LOL!! You passed the test. Rationalization, denial, refusal to contemplate a wishlist for more than a week. You qualify.
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It may be that all the Kayfuns I have held doing builds for my friend and dealing with his leaks, that something
stayed with me.
Have no real need for one now.
But when you don't really have a lot of devices starting out, you can rationalize anything.
Heading over to join the group.
It may be that all the Kayfuns I have held doing builds for my friend and dealing with his leaks, that something
stayed with me.
Have no real need for one now.
But when you don't really have a lot of devices starting out, you can rationalize anything.
Heading over to join the group.
What? Bill paying??
Another fine way to control the vape budget - don't buy anything until AFTER paying all the bills
Another fine way to control the vape budget - don't buy anything until AFTER paying all the bills
I have a authentic Poldiac, Chi_You, (2) Dominus Fecit and a Hana. I will NEVER buy another device again! Besides the Chi_You, I couldn't be happier with my choices. I have found that MOST vapers tend to follow the trends (Xbox,Iphone,StarBucks,etc..) and disregard their own preferences when deciding on a device. I did my research and haven't bought anything besides e-juice for the past 6 months.
Flavor $79.85
Gallon of PG $22.99
100mg/ml nicotine $31.98
Total $134.82
That'll make 3785ml of single flavor juice and allow you to vape 10ml a day for a year at 6mg/ml nicotine.
That's $0.37 per day in juice.
Which on a dollar a day budget gives you $229.95 to blow on goodies every year.
Maurice
Gallon of PG $22.99
100mg/ml nicotine $31.98
Total $134.82
That'll make 3785ml of single flavor juice and allow you to vape 10ml a day for a year at 6mg/ml nicotine.
That's $0.37 per day in juice.
Which on a dollar a day budget gives you $229.95 to blow on goodies every year.
Maurice
I figure it will take me at least another 4 months before I even come close to a dollar a day and then some.
I started out with an Ego vision 1100mAh, got 2 extra tanks, then a Provari and a Nautilus and I'm now mostly vaping on my Russian 91%. I did earn my lesson from collecting flashlights and plan on adding very little to this setup: a Reo with a dripper and maybe a second Provari after they come out with version 3, which might mean a second Russian 91% but the Nautilus is already here, so that can all wait quite a bit. I'm waiting to catch up on my investment and then I'll look into selling my eGo kit to help pay for the Reo.
That's it. That's the plan and I don't intend on diverging. I know I'm not going the cheap route, but I also know this is the way to go for me; buy once and never regret. The Provari is cheap to get fixed and the Reo is easy to fix yourself if need be. I've done my research and this is what I want unless some day I find out I need 30 watts, which I somewhat doubt and who knows, it might be possible with the next Provari version.
The other problem is juice cost: 30 mL lasts me about 2 weeks so that's about 1.43$ a day for juice. I don't intend on going the diy route until I master steeping and airing my juices properly and at that cost, I'm saving about 8.32$ per day anyways -if I don't count the hardware of course, but my current setup will be paid when I reach my fifth month of smoke freedom.
I started out with an Ego vision 1100mAh, got 2 extra tanks, then a Provari and a Nautilus and I'm now mostly vaping on my Russian 91%. I did earn my lesson from collecting flashlights and plan on adding very little to this setup: a Reo with a dripper and maybe a second Provari after they come out with version 3, which might mean a second Russian 91% but the Nautilus is already here, so that can all wait quite a bit. I'm waiting to catch up on my investment and then I'll look into selling my eGo kit to help pay for the Reo.
That's it. That's the plan and I don't intend on diverging. I know I'm not going the cheap route, but I also know this is the way to go for me; buy once and never regret. The Provari is cheap to get fixed and the Reo is easy to fix yourself if need be. I've done my research and this is what I want unless some day I find out I need 30 watts, which I somewhat doubt and who knows, it might be possible with the next Provari version.
The other problem is juice cost: 30 mL lasts me about 2 weeks so that's about 1.43$ a day for juice. I don't intend on going the diy route until I master steeping and airing my juices properly and at that cost, I'm saving about 8.32$ per day anyways -if I don't count the hardware of course, but my current setup will be paid when I reach my fifth month of smoke freedom.
Just back from my local shop to get my everyday juice and guess what...?
My card said I was due a free 10ml bottle ( free after every ten punches, large bottles count for 2 )
AND...they were having a pre 4 of July sale so 2 bucks off the 30ml I normally get.
So, 15 dollars for 40mls. Not bad for a B&M.
I am going to subtract the free one from my total expenses for the month to justify my weak will.
I...am...trying...real...hard
My card said I was due a free 10ml bottle ( free after every ten punches, large bottles count for 2 )
AND...they were having a pre 4 of July sale so 2 bucks off the 30ml I normally get.
So, 15 dollars for 40mls. Not bad for a B&M.
I am going to subtract the free one from my total expenses for the month to justify my weak will.
I...am...trying...real...hard
I sold my Smokeless Image 808 stuff to pay for my vamo and a few other things. You are doing well with five months. But I really doubt that you will ever NEED 30 watts. That is extreme vaping, not dollar-a-day.
My parents grew up in the Depression―the 1930's one―and so so did I twenty years later. I still use my original Ego C Joyetech after six months and some of my original juice. If it tastes bad I mix one with the other and if it's too harsh I add a drop or too of pharmacy VG. (Menthol is a real lifesaver) The whole experience is great. Much better than smoking ever was. I think I spend about 50 cents a day.
I do enjoy the clouds coming out of my Russian with a 1.5 ohm coil at 4.3volts. A little under double that amount of vapor would be just perfect
I really doubt it means double the power, though... Good to know that 5 months to start of money savings is good. I did include about half of the juices I bought ahead to have some steeping headstart plus substracted monthly juice costs to be realistic. In the end the cost for that REO and dripper are probably covered already, but I'm keeping it on the paranoid side to be safe.
I'm just going to stick this in here because it feels comfortable. I love vaping. I have been doing it for six months to overcome a close to fifty year addiction to cigarettes. What I like the best is that I can do it right here in my room without any problems instead of having to go out on the street or into stairwells etc. It really is the best―but it is not a good thing to do in public because of the huge social vendetta we have all lived through for the past decades and it never will be again. If your mission is to make vaping mainstream, like smoking was in the sixties, you have an up-hill battle. Enjoy the magic of being able to smoke/vape without hassle in your own little space.
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Quite a bit of variation among Canadians, eh?
0mg: There is a major difference in mentality between Quebec and the rest of Canada as people are mostly of French origin here.
I wouldn't go vaping in a restaurant or bar unless it was specified that it is permitted, but I don't hide any more than smokers do either. I don't blow huge clouds in public as it feels wrong as I now know how annoying the smell of cigarette is, so I won't throw oil onto the fire, but perhaps people have a chance of noticing for themselves that vaping is much less annoying. I should mention vaping is common enough on the main street downtown Montreal and the director of the Metro (underground train) has announced on the radio that he authorized vaping on the train, but to keep it reasonable (I don't use the Metro, but I thought it was well worth mentioning).
Ontario has always been a step ahead of Quebec on cleanliness, although I'm fairly certain that Quebec banned indoors smoking first of any place in north America (correct me with source if I'm wrong, but I did work in public when the law passed, so I have a good degree of certainty). Perhaps Quebec can be a pioneer on this one too as our vape shops did win a court ruling against the government that their activity is not illegal. I don't count on winning the masses on my own, but I'm open to converting smokers one by one if they're ready for it.
I do travel quite a bit and I always observe first if people hide to smoke or just do it in front of bars, hotels and the likes. Legal distances from the main door can vary and I yet have to see a bar where people are not allowed to smoke right at the door. I do know that in some cities people have to go to the back to smoke, but I haven't been there yet.
Still, I like blowing clouds at home and when I'm inside my office -not other people's office.
My wife is from Montreal, mostly because the women there are beautiful and sophisticated, and I think Torch may have a point.
I run a mechanical mod with either a dripper or a genesis atty, the coils I tend to build are in the 0.5 ohm range, which means I'm easily pushing 35.28 watts minus any losses due to the rig itself.
I DIY a good portion of my own liquids and the most liquid I may go through in a day is well under 10ml (closer to 5 on a day where I'm up late).
At DIY pricing for e-liquid I'm way under a dollar a day. In most cases I'm under $0.50 a day.
In my case, the whole sub-ohming thing has allowed me to drop way low on my nicotine intake, which in turn has reduced my costs to make e-liquids. At some point I see the potential of eliminating the desire to keep nicotine in the mixes, again another cost reduction that I find dollar-a-day worthy.
Do I need 30+ watts, no of course not, I need to get away from this nicotine addiction and 30+ watts is helping.
Maurice
Thanks for the cultural note. A lot of similarities, tool
There's only a 2 hours ride between Montreal and Ottawa to be fair.
Thanks. I doubt it is just because of the women, but Quebec can be very innovative on such type of political issues.
I'm already down to 6mg nicotine vaping around 12 watts, but I have to admit I sometimes miss a slightly stronger throat hit. I am still experimenting at this point and will also try thinner wire to make longer coils and see if that makes any positive difference. I'm glad to know you're not using up more juice than I am even sub-ohming and with a dripper, though.
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