How to Quit Disposable Vapes

By now, you're certainly aware of the impending ban on disposable vapes in the UK. From 1st June, it will be illegal to sell any vape that isn't both rechargeable and refillable. That's less than a month away, which means that you need to begin planning your strategy now.

That leaves you with three main options. You can learn how to use a refillable vape, switch to big puff vapes, or you can quit disposable vapes entirely. If you've decided to take the third option, this is the guide for you. In it, we're going to give you a strategy for quitting disposable vapes and doing it as conveniently and painlessly as possible.

The benefit of following this strategy is that you can reduce your nicotine intake as gradually as you like. Even if the transition takes months, that's completely okay because you'll eventually reach your goal as long as you're reducing your nicotine consumption a little every day.

Stock Up on Disposable Vapes While You Can

Reducing your daily nicotine intake is easiest if the other aspects of your experience remain the same as they are now - so if you want to quit disposable vapes, you should start by stocking up while you still can. We are offering disposable vapes starting at just £1.99 each while supplies last, and you can save even more by buying in bulk.

Begin Monitoring Your Usage

Before you can reduce your daily vaping, you need to know where you currently are. To do that, you should track your daily puff count for a few days to get an idea of your current typical usage. You could do this with a pen and paper or by installing a counter app on your phone.

Your initial goal should be to get your daily usage down to about 200-300 puffs per day if it isn't there already. A cigarette typically lasts around 10-15 puffs, and there are 20 cigarettes in a pack. If your daily usage is in the range of 200-300 puffs, you can be sure that your current nicotine intake is comparable to that of a smoker.

Reduce Your Daily Puff Count

Once you've established a baseline, the next step is to start reducing your daily puff count as quickly as you can before your supply of disposable vapes runs out. Even if you're only able to reduce your usage by a handful of puffs each day, your progress will make things easier for you when you eventually need to transition from disposables to a refillable vape.

Switch to a Refillable Vape When You're Low on Disposables

When your supply of disposable vapes starts to get low, it's time to buy your first refillable vape. The V2 Vsavi Classic Vape Kit provides a convenient option because our refill cartridges are available in four strengths ranging from 18 mg/ml - slightly lower than a disposable vape - to nicotine free.

While you're getting used to using a refillable vape, you should continue reducing your daily puff count as much as possible. Instead of exhausting your supply of disposable vapes completely, it might be a good idea to keep a couple of vapes in reserve. Even if you do it very slowly, reducing your daily nicotine intake won't always be easy. You might be thankful to have a disposable vape or two that you can use during the difficult days.

Reduce Your Nicotine Strength

When you're completely used to using a refillable vape and have lowered your daily puff count to about half of what it was when you started tracking it, it's time to reduce your nicotine strength. If you're using the V2 Vsavi e-cigarette, this means that you'll buy cartridges in the 12 mg/ml strength rather than 18 mg/ml. A 6 mg/ml strength is also available when you're ready for it.

When you step down to a lower strength, don't be surprised if your daily puff count goes up a little. It should be your goal, though, to keep your daily puff count as close as possible to what it was when you were using the higher strength. Use the same strategy when you switch from the 12 mg/ml strength to 6 mg/ml.

Begin Using a Nicotine-Free Vape Occasionally

After several weeks or months of reducing your daily puffs and nicotine strength, you'll eventually reach a point at which you're using the lowest available strength and have reduced your daily puff count to the bare minimum. At this point, it's time to start using nicotine-free refills occasionally. Use the nicotine refills when you really need them and switch to the nicotine-free refills when you're only vaping to keep your hands and mouth busy. For example, you might use nicotine when you first get up in the morning and switch to nicotine free gradually as you get closer to bedtime.

Become Nicotine Free When You're Ready

By the time you've reached the end of the process outlined in this guide, you'll be at the point where you're almost never using a vape with nicotine and are primarily using nicotine-free refills. When you're ready to make the jump, it's time to start using nicotine-free refills on a full-time basis. You can keep the nicotine refills around in case you need them, but you'll be using so little nicotine at this point that you'll probably hardly notice the difference.

Once you're completely nicotine free, what happens next is up to you because you no longer need to vape to satisfy your nicotine cravings. You could continue using nicotine-free vapes simply because you enjoy the experience, or you could quit vaping entirely.

Whichever choice you make, you deserve a big pat on the back for quitting disposable vapes successfully. Vaping allows you to adjust your nicotine consumption as slowly as you like, but quitting nicotine is never easy regardless of the method you choose. If you made the decision to do that and followed through successfully, you've accomplished something that many nicotine users will never do.