Hit a rough spot...

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razor4432

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So for the past couple weeks I've been smoking cigs again along with vaping. Work has gotten pretty stressful and I'm not able to vape as I please with what I do. Working at a grocery store I'm only able to vape on breaks and lunch, so I upped my nic content on my last order back to 18mg. Tried dropping to 12 and that was when the trouble mainly started so it's back to square one in a sense to start weening off the cigs again. I made it 6 weeks without any and was hoping to be able to drop the nic content down but things didn't really work out. Hopefully I can get back on the right track again, only been smoking maybe 5 a day so it's not a huge problem, but one I just want out of my life permanently.

On a side note, I'm contemplating getting a Provari Mini. The eVic is starting to get a little frustrating, namely the powering off if it gets set down to hard on the bottom battery cap and that's a pain when driving messing with turning it back on and trying to drive. The low amp limit on the eVic is also a drawback to me since most of the B&M here only sell dual coil cartos and the performance is mediocre with them on the eVic vapor wise, the flavor seemed excellent. I'm also hoping that with a bit more of an investment on the vaping it will provide more incentive to kick the smokes once and for all. Another option I was thinking of instead of a Provari was a mechanical mod, one of the B&M sells a few, really dig the look of the gold and chrome Kamry KTS so if anyone has input on those it would be greatly appreciated. The B&M is selling them for $80 as a starter kit which seems to be a pretty good price imo, not sure what they would be elsewhere.

So that's my life story, sorry for a long post just had to spill out my minor setback.
 
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Hey razor! Sorry you've been having a rough week! I hope it gets better. I started with 18 mainly & a little bit of 24 for the rough patches. 5 months in & I'm still at 18. If that's what works for you I'd stay right there! Or maybe try some 15mg. I have some from a couple of vendors & don't notice too much of a difference when I vape that instead of my normal 18. But don't beat yourself up! You had a rough week smoked some ciggys & you're back to vaping!! You get 2 thumbs up from me!!

Sidenote...I've never had an evic but debated one before purchasing my Provari & I'm completely happy with my purchase! Can you try out the mechanicals at your vape shop? If so I'd say test it out before buying! They look interesting to me too but so far I haven't had any cravings to purchase another PV after getting my Provari. I do want a cigar ecig though. Lol
 

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Thanks for the encouragement Chimney, thankfully the cigs still taste pretty gross especially now with exhaling like I vape (through mouth and nose). Before I only exhaled through my mouth when smoking so I didn't ever get their full flavor *puke*.

I seem to always end up going back to looking at the Provari. I'd love to get one but their price has me a little hesitant. A mech mod seems fun because I'm really loving the AGA-T and would like to see what's up with the sub-ohm vaping. I'll have to ask on Monday if they'd allow me to try out the Kamry KTS, or at least hold and thoroughly inspect it. Not sure if any of the B&M's buy used e-cigs but if they do I may see what they'd give for the eVic and purchase a Provari from them. Nice that of the 3 local shops, they all sell Provaris so I have several options to go to.
 

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Stormy's has the KTS for $43. Thought I'm sure that's not a kit, nor is it the ease of buying from a B&M. Just offering options.
KTS Mechanical Mod- Kamry Telescopic Storm

As for the lower nic, if you haven't yet, you may try moving to lower ohm vaping, as on a RBA/RDA. Many have found not only a desire but a need to lower nic as you just seem to get way more from these setups. I moved down to 12 from 18. Plus, if you're gonna move to mechanical, you're really gonna need to go lower ohm to get a decent vape. Fresh 3.7v batt trying to vape above 2.5ish ohm just isn't going to cut it.

Scratch that Stormy's link. Vaportekusa has them dirt cheap at $26.
http://www.vaportekusa.com/Pre_Orders-KTS_Chrome_and_Gold_Reservation.html
 
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Well I bit the bullet and got me a black Provari Mini, very impressed. Fits perfectly in my hand and I think there may be a new cartotank fan in the house :) Haven't tried the AGA-T or Protank on it but I'd imagine they'll perform like on the eVic. Still a little in shock on the price but I think it's a really good decision. Enough purchases for a while now lol.
 

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Thanks, Protank and AGA work great. I am really impressed with the threading. Protank was a tad sloppy fitting on the eVic, threads perfectly on the Provari. Question regarding cartos, with 50/50 liquid will I need 2 holes or should one work? Got some 2ohm dual coils from a while back and wanted to know if I should add another hole.
 

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Razor, I started vaping in Jan 2013 after smoking for 7 years and soon after my best friend started vaping because he saw how awesome PV's were. That was with a stupid Blu, we have since graduated to ego batts and i just got a provari still waiting for it though. He was recently going through the same thing. His problem was he didn't have a flavour that he really liked and was smoking analogs still. Then I traded him some of my fav juice and hes off em. You just need to find something that you really like to keep you into it, a new flavour, new juice delivery method maybe. For me, it was finding a flavour I loved. Once I found DK Tab, RY4 and Maple Tobacco it was over. Bye bye cigs :)
 
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