Expensive hobby

[JetSet]

Smoked analogs for 11 years, and started vaping around November last year. Started out with a ego twist, then quickly switched to a vamo. After about a week I bought an evic because one of my local shops had them for $70. Another week or 2 gone buy and bought a ProVari mini. Then made the jump to mech mods and bought a k100. Using an aga-t+ , then started going in to the rebuildable drippers. Sold all my mods because now I'm using an Nzonic V3 with a nimbus V3 and occasionally the aga. I probably could have just bought a bunch of cartons of analogs, but I'm finally happy and content with my current set up. Still itching to spend more money on high end mods and tanks though . Seems like everyone in SoCal loves splurging on new toys. Plus there are like 10+ vaping shops within a 15-20 mile radius from me, so it gets very tempting seeing new stuff come in all the time.

 

[SteamDaddy]

it really does't matter what you use, how much you spend.
or what all you collect.
the point is you're not smoking cigs anymore.

 

[HazMatt]

I hear ya. I made my first order late Friday night. 48 hours later, I have made 3 more orders for a total of about $260. However, I should only need to order more ejuice in the coming weeks.

 

[aPandaz]

Smoked analogs for 11 years, and started vaping around November last year. Started out with a ego twist, then quickly switched to a vamo. After about a week I bought an evic because one of my local shops had them for $70. Another week or 2 gone buy and bought a ProVari mini. Then made the jump to mech mods and bought a k100. Using an aga-t+ , then started going in to the rebuildable drippers. Sold all my mods because now I'm using an Nzonic V3 with a nimbus V3 and occasionally the aga. I probably could have just bought a bunch of cartons of analogs, but I'm finally happy and content with my current set up. Still itching to spend more money on high end mods and tanks though . Seems like everyone in SoCal loves splurging on new toys. Plus there are like 10+ vaping shops within a 15-20 mile radius from me, so it gets very tempting seeing new stuff come in all the time.

Where did you get your Nzonic v3? I've only seen v2s at some shops.

 

[JetSet]

Where did you get your Nzonic v3? I've only seen v2s at some shops.

I don't think the V3's are hitting shops in the US. Only way to get them is having someone in the Philippines ship it to you, but I believe even they are all sold out right now. PM me if you are interested in the filipino mods though like the Launcherz, Titan, Sentinel, or Dookz.

 

[SteamDaddy]

I hear ya. I made my first order late Friday night. 48 hours later, I have made 3 more orders for a total of about $260. However, I should only need to order more ejuice in the coming weeks.

you have fooled yourself into thinking you're content.
wait 'till next week. lol

 

[Aceman12]

I thought I had bought my perfect setup last month. Now I'm looking at rba. After that ill probably start making my own juice. I guess it never ends. It is a lot cheaper than some hobbies. Seen the price of ammo lately?

 

[JetSet]

I thought I had bought my perfect setup last month. Now I'm looking at rba. After that ill probably start making my own juice. I guess it never ends. It is a lot cheaper than some hobbies. Seen the price of ammo lately?

yep. ever since I went into RBA/RDA, I can't go back to using cartos. The flavor/clouds using a drip atty is amazing. I only take the Aga-T+ with me for long drives. Any local driving, my Nimbus is set up to hold alot of juice, so it last a long time before needing to drip again.

 

[HazMatt]

you have fooled yourself into thinkg you're content.
wait 'till next week. lol

LOL. I can already see myself with a Provari before summer gets here.

I thought I had bought my perfect setup last month. Now I'm looking at rba. After that ill probably start making my own juice. I guess it never ends. It is a lot cheaper than some hobbies. Seen the price of ammo lately?

Ouch, don't even talk about ammo prices. I can't even find 9mm. Friends that have are paying $30+ for a box of 50. :0

 

[Aceman12]

Look at gunbot.com. Still unbelievably high but in stock. If you buy a provari it's probably going to be your last mod. It's that awesome. So go ahead and knock that out lol.

 

[Beetle72]

it really does't matter what you use, how much you spend.
or what all you collect.
the point is you're not smoking cigs anymore.

That's what I'm saying.

 

[BostonVape]

I'm finally stocked up after 2 months of constantly ordering stuff and trying different juices

got 2-3 juices that are my ADV.. and have 4 mod's that will certainly keep me busy.

2 ego twists, eVic , Zmax v2, and a MVP on the way from a co-op
3 protanks, 4 iclears, 4 different tank systems

plus I finally just got an RBA and have had fun playing around with all that entails.

overall - I think I am done for a little bit.. just going to sit back and enjoy

 

[chrisrook]

Yeah, I went months spending money only on juice just to whip put ~$200 so far this month. I'm putting myself on hold until June, in which case I will probably buy another rebuildable. Would love a Provari and mecahnical mod, but one of those will probably be my birthday gift to myself in August.

 

[Lundyb]

To actually get me off cigarettes I only spent around £25, what was for the halo mini e-cig kit from smokers angel for £19.99 + a 15ml bottle of raspberry liquid 24mg, and has done me around 15-20 days now, so from now it would cost only really cost about £10 a month for liquids to keep me happy indefinitely, the rest of money spendatures after that is just desire

 

[scs1]

Nearly 4 weeks in since my first vape and I've spent in excess of £700. Expensive? Just a little

As Lundyb above pointed out, it only took a £10 kit to stop me smoking immediately. The rest is the fault of forum members talking about new shiny stuff and juices. Well, that's who I blame when the wife asks!

 

[O'Face]

I thought I had bought my perfect setup last month. Now I'm looking at rba. After that ill probably start making my own juice. I guess it never ends. It is a lot cheaper than some hobbies. Seen the price of ammo lately?

Not really a response to your post. Just wanted to say love the pic brother!!!!! That's one good lookin' Dobe

 

[TyPie]

"You have just fooled yourself into thinking you are content. Wait til next week...lol"


I nominate this quote for the quote of the year!!!
(Truer words have never been spoken...lol)

 

[Red_Bird]

It "can" be expensive initially. But after awhile, once you have your mods and batteries and learn to make coils and eliquid yourself it costs ALMOST NOTHING to vape.

It costs me maybe 40 cents a day to vape a lot (4-5 mills) and replace my atomizer heads as needed.

 

[space_frog]

It is a more expensive hobby here in Turkey

 

[Myrany]

so far I have spent about $215 US in a bit over 3 weeks. (+15 bucks for a gas station ecig kit last summer that didn't work for me but I am still using the automatic battery from when driving)

When I started I bought a 2 battery ego-c kit and 5 small bottles of juice at a bit over $100.

Before that kit even arrived I was surfing ecig supplier websites (never a safe thing to do) and saw a 5 pk of CE3 clearomizers for like $10 well they looked to be less leaky prone than the ego-c tank system was reported to be so I thought why not. Grabbed those and another bottle of juice which came to about $20 with shipping.

When the ego-c kit arrived I quickly realized the tanks were going to be a problem for me. I had a horrid time getting the bottom cap off to refill them and after a few times popping them off they started leaking. So I ordered the silicone bottom caps which were supposed to seal better and be easier to manage, a CE5 clearomizer (on the chance it was a better solution) and more juice at about $30.

Then the order with the CE3's came in and dang it they did not fit on my ego batteries. Yep I was totally ignorant about connections. I was not happy with myself. Then I remembered that stupid battery I still had around from my failed attempt to start vaping last summer. By shear dumb luck the CE3's fit it. WOOOOHOOOO now we are in business! Downside the battery dies in about 2 hours, upside it never leaks and the flavor is so much better than the ego tank system.

A bit more research and I discovered there were adapters to make the CE3s fit on my ego batteries. By this point I had totally fried 2 ego attys with those silicone end caps. No matter what I did I just couldn't get a good juice flow with them. Pre punched them. Made sure the little bit of silicone I punched out was not in there anywhere. You name it. Fried Atty. Went back to the hard end caps and used a syringe to fill em. SO I put in an order for 5 extra tanks with hard endcaps and the adapter to make the CE3s work on my ego. Also snagged more juice. About $30.

Now I start having MASSIVE problems with dry hits and burning up attys on the ego system. I really don't know why but I hit the I no longer care point. I loved the CE5 I had ordered. More capacity and never that NASTY taste I got with the ego tank system attys. I thought I had my problem solved untill...

I saw a thread here on ECF talking about juices destroying plastic clearos. Le sigh now what to do. I had just got in 2 juices on the list. So when I found a Kanger Protank for $15 I grabbed it and more juice. I also ordered 2 more CE5s and some replacement heads and some juice at about $35. Should arrive today (yep I am stalking the wild mailbox). I am sincerely hoping I can just put away the ego tank system entirely (keep it around for emergencies) now.

All in all I am entering my 4th week with $215 spent. I THINK I finally have a system I am comfortable with and I haven't touched a stinkie since day one. Never even thought about touching one. Considering how much the stinkies would have cost me I really don't think I am doing all THAT badly.