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The Winners By Type:
Last Updated: September 18th, 2018.
There are many types of e-cigarette brands on the market. Vape pods and cigalikes are best for new users, whilst vape pens and mods are best for the more experienced user. Choosing the right one to suit you is important, we look at the types in more detail later on. Here are the best e-cigs per type:
Best Cigalike
V2 Cigs. Designed to look like a cigarette and generally used by new users to quit cigarettes. The V2 Classic is easy to use and offers a good selection of flavors. V2 is one of the oldest brands in the business and one of the most trusted. Read more about V2.
Best Pod
Juul. One of the best known e-cig brands in the industry today, with a lot of media attention thanks to the modern design and choice of flavors. The Juul e-cig offers a good battery life along with a smooth vape, the most popular for new users. Read more about Juul.
Best Vape Pen
Eleaf iJust 3. With a huge 3000mAh internal battery producing up to 80W and the introduction of Eleaf’s new mesh coils make the flavor and vapor quality on the iJust 3 one of the best on the market. More suited to users who have vaped before. Read more about the iJust 3
Best Box mod
Wotofo Flux Kit. One of the best looking, easy to use vape mods on the market, but not only that, it delivers an awesome flavor thanks to the Flow Pro Tank with mesh coils. Has adjustable wattage and a selection of vape modes. Read more about the Wotofo Flux.
The Top 3 E-Cigs By Category
The Best Cigalikes
Cigalike or minis are electronic cigarettes that resemble the look of a traditional cigarette and best for complete beginners.
1st: V2 Cigs
One of the more reliable cigalikes on the market from one of the oldest brands in the industry! Their classic V2 Cigalike is based on their initial design but with flavor and vapor improvements!
2nd: Vapor4Life
One of the more stylish cigalikes on the market the Zeus delivers some great tasting vapor! Easy to use and a little bigger than the traditional Cigalike make this one of the most popular.
3rd: G6 Starter Kit
The G6 comes with everything you need to start vaping. One of the Cigalikes with the most resemblance to smoking a traditional cigarette, and hence one of the most popular with people wanting to quit smoking.
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Best Pod Pens
Vape Pods are electronic cigarettes that have become all the rage in the last few years. Thanks to their simplicity and great performance, taking over the cigalike type market. Ideal for smokers who want to switch to vaping with real ease.
1st: Juul
Juul is the original Pod Pen on the market where the idea began. All other manufacturers set their goal to be as good as Juul, none have yet to achieve this!
2nd: Aspire Breeze 2
With a big 1000mAh battery and large tank, the breeze 2 is still small but produces a great tasting vape along with both mouth to lung and direct lung inhale support.
3rd: BO Vape Pen
Small at just 10cm tall yet powerful, with a 380mAh battery & 3.5% nicotine pods producing a smooth and satisfying vape, a great tasty performer!
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Best Vape Pens
Vape pens are the most common e cig used by beginner and intermediate vapers. They have a small tank to add e-liquid along with a rechargeable battery.
1st: Juul
Juul have done it again, scoring first place in the best vape pen category! When you hear about vape pod pens you always hear the comparison to the best, the Juul and for good reason
2nd: Eleaf iJust 3
With a huge 3000mAh internal battery producing around 80W and the integration of Eleafs new mesh coils make the flavor and vapor from this pen one of the best on the market.
3rd: V2 Pro Series 3X
The V2 Pro Series 3X delivers a sleek and low-profile all-in-one tool for e-Liquid, Wax or Dry Herb, the perfect performing vape pen on the market with some awesome flavor and vapor.
Check Out All The Best Vape Pens. Where we rank and review them to make your job as easy as possible to choose! Check them out now!
Best Box Mods
Box mods are being used by vapers moving on from vape pens and want a little more vapor and power. Often used with sub ohm coils to create thick clouds of vaper. You can pay a lot for mods with certain high-quality chipsets, but here, we list the best-regulated mods for the money.
1st: Wotofo Flux Kit
Simple to use, super responsive and great flavor thanks to the mesh coils, what more can you ask from a vape mod, oh yes, the look and feel, well the Flux Kit has it all.
2nd: SMOK Devilkin Kit
SMOK release a number of vape mods although many are similar, theres no getting away from the shear performance of their box mod kits. The Devilkin is a fine example!
3rd: Innokin Proton
Innokin has just recently released the Proton mod along with the Scion 2 tank in kit form. A dual 18650 battery mod which produces a deep flavored vape cloud which brings vaping to life!
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How To Choose The Right Type Of E-Cig
We strongly advise only to use e-cigarettes as an alternative to smoking, if you do not smoke DO NOT BUY AN E-CIG! The vast majority contain nicotine and nicotine is a highly addictive drug.
The Cigalike
The oldest type of e-cig that many old-school vapers started with. Best for people who smoke but want an easy to use e-cig to help cut down with.
The Pod E-Cig
Also known as pod vapes or just pods, they are sealed easy to use e-cigs with more power and flavor than Cigalikes. Again popular with new vapers and ex-smokers.
Vape Pen
Slightly larger than pods, but you get more power and a stronger vape. *Suits both mouth to lung and direct lung inhale vapers giving a heavier hit. Suits both new and experienced vapers.
* There are two types of vaping, mouth to lung (using an atomizer above 1-ohm). This is where you suck the vaper in your mouth then into your lungs. The second is direct lung inhales (with atomizers below 1-ohm, known as sub-ohm vaping). This is where you take the vape directly to your lungs. All Cigalikes and pods mainly support mouth to lung vaping where vape pens and box mods offer both styles.
Note: There are also Squonk mods which are box mods with a rubber bottle contained within the mod. The bottle feeds a specially designed RDA (rebuildable dripping atomizer) tank. The other type of e-cig available is the mechanical mod. This is an unregulated and basic battery-to-coil setup with no safety features. These types of e-cigs are strictly for more advanced users.
FAQs New Vapers Generally Ask
1Which E-Cig Is Best For Me?
Consider the main reason you want an e-cig or vaping device? If it's to try it to see if you get on with vaping then the Cigalike is the best and cheapest option. If you want to give it a go to quit smoking but want an easy to use device, then you may want to look at the Pod vapes. If you've tried vaping before and want to give it a real go, giving greatest flavor and vape clouds. Then your best option is to go with either the vape pens or box mod devices. To learn more check out our guide on the right type of e-cig and their advantages/disadvantages. We also have a guide giving you advice on what to look for when choosing the best e-cig.
2Which E-Liquid Strength Should I Choose?
This is a common question and has is not answered with one type of e-liquid to suit all. What we can suggest, depends on the type of e-cigarette and how much you smoked before you tried vaping. For the less powerful Cigalike and pod vapes, start by choosing a 16-32mg nicotine level. For vape pens and box mods with sub-ohm tanks, the vape cloud is a lot denser, so the levels need to be 3-6mg. If you are still craving nicotine, up the nicotine levels. Another option is using nicotine salts. Salts are higher in nicotine but give a much smoother vape. On flavors, this is a personal choice. Buying 10ml of a variety of e-liquids is ideal, try them for a day to get a good feel for what suits. No good trying one or two puffs at a vape shop, it doesn't give you an idea if it's an all day vape flavor!
3What Resistance of Coil Should I Use?
This depends on your experience with vaping. If your a completely new vaper then we going with any resistance above 1-ohm will suit. With this type of coil or atomizer, you use the same technique as smoking, ie mouth to lung. Anything below 1-ohm requires direct lung inhales. This can be hard to get used too but delivers a stronger more satisfying vape and what most regular vapers use.
4Is Vaping Bad For You?
This is a hard question to answer in its raw form. According to all the latest research, vaping is at least 95% better for you than smoking. It is the remaining 5% of doubt that causes all the headlines in the papers and online. We try to keep you informed of all the latest studies and how the media interpret them, you can read them here. The truth is that no-one knows the long-term effect that vaping has on the body. The chemicals within the vapor of e-cigarettes are safe. Studies showed toxic chemicals in some flavorings. These are now removed from the market. But it is a new form of smoking that only time will tell. Our advice is to use e-cigs to quit smoking, reducing your nicotine levels. Then reduce your vaping habit also.
5Is Vaping an effective tool for quitting smoking?
Yes! Vaping is now the number 1 tool used to help smokers quit smoking. Governments around the world have accepted this. In fact, they now promote the use of vaping to quit smoking.
6Is the nicotine dangerous?
Nicotine is an addictive drug, hence why in Europe you see the warning messages on vape products. The FDA is also pushing better labeling on vaping products. E-liquids usually hold up to 32mg per 100g of nicotine. This amount of nicotine has a similar effect to caffeine in a cup of coffee. But, it's about quantities, nicotine is not good for you. You should be concentrating on reducing your intake.
7Is vaping a gateway to smoking?
No, there has been a lot of media reports about the use of vaping is a gateway to smoking. The media misinterpret studies that state how many children have tried vaping. YouGov and Ash reported soon after, that there is no evidence from their research that e-cigs are acting as a gateway to smoking. It is important to control advertising though, to make sure that non-smokers and kids are not targeted.
8Is passive vaping dangerous?
No, again thanks to the media there have been many misleading reports. In fact, the subject was in a recent debate in the House of Lords in the UK. "The levels of toxicants in e-cigarette vapor are not considered to pose any significant passive inhalation risk. The IBVTA pointed out."
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