Heat is the real enemy
Every device on this site contains a lithium battery, and heat is what degrades them. A parked car in summer clears the safe range comfortably, and repeated heat cycling permanently reduces capacity — a device that dies at half its rated life often spent its afternoons on a dashboard.
Heat also thins e-liquid, which is how a hot device turns into a leaking one. Store devices at room temperature, out of direct sun, and never in a glovebox.
If a battery is ever swollen, deformed, or hot to the touch, stop using it. Don't charge it, don't puncture it, and don't bin it with household waste — lithium cells go to a battery recycling point.
Cold is temporary, but it's not nothing
Cold thickens e-liquid so it feeds the coil more slowly, which reads as a weak draw or no draw at all. It also temporarily cuts battery capacity.
Both reverse on warming and neither is damage. Ten minutes in an inside pocket is the whole fix. What you shouldn't do is keep hammering a cold device that isn't drawing — that's how you dry-burn a coil that was working fine.
Storing it upright stops most leaks
- Store upright, mouthpiece up. Gravity does the rest of the work.
- Don't leave a device loose in a bag — pressure on the mouthpiece can trigger auto-draw sensors, which fires the coil into a closed space until it floods.
- Wipe the contacts on kits before reseating a pod. Liquid on a contact is a bad connection later.
- Keep it out of a hot pocket for hours at a time; body heat plus compression is a leak in the making.
Flying with a device
The rule is set by the battery, and it's simple: vapes and spare lithium batteries go in your carry-on, never in checked baggage. That's near-universal across airlines and regulators, because a fire in the cabin is manageable and a fire in the hold isn't.
You also can't use or charge a device in flight. Cabin pressure changes make leaks more likely, so bag it and carry it upright.
Rules at your destination are a separate question from rules in the air, and some countries restrict or ban these products outright with real penalties. Check before you fly — and note our own store ships within the US only.
Long-term storage
For a rechargeable device you won't use for a while, leave it partly charged rather than full or flat. Lithium cells age fastest sitting at either extreme, and a fully drained one may not wake up at all.
Unopened pouches keep best cool and sealed; a fridge is fine and a freezer isn't necessary. As with everything here: room temperature, out of the sun, and out of reach of children and pets.
Common questions
Can I leave a vape in a hot car?
No. A parked car in summer exceeds the safe range for a lithium battery, and repeated heat cycling permanently reduces capacity — it's a common reason devices die well short of their rated life. Heat also thins the e-liquid, which causes leaks.
Can you take a vape on a plane?
In carry-on only — vapes and spare lithium batteries are barred from checked baggage across essentially all airlines, because a hold fire can't be fought. You can't use or charge one in flight either, and rules at your destination are a separate matter worth checking before you travel.
How do I stop my vape leaking in my bag?
Store it upright with the mouthpiece up, and don't leave it loose among other objects — pressure on the mouthpiece can trigger the auto-draw sensor and fire the coil into a closed space until it floods. Keeping it out of heat matters too, since warm e-liquid thins and moves more easily.
What do I do with a swollen or damaged battery?
Stop using it immediately. Don't charge it, don't puncture it, and don't put it in household waste — take it to a lithium battery recycling point.
How should I store a device I'm not using for a while?
Partly charged, at room temperature, out of direct sun. Lithium cells age fastest when stored either full or flat, and a fully drained battery may not recover at all.
