Big Puff Vapes: What Are They, and What Types Are There?

Big puff vapes are pre-filled vapes that hold more e-liquid – thus delivering more puffs – than standard vapes sold in the United Kingdom and the European Union. They offer the convenience of disposable vapes in a format that doesn’t violate the disposable vape ban in the United Kingdom. They also don’t violate the Tobacco Products Directive, which regulates vaping products throughout Europe. Big puff vapes can potentially deliver thousands of puffs before they require refilling, and that has helped to make them some of the most popular vapes in Europe today.

Should your next vape be a big puff vape? If you want a vape that’s convenient and long lasting, the answer to that question is almost certainly “yes.” In this guide, we’ll explain what you need to know.

Why Are Big Puff Vapes Legal?

Big puff vapes look and work much like disposable vapes, and they can also potentially deliver thousands of puffs before running out of e-liquid. Nothing like them has ever been available in the UK or EU before – so how are they legal?

Big Puff Vapes Don’t Violate Disposable Vape Bans

The United Kingdom is the biggest vaping market in Europe, and the fact that the UK banned all single-use disposable vapes in 2025 is the reason why big puff vapes exist.

Disposable vapes have been the most popular types of vapes in all of the regions where they’re legal for several years now – and although disposables are no longer legal in the UK, that hasn’t stopped people from wanting to vape conveniently. Big puff vapes provide that because they’re nearly as simple as disposables; the only difference is that you need to replace the e-liquid when it runs out. The vape juice comes in pre-filled pods and containers that simply drop into the device.

Big puff vapes don’t violate disposable vape bans because they’re not single-use devices. You can keep the battery component – which lasts indefinitely – and just replace the e-liquid when it runs out.

Big Puff Vapes Don’t Violate TPD Restrictions

Vaping products sold in the UK and EU must adhere to the restrictions set forth in the Tobacco Products Directive in order to be legal for sale. E-liquid tanks and pods can be no larger than 2 ml, and e-liquid bottles are limited to a maximum size of 10 ml if they contain nicotine. Big puff vapes are legal in the EU because they don’t exceed either of those limits.

• The pods are always 2 ml in capacity, but some devices have the ability to hold multiple pods.
• The refill containers are always 10 ml in capacity, but they’re different from standard e-liquid bottles in that you put the container directly into the device. The container doesn’t have a coil, though, so it isn’t a pod.

We’ll explain how these designs work in practice when we discuss the types of big puff vapes below.

Why Are Big Puff Vapes Popular?

Big puff vapes are popular because they combine the convenience of disposable vapes with more e-liquid storage than any other type of vape provides. The fact that a big puff vape can deliver thousands of puffs, in fact, actually makes it better than a disposable vape from the user’s point of view. Big puff vapes are also much more environmentally friendly since their main battery components are reusable and last as long as any other refillable vape.

Where Can You Buy Big Puff Vapes?

You can find a wide selection of big puff vapes at shops like Vaporia or any other high-end European vape shop.

What Types of Big Puff Vapes Are There?

Big puff vapes represent the fastest-growing product category in the European vaping industry right now, and they’re evolving rapidly. At the time of writing, though, all of the devices presently available fall into two categories: 4-in-1-vapes and 2+10 vapes. Here’s what you need to know about them.

4-in-1 Vapes

A 4-in-1 vape has a cylindrical shape and holds four pods for a total e-liquid storage of 8 ml. You can switch between pods by twisting the device. You can also find this design in a smaller type of big puff vape called a 2-in-1 vape, which holds two pods. However, 2-in-1 vapes have been less popular among consumers so far and aren’t as common.

Pros of 4-in-1 Vapes:

• A 4-in-1 vape allows you to carry up to four different e-liquid flavors in a single device and switch between them on demand just by twisting the device. There’s no need to carry extra pods or bottles.
• A 4-in-1 vape doesn’t suffer from “flavor ghosting” like a traditional refillable vape. When you switch to a new flavor, you don’t taste the previous flavor at all.

Cons of 4-in-1 Vapes:

• Since they hold four pods, 4-in-1 vapes tend to be larger than most other vapes.

2+10 Vapes

The e-liquid for a 2+10 vape is stored in two components that you snap together before putting the entire assembly in the device. The first component is a traditional vape pod, which holds 2 ml of e-liquid. The second component is a refill container, which holds an additional 10 ml. Connecting the two components gives the device 12 ml of e-liquid storage in all. As you vape, the refill container fills the pod automatically until the entire assembly is empty.

The earliest vapes in the 2+10 category used e-liquid containers that were inserted into the devices like traditional vape pods. Increasingly, though, vapes in this category are beginning to use side-mounted magnetic pods to prevent leaks and allow for easier flavor switching.

Pros of 2+10 Vapes:

• They’re typically smaller than 4-in-1 vapes because the pod and refill container have less plastic than four separate pods.
• They hold more e-liquid and deliver more puffs than 4-in-1 vapes.

Cons of 2+10 Vapes:

• They don’t allow you to store multiple e-liquid flavors in a single package. If you want to switch between flavors while you’re out and about, you’ll have to bring extra pods and refill containers with you.