“You don’t need another [insert vape gadget here],” she’s said. It’s a place that almost every single vaper has been. Fine, her understanding of vape gear is as good as her working knowledge of carburettor jetting – but she can count and the number currently runs just shy of ridiculous.

I’m no expert on most things, but if there is one thing I know for absolute certain then it’s this: when James Blunt sang: “You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful, it’s true,” he wasn’t referring to Tactical Workz’ Maraxus mechanical mod. I know how ugly that thing is because I owned three of them.

It has been clear for some time that research supports the notion of electronic cigarettes as part of a smoking harm reduction strategy. We at Stealthvape are proud and honoured to have been part of this revolution. As ex-smokers, we stand in testament to the power of vaping to get you off and keep you off the harmful cancer-causing smokes. We see it as our destiny to continue this mission and are delighted to bring you the latest, possibly greatest step forward in harm reduction: iBacon™.

When I was a young lad I was besotted with my boxes of plastic soldiers. If it wasn’t raining you’d find me out under a bush recreating a conflict in which the good side always won. If it was raining, bed blankets became makeshift hills from which my Tommy battalion would decimate a panzer division. Time rolled on and my idea of what was fun changed, much like how I’ve fallen out of love with the RTA.

It was bitingly cold, every sensible person in the street was by a fire eating crumpets and watching Doctor Who. They could do that because fires hadn’t suffered a de facto ban, proper dense fog ruled the weather and people hadn’t yet realised how bad a choice Sylvester McCoy was. I wasn’t, I was holding a torch while my mate John fixed a spoiler to the boot of his Scirocco. I was losing one of my five senses and the will to live.

There are some mighty big benefits in being able to work from home. I never have to ask myself if it’s OK to pop off to make a coffee for a start. The dress code is as relaxed as the chair I can slump in to pet the puppy (that’s not a euphemism) and ‘Beer Friday’ can run all week long. Yep, life is good: no one complains about the vape clouds and the music runs to an incredibly loud volume. So I’m insulated.

The rise of the temperature-controlled mod has been driven through fashion and fear. On one hand there is the desire for a better vape and on the other users are looking for ways to minimise the risk of dry-burn related toxins. Customers have asked us to provide NiFe30 wire, the latest exciting temperature controlled option, and we are delighted to oblige.

It is with regret that we have to announce our Twitter account has been suspended. We believe that our customers value the ability to interact with us through a range of interfaces but the actions of one malicious individual has resulted in this one being closed.

In February we posted a blog article outlining our understanding of the issues surrounding titanium wire, information we felt was important to share due to the growing popularity of the wire and our position as a leading vendor of rebuildable materials. We have continued to look into the subject and would like to update the position to keep you all aware of current developments.