Hey everyone, I’m the Old Goat, and if there’s one thing I believe in, it’s straight-up, no-BS vape reviews. Whether it’s tanks, RDAs, coils, or anything in between, I test it, push it to its limits, and tell it like it is.
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I went full Old Goat mode on this one — a bit of nostalgia, a fair bit of ranting, and a big fat middle hoof to what disposables and TikTok trends have done to the scene.
What makes this post different? Nearly every name I shouted out in it is someone from this very forum. Y’all are the ones still keeping it real, still rebuilding, mixing, sharing knowledge and keeping the culture alive. You’ll probably recognize a few names in there — and if you don’t yet, you should.
Give it a read. Leave a comment if you’ve got bones to pick or stories to share. Or just come help me yell at clouds for a while.
I couldn’t agree more about the disposables. To me it was only a stepping stone to get back to a box mod, but people are buying piles of them. I never even liked juul cartridges, because I see them littered like cigarette butts. Disposables also have super high nicotine content, which defeats the whole purpose of switching to vaping and stepping down from the nicotine from cigarettes. All those batteries, no recycling system. All just plastic waste and pollution. Not even sure how it’s legal.
Hey man, really appreciate you taking the time to read the rant — glad it hit home!
You nailed it with the nicotine levels and the waste. It’s like we replaced one problem with another, just with more glitter and LEDs. The step-down part of vaping gets totally lost when everything’s designed to be disposable and addictive.
If you’ve got a sec, I’d love it if you dropped your comment on the blog itself too — trying to get more real voices like yours over there. Helps keep the conversation going outside the echo chamber.
I was actually given a free box of disposables after I’d successfully switched to my box mod. This is partly due to the shitty restaurant job I had at the time too… But after the disposables were gone I relapsed back to cigarettes because I wasn’t getting the immediate satisfaction with my 3mg sub ohm vape. I got frustrated with leaks as well. I didn’t buy more disposables because they’re friggin expensive, and I could have totally went and got stronger juice, but I just needed that quick nicotine hit. I went back to smoking for a few months before I quit again. That last quit was it though. I love my vape and mixing delicious e juice.
I’ve actually cycled around quitting a few times, but mainly relapsed to cigs because of life circumstances. I’d actually at one point very successfully quit cigarettes and vaping. Started going out and experiencing night life and drinking for the first time in my mid 20s and started smoking cigarettes again. I don’t want to quit vaping anytime soon though. I love it. I still enjoy the novelty of the big vapor clouds, this is also a great, supportive online community.
You have a beautiful blog! Well done OG. I’ll get to your reviews as time permits but I read your latest, the rant about our current situation. Yes, yes and hell no! Yes, I miss the homegrown community. Yes, I agree we need to engage new vapers and hell no to the disposable industry and all it stands for.
How did we get there? We didn’t. The tobacco industry did when they moved in on our good thing. I saw it coming…can’t beat 'em, join 'em. And that they did by using the same tactics that most money grubbing companies do. Make a shiny new, colorful product that anyone can use. In retrospect, maybe we should have pushed back hard and educated the masses about DIY and its superiority over plastic poison “pens” that end up in landfills. I believe it’s never too late for anything and that we owe it to anyone who wants to quit smoking, to do it the healthy way. I should say, the elegant way
Thank you for putting out the word on your blog. They say that everything runs in cycles so maybe people will grow weary of all the plastic garbage and start coming around to the real deal. But we’ll have to present the real deal constantly on social media to keep exposing them to the “good stuff”
Ever wondered why “Blue Razz” tastes more like a colour than a fruit?
Let’s face it—flavour concentrates are a wild ride. From candy-coated fruits that don’t exist in nature to the strange magic that makes something “taste pink”… it’s not just mixing juice—it’s mixing illusions .
I’m no chemist, but I’ve spent enough time in the lab (and by lab, I mean my cluttered vape desk) to start asking questions. Like:
Why do artificial flavours never quite match the real thing?
What’s the deal with flavour perception and colour?
And seriously, who invented Blue Raspberry?
I unpack it all in the latest blog: The Alchemist’s Corner – Decoding the Delicious Deception of Flavour Concentrates
Grab a coffee, bring your brain, and prepare to see your favourite flavours in a whole new light.
From Wire to Wick – The Old Goat’s Ultimate Coil Building Guide is LIVE!
Whether you’re still figuring out where the legs go or you’ve been building coils since the first Clapton hit the scene, this guide’s got something for you.
Full postless deck build walkthrough Wicking tips that actually prevent leaks Troubleshooting section for dry hits, hotspots, AND weird coil failures Safety advice, cotton selection, and more goat wisdom than you can shake a hoof at
I still need to add pictures, but have fun reading it in the meantime.
Plus links to my Ohm’s Law breakdown, Alien coil tutorial, and DIY juice mixing guide for those ready to take the full plunge.
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I’ve been pouring a lot of time (and way too much caffeine) into building Old Goat Vape — from reviews to DIY content, coils, and the occasional angry blog post about why disposables suck.
But keeping the site running isn’t free, and right now, every bit helps. If you’ve enjoyed the content, the coils, or just want to help a fellow vaper keep the lights on, I’d be eternally grateful for a small tip. There’s a tip jar on the site, and every little bit goes toward hosting, gear, and keeping the Goat out of financial ruin.
No pressure, but if you’re keen to support some local, independent vape content — this is your moment to be a hero.
Thanks for always showing up and keeping the community strong.
Brilliant website, thank you for putting in the time to produce it. Your probably aware all ready but I have just read that the UK are banning disposable vapes in effect from 1st June.
I’ve said the same damn thing. By kids I know we mostly mean teenagers, and theres probably actual kids who are like 10 that steal their parents’ or older brothers and sisters vapes too. Used to be the exact same way with cigarettes though. I remember elementary schoolers stealing their parents or older siblings’ cigarettes to smoke.
I vape primarily for the satisfaction of the flavor, so shit is a no brainer when it comes to younger people, and the nicotine content in disposables consumed ends up being MORE than smoking cigarettes due to the nature of it tasting good. The teenagers who do vape are most likely the ones who also smoke weed, I’ve known them personally. Part of the problem is that some people have no idea what the mg/ml actually means, and they automatically assume it’s a safe amount to constantly consume, meanwhile they’re inhaling more nicotine that smoking.
Funny, I used to be afraid of vaping because of this exact reason, and I’ve heard the same sentiment from others as well. It’s that “how do I know when to stop? There’s no butt like a cigarette.” Now with disposables, it’s an actual problem. People, especially younger people, will assume if they buy something off a shelf that tastes good, it must not be harmful. They probably don’t even know they’re over-consuming the nicotine until they’re getting massive cravings. Many of them don’t have their eyes fully open yet and they trust and rely on larger entities to guide them.
It just pisses me off, they give such a horrible name to vaping. Disposables are like a disgrace to vaping. I really don’t mind pods all that much anymore because they’ve come a long way. Disposables are so much worse though. If it weren’t for disposables, people would still be buying mods to vape since they were once the only option.
Hopefully as you say it will encourage people to buy decent mods and pods, (suppose they won’t have much choice after disposables are banned). A shop near me only sells disposable vapes and fizzy drinks. Can’t see them lasting very long just setting fizzy pop. Probably will be replaced by another hair salon. (Lots of one street). But it’s better than selling disposables.
A friend of mine smokes only disposables and is a bit of a horder, (kept them all) If you leave disposables for a while after battery is flat you can get another maybe 10 puffs from them, (mad reasoning) Anyway the point I’m making is she has two big bin bags full of them. That’s only from one person. I’m glad we are banning them.
I quit going to vape shops. Here they all turned into glass shops since pot was legalized. Any vape equipment they do offer is pods, liquids, and disposable vapes.
I don’t want to quit vaping anytime soon though. I love it. I still enjoy the novelty of the big vapor clouds, this is also a great, supportive online community.
From Wire to Wick – The Old Goat’s Ultimate Coil Building Guide is LIVE! 
Full postless deck build walkthrough
