For how many years have you stocked up

[corn flakes]

Why only a year on mechs? I have a ton of mechs, but I don't expect many of them will be rendered unuseable in the near future.

Just curious....

I needed to put a number in there for how many I could possibly need. I don't use mech on a regular basis. Only tested the ones I have for a short time. I am just playing odds on big numbers with limited knowledge as a backyard mechanic. I do know that things wear out.

Replace battery twice a day= 730 time a year
Replace topper twice a day=730 times a year
Fire device on average 500 times a day =182500

Thats the numbers I worked out for my stash.

 

[Stosh]

For nic, at my current usage levels and quantities used in mixing, I probally have about 10 years worth. But I've been keeping a rotating stock of nic since customs started seizing shipments many years ago.

mods I'm not worried, I can always make my own. After the term mods came about from vapers modifing flashlights, laser pointers and battery boxes. I wind all my own coils and kanthral wire isn't going anywhere. Toppers should also be easily available as they are sold for use with "other substances, that must remain un-named". As legalization occur in more states, availability will increase.

 

[Bea-FL]

All my mods were released at least a year ago and I picked them based on reliability. Even saying that I have assigned a 3 month life expectancy for regulated and 1 year on mechs.

If they last longer than that and I am sure they will on average I have a lot of years.

Have you looked at Provaris? They are known to be the most reliable and long-lived. Vapers are easily getting 5 or more years out of them and now is good time to get them. Their specials page has some at $30-40. Specials of the week.

 

[corn flakes]

Have you looked at Provaris? They are known to be the most reliable and long-lived. Vapers are easily getting 5 or more years out of them and now is good time to get them. Their specials page has some at $30-40. Specials of the week.

I looked at the in my first few months of vaping and looked at them really hard when the clearance started months ago. They would work fine for me a my radius does. I don't go over 10 watts. The one problem is I do not have any confidence the AW button tops will be available or an scavenged source 20 years from now.

 

[Bea-FL]

@corn flakes do you mean the batteries? Those are used by many other devices besides our mods so that should not be a problem. The AWs are the highest recommended for safety but there are others that very safe as well.

 

[corn flakes]

@corn flakes do you mean the batteries? Those are used by many other devices besides our mods so that should not be a problem. The AWs are the highest recommended for safety but there are others that very safe as well.

It's just me thinking about the doomsday scenario. I have sourced flat top 18650 from many alternate items, Dewalt or Rigid use Samsung 25r in some packs . I have not found anything other than a vape shop that has button tops. The shipping restrictions on lithium batteries this year caught me off guard. My plan has always be able to source everything I need going forward locally.

 

[ericbnc]

I have a 20 year nic stash plus a spare liter to cover for spillage, sharing, mixing something too horrible to vape, etc.

 

[Ablonz]

3 liters of nicotine, 3 gallons of VG, 1 gallon of PG. Mainly for my dad, I can stop now if I wanted to. My dad isn't at that point yet. My dad and I just vape unflavored. Mod wise, I have a mod that doesn't break. I just have to worry about batteries in the future.

you sound like me but I have a lot of different flavors if I so choose. I vape Unflavored 75-85% of the time and my dad does Unflavored 100% of the time. I am Good for about 20 years as well. That just might be enough time for things to turn around.......Or I should just order enough for about 50 years and not worry......Not to expensive either!!!

 

[440BB]

It's just me thinking about the doomsday scenario. I have sourced flat top 18650 from many alternate items, Dewalt or Rigid use Samsung 25r in some packs . I have not found anything other than a vape shop that has button tops. The shipping restrictions on lithium batteries this year caught me off guard. My plan has always be able to source everything I need going forward locally.

Perhaps a couple of these adapters in your stash would give you peace of mind - Flat Top Battery Adapter | SmokTek.com

 

[Ed_C]

I'm stocked up for about 0.083 years.

 

[Bea-FL]

Perhaps a couple of these adapters in your stash would give you peace of mind - Flat Top Battery Adapter | SmokTek.com

Seriously? I've never seen this. Have you tried it? Or do you know if it's safe to use and does it work?

 

[Semiretired]

With the rush to get things to market who really knows about quality control.

And with the Deeming the care they put into quality control might slide some since they may not be in business much longer.

 

[Semiretired]

I'm stocked up for about 0.083 years.

Most I have seen are stocking up for between .08 and .25 centuries...

 

[Bea-FL]

It's just me thinking about the doomsday scenario. I have sourced flat top 18650 from many alternate items, Dewalt or Rigid use Samsung 25r in some packs . I have not found anything other than a vape shop that has button tops. The shipping restrictions on lithium batteries this year caught me off guard. My plan has always be able to source everything I need going forward locally.

They are available in several places on the net. I looked when I started stocking because I too didnt know how readily available they would be. Here is one RTD Electronix. This is the same people as RTD Vapes but thats their regular site.

I like that adaptor that @440BB mentioned. If it's safe I'm buying one. Thanks @440BB!

 

[Semiretired]

Here is one RTD Electronix - Search Results for "Aw imr". This is the same people as RTD Vapes but thats their regular site.

Yep, I consider them my sole source for batts. Maybe I can find them a little cheaper else where, but I would rather buy from what I feel is a reputable source when it comes to batts...

 

[Bea-FL]

Yep, I consider them my sole source for batts. Maybe I can find them a little cheaper else where, but I would rather buy from what I feel is a reputable source when it comes to batts...

Yup. When it comes to batteries I dont mess around. The chance of explosion is not worth the couple of dollars I would save.

 

[tj99959]

Why only a year on mechs? I have a ton of mechs, but I don't expect many of them will be rendered unuseable in the near future.

Just curious....

The mechanical I've been using this am. is over 6 years old. (a Maco)
I'm also using a Provari (V1) that was made in 2010.

 

[Semiretired]

The mechanical I've been using this am. is over 6 years old. (a Maco)
I'm also using a Provari (V1) that was made in 2010.

The real longevity to a mod is in the degree of use it is being subjected to. If you are rotating 30 mods and it last 6 years before it breaks - well then it lasted about 3 months with regular use, but if you don't rotate or rotate only 1 or 2 mods then you have a winner if it lasts 6 years...

When someone posts how long their mod has lasted and I am thinking about buying one - I always ask how much they rotate...

 

[tj99959]

The real longevity to a mod is in the degree of use it is being subjected to. If you are rotating 30 mods and it last 6 years before it breaks - well then it lasted about 3 months with regular use, but if you don't rotate or rotate only 1 or 2 mods then you have a winner if it lasts 6 years...

When someone posts how long their mod has lasted and I am thinking about buying one - I always ask how much they rotate...

Most of my mods are tucked away in the zombie box. I use 3 mechanical mods daily (3 different flavors)
(Mako, Caravela, and a N-Zonic)

BTW, that Mako fell out of my duck blind some years ago, and spent a week in the mud on the bottom of Ogden Bay. (my dog found it). New battery and a new atomizer, (was using old 510 atomizers back then) and it worked just fine .... and it still works just fine.

I still say that the Mako has the best switch ever put on a mechanical.

 

[kross8]

my estimated life is to 86 (based on lifestyle calcs).. I always figure 80years for everyone.. so i will add 10 years for future improvements.

i am nearly 0 nic every day,, i have 1.5+ gallons of 100mg nic,, 8 reg. mods and 2 mechs. 7 tank atty's. + 3 dripper rda's. i have bought plenty of glass,, i probably have enough wire because i bought a multipack on amazon of kanthal 100ft per roll..yet i did give 2 rolls away i may replace.....or not. i have bought bits and pieces for tweaking etc.....rayon for life lol==i figure i spent well under $700 for my lifetime future of non smoking/ active vapor.--my phone app says as of today i have save $2956 not buying cigs,, and i am not even a whole year into vaping.

my future purchases are vg, pg, and flavors and batteries