5 Best Vape Starter Kits For Beginners in 2025 (UK)

Q-uite Tasty: Q Cartridges deliver rich and pure flavour 
Stable and Able: Consistent power output regardless of charge 
Take a Drag: Optimised buttonless draw-activation 

Vape flavour doesn’t just come down to the variety of juice but the medium by which it’s atomised; An e-liquid is only as good as the coil it’s soaked into. And the Q Cartridges used with the Geekvape Sonder Q make flavour their central focus.

The Q Cartridges premier Geekvape’s VPU coil-design philosophy. The non-woven wicks impart no taste impurities, with a porous ceramic core keeping fresh e-juice ready for instant atomisation.

The central vertical mesh coil also promotes equal heat distribution to ensure a consistent atomisation rate, making every puff as tasty as the last.

With all that intricate design, you’d be surprised to hear that the Sonder Q is a straightforward piece of value-priced kit. In terms of flavour, it’s the best vape pen for beginners, built for draw-activated MTL puffs that simulate a cigarette inhale. But there’s no cigarette in the world with flavour as rich as the kind you’ll taste from a Q cartridge.

Neat & Discreet: Compact built is perfect for travelling with 
Light & Tight: On weighs 52g 
Old School Screen: Watch-style LCD screen won’t drain battery charge 

A travel vape needs more than a compact build to be the best. It’s essential also to consider battery life and refill ease, as these are the issues that plague the wandering vaper.

The Caliburn GK3 Pod Kit reveals an understanding of these issues by Uwell, as steps have been taken to ensure the vaping doesn’t stop while you try to make your connection.

The battery has been increased to 900mAh, a 210mAh increase on the GK2’s cell capacity and easily enough to see you through your journeys. Refilling is also quick and convenient thanks to the snap-off mouthpiece, so removing the pod from the mod is unnecessary.
Lastly, and this is a feature I especially love, the Caliburn GK3 features a very detailed display screen, but unlike TFT and OLED displays, it won’t drain your battery because Uwell opted for an LCD, just like a digital watch or calculator.

Cloud Capable: Comes with DTL and RDL coils 
Power Quest: Expansive 5W – 45W output range 
UB FTW: UB Lite tank has recessed glass to prevent breaks 

Most people looking for good vapes for beginners whose attention has been grabbed with enormous plumes of thick vapour will need a kit like the Lost Vape Thelema Mini to do the same. A kit like this gives you both moderate MTL and cloudy DTL uses, so you aren’t closing any doors on vaping styles.

The UB Lite tank has a 0.3ohm mesh coil, perfect for cloud production. The default mouthpiece is tapered for mouth-to-lung vape draws, but the kit includes a wider RDL tip perfect for ripping giant plumes.

45W isn’t as much adjustable power as some kits like the Geekvape T200 offer, but it’s enough for a new vaper to get started without requiring vaping experience to operate well, which is an issue with more advanced sub-ohm kits. 

Budget Beauty: Excellent MTL kit for under £10 
Clearly Stylish: Gorgeous translucent acrylic design 
Featherweight: Plastic build ensures very light kit weight 

Being on a tight tech budget is no reason to settle for a sub-par vape. The Aspire GoTeK X Kit uses some creative construction workarounds to keep costs down while satisfying your needs.

Built entirely out of sturdy plastics, the GoTeK X turns what others might have seen as a downside into an advantage. The acrylic materials mean the GoTeK X is entirely translucent, returning to a late-90s retro design.

Despite this, the GoTeK X is remarkably well-built, with no ‘creakiness’ to the casing. The adjustable airflow control switch is a bit fussy, but it’s more than other cheap kits like the Voopoo Doric Q can offer.

Though pre-filled GoTeK Pods are available, the kit has an empty one, best suited to 50/50 and high-PG vape juice. Being a cheap kit, it doesn’t come with a charging cable, but in 2024, you’ll likely have USB Type-C cables at home already.

Cannabliss: Perfectly designed for CBD e-liquids 
Pick Your Pods: Compatible with Novo, Novo 2 and Novo X Pods 
To Infinity: Beautiful NASApunk-inspired design 

If you’re keen to get started vaping CBD, be sure to go with a nice and straightforward MTL pod kit like the SMOK Propod GT.

The Propod GT doesn’t resemble a traditional vape kit, and for a new market of CBD-curious people, we think it’s good to select a kit that you don’t mentally associate with a smoking stigma. As such, the elegant and space-age panelling of the Propod GT stands apart from the crowd.

Lanyard-ready and coming with two Novo Pods, it’s built for quick and easy use. The 700mAh battery isn’t gigantic but holds enough charge for even heavy CBD usage.

With light build weight, draw-activation and thin, comfortable mouthpieces on the Novo Pods, the Propod GT will provide a satisfying cannabis vape experience regardless of your intended dosage.