[Originally posted December 29, 2015]
My Predictions for 2016:
- an increase of 30% more vapers to the mid to high end vaping (mech mods, box mods, regulated and unregulated), signalling a move away from and the death of ecigs
- gas stations, Convenience, White Hen, 7-11 stores all across the country will become full line vape stores, and carry a minimum of 50 premium juices, killing the market for vape stores
- vape stores all begin to carry tobacco, as they see the writing on the wall that they are going to be regulated and licensed as tobacco
- nickel will fall out of favor as a wire type, as we solidify our stance on healthy vaping
- box mods by the end of the year will all have TC for Kanthal
- more tanks with 2/3/4 coils following in the footsteps of Smok TFV4
- more tanks with clapton coils available, and they will be of a fancier manufacture than the current Aspire solution
- manufacturers will expand premade wire solutions (2/3/4 twisted, clapton, stapled, etc.), and the prices will begin to fall
- more RDAs with 24mm base, and possibly larger
- more regulated 3 battery 18650's
- more regulated 2 battery 26650's
- surge in sale of unregulated box mods by the end of the year as people look for solutions to not being able to buy off the shelf hardware due to FDA and local rules
- far more DIY going on
- prices, which were falling for mech/mod devices may begin to reverse trend by the end of the year due to hoarding for fear FDA and local rules will make them difficult to obtain
- before the FDA litigates their first case, more regulation at the State, County, City level
- emergence of vape hardware and juice black market by the end of the year, as soon as people find there is no rolling back regulations
- all juice prices move up in price, but raw materials for DIY more than double in cost, as DIY takes off
- batteries improve by 20% in mah and amps delivered, led by Panasonic who was working with Tesla on their electric car
- emergence of virus/trojan attack on vape hardware via bluetooth and upgrade path to mod, turns and attacks personal computers of users at work and home
My Predictions for 2016:
- an increase of 30% more vapers to the mid to high end vaping (mech mods, box mods, regulated and unregulated), signalling a move away from and the death of ecigs
- gas stations, Convenience, White Hen, 7-11 stores all across the country will become full line vape stores, and carry a minimum of 50 premium juices, killing the market for vape stores
- vape stores all begin to carry tobacco, as they see the writing on the wall that they are going to be regulated and licensed as tobacco
- nickel will fall out of favor as a wire type, as we solidify our stance on healthy vaping
- box mods by the end of the year will all have TC for Kanthal
- more tanks with 2/3/4 coils following in the footsteps of Smok TFV4
- more tanks with clapton coils available, and they will be of a fancier manufacture than the current Aspire solution
- manufacturers will expand premade wire solutions (2/3/4 twisted, clapton, stapled, etc.), and the prices will begin to fall
- more RDAs with 24mm base, and possibly larger
- more regulated 3 battery 18650's
- more regulated 2 battery 26650's
- surge in sale of unregulated box mods by the end of the year as people look for solutions to not being able to buy off the shelf hardware due to FDA and local rules
- far more DIY going on
- prices, which were falling for mech/mod devices may begin to reverse trend by the end of the year due to hoarding for fear FDA and local rules will make them difficult to obtain
- before the FDA litigates their first case, more regulation at the State, County, City level
- emergence of vape hardware and juice black market by the end of the year, as soon as people find there is no rolling back regulations
- all juice prices move up in price, but raw materials for DIY more than double in cost, as DIY takes off
- batteries improve by 20% in mah and amps delivered, led by Panasonic who was working with Tesla on their electric car
- emergence of virus/trojan attack on vape hardware via bluetooth and upgrade path to mod, turns and attacks personal computers of users at work and home
