How to Choose The Right Vape Pod For Your Device
Choosing a vape pod is interchangeable with what e-liquid you’re using, and vice versa. Certain pods will be designed to be compatible with different types of e-liquid; therefore, if you’re using nic salts, you’ll want a pod that works with nic salts. The same applies to freebase and high-VG (HVG) e-liquid. In this blog, we will guide you towards choosing the correct pod for your vape device.
Pod Vape Kits Explained at a Glance
Pod vape kits are the most efficient and currently popular type of vape kit, due to their ease of filling and switching pods with minimal steps. All pod kits are different, with different kits having different features and levels of difficulty to use. At a base level, your pod kit will have the following:
Can Vape Pod Kits Work With Any E-Liquid Type?
In general, pod kits will work with most e-liquid types. The main exception is high-VG e-liquid, which requires more power from a pod kit, and may need a more high-tech kit. Most pod kits will be equipped to handle freebase or nic salt vape juice, though more high-tech kits can handle HVG e-liquid. You should check your vape kit manual for wattage output as guidance for what your kit can handle.

What Vape Pods Work Best With Nic Salt E-Liquid?
Sub-ohm RDTL vape pods are best for nic salts, emphasising their double-concentrated flavours and vapour production. Lower resistance will result in stronger hits, so while any sub-ohm RDTL coil will work, try starting from higher sub-ohm ranges, such as 0.8ohm to start off.

What Vape Pods Work Best With Normal Freebase E-Liquid?
Pods with a resistance of 1ohm or above will suit freebase e-liquid best. More narrow airflow will provide a sensation similar to smoking, which may be helpful for people immediately moving from smoking to vaping. Pods with technology such as Vaporesso's COREX will offer flavour boosting, not taking freebase to the same flavour extent as nic salts, but still enough to enhance the taste of all types including freebase.

What Vape Pods Work Best With High-VG E-Liquid?
Sub-ohm DTL pods are best suited for high-VG e-liquid, although not all vape kits are compatible with these types of pods. If you’d like to use HVG e-liquid, you should consider a kit designed for sub-ohm vaping such as the Smok Nord 5 or Vaporesso Luxe Max. These devices have suitable pods and coils featuring large wicking ports and open airflow, allowing them to effectively work with high-VG e-liquid.
Best Vape Pods For Flavour
Many vape brands now offer patented technology within their pod devices. Vaporesso offers COREX technology, which has a mesh designed to evenly spread heat, as well as a longer coil lifespan and slower flavour decay. VooPoo has its Icosm Code, which works with high endurance and longer-lasting cotton, to stabilise flavour delivery. ElfBar have implemented QUAQ technology into their latest Elfx range, offering better flavour, longer duration and smooth draws.
These new implements of the latest technology have advanced user experience massively, benefitting not only flavour, but other aspects such as even flavour distribution and longer pod lifespan.
Conclusion: Why Choosing The Right Vape Pod Matters
Matching the correct pods with your vape kit and e-liquid will ultimately ensure the kit works properly. Mismatching can lead to components breaking and e-liquid being wasted. In the same regard, matching e-liquid and pods correctly will provide the best possible experience. For nic salts, sub-ohm vaping will be ideal. You can gauge your preference through experience. Freebase e-liquid will work best with coils above 1ohm. High-VG e-liquid also requires sub-ohm vaping, but with DTL style coils and using a high-wattage device.
