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Devices
The e-liquid is the fuel, but the kit, the coil, the battery and the airflow are what turn it into a vape. Pair a good device with the wrong coil and you get a burnt, leaky mess. Match a simple starter kit properly to your juice and it will be 1000x times better than an expensive one set up wrong.
We vape a huge range of different gear and this is our guide to vape devices: how a vape actually works, the kit you should buy in 2026, and coils, tanks and batteries explained without the jargon. We have all the gear with all the idea, so you don't need to go spending a penny on anything incorrect.
Disposables have been off the shelves since June 2025, so a refillable or prefilled pod kit is the default starting point now. Whether you have just swapped a disposable for your first pod kit, or you run a sub-ohm tank of an evening, we will help you sort out the kit that suits how you vape.
Vaping Styles Explained: MTL vs DTL vs RDTL
There are three different styles of vaping, its how you inhale. Mouth To Lung (MTL), Direct To Lung (DTL) and Restricted Direct To Lung (RDTL). It's decided by how resitricted the airflow is on your device, coil resistance, wattage and the PG/VG ratio of your liquid.
This guide breaks down how each style actually feels, the specs you should look for to match your style, and the specific kits we've tested that suit each one.
How To Match E-Liquid To Your Coil
Find the ohm number on your coil. Higher resistance, 0.8 ohm and up, wants thinner liquid: a 50/50 nic salt or freebase. Lower resistance, under 0.5 ohm, wants thick high-VG shortfill. The 0.6 ohm middle ground takes either. Get that right and burnt hits, leaks and flat flavour mostly disappear. Full details below.
How To Choose The Right E-Liquid Strength
Choosing the right lliquid is pretty easy these days, just match the mg/ml to your old smoking habit or disposables and to your device. Pod kits want higher-strength nic salts (10-20mg), while sub-ohm tanks want low-mg freebase (3-6mg).
This guide walks through how to choose the right e-liquid strength, from reading the label and the UK's 20mg legal cap to matching salts or freebase against your coil and airflow. Get the pairing right and you get a smooth, satisfying hit every time, get it wrong and you're either chasing nicotine or coughing through harsh throat hits.
Vaping vs Heated Tobacco
Vaping and heated tobacco are two completly different things. For vapes, a coil vaporises e-liquid and no smoke is produced, while heated tobacco uses a device that warms real tobacco to a high enough temperature to release nicotine and flavour, without complete combusition, reducing the smoke and toxins.
This guide walks through how each works, sets e-liquid against heated tobacco sticks for throat hit and speed, then breaks down the real running costs including the 2026 vape duty. By the end you'll know exactly which fits your habits.
How To Switch From Disposables To Reusable Vapes
Reusable kits cost far less to run than a disposable ever did, and switching from disposable big puff prefilled to reusable takes minutes once you match your nic salt strength to what your old bar was giving you. This guide covers why the June 2025 disposable ban made reusables the only legal option, breaks down prefilled pods, refillable pods and prefilled reusable tech so you can pick the right route off bars, and shows you exactly how to translate 20mg or 10mg disposable strength into the right nic salt. By the end you will know which kit suits your habits and how to set it up without wasting a pod or a coil.
How To Choose Your First Vape Kit
Coming off cigarettes or disposables? A refillable pod kit paired with 20mg nic salts is the right first vape for almost everyone. It has the lowest running cost, it is the easiest to live with, and the draw is closest to what you know. This guide shows you how to pick the right one, and names the exact kits we would put in your hand.
How to Prime a Vape Coil / Pod
Priming means soaking the cotton wick with e-liquid before you fire, so the coil heats juice instead of dry cotton. Drip or fill, wait, then ease in with a few gentle puffs. Skip it and you scorch the wick on the very first hit, and a burnt wick never comes back.