Ultra Portable Vape Pods Vs Full Starter Kit

by Aanya Alberto A geeky girl and Vape Enthusiast

Whether you're looking for a deal for yourself or a friend, new-generation cigalike style "pod mods" and larger, more traditional starter kits offer different benefits and each appeals to a particular style of vaper.

Starter kits are a great fit for beginner and intermediate-level vapers who are looking to quit smoking but still want to get their nicotine fix and are working on a budget, or who want a fuller experience from their vaping. Ultra portable vape pods, meanwhile, are small, discreet, and simple for beginners.

This choice ultimately comes down to the particular vaper and what they look for in their kit. Here’s a general overview on what a vaper should look for when they’re ready for their vape device.

Ultra Portable Vape Pods

The pod mod is rapidly becoming the preferred setup for new users - it's the device that comes closest to resembling the size, shape, and weight of an actual cigarette, and for users that don't want to be bothered with filling or maintaining their gear there's an option to purchase pre-filled "pods" of e-liquid that just snap into the battery.

Benefits include a leak-free, mess-free, maintenance-free design that's essentially plug-and-play. Just charge your battery, pop in a pod, and go. Unlike traditional vaporizers, there's not even a fire button to press - just inhale from the tip and your device starts generating vapor.

There are some such as the STIG that doesn’t require charging or refilling of e-juice. These are disposable and extremely maintenance free.

If you're first transitioning away from cigarettes the extra nicotine may give you the push you need to make your quit last.

If nicotine is one of the chemicals you're trying to limit by quitting look for an open system where you can select your own juice to fill your pods with. For extremely high smokers, ultra portable vape pods are a must-have.

For instance, STIG is a great option for vape beginners and ex-smokers. These contain 6% of nicotine in their e-juice that satiates the cravings of smokers and ex-smokers. In fact, who wishes to quit smoking can get their hands on STIG.

Each puff in this pod can give you a feeling of smoking 20 cigarettes. Also, each pack contains three pods, so you can vape long. These are also maintenance free. No charging, no refilling.

Vape Starter Kits

Starter kits pair more traditional "mods" (control units so named because early vapers modified their own boxes to home-engineer e-cigs that would outperform the paltry offerings of the early 2010s) with clearomizers, larger glass tanks that hold a disposable coil for creating the vapor and monitoring your e-liquid level.

If you are cloud chaser and a pro vaper, then this is your thing. However, it isn’t ideal for vape starters. Moreover, there are several drawbacks of mods.

Mod/tank kits do involve some maintenance, such as occasionally taking the tank apart to replace a coil and removing batteries (you'll also want a separate battery charger that's capable of charging high-discharge lithium ion batteries, which are very different than the old nickel-cadmium style rechargeable).

They're bulkier and heavier than the newer compact setups. You'll also have to put in the effort to experiment with different power and airflow settings.

Now, the ultra portable vape is always a better choice over the mods. These are user-friendly, don’t come with complicated settings, starts with a puff, allows discreet vaping, etc.