Do I need this much stuff, really?

[Renolizzie]

I have so much stuff from vaping.

I have one 12"x12" bin with 12 unopened 30 ml bottles of e-juice. I have 24mg and 18mg and 12mg. I have Country, Freedom, Ry4 and 555 and one bottle of 12 mg menthol in case I get a cold and want to vape menthol. [All from SI, I swear they have the best juice]. I have my freebie I won of Hazelnut Tobacco at The Vapor Room, as well. And a 5 pack of Country cartos for going out in public for the 78's.

Then I have a whole bunch of little samples from three different companies [all 18mg]. I haven't even opened my Midnight Express or my Sinnabon from SI and I got them three days ago!

I have another 12"x12" bin with my DIY juices in it. I have about 8 little bottles of different flavors with cards on mixology for each bottle.

I bought a Husky tool box with a compartmental top to put a bunch of the stuff in. All my DIY supplies went into the bottom. You know, PG, VG, 60 mg Nicotine. Empty bottles, syringes with huge needles to measure with, pipettes, latex food service gloves, dropper bottles. Multiple little bottles of flavorings.

The Husky tool box compartmental top has alcohol swabs, toothpicks, empties to be refilled of cartos, CE3's and Nanos. The syringes for refilling the CE3's. A couple of safety pins. Extra carto silicone boots and tips. I have spare cartos, CE3's and Nanos. Unopened in the wrapper.

Then I still needed a miscellaneous bin with the mega case and the keychain case, the labeler and the scissors for cutting the labels down to size. And a cute little clear bin for putting my charged batteries in [2-900s, 1-1300 and 7-78's at last count]. Also, a pretty china cup to hold my batteries with juice on them.

Oh, and a tray to do my mixing on.

Do I need this much stuff, really?

I've heard I'm not the only one. How about you guys. Any one else getting a little overwhelmed by their supplies?

 

[WorksForMe]

No you really don't need all that stuff, but the important thing is you want it all. This has become a hobby for you, and hobbies usually cost some money and take up some space. As long as it keeps you busy and not smoking, you're good to go.

J.R.

 

[Justjames]

I feel you. I ask myself the same questions countless time. My wife look at me like I'm crazy.
I have more than 300ml of juices 6 batts and I only vape 1-1.5ml a day. I also do have total 12 fishing poles and reels and 3 boxes of fishing tackles whic I have not gone fishing for the past 3-4 years.

 

[Imagine]

to downsize there is is always the swap thread and the PIF section on ecf

 

[Renolizzie]

I feel you. I ask myself the same questions countless time. My wife look at me like I'm crazy.
I have more than 300ml of juices 6 batts and I only vape 1-1.5ml a day. I also do have total 12 fishing poles and reels and 3 boxes of fishing tackles whic I have not gone fishing for the past 3-4 years.

That is like a nine month supply for you, James!!! LOL ): I vape a lot more juice than you.

PS - Why am I laughing? I must have 400 ml of juice but that is only a 2 or 3 month supply for me.

 

[Qew]

I don't know that you NEED everything you listed, but you ARE prepared for any emergency that could come along. What if you were to spill a bottle of juice or something? You can grab another one and carry on. I sometimes look in my kitchen cupboards and wonder why I have so many pans or storage containers, mixing bowls, etc. But once in a while having doubles or triples, it is handy!

And you have the golden rule covered: back-ups for back-ups!

 

[Grimwald]

As I peer over my stash I too wonder where all this stuff came from. What was I thinking. And why am I still shopping. What does my letter carrier think about me. And I worry about the inevitable intervention.

 

[JoAnnW]

I think you have me in the juice department but I'm fast approaching you, except no DIY for me. It seems like you have it very well organized and you have given some good suggestions on what to use for storage. I wouldn't get rid of anything as long as the juice is still good! You never know what emergency may arise. Maybe if someone dear to you expresses a desire to leave cigs alone, you can help get them started.

I think I'm obsessed now because I keep getting new X2's, different sizes and different colors. Cones to match and I rarely use the cones. Only when I go out to protect the nano's or carts... to complete the look. Do I need that many? No - but I love the selection of colors and sizes. Don't get me started on my collection of clearo's, replacement tips both round & flat, every color; nano's, every color; blank carts SS only, soft tips, color endcaps, cases both large & small... oh and CE3's (hate syringe-fill, don't use). With all this, I'm still anticipating SI's T3.

You are definitely NOT the only one!

 

[mudhill]

OH HECK LIZZIE

buy some more,i do,,,,when i croak who ever goes through my stuff will scratch their heads and wonder what all this junk is,,maybe think that i was a doper ,,,,,,,LOL

 

[marlou]

Well folks, I'm not EVEN going to tell you how much juice I have on hand, or how many total batteries, or cartos and such, or list the various accessories.

I want to maintain my reputation of sanity.

 

[Zooker]

I started out with a little plastic box, kept needing bigger containers and have now settled into a full sized 3-drawer unit, I keep telling myself that when I get to the point that I can't contain all my gear in this unit, I will get rid of some of it. Truthfully, I'll probably just get another 3 drawer unit. Yep, you need all that stuff!

 

[goldcoastmat]

Need is such a silly word here, I don't NEED anything to do with vape, but I damn sure like it. I've only got about 150ml or so of juice, 4 mods, 9 batteries, 12 carto tanks (with about 14 unopened box's of carto's and 15-20ish recently cleaned carto) and 2 RTA. I vape about 6mil per day. It's my new hobby I do it because I enjoy it not because I have to.

 

[d9mel]

I cleaned house yesterday and wound up with a 3 foot wide shelf full of diy juice/flavors, commercial juice and rebuilable parts, I'm also using a small corner of my freezer. Probably enough juice and coil material for 4 months, but for some reason I'm waiting on 4 pieces of vapemail this week.

Might be overkill but I'm having a good time!

 

[bluecat]

I had about 30 little sample bottles plus 30 ml of the stuff I at one time liked. Then I started DIY and forgot about all those bottles. I have been DIY about 3 months now. I had packed them all into one baggie. Double triple and put a fourth on it and threw them in the back of a cupboard up behind the refrig. Only I could reach them. I pulled them out this weekend. Man have they changed over time. Some have gunked up. I dumped it all down the sink.

Now I only have 3 30ml bottles and 5 5 ml bottles that I am testing out. Oh and 2 30 ml bottles from a vendor that is about a month old. I decided to try again and quickly found out why I DIY. Only 7 batts though. 4 X2s 2 78s and one I cheated on SI with.

 

[nightfell]

As I peer over my stash I too wonder where all this stuff came from. What was I thinking. And why am I still shopping. What does my letter carrier think about me. And I worry about the inevitable intervention.

That's me too grim. My family and mail person both think I'm crazy I'm sure. I've got 10 plus volt/ x2's combined, was afraid I was going to run out.

I've got more juice than I know what to do with. Most of the juices I have I'm not impressed with or downright dislike. I hang on to them to use when nothing tastes right, still it's a lotta juice.

Then there's the clearo, cartos, ce3's, nanos and attys. dont wanna run outta those. I keep telling myself once I find the right setup I'm gonna either sell or pif some of this stuff.

 

[dwsizme]

I have a lot because of the wait time for vape mail. If I could run to a corner store to get what I need right away I wouldn't worry about keeping a stash. Also I have juice I liked at the time and then as my taste buds changed and I tried new products not so much anymore.
Also the uncertainty about whether the gov't is going to decide to regulate &/or tax stuff I figure it would be a good idea to be stocked up while prices are good and items available.
Also.....you don't always know what you like until you test it out.....so I tend to buy one of everything.
My husband laughs at my stash.

 

[Grimwald]

I wonder which one of us will be the first to be on an episode of "Hoarders, buried Alive".

 

[Justjames]

Not me for sure, I was checking out e-liquid forum for more liquid last night and remember someone said I have almost 9 mos full of supply. I stop and really count what I have. I have about 180ml of my regular everyday juice, this doesn't count small bottle samples, some of left over less than 10ml and juice that I list for TRADE here. I told myself I won't be any other juices for another 3 months. I success for now but don't know how many more time I have to tell myself that

 

[Renolizzie]

I wonder which one of us will be the first to be on an episode of "Hoarders, buried Alive".

Too funny, Grimwald!!!

I think the guy who posted that I'm off the cigs and that this is sort of a hobby now but it is keeping off the cigs, has a point.

Then there is the person who said shipping times are rough. And they are. So, being over stocked is just my way of feeling a little more secure

At least I cleaned out the barn shaped shed on the side of the house. I must have gotten 6 giant trash cans out of there, 6 small trash cans out of there and burned two or three trash cans worth of wood scraps [mostly 2x4's less than 12 inches long and cedar fence boards less than 12 inches long]. I am absolutely certain that I really thought I would use that stuff some how some way but most of it has been in there three or more years and it is time to let it go.

 

[WorksForMe]

+1 Lizzy

For some reason, throwing away unused e-cig stuff is really hard. I still have the Mistic brand e-cig stuff I bought back in February. Along with batteries and such, I’ve got about 20 prefilled cartos. I’m fairly sure the liquid in the cartos has gone bad by now, but I haven’t talked myself into throwing them out. I also have SI cartos, X2 clearos, CE3s, 3ml CE3s, a T2 and various accessories that I probably will never use again, but I can’t seem to get rid of them. Now that I think about, I’ve still got some Joye 510 equipment that I tried but failed to use 5 years ago.

J.R.