Are you done stocking up?

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I don't have a smartphone and my fridge doesn't lock.

But I did have to empty the fridge and remove the racks. It was worth it, tho, 'cuz now I know for sure.
How many cu ft is your fridge? Mostly wanna know so I can calculate your approximate weight and size.
 

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Stocking up strategy question:

Would you rather -

Double up on something you've used before or

Diversify to something not personally known, but decent reviews, just in case it might be better in the long run?

Advance warning - voting for "both" will be considered a weasily cheater's answer.
I did both... and it's not a cheater answer as that's what I actually did.

I bought 3 of each make/model of all hardware and I bought a ton of different stuff, just in case there was a common problem with something. The only exceptions were my Hellbeasts and Solos, I got 6 of each of those and then one other mod that I bought 3 of that I forgot I had already bought 3 of a couple months earlier. This was for 2 people though. I am splitting things up into 3 boxes, 1 box will be kept at my home and 2 of the boxes will be kept at 2 different locations so I will be covered in the event of a hurricane, fire, burglary, etc..

EDIT: Oh, I forgot, I got 10 of the Triton mini tanks and 11 of the M17's.
 
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This is why I have been looking to buy cheap, old model mech mods. I have a few, but looking to buy more. But they have to be cheap. I found a source, but waiting to pay off some debt to buy more.

I don't prefer mechs, in fact, I don't prefer them in most situations, but I think it's a good idea to have them as there are no electronics to break. And if I can buy them cheap-as-dirt, no big deal if I end up not using them.
$1.50 each (I have 5).
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On fasttech orders, of my 6 outstanding orders I'm seeing restocking times extending (something listed with a 10 day timeframe on Monday is now showing as 11 days from today), and increase in items needing restocking (reported as ready on Monday) with no estimated dates.

Also no response to inquiries posted via a ticket on Monday and a posting to their account here on ECF.

Combined with today's news reporting, a very large uptick in both cases and deaths, it sounds like things aren't going so well on the mainland.
One one of my orders the restocking goes out 15 days and on another on it goes up to as much as 24 days. :(
 

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honestly at this point I wonder if my last 2 FT impulse buys from early Jan will get to the US before the May cutoff date. I wouldn't order anything from China at all from now on. I don't think I would trust that it would arrive before the US Government could start seizing stuff at customs in May.

Even if this virus was miraculously gone tomorrow this is going to take weeks to months to ramp up productions and shipping on the backside.

If you are not stocked now you need to grab what you can from US sellers before they run out of everything and you need to do it in hurry. That is my best advice.
 

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A note on this.

From information I found online previously, this mod is apparently only for tootle puffers (low power). The wiring and switch are apparently only built for about 3A use, which translates to 1.25 ohms or higher (think of it as 1.3 ohms and above).

5 Crappy mechanical mods I own, and 2 decent ones

(I also found a reference to the coil resistance in one of the older ads for it, but don't have that link at hand).

I like mech tubes with side switches, but for my use I went for the protected quasi-mech Ehpro Armor Prime. Those run around $21 from China resellers. The v1 takes 20700 batteries, while the v2 can also handle 21700. (I have 3 of the v2)
 

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More likely they're trying to pretend it's business as usual again, when it's probably not.

Read a few article about Chairman XI stressing that the economy needs to get back to normal.
Seems like the economy may supersede health?????

"Officials in the province of Zhejiang said yesterday that their focus has shifted from all-out efforts to prevent and control the outbreak toward containing the epidemic while ensuring the economy’s operation."
 

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    I've been rather spoiled lately trying out new tanks with gt, kanger Clapton, and zenith coils. I really need to switch back to my rtas and save the coils for later. I discovered that I really like my NETS in the zenith with a 1.2 coil but have also been running a zlide 4ml which is going to make me go through coils quicker. I think I'll dig back out more of my zeus and intake rtas.
     

    DeloresRose

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    I do have the goods necessary to DIY my own juice which is in the freezer. My DIY flavoring is in the "cool dark place" as well as the store bought juice (Kentucky Sin etc). I don't want to begin doing DIY until I've cleared out some of the store bought juice, which is 6+ months. My question was should I place my store bought juice in the refrigerator. I apologize if I'm not clear with my wording...I'm new to this. I appreciate all your help!

    Some people do. But I’ve never done it. I’ve been diy for 6 years and my nic is in the freezer, but my juice is in a cupboard. I don’t let the house get too warm, only have a window AC but the cabinet is in a cooler area, never more than 75F.

    Some of my liquids have been 4-5 years old and have been just fine

    I think it’s a personal preference, and whether you have fridge space.
     

    DeloresRose

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    For me it's about finding things that play nice on both regulated and mechs.

    It turns out that I really like to be around 30 - 35w, which works out as a 0.4 ohm coil. On RDA/RTA that's easy to do with my preferred twisted 26 kanthal.

    For prebuilt heads I have some 0.5 that are pretty solid, though in the case of the gt ccell it's a tossup. I've ended up with a healthy stock of the ccell 2 0.3 ohm in part due to vaprzon having the frequent good sales, with maybe 1/3 of my gt heads the ccell 0.5 ohm from other suppliers.

    (If Vaporesso had a ccell 0.4 ohm those are the ones I'd have a big stock of.)

    For me, it’s about what resistance works best in the atty and what atty best compliments the mod I want to use.

    For mechs, I like to stay around .3-.4 single coil, but some mechs are kits with a dual coil so I have to account for that. More complicated.

    For regulated mods, I don’t have to think about that, it’s all down to whatever works best in the atty without being too hot or not enough vapor.
     

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    I've been rather spoiled lately trying out new tanks with gt, kanger Clapton, and zenith coils. I really need to switch back to my rtas and save the coils for later. I discovered that I really like my NETS in the zenith with a 1.2 coil but have also been running a zlide 4ml which is going to make me go through coils quicker. I think I'll dig back out more of my zeus and intake rtas.
    Same here :)

    I have two squonkers loaded with my ADV and diy lemon cream, but have kept a couple of tanks out for use with some commercial eliquids. I ought to get off my tail and build a couple of RTAs (maybe try the sxk Haku riviera rdta).

    I continue really liking the Skullkandy Alchemist mech squonker that I picked up last year, before starting on stocking up. It's a 3d printed 21700, modmaker silver contacts and connector. Easy maintenance, consistent performance, made in PA.
     

    markfm

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    For me, it’s about what resistance works best in the atty and what atty best compliments the mod I want to use.

    For mechs, I like to stay around .3-.4 single coil, but some mechs are kits with a dual coil so I have to account for that. More complicated.

    For regulated mods, I don’t have to think about that, it’s all down to whatever works best in the atty without being too hot or not enough vapor.
    I'm lazy, if a kit comes with a dual coil topper it goes in the pif pile, and I put on a single coil rda/rta [emoji3]

    I've been building 2.5mm id twisted 26 kanthal for several years, just recently switched to 3mm for several rda/rta. 1 less wrap compared to what I'd build at 2.5mm cuts the resistance a bit. Everything I build is .35 - .4 ohms now.
     

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    Question/Poll...

    When do most of you say enough is enough for your batteries? Like right now I have an 18650 that only lasts about 4 hours, which is really super annoying, but I am having trouble letting go because I want to get every last drop out of it. lol

    @UncleJunkle touched on this in a previous post which I cannot find...
     

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