Are you done stocking up?

[Rossum]

That would turn into: We vape, We Vote, Were Armed.

 

[Fidola13]

Start collecting firearms, lots of shiny guns out there. Lots of fun at the range too.

I use to enjoy it with my dad and brothers when I was younger.

 

[Fidola13]

The Berserker has such a tight draw I never use it, it detaches my dentures, LOL.

I used rayon at pretty close to 90VG to start, never had a bad taste. There is a break in process you gotta saturate the wick and burn it like you are dry burning a coil (I mean, not quite that much) but it should kill any rayon taste. I do it as I tuck in my tails these days but I am an old pro now.

Anna

Ive never had a bad taste from rayon. I just let it soak a bit then vape normally.

 

[borno]

I'm looking forward at trying the rayon and hope I like it. All I could get from sally is a 500' box

 

[Terri McVeety]

Oh I really hadn’t thought about the aftermath of not being on the hunt. The thrill of finding and receiving gear you really want. Now I’m depressed. What a sad thought. What will us Shinys do?

This “shiny support group” really may end as a true support group for depressed Shinys. I know I’ll need a lot of emotional support after the rush & high of getting new gear.

This is terrible. I suppose we’ll still be able to find shiny items from places still shipping to the US.

I suppose our Shinys could be New To You items as well.

Such sad times ahead

Shiny Trading? Would still be a hunt!

 

[*RJ*]

There's a version of the coolfire 4 that does not have a built in battery. I have one but I don't remember when I bought it. It's the same form as yours but without the lanyard loop. There's also another version, later, ( I think) looks a little different. I saw them at direct vapor, not cheap, but if you love it, something to think about.

Lol, I've lurked this thread from day one, never posted.

Welcome!

When I started stocking in September the first thing I looked for was the coolfire and I saw that Fasttech sold the built-in and external battery kind. I thought how cool to be able to change batteries. I’ll have to go take a look at that website. Thanks!

 

[stols001]

I like shooting stuff. With my fine tremor I used to have to brace. Now, I am a surprisingly good shot, period.

My husband was confused about it, I had to explain that I had a TON of "mental target practice" as a teen and that stuff actually WORKS. LOL..

I'm not going to go kill things to eat, I'm not going to shoot someone unless I have to, but tin cans and whatnot are a lot of fun,

I take that back. I would shoot a packrat those buggers SUCK SUCK SUCK. LOL

As far as the slogan it should be, "I vape, I vote, I have a smart bomb."

Sigh if only that were true Pols would sit up and take notice .That amendment needs some work if you ask me, we are totally outgunned

Oh well, I hear guerrilla warfare is interesting, also really not fun, and somehow, children always get involved. I have no clue how to spell that word, but that is what we will have, if we have anything.

Anna

 

[markfm]

Vaprzon buy 2 packs of coils get 1 free (33% off), code HAWK

(This gets the EUC 0.5 ohm ceramic down to $6/5-pack. Not as good as eightvape's price on the 1 ohm, but 0.5 is in my target zone.)

Put them in your cart in multiples of 3, it takes off the price of the third one.

 

[bnrkwest]

One can never have too many coils I need to browse the sales this weekend just for fun, we are running out of sale dates before May.

 

[Koolkiz]

If anything is left E-juicesteals has a coupon code this weekend for 5% off. I didn't find anything I wanted.
Coupon code: steal 5%

EDIT: WEEKEND ONLY COUPON CODE.

 

[Koolkiz]

Posting if anyone is interested. Not really a super deal but if looking for a kit..maybe.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjAvYymwNbnAhUJU80KHb6PCukQFjAAegQICBAC&url=https://provape.com/&usg=AOvVaw3Vd2ud_j_VbO5HbzDZrVCG

Code is PRESIDENTS FOR 20% OFF KITS AND 30% OFF E-LIQUIDS

 

[BigPappa]

Vaprzon buy 2 packs of coils get 1 free (33% off), code HAWK

(This gets the EUC 0.5 ohm ceramic down to $6/5-pack. Not as good as eightvape's price on the 1 ohm, but 0.5 is in my target zone.)

Put them in your cart in multiples of 3, it takes off the price of the third one.

Thanks! That was my last GT coil order, I should be fully stocked... unless someone wants to get rid of their .2's that were on Eightvape because they do not like them. lol

 

[Fidola13]

Shiny Trading? Would still be a hunt!

Exactly so we could still enjoy the thrill of the hunt! Its addictive! But better than a drug lol!!

 

[tom65]

New member, but been following this thread for quite a while. I have never really been a prepper type, but with May looming and bans coming up from the states I decided I needed to stock up. I have been stocking up since mid last year and think I am just about there. Here was my strategy:

1. Consider different vaping scenarios: Regular, stealth, etc.
2. Standardize on a small number of platforms.
3. Focus on rebuildable atomizers. If prebought coils go away, I'm still good.
4. Buy mods that use external batteries. LiPO batteries on mods are hard to replace and have limited lifespan. Standardized on 18650 and bought many mods. Took advantage of sales.
5. Buy some mech mods since electronics do die.
6. Buy things in at least pairs so I would have parts if one got damaged and parts became unobtainium. Sales and fasttech/3fvape/etc have been great here.
7. Similarly, gets parts I might need later. A rebuildable atomizer with a cracked center post is useless. Glass is another example. Pick up extra specialized/unusual gaskets. For AIO, buy extra tanks.
8. Pick up rebuilding supplies. Wires, Mesh, cotton, rayon. I realize these will be available but if the worst happens, I suspect the reliability of sources may become more shadowy. They are cheap now, high quality and it's just good to have them around.
9. DIY. Stock up on 100mg/ml nicotine. Store correctly in deep freeze. Choose 3 vendors to avoid "all eggs in one basket". Another advantage of this is that since many states (and fed) are putting onerous nicotine taxes in place, this could be a considerable cost savings later.

With all of that in mind, I have enough liquid nicotine and gear to last the rest of my life if the worst happens.

My last concern is really flavorings. I have never seen a consensus opinion how to store flavorings for a long time. While flavorings will not necessarily be banned in the worst case since they do have other uses, I suspect the market will contract considerably and choices will be reduced. Would love to store some quantity of my daily driver flavorings but I worry that it is really a waste of money to buy in quantity.

Did I miss anything? Any thoughts about storing flavorings (FA, Capella, etc).

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Standardized on 18650 and bought many mods. Took advantage of sales.

I would put some 21700/18650 mods in the mix. From what I have read, there is compelling evidence that 21700 will replace 18650 at some point (when? that's impossible to tell - but the cost of producing 21700 is getting lower and lower).

That doesn't mean 18650 batts will disappear, but it means that their price will go up (and 21700 will be cheaper) and eventually the selection of 18650 with decent specs for vaping (especially at higher wattages) will dwindle.

As far as wire is concerned, there will never be a shortage of reputable resistance wire manufacturers and vendors, like Temco. But it doesn't hurt to stock up on everything if you have the funds.

You really did your homework!
A++++++!

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Stock up on 100mg/ml nicotine. ... Choose 3 vendors to avoid "all eggs in one basket".

I have to admit, I failed miserably in this respect. F-

Being really tight on finds and income right now, I bought all my nic from HeartlandVapes at an average of way under $40/liter. I did that strictly due to the price.

The only exception is that I have one 120ml bottle of NicSelect.

 

[Lowjumper]

New member, but been following this thread for quite a while. I have never really been a prepper type, but with May looming and bans coming up from the states I decided I needed to stock up. I have been stocking up since mid last year and think I am just about there. Here was my strategy:

1. Consider different vaping scenarios: Regular, stealth, etc.
2. Standardize on a small number of platforms.
3. Focus on rebuildable atomizers. If prebought coils go away, I'm still good.
4. Buy mods that use external batteries. LiPO batteries on mods are hard to replace and have limited lifespan. Standardized on 18650 and bought many mods. Took advantage of sales.
5. Buy some mech mods since electronics do die.
6. Buy things in at least pairs so I would have parts if one got damaged and parts became unobtainium. Sales and fasttech/3fvape/etc have been great here.
7. Similarly, gets parts I might need later. A rebuildable atomizer with a cracked center post is useless. Glass is another example. Pick up extra specialized/unusual gaskets. For AIO, buy extra tanks.
8. Pick up rebuilding supplies. Wires, Mesh, cotton, rayon. I realize these will be available but if the worst happens, I suspect the reliability of sources may become more shadowy. They are cheap now, high quality and it's just good to have them around.
9. DIY. Stock up on 100mg/ml nicotine. Store correctly in deep freeze. Choose 3 vendors to avoid "all eggs in one basket". Another advantage of this is that since many states (and fed) are putting onerous nicotine taxes in place, this could be a considerable cost savings later.

With all of that in mind, I have enough liquid nicotine and gear to last the rest of my life if the worst happens.

My last concern is really flavorings. I have never seen a consensus opinion how to store flavorings for a long time. While flavorings will not necessarily be banned in the worst case since they do have other uses, I suspect the market will contract considerably and choices will be reduced. Would love to store some quantity of my daily driver flavorings but I worry that it is really a waste of money to buy in quantity.

Did I miss anything? Any thoughts about storing flavorings (FA, Capella, etc).

This may help!

THE FLAVOR APPRENTICE SHELF LIFE FLAVOR INFORMATION Concentrated flavors do not spoil, or go rancid, like fruit juices can., so they do not really have an"expiration date".But under certain conditions they can change. In other words, you will notice that a "fresh" bottle might seem different from an older bottle. Basically, what my flavor manufacturer tells me is that the flavors can have a very long shelf life, when they are not continuouslyopened and are stored in glass. It is not necessary to store them in the refrigerator, but I don't think that this would hurt them. But sometimes refrigeration can cause re-crystallization of flavors that have a lot of the crystals like ethyl maltol in them. Please refer to our COA for our shelf life statement.Here's some background. Every concentrated flavor is a mixture of raw materials, and every flavor blend can act differently. For example flavors that have a vanilla characteristic are going to have slightly different storage capabilities than fruit flavors. Here's the reason. Vanilla and caramel flavors are mostly made of large molecules like vanillin, ethyl vanillin , etc. These molecules are not very volatile, and tend not to escape the bottle when you open it. They will be fairly stable. Fruit flavors, on the other hand, are made of much smaller molecules in general. Whenever you open a bottle, it's the lightest and smallest molecules that escape and reach your nose quickly. Over time when you open a bottle over and over again more and more proportion of these lighter molecules leave the bottle and eventually the character of the flavor will be changed. This doesn't mean the flavors spoiled, it's just different. So this is one piece of advice, if you are going to store a flavor for a long period of time, transfer the flavor to smaller bottles that will you will not have to open over and over again. Also, when a flavor is warm, like if it's a hot day, when you open the bottle even moreof the volatile molecules will escape; much more will escape than if the flavor was cool.This is true for all liquids, when liquids are heated the molecules are much more easily converted to their gaseous state. So in general it is a good idea to keep the flavor cool though refrigeration is not necessary.Also, in general, it is best not to store these flavors long-term in soft (LDPE) plastic.The plastic that we ship our 4 oz and 16oz sizes in is PET plastic, which is very resistantto interaction with the flavors. When we bottle our 4oz and 16oz flavors, we nitrogen flush them, this means that we remove the oxygen from the bottle and then seal them.This greatly extends the shelf life, when the flavor is not opened.However, most of our customers open the bottles and oxygen gets in, and the flavors may start to change over time.The recommendations about storing in plastic assumes the customer has opened the bottle.Please know that it is not a good idea to store the flavors with plastic eyedropper caps on the bottles. The rubber that's used with the eyedroppers is extremely soft and interacts with a great many materials. If you try to store your flavors with these rubber dropper caps attached you will most likely ruin both the caps and the flavors

 

[fiddleshe]

This may help!

THE FLAVOR APPRENTICE SHELF LIFE FLAVOR INFORMATION Concentrated flavors do not spoil, or go rancid, like fruit juices can., so they do not really have an"expiration date".But under certain conditions they can change. In other words, you will notice that a "fresh" bottle might seem different from an older bottle. Basically, what my flavor manufacturer tells me is that the flavors can have a very long shelf life, when they are not continuouslyopened and are stored in glass. It is not necessary to store them in the refrigerator, but I don't think that this would hurt them. But sometimes refrigeration can cause re-crystallization of flavors that have a lot of the crystals like ethyl maltol in them. Please refer to our COA for our shelf life statement.Here's some background. Every concentrated flavor is a mixture of raw materials, and every flavor blend can act differently. For example flavors that have a vanilla characteristic are going to have slightly different storage capabilities than fruit flavors. Here's the reason. Vanilla and caramel flavors are mostly made of large molecules like vanillin, ethyl vanillin , etc. These molecules are not very volatile, and tend not to escape the bottle when you open it. They will be fairly stable. Fruit flavors, on the other hand, are made of much smaller molecules in general. Whenever you open a bottle, it's the lightest and smallest molecules that escape and reach your nose quickly. Over time when you open a bottle over and over again more and more proportion of these lighter molecules leave the bottle and eventually the character of the flavor will be changed. This doesn't mean the flavors spoiled, it's just different. So this is one piece of advice, if you are going to store a flavor for a long period of time, transfer the flavor to smaller bottles that will you will not have to open over and over again. Also, when a flavor is warm, like if it's a hot day, when you open the bottle even moreof the volatile molecules will escape; much more will escape than if the flavor was cool.This is true for all liquids, when liquids are heated the molecules are much more easily converted to their gaseous state. So in general it is a good idea to keep the flavor cool though refrigeration is not necessary.Also, in general, it is best not to store these flavors long-term in soft (LDPE) plastic.The plastic that we ship our 4 oz and 16oz sizes in is PET plastic, which is very resistantto interaction with the flavors. When we bottle our 4oz and 16oz flavors, we nitrogen flush them, this means that we remove the oxygen from the bottle and then seal them.This greatly extends the shelf life, when the flavor is not opened.However, most of our customers open the bottles and oxygen gets in, and the flavors may start to change over time.The recommendations about storing in plastic assumes the customer has opened the bottle.Please know that it is not a good idea to store the flavors with plastic eyedropper caps on the bottles. The rubber that's used with the eyedroppers is extremely soft and interacts with a great many materials. If you try to store your flavors with these rubber dropper caps attached you will most likely ruin both the caps and the flavors

Is there a short version of this?

 

[BigPappa]

Vapemail today, got some GT .2ohm coils I got for a steal from the classies from @markfm plus he included some coffee that smells delicious! Vapemail actually came yesterday, but the wife was home... she just left to go to Walgreens so I ran outside real quick to get it. lol

EDIT: I just now realized that I do not have a way to explain the coffee... lol

 

[Fidola13]

I have to admit, I failed miserably in this respect. F-

Being really tight on finds and income right now, I bought all my nic from HeartlandVapes at an average of way under $40/liter. I did that strictly due to the price.

The only exception is that I have one 120ml bottle of NicSelect.

The Heartland nic is very good. I bought several liters of the house brand I think you’ll be fine with it.