Domestic trips are simpler than international ones. Still: batteries in carry-on, no crushed 10-packs in checked bags, and never pack a leaking device next to clothes.

Before you assume a device is dead, run through the boring checks. Most ‘broken’ disposables are flooded mouthpieces, flat batteries on rechargeable models, or airflow blocked by lint.

Refillable kits need bottled e-liquid. VG (thick, vapour) and PG (thin, flavour/throat) ratios change the feel. We stock a large nicotine-free juice range for Australian kit users.

If you use a refillable kit, coils and pods are the consumables that decide whether flavour stays clean. Disposables skip this — kits do not.

Heat, sun and leaking pockets kill disposables faster than puff count. Store them like chocolate, not like car keys on the dashboard.