All the time: Most vapers looking for a new e-cigarette kit will be hoping to completely replace smoking with vaping. This means you’ll need something you can use all day without it running out of battery. Cigalikes aren’t great for this, so consider getting a tank system or a mod kit. To maximise battery life, the higher the mAh (milliamp hour) rating of the battery, the better. There’s more information on battery capacity and battery life in this post.

Sometimes (e.g. just in the evenings or while at work): If you won’t be vaping all day, every day, then your options are a little more open. If you want something to use while you’re at work, battery life is still important (so a tank system is preferable to a cigalike), but a mod probably isn’t necessary. If you’re vaping at home in the evening, you’ll be able to charge much more easily, so a cigalike or a tank system will be suitable.

Where Will You Be Vaping?

While precisely where you are when you vape doesn’t really matter, the general environment you’ll be in when you vape can be useful to consider. Will there be a risk of your e-cig getting knocked? Will you have access to a USB port or plug socket for charging?

Work (dangerous environment): If you’ll be vaping at work, but your job is physical or involves some risks, there’s a chance your e-cig will get knocked around while in your pocket or even have something dropped on it. This means you’ll need a solidly-built e-cig, and box mods are perfect for this purpose. They’re not indestructible, but they can stand up to abuse a bit better than other devices.

Work (safe environment): If you’ll be vaping at work but you’re in an office or your working environment isn’t particularly risky, you can use pretty much any type of e-cig. However, if you won’t be able to charge, box mods or high-capacity (meaning high mAh rating) tank systems are the best choice.

Home: At home, your e-cig is unlikely to be put in harm’s way and you’ll probably have access to a USB port or plug socket to recharge. In this case, any type of e-cig kit is absolutely fine: you won’t risk serious damage to your device, you’ll be able to keep it charged and portability isn’t essential.

In transit: If you’ll be doing a lot of vaping out of the house but not somewhere like work where you’ll probably have somewhere safe to leave your device, portability becomes essential. However, this has to be balanced against battery life, especially if you’ll be travelling for a while. For this reason, although cigalikes are the most portable, tank systems and mods are much better-suited to your purpose. Tank systems strike the best balance, but if you’re willing to use something a little bigger, mods are also worth considering.

Have You Vaped Before? What Did You Think?

Vaping didn’t satisfy you: If you tried vaping but didn’t get enough nicotine to find it satisfying, there could be a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, you may just need to try a higher-nicotine liquid, and you can do this with any type of device.

However, the type of e-cig you tried may also have been an issue. In general, cigalikes are less satisfying than tank systems, and tank systems are less satisfying than mods. So if you tried a tank system but it wasn’t enough, getting a mod may be the best idea.

You got too much nicotine: If you had the opposite experience and got dizzy or slightly nauseous from too much nicotine, the advice reverses. You could try any type of e-cig with less nicotine, or a smaller, lower-powered device.

However, mods usually allow you to adjust the wattage, so you can always use a mod at lower settings too.

Vaping made you cough/gave you a sore throat: Coughing or getting a sore throat when you start to vape is pretty common, but for most users it clears up as you get used to vaping.

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