21st century. Better than the cigs. Bruce Willis gets in the 5th Element!
When you use an E-Cigarette you do not produce Carbon Monoxide (from burning paper).
Its what dulls brain function and slows people down.
Try Electronic cigarettes. You have a larger choice of flavors, your choice of nicotine strength and you are more alert.
Long ashes....
Jim

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Come Meet Collin Rigsby





For many of you a pipe is not just a smoking instrument, but a gateway to the past. Maybe your father or a favorite uncle was a pipe smoker and you can still smell his tobacco when you think back with fond memories.




I also have a great passion for pipes; The craftsmanship, the tobacco and the memories. A great pipe will not only allow you to relive those memories again for years to come, but create new ones. Modern pipe design has also given way to incredible new designs, that still provide fantastic enjoyment. A great pipe feels good in the hand, has an open draw and allows the flavor of your favorite blend to take over your smoking experience. These are just a few of the ideals that drive my work.


Nature provides the pipe maker beautiful briar to work with. It is my pleasure to take this material and create wonderful smoking, feeling and looking pipes. My greatest hope is that you find your next “old friend” within my collection.

First and foremost, every pipe I make must be crafted to smoke well, period. Briar acquired from master cutters in Italy and high quality ebonite and cumberland rod stock are the basics. Proven materials that last and provide quality from the beginning. The engineering must be on target - wide open drafts, chamber shapes and sizes fit to the shape of the pipe and comfortable mouthpieces and just a few of the details covered when designing and creating the pipes.

On occasion, a nice exotic wood ring stem decoration or a silver cap on a military mount accent the pieces. Grain is accented with color and wax leaving a beauty to behold. Sometimes hand carved rustication is in order, to give a rugged yet friendly feel and look to the pipes. Blasted pipes exhibit the natural beauty of the ring grain in relief - a look and feel
preferred by many pipe enthusiasts.



 These are words directly from Collins Page. He is proud and happy with the hobby/work he has chosen.... There isn't a better way to live....

So come and meet him!

Good times....


Christina

Monday, June 17, 2013

The face of Pipes Magazine - Kevin Godbee











What a pleasure it was to meet and great Kevin Godbee at our pipe club meeting on June 4th. The Boca Raton Pipe Guild hosted a special Tuesday club meeting(we usually meet on Thursdays) in order for Kevin to b e able to drive down. It was whirl wind of  a visit for him... Drove down from Tampa on Tuesday, met with us Tuesday evening and drove back next day ,Wednesday. You go Kevin!


Not only is Kevin very simpatico, but he's  wealth of knowledge.  About the pipe industry, pipe smoking trends and also about pipe making and pipe tobacco blending.
He visits factories, pipe carvers, smoke shops and so on... It has turned the online magazine into his work, if one can call it such... He seems to be having a lot of fun. Kevin spoke of how pipe smoking is developing a new, younger following. Starting in college, the new pipe smokers have been slowly flocking to Benningtons within the last 3 or 4 years. As we speak to them, we see that they are inspired by uncles, grandfathers or other relatives and friends.

Kevin spoke of how the magazine's public has increased steadily over the years and how it has been serving it's readers.
We have a three part video on youtube....Kevin Godbee at Boca Raton Pipe Guild Great speaker, nice guy! Watch the video and discover a new universe...
Enjoy.....
Jim

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Davidoff Master Edition Club House Toro

Davidoff Master Edition Club House Toro


BACKGROUND
Davidoff stands for expertise and quality supported by deep heritage and craftsmanship to deliver unforgettable moments of pleasure. Limited editions are like a playground for our Master Blenders, who are free to use very rare, special, and aged tobacco to create unique and unrepeatable blends, an adventure for the senses of all aficionados. All these assets have been considered while creating the Davidoff Master Edition. The roll of the green is a mystery to all. The roll of a fine cigar is no mystery to Davidoff. What better way to fill your time than with a few fairways and a fine Davidoff cigar. With the unmistakable flavor and aroma, every shot is worth taking a little more time over. Time is the ultimate luxury, fill it beautifully.

 KEY BENEFITS
  •  Elegant Gran Toro format to provide long, pleasurable experience
  •  Perfect to accompany pleasurable outdoor moments, including a day on the golf course
  • Flavor of cigar develops over time due to large format
Davidoff Master EditionClubhouse Toro
10 per box
Size: 6 1/4 x 52
$21.90 ea
$219.00 per box
Order it online today

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

E-Cigarettes-The Total Vapor Experience



The electronic cigarette, also known as E-cigarette, personal vaporizer (or PV), has its earliest paten in 1963, in the name of Herbert A Gilbert. It was patented as “a smoke-less 
non-tobacco cigarette” that involved replacing burning tobacco in paper with heated, moist flavored (not always tobacco flavor) vapor. This particular device heated the nicotine solution and produced steam. 1n 1967 , Gilbert was approached by several companies, but it was never manufactured.

Today, 2013 people are dropping the tobacco and paper cigarette and picking up the electronic cigarette by the hundreds. Today’s E-Cigarette has been developed in China. The one I most hear about is the EGO. The hardware come from China and the E-Liquid is developed in the US. The Vapor or the Total Vapor consists of the E-Liquid, an Atomizer, a battery, charger and a case.
The E-Liquid can be found in different flavors and nicotine strengths; 24mg, 16mg 11mg, 6mg, and 0mg. Each bottle comes in 10ml which, is equal to a carton of cigarettes. A 10ml bottle can be purchased for $10. I must mention that a pack of cigarettes today is somewhere around $7.
The E-Cigarette is becoming so strong that people are forming forums, and clubs with thousands of people. They call what they do “vaping”. They do it in airports, in the work place, on the airplane,  in stadiums, etc. It does not produce any tobacco odor. The nicotine is transmitted via the vapor that enters the lungs, and no, there is no tar because there is no tobacco being burned.

For those who have made the switch there is a sense of relief, and a search for the perfect vaping, the closest possible to the experience with a cigarette. The EGO Total Vapor is the closest one can get to a true tobacco and paper cigarette experience. But without the CO2, the tar and the smell or the Dog breath!
The electronic cigarette makes total sence. The 21st century is a time where we are more concerned with how much harm we mas cause others and ultimately ourselves. 
This is what I heard... It so good that for once we can do something without harming others....

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Total Vapor


Johnny Depp has switched. So have Kate Moss, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, Robert Pattinson, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. Lady Gaga goes both ways, and it’s been reported (though unconfirmed) that Ryan Seacrest might be in the closet about his preference. Then there was that infamous moment when Katherine Heigl actually did it on Letterman, “I bet I’m freaking y’all out right now!” she told her stunned host. “Someone better call the Police!
This is how Drew Grant from the New York Observer opened his article on Vaping…
That is smoking an electronic cigarette.

And it’s not just famous and the beautiful—Americans are struggling with their embarrassing habits, too.
The night before the United Nations General Assembly met last month, Maggie Norris, an Upper East Side clothing designer, was nervously tapping her feet inside the grand entrance to the Waldorf-Astoria. While the leaders of 90 different countries gathered for an awards ceremony, Ms. Norris fingered her contraband.
“Do you think I can use this in here?” she asked, brandishing her electronic cigarette. She turned her back and discreetly inhaled, releasing a puff of water vapor. We stood guard: no one had noticed
People liked the fact that they could “vape” inside restaurants, since most city’s authoritarian health powers that be have not yet decreed that blowing out nicotine-enhanced water vapor indoors poses the same threat as smoking in a public park.
I quite smoking six years ago, I wish I had picked up on it. It wouldn’t have been so harsh. Just like a patch. People can downgrade the amount of nicotine they use.
Your clothes doesn’t smell! You don’t smell! NO DOG BREATH!!
Though countries including Singapore, Hong Kong, Brazil, Australia and Lebanon have banned e-cigs, an estimated 2.5 million were sold in the U.S. last year. Here, they are available in disposable and rechargeable form everywhere from bodegas to newspaper kiosks, and you can “vape” legally anywhere in the city, including indoors.
And there is no tobacco tax, there for in the long run it ends up being less expensive the even the roll your own cigarettes.
If you live in NEW YORK, you will save anywhere around $1,500 to $3,000 per year!
Imagine Canada!!
There is no tar, no substance causing respiratory blockage. No risk of second hand smoking. And its becoming part of our culture. In New York there is a vaping convention where some 300 people attend every year (and climbing), and which their numbers increase. There are podcasts with vapers, videos on YouTube and bloggers describing their experiences with the e-cigarette.
We  at Benningtons waited 2 years. Made every inquiry possible, and we finally arrived at the conclusion that the THE VAPOR EGO Cigarette is the best. The smoker gets the best quality product and the best bang for their buck.

We carry:
The VAPOR: Disposable e-cigarette. 500 uses


The TOTAL VAPOR: A premium kit in a zip case with 2 atomizers, the E liquid, 2 batteries, 1 wall charger, and a neck attachment. The Short Battery

The TOTAL VAPOR: A premium kit in a zip case with 2 atomizers, the E liquid, 2 batteries, 1 wall charger, and a neck attachment. The Long Battery


It’s a nice thing to do when you don’t want to hurt yourself or other people….

* Note: Each E-Liquid bottle is worth a carton of cigarettes

 Or just watch the video....lol 
 Clean smokin'!
Christina

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Niño Vasquez - Antonius

Nino Vasquez was established in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida. At the hight of the cigar boom! 

These cigars use a top quality Connecticut wrapper combined with full flavor, robust Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. 
Many cigar smokers have written excellent reviews about these smokes and they do come highly recommended. 
Cigar Aficionado has constantly given high scores to many of the Niño Vasquezes lines. The Antonius  line was awarded a healthy 93 rate.
If you're looking for a good, powerful smoke with great construction where evidently attention to detail, try Antonius, Cask-Aged or King Series.

Call us at the numbers in the picture or come have a cup of coffe with us.

Long Ashes,
Jim

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Davidoff Puro D'Oro Gorditos

We just got them in! This weather is perfect for a good smoke and a great Bar B Q!

Davidoff “Puro d’Oro” Gorditos
Format:  Short Robusto
Length: 9.4 cm, 3 ¾″
Diameter: 2.3 cm, 58 RG
Wrapper: Dominican Republic (Yamasá)
Binder :Dominican Republic
Filler Dominican Republic
Price:
$14.00 Each
$350.00- (Davidoff “Puro d’Oro” Gordito 25’S)
$ 56.00- (Davidoff “Puro d’Oro” Gordito cello 4’S)


The Davidoff “Puro
d’Oro” Gorditos, a new additional format to the series, provide strong, intense smoking
pleasure in just 30 minutes. This innovative short and thick 58 ring gauge format suits
the needs of the urban aficionados who lead hectic business lifestyles, allowing them to kick
back and relax or enjoy short breaks with intensely pleasurable draws.

As with all Davidoff “Puro d’Oro” cigars, the Gorditos are made with 100% Dominican
tobacco. The tobacco leaves are carefully selected before being stored for at least five years
and perfectly blended. The Yamasá wrapper is a particular feature of the “Puro d'Oro” series.
It is dried and fermented for an exceptionally long time, which gives it its darker colour, oily
appearance and intense aromas. Due to the cigar’s shorter length, the notes of coffee, spices,
roasted flavour and the series typical hint of sweetness develop faster. The result: a full body
cigar boasting strong to intense flavours and rich aromas. As the Spanish diminutive form
suggests, Gorditos are short and thick, with a ring gauge of 58 and a length of 3 ¾″. The
golden bands on the head and foot of the cigar which wraps around the dark brown Yamasá
wrapper with its elegant shimmer, are the special trademark of this exceptional series.
Enjoy the best
enjoy Davidoff....
Jim