look i'm tired of using a box mod that looks like I'm hitting a wii remote whenever I just want a sweet sweet puff of tobacco flavored glycerol & nicotine.
I'm not opposed to using a pod system but I'd at least like to use one that is refillable and the coils can be swapped out of because fuck the inherent "yeah just throw these in the trash, dw about the plastic or remaining bit of liquid left inside" nature of most pods like juul or things like the elfbars my zoomer little brother recommended
I don't get pods so I'm in the same boat. after messing around for a bit, I ended up on a dna100c box mod that takes a pair of 21700s - so battery life is great - and use the valhalla 30mm rda and the steam crave pumper for squonking. it's great and I love being able to make my own coils. almost have fraliens down. I love temp control - I get about a month out of a single installation of cotton and I have a little ultrasonic cleaner so I can reuse gunked up coils. vinegar and water gets them good as new so I can keep reusing them until they break - generally 6 months to a year of careful use, per pair of coils.
company that made my mod was called franknbox customs but they went out of business recently. got it laser etched with the trans communist logo and a symbol of the fasces getting crushed by the fist on the other side. it's beautiful and I'm sad I can't get this one replaced when it inevitably breaks. it's expensive but I was treating myself cause I just landed a good job.