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Disposable Vape Alternatives

If you’re someone who quit smoking with the help of disposables, you’ll now be accustom to the no-nonsense approach and fantastic flavour output. Unfortunately the benefits of disposable vapes come with a relatively expensive price tag. The process of choosing an alternative to your Elf Bar or Lost Mary can seem extremely complicated. But thats why we’re here to help. Not only can you match the flavours of your chosen disposable vape kit, you can also save a lot of money in doing so.

Finding a refillable vape that hits the same as a disposable is what a lot of people struggle with, but if you use our not so secret recipe below you’ll be able to achieve this. (Psst, the trick is to use a good vape kit like the Xros Mini 3,  Xlim Pro or the Vaporesso XROS 4 Mini paired with e-liquids that are similar to Elf bar or other disposables.

STEP 1: Choose a kit that delivers excellent flavour. Luckily we’ve shortlisted the best of the best:

Finding a vape kit that tastes like a disposable vape can be difficult, but not for you. You’ve found the most no nonsense page on any vaping website (huge claim, but we promise it’s true).

STEP 2: Choose a nic salt that matches disposable flavours:

“What vape juice tastes like disposable vapes?” We hear you ask, luckily we’ve done all the hard work and compiled the best tasting vape juice’s which are just like disposable flavours. You’re welcome.

If you’re interested in lowering your nicotine, you can have a look at our blog post on the best low nicotine vape juice’s. All of those liquids mentioned have passed our disposable tasting test!

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS IN SWAPPING TO A REFILLABLE VAPE KIT? 

Apart from saving money, refillable vapes offer a whole host of benefits compared to a disposable. Not only are they far more environmentally friendly, the also allow for a more customisable vaping experience. This allows you to find which vaping style is best suited for you. As a refillable and rechargeable vape, it also means you have access to 1000s of different flavours as opposed to a restricted list.

WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES TO VAPING DISPOSABLES? 

  1. Due to the single use nature of disposable vapes, almost all of them end up straight in landfill. We’re all human and we get that sometimes our choices aren’t based around how eco-friendly a product is; however it’s important to recognise area’s in which you can ease up on single use products. Switching from disposables to a refillable kit is one of the easiest ways to do this.
  2. The cost of vaping a disposable VS cost of vaping a refillable will have a direct impact on money in your back pocket.
  3. They’re expensive for the amount of liquid you get. Your standard 600 puffs disposable only has 2ml of liquid in; if you’re going through 1 disposable a day on average, that’s 10ml of liquid in 5 days costing around £25 if you purchase a disposable. That same 10ml of liquid can be purchased for £3.49, or 4 for £10 to be used with a refillable kit. If you opt for the 4 for £10 offer that’s an instant saving of £22.50 every 5 days. Over a year, minus the cost of your kit and the replacement pods, that’s a saving of over £1,000!

HOW MUCH DOES VAPING A REFILLABLE VAPE KIT COST / IS IT CHEAPER THAN A DISPOSABLE? 

To purchase a small pod kit (like we have listed above) – you’re looking at between £12.99 and £23.99. Although these kits are small, they all come with a 3 month warranty and are perfect for strong flavour production. After you have purchased the kit, you will also have to purchase the following on an ongoing basis:

Kit: Lets say you go for an Xros mini 4 at £19.99. Have a look at our review of this kit if you’re interested!

Coils/Pods – 2 coils should easily last you a month (in some cases like the new Xros Corex pods, 1 pod could last the whole month) – An average cost of £4.99 per month for 2 pods.

Nic Salt E-liquid – 50ml of E-liquid should cover you for a month, on an average of £2.50 per bottle with the 4 for £10 offer, you’d be looking at £12.50 a month on nic salts.

So in total, you’d have an initial cost of £37.48 for the kit, pod and liquids, with an ongoing cost of £17.49 per month.

Compare that to the £93.75 a month you’d be spending on the same amount of liquid in a disposable form, and that’s a £76.26 a month saving!

WHAT VAPES TASTE LIKE ELF BARS?

Finding a vape that tastes like an Elf Bar isn’t as difficult as people first think. Any of the kits above will provide you with brilliant flavour production. All you need to do is select one of them, and then have a browse through the list of nic salts which offer the same flavour as your favourite disposable. 

To make things even easier, Elf Bar have recently released their latest nic salt the Elf-Liq, available in a 20mg, 10mg, and 5mg nicotine strength. This means you can choose the exact same flavour as you’d vape in a disposable, but in a refillable vape kit. 

The Bar Juice 5000 range is also one of our top recommendations for replicating the disposable like flavour if you’re struggling to choose; these are available in 20mg, 15mg (the only vape liquid to offer this strength) 10mg, and 5mg, with new flavours continuously being added.

WHAT RESISTANCE / OHM POD DO I NEED?

We often get asked what the difference is between pod resistances, and it’s really more straightforward than you’d think:

The lower the resistance, the looser the draw and the fuller and more intense the flavour.

The higher the resistance, the tighter the draw, and although the flavour isn’t as intense, the payoff is still just as good.

SKE Crystal bars use a 1.2Ohms resistance coil in them, so if that’s what you’re trying to replicate, go for the 1.2Ohms pod. If you find that you want more flavour, or you’d like to loosen the draw, just go down to a 1.0Ohms pod and you will notice some improvement.

It’s essentially trial and error with the resistances and what works for you, but if you’re coming from disposable vapes, start with a high resistance and work your way down until you find the vaping experience you’re looking for.

HOW TO GET SAME DISPOSABLE FLAVOUR IN A REFILLABLE VAPE?

Most people will assume that getting really good flavour in a refillable kit will be either require a big investment for their first kit, or a really complicated vape kit that needs loads of maintenance. Luckily for you, this is no longer the case. All you really need is a small, easy to use kit that fires at low wattage such as the Xros Mini 4, with good pods. You’ll also need a good quality nic salt that’s been designed to match up with disposable vape flavours.

REFILLABLE VAPES THAT HIT LIKE A DISPOSABLE?

Often our lovely customers will ask us for recommendations for a refillable vape kit which will hit like a disposable. Those of you who vape disposables will understand when we say ‘hits like a disposable’ as there is something slightly different about vaping disposables. Are they smoother? Is it just because they’re easier than refillable? You’ll be glad to know it’s easier to replicate than you first thought. 

All you need for a refillable vape to hit like a disposable is a good kit (the Vaporesso XROS 4 Mini Pod Kit is the best right now), with the correct rated coils, (at least 0.8ohm or above) – the SKE Crystal uses a 1.2Ohms coil for reference – and a nic salt e-liquid which tastes similar to Elf Bars / Lost Mary. Easy, right? All the info you will need on refillable vapes is on this page, however if you have any questions or just want to chat to a real human for some advice hit our live-chat button in the bottom right hand corner. 

Vaporesso have recently released their new and improved Corex pods which have been designed to enhance flavour and increase the lifespan of your coil. These are available for the Xros range and the Luxe X range of pods kits and will improve the quality of your vape even further, surpassing that of a disposable!

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