IVG Pro 12 Prefilled Pod 12ml

Two parts, working together. The bit you vape on is a 2ml prefilled pod with a mesh coil. Beneath it sits a 10ml auto-refill container that trickle-feeds the pod as you go, so it tops itself up rather than you doing it. Add the two and that is the 12ml that gives the Pro 12 its name and roughly 10,000 puffs.

It is the same setup the Pro 12 kit uses, sold on its own. Because the device recharges, the pod always sees out its full life, and you are only ever replacing the liquid and coil, never a battery. Cheaper per puff than a fresh kit, and less waste too. Give a new pod half a minute to soak before the first pull so the coil wicks fully.

Swapping a pod takes under a minute, and the liquid never touches your hands.

Three, which is rare at this puff count and a genuine reason to like them. 20mg (2%) is the full hit that matches the disposable bars and the strength most people use coming off cigarettes; it carries the complete 39-flavour range. 10mg (1%) is the softer middle step, and there is a 0mg nicotine-free option too, though the 10mg and 0mg ranges are smaller (around 15 and 13 flavours).

That spread makes the pods a real step-down tool: drop from 20mg to 10mg when you are reaching for it less, then to 0mg if you want the ritual without the nicotine. To taper between those points, a refillable pod kit you fill with bottled nic salts gives finer control than sealed pods.

A long time per pod. At up to 10,000 puffs, a moderate vaper gets a couple of weeks or so from one refill, so a five-pack is the better part of a couple of months. The container feeds the pod automatically, so you are not topping anything up by hand; you just vape until the 12ml is gone, then swap.

On cost it is the cheap half of the deal. At 5 for £24.99 a pod is about £5 for roughly 10,000 puffs, which lands near 0.05p a puff once you own the device. A whole new Pro 12 kit is dearer than a pod, so refilling is the cheaper, lower-waste way to keep going: no new battery, no new charger, just a fresh flavour.

Most pod niggles come down to one of a few things. Run through these before you write a refill off.

All three are IVG auto-refill pods at different scales and prices. The Pro 12 pod is the mid-size 10K option, and it has the bonus of fitting two devices. Quick version:

Yes, if you own a Pro 12 or a Pro 2. The pods are the sensible half of the deal: you bought the device once, now you only ever feed it a fresh 12ml refill, and the same pod covering both kits is a tidy bonus. The 39-flavour range and the three strengths mean you are unlikely to run out of options or be stuck on a hit that is too strong.

The honest catches are the ones every prefilled pod shares. You are tied to IVG Pro pods, and they fit only the Pro 12 and Pro 2. None of that is a fault, just the trade for a sealed, no-mess refill. Not got the device yet? Start with the Pro 12 kit and come back here for refills, or compare it with our other big-puff vapes.