For Just-Switching or Recently-Switched Smokers

Finding the right e-cigarette kit for you is hardest if you’re quite new to vaping. How are you supposed to choose from tons of different options if you don’t even know what they’ll be like? How do you find a high-quality e-cig if you’ve only tried one or two of them?

Thankfully, your smoking habits and what you’re looking for from an e-cigarette can guide you in the right direction.

How Much Do You Smoke?

It might not be an exact science, but your smoking habits can lead you in the right direction when it comes to choosing an e-cigarette.

The first thing to think about is how much you smoke. Are you a pack-a-day smoker? Do you smoke more? Or are you more of a light or social smoker?

For pack-a-day smokers: Your options are fairly open, but you’ll need an e-cigarette that can last you through most of the day and get you enough nicotine. Unless you prefer your e-cig to look like a cigarette, we’d recommend you choose a tank or pod system to get the most out of vaping.

For lighter smokers: You’re unlikely to need a mod, and will probably be satisfied with a pod system or a cigalike.

For heavier smokers: Cigalikes definitely won’t cut it, and there’s a chance even standard tank systems won’t be enough. Pod mods are a bit more work to get into, but the learning curve will be worth it if you’re looking to kick your smoking habit. Beyond the kit, you should also ensure you choose a higher nicotine strength e-liquid to help you with cravings for cigarettes.

As always, these are just recommendations. If you’re a heavy smoker and you really want a cigarette-like appearance, then, by all means, use a cigalike. Similarly, if you’re a light smoker but still want the performance of a mod, then there’s nothing wrong with that. However, there are reasons behind the recommendations, so they’re definitely worth keeping in mind.

Which Type of Kit is Most Effective for Switching?

If you’re using vaping in an attempt to switch away from smoking, you might be interested to find out which e-cigarette kit is likely to give you the best chance of being successful.

It’s worth noting that there is no “wrong” choice when it comes to finding an e-cigarette, but there is a bit of evidence to suggest that some kits are better than others for quitting.

One study conducted between late 2012 and 2013 found that people who used tank system e-cigarettes daily increased their odds of quitting, but also showed that non-daily cigalike users were less likely to have quit than people who didn’t vape.

The implication from this is that tank systems (covering “eGo-style” tank systems and mods) are better than cigalikes when it comes to quitting. Additionally, another study showed that mods are more effective at getting you nicotine than cigalikes, so it would make sense that these are better to use when you’re trying to quit.

Whichever starter kit you choose, if you’re not successful at first don’t give up! many dual users (people who both smoke and vape) end up only using only e-cigarettes.