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Best Vape Pens 2024

A vape pen that’s right for you

For whatever you want to vape, there's a vape pen for that. But with so many different products available, finding the one that's right for you can be a chore. We've simplified it. Just look for the type of substance you want to use, and see the top three products in that category. All the vape pens listed on this page have been verified to have top-notch performance, sound manufacturing, and they’re all sold by reputable and trustworthy retailers.

1st Place
Kandypens Special K weed pen
Kandypens Special-K
Runner-Up
Vessel Wood Series Weed Pen Battery
Vessel Craftsman Series
Runner-Up
PCKT VRTCL weed pen
PCKT VRTCL
1st Place
Avida CBD Vape Pen
Avida CBD Disposable
Runner-Up
Secret Nature CBD Vape
Secret Nature CBD Vape
Runner-Up
Koi CBD Full Spectrum Disposable CBD Pen
Koi CBD Full Spectrum Disposable
1st Place
OXBAR Magic Maze Pro Disposable Vape
OXBAR Magic Maze Pro
Runner-Up
Friobar MX 10K Disposable Vape
Freemax FRIOBAR MX 10K
Runner-Up
RabBeats RC10000 Disposable Vape
RabBeats RC10000
1st Place
Kandypens Special K weed pen
Kandypens Special-K
Runner-Up
PCKT Two 510 Battery
PCKT Two
Runner-Up
Vessel compass 510 vape battery
Vessel Compass
1st Place
UWELL Whirl S2
Runner-Up
Innokin Endura Apex E-liquid Pen
Innokin Endura Apex
Runner-Up
Geekvape Wenax Stylus vape pen
Geekvape Wenax Stylus
1st Place
PAX Mini
Runner-Up
Kandypens K-Vape Pro
Kandypens K-Vape Pro
Runner-Up
G Pen Elite II
1st Place
Kandypens Crystal 2 Wax Pen
Kandypens Crystal 2
Runner-Up
Linx Hypnos Zero
Linx Hypnos Zero
Runner-Up
G Pen Micro+ Dab Pen
G Pen Micro+
1st Place
Secret Nature D8 Delta 8 Disposable Pen
Secret Nature D8 Disposable
Runner-Up
Canna River D8 Highlighter Delta 8 Disposable Pen
Canna River D8 Highlighter
Runner-Up
Koi Delta 8 Live Resin 5g Delta 8 Disposable Pen
Koi Delta 8 Live Resin 5g
1st Place
Canna River HHC Disposable
Runner-Up
TRĒ House HHC Vape Pens
TRĒ House HHC Vape Pens
Runner-Up
Diet Smoke Blue Dream Delta 8 HHC Disposable
Diet Smoke Blue Dream Delta 8 HHC Disposable

What is a vape pen?

A vape pen is a power source that heats up a vape tank or cartridge to produce vapor. They’re rechargeable battery-powered devices that are pocket-sized and cylindrical – hence, the name “pen.” Vape pens first hit the e-cigarette scene around 2010 from a company called Janty, then shortly after popularized by Joyetech. This device revolutionized the vaporizer market by offering larger battery capacity and longer running times, as well as providing the user the ability to swap atomizers or cartridges. Prior to vape pens, e-cigarettes were small self-contained units the shape and size of a cigarette.

Different types of vape pens

Now, there are many different types of vape pens and other uses besides nicotine vape juice, most notably with cannabis products like CBD, CBG, THC, delta 8 carts and other cannabis-derived extracts.

Vape pens come in various battery capacities and features. Some vape pens are button activated, and some are draw-activated (meaning, when you inhale on the cart or tank, the device will sense a change in pressure and activate). Also, some vape pens have adjustable power output, which is the most sought-after function since it allows a tailored experience for the use. The power sent to the atomizer can increase the intensity of a hit, but if there’s too much power, the atomizer can give off a burnt taste. Burning is not what a vape should do!

Are vape pens bad for you?

In a strict sense of the definition, a vape pen is only a power source like any vape mod. In reality, when people refer to vape pens, the assumption is a whole kit aka a complete vape starter kit: a vape pen and a cartridge loaded up with a vape juice or cannabis-derived oil. Ascribing a level of safety with a vape pen requires knowing what’s in the cartridge on the pen, what strength is being used, who made it, how often it’s being used, and who’s using it.

Even without knowing those particulars, there are a couple points that are known: if you recreationally inhale substances other than air, you pose a risk to your respiratory system at the very least. The risks involved in using vape pens depends largely on if you’re using them as an alternative to smoking. The Royal College of Physicians report, which was published by Public Health Egland (PHE), has made it clear: vaping is at least 95% safer than smoking. Not 100% safe on its own, but safer than the dangers of smoking.

If you use vape pens for vaping cannabis-derived products, the same psychological and physiological implications from consuming a mind-altering substance remain, but without the multitude of health hazards from inhaling combusted plant matter. Similarly, in the case of using a vape pen to vaporize nicotine vape juice, the nicotine is still nicotine and it poses strong habit-forming possibilities. Still, just as the case with cannabis-derived products, the elimination of inhaling combusted particulate matter eliminates a host of concerns inherent to smoking anything.

How to use a vape pen

Using a vape pen is as simple as holding it and pushing the button while drawing on your cart or tank. Still, there are a few tips to make the experience free from hiccups.

  • Charge the pen fully before use or putting a cart or tank on it. There is a small lithium-ion battery in the vape pen, and capacity can diminish while not in use for extended periods (like sitting on a shelf waiting to be purchased.) Frequent new users may think a new battery was a dud when it only needed to be charged first.
  • If the device has a button, to turn it on requires a five-click quick press of the button. These five clicks need to happen in rapid succession. This is the same way to turn off the device. If the device is draw activated, it goes into sleep mode when not in use, thus there is no physical on/off switch.
  • If the device has adjustable power, turn it all the way down before you begin. Take a vape. Slowly adjust up in power and take another vape. Once it feels and tastes to your liking, you’ve found your sweet spot. Most often, the adjustable power will be a rotary dial on the bottom of the pen. The common adjustments are in volts, going from 3.3 volts to 4.8 volts. Very few cannabis oil carts should go above 3.7-3.9 volts or it will produce a burnt hit. The recommended range for oil carts is 3.3-3.9 volts.
  • When you take a drag on your tank or cart, the pen will stop power to the atomizer once the automatic shutoff limit has been reached. Check your pen’s user manual to see how long its limit is. Typically, the limit won’t exceed 8 seconds for one hit. If you want to take a longer draw, release the button for a split-second midway through your hit, then begin again immediately.

Charging a vape pen

Warning: do not use a cell phone wall plug to charge your pen since its max charge voltage will likely exceed the safety limits of your device. Charging a vape pen this way poses a fire hazard at worst, or it could fry your battery.

Vape pens are charged through a USB cord and are meant to be charged like other small electronic devices, like on a computer or laptop, or even in your car.

There are two types of charge cords for vape pens that depend on the one you have.

  1. The standard micro USB cord to be plugged into the side of the pen, or in the bottom of the device (sometimes hidden under a chrome cap).
  2. A proprietary connection that threads directly onto the top of the pen (called a 510 connection).

If you need a vape pen charger replacement, and you have a vape pen with a standard connection, any other standard USB cord will work. If you have a proprietary connection that threads onto the 510, you can find replacements on eBay (search for “eGo charger”). A replacement charger for a vape pen should only cost a couple dollars.