**WOW. I have been smoke free for almost 3 years. Quite impressed with myself. And thanks to vaping it is not at all bad in any way. It was a learning curve but mostly fun.**

Starting up something new can be daunting and especially when it involves several critical factors like:

- To get the right equipment 
- To learn battery safety and understand electricity
- To learn mixing vape fluid
- Find my own preferences

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I was through all that about a year and a half ago. I had stocked up on supplies and had more mods and tanks than I could use. So I decided it was enough for a while. Since I have managed to break almost all my mods. Or they just don't function as they used to. The quality of these China produced electronics can be dubious. 

#### Time for something new

But what? I turned to YouTube to catch the latest and greatest. Luckily the same reviewers are still there. I know what they mean, I know their preference and they are for the most part reliable.

The critical part is I have broken my mods. They can take a beating, but they can't take the heavy abuse I put them through forever. Currently I have one that reads my resistance correct and in one piece. The rest MIGHT work but not reliably. 

Choosing a mod defines who you are in vaping. I like those with two 18650 batteries and enough electronics to protect me from blowing my hands off. And I prefere to use temp control mode. It gives enough battery life to be out and about and I can bring spare cells with me if needed.

#### New mod no. 1 Voopoo drag

Well. It's not exactly new. It was new last year. A company that just popped out of nowhere and got critics drooling over their offerings. 

http://www.3fvape.com/163050-thickbox_default/authentic-voopoo-drag-157w-tc-vw-variable-wattage-box-mod-turquoise-zinc-alloy-resin-5157w-2-x-18650.jpg

What sold me was the aesthetics and the highly acclaimed chip inside. 

#### New mod no. 2 Smok x-priv

Now this is a brand new device. And from a company I know well. I was unfortunate to drop the last mod I had from them and it started to read the resistance way to high. This one sports a gigantic oled display. I doubt it makes the vape better, but it's the way things move in this game.

http://www.3fvape.com/169834-thickbox_default/authentic-smoktech-smok-x-priv-220w-tc-vw-mod-tfv8-prince-tank-orange-1220w-2-x-18650-6ml-standard-edition.jpg

#### Getting the wares

I order vape gear from china. It's the cheapest and I don't expect super quality. They are cheap anyway, so I'm not too concerned. I just hope they get here before I destroy my last beater. 

The hardest part about vaping is just to calculate when to get something new. You can't exactly calculate when these things start to break apart. It was time for something new now, I just hope the postman does his thing.