The ATOMIZED Newsletter
Get The ATOMIZED Newsletter — Your Weekly Hit of Vaping + Cannabis CultureFrom cutting-edge vapes to the freshest cannabis innovations and everything in between — industry veteran Drake Equation delivers expert insights, trending gear, and what’s next in the world of atomizers.
The Purist's MTL RTA.
GD Vape Nerds! I've spent an ungodly amount of money on MTL RTA tanks over the years, chasing the perfect MTL draw. I've used and currently own a bunch of Kayfun tanks as well as a host of other "boutique" brand rebuildable RTAs. I see them as investments; they save me money because, unlike pods and tanks that run standard coils, they run wire and cotton (and that stuff is cheap). Plus, the first Kayfun tank I ever bought (it's now like 13+ years old) still works perfectly. And this week, I...
🆒 Yay! New Vape Stuff...
GD Vape Nerds! We’re skipping the regulatory doom-scrolling today to focus on the gear. New launches, new products, and stuff to get excited about. From 50k-puff “disposable kits” to high-end DNA mods and epic, new boro accessories, here's all the latest vape gear we're currently pumped about. In today’s edition: The 50K Club: iJOY and RAZ are pushing the limits of endurance. Stealth Mode: 7 Daze brings the “nicotine mint” to the office. The High-End Corner: Why “Boro” is still king for...
👑 The Boro Mod Kings
GD Vape Nerds! Pods. Disposables. AIO vapes. They're all great in their own way but a Boro box mod runs rings around every single one of them. The reason comes down to one thing: modularity. The Best Vape You've Probably Never Heard Of... With a Boro setup you can swap the tank, change the bridge, tune the airflow, run an RBA one day and a stock-coil tank the next, and adjust the wattage to suit whatever juice you're pouring in. Nic salts at 12W or high-VG at 60W? No matter. The same device...
And The Best Foger Flavor Is...
GD Vape Nerds, Foger is in the top 1% of disposable vape brands in the USA right now. I like them, and the brand has two spots in our best disposable vape guide. But what are the best / most popular flavors? Across all of its models, there's something like 45 flavors in total. We recently ran a survey + sentiment analysis scrape to find out what the most popular flavor options are. You can check out the full results here. Peace. Drake Life's expensive, right? If you're buying any vape gear...
✅ Vape Mod Kit Tier List 2026
GD Vape Nerds! We’ve tested, used and beaten up dozens of vape mod kits over the past year, and these four rose to the top. The 2026 Vape Mod Kit Tier List Why? Simple: they consistently deliver across build quality, performance, features and real-world daily use. Y’know, the stuff that actually matters. I’ve lost count of the amount of “fancy” vape mods I’ve used that looked and seemed great at first but fell apart after a few months. Whether you’re chasing clouds, flavor or just something...
🐲 THE 100,000 PUFF MONSTER
GD Vape Nerds! Just when you thought the "puff count race" had hit a ceiling, Maskking just broke the speedometer. We’re officially entering the era of the six-figure disposable. Here's what's cookin' in the vaping world right now: The Maskking Extre 100K: Is 100,000 puffs a milestone or just madness? The UK’s "Shortfill Shock": Why your 100ml bottle is about to cost £26 more. The Registry Trend: South Carolina and New York are building hit lists. Life's expensive, right? If you're buying any...
🪙 Gold
GD Vape Nerds, A vaporizer with 24-karat gold in the vapor path sounds like pure marketing BS, right? That's exactly what I thought. Then I spent three months testing the Zeus Arc GT4 and, well... it's basically my new daily driver. Why Gold? Here's Why... Gold is one of the most thermally conductive metals on the planet. That's why high-end electronics use it for heat dissipation. In the GT4, that gold vapor path means noticeably smoother draws, especially at high temps where the PAX Plus...
🚨 Prisons Are More Pro-Vape Than NYC
CLICK ME TO SAVE 10% AT CHECKOUT GD Vape Nerds! Oklahoma just became the first state in America to let inmates buy vapes and nicotine pouches from the prison commissary. Yeah, you read that right. While half the country is banning flavors and taxing us into oblivion, the Department of Corrections is setting up shop inside correctional facilities. Oh, and if you like or use nicotine pouches you have got to see this. Today, we're covering: Oklahoma's Bold Move: Why prisons are embracing harm...
The 6mg Trap: How Big Tobacco Pouches Screw You (Big Time)
GD Vape Nerds! Walk into any 7-Eleven right now and you’ll see the same sad story: wall-to-wall ZYN, ON!, and Rogue. They’re all capped at 6mg, and they’re all designed to keep you coming back for more. Today, we’re pulling back the curtain on the “Pouch Industrial Complex”: The 6mg Ceiling: Why it’s a sales tactic, not a safety feature. The Math: How you’re accidentally spending $1,000 a year on “convenience.” The Indie Alternative: Why brands like FRE are winning on strength and price. Grab...
⚠️ ZYN Wins, Disposables Die...
GD Vape Nerds! The FDA just dropped their 2026 resolutions, and it’s basically: "Out with the old (smoke), in with the new (regulated pouches)." The "Wild West" era of high-margin disposables is officially getting fenced in by the feds. Today, we’re breaking down the great nicotine migration: The FDA’s 4D Chess: Why they just green-lit 20 ZYN products while trying to gut the cigarette market. Big Tobacco’s White Flag: BAT is pausing unlicensed launches—find out why the "play by the rules"...
Get The ATOMIZED Newsletter — Your Weekly Hit of Vaping + Cannabis CultureFrom cutting-edge vapes to the freshest cannabis innovations and everything in between — industry veteran Drake Equation delivers expert insights, trending gear, and what’s next in the world of atomizers.