How much e-cig hardware do you stock up on?

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HighlanderNorth

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What I am talking about here is all the parts and batteries, and cartos, extra atomizers, extra clearos, extra tanks, even extra whole e-cig kits!

When I started looking into vaping, I went ahead and ordered the Ego-T after only about 3-5 hours of basic research, and after reading the adverts about the Ego-T at Totally Wicked, where they stated it was the "next generation of the Ego". But just a day and hours after it had already been mailed, I read that although it might have been the next generation of Ego's, it wasnt the newest generation, so the ad at TW was deceptive. But it was too late, and the only difference in the 2 Ego's was the removable atomizers(Ego-C) which would save a few bucks vs having to replace the whole cone with the "T".

But then while waiting for my Ego kit to come in, I started reading some negative reviews of the EGO's, and it was then I noticed that TW was running a big sale on their version of the Lava Tube Chrome, but at only about half the price, so I ordered it too. So now I have both the Ego and the Torpedo VVV(which I almost never use). It turns out the Ego-T is just fine, and now that I have the Kanger T2 1.8ohm clearo, I get absolutely fantastic hits from it, with HUGE vapor clouds and major throat hit. Thats with standard 650mah batts too. My Torpedo VV does no better with tanks, cartos, attys, etc. So I really dont need it. But I guess its a spare at this point.

But I also bought 3 Smoktech cartos for the Ego or VV, an atty for the TorpedoVV, a 6ml tank for the VV, plus 6 extra cartos for the tank. Then I have the 2 stock attys with the Ego-T, a cheap clearo that never worked, a Kanger T2 with 5 extra 2.2ohm cartos and another Kanger T2 on the way with 5 more 1.8ohm cartos for it. I've got enough cartos, atty's, clearos to last about 1 year or 14 months or so.

I've got 2 batteries for the Torpedo VV(Li Ion 18650's) and still 2 batteries for the Ego-T. I honestly dont see any need for an expensive EGo Twist battery due to the Kanger T2's effectiveness with a cheap 650mah battery! I've got batteries for about 6-9 months or so.

As far as juice, I am set for a long time, but most of the flavors I dont like and most were 3-5-7-10ml bottles. So as far as juice I actually like, I probably have 3 weeks worth with another 2 weeks worth on the way, and I've also started ordering juice in larger bottles that I will make my new blend recipe from, and that will be enough for another 2 months. If I actually counted the juices I dont like(18 of them), I'd have an extra 2 months worth of liquid!:vapor:

Bottom line: I have nothing to worry about as far as not being able to vape, and going back to smoking because I ran out of supplies.:2cool:

How stocked up are you? Or do you not stock up much til its needed?
 
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I have a Provari, a Mark-T Infinity, a Mark Bugs Chalice, and now an S&S Mods Atom Bomb. Along with that I have 3 sheets of Stainless Steel Mesh, and 200 yards of Kanthal A wire. I also have enough parts to make a 5v box mod if I ever needed to send my Provari in for work. For batteries I have 7 AW IMR's, that I rotate one per day, so each battery only gets used one day a week. I also have 2 chargers, just in case.

As far as juice I have about 250mL of Nicotine base and a few hundred mL of PG and VG, and about 30 different flavorings. I will soon be buying about a gallon worth of the Nic base, so I don't have to worry about it.
 

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The hardware is pretty basic here. I have the E-Power 14650 I use every day and new and tested parts for at least two more. I have a six month supply of Smok Tech LR XL cartos. Batteries: currently five 14650s with another eight on order from Singapore to replace them. A charger for up to seven batteries and another for two. Other items: one of my DMMs is dedicated to the vapor shelf. Also have some graduated cylinders and bottles I use for making the DIY liquid. If liquid counts as hardware I have another four 30 ml bottles already made. I'll order more VG nicotine base in a few weeks and make another batch.
 

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I only have two Twists at the moment. I also have two Nova Minis with 5 replacement heads, until I learn to rebuild them myself. I have 4 E1 Reloads that are on the reserve list should anything go wrong with the Novas. I am sitting on almost 100 ml of juice at the moment so I am set for a month or so in the juice department. I just discovered I have a B&M store that is only 30 minutes away so if I need anything in an emergency I can head there.

Once I get into DIY, I plan to purchase plenty of nic juice, in case the idiots decide to ban/regulate its usage.
 

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I would say I am necessarily "stocking up" so much as I just keep finding new cool stuff I want to buy but still like the other stuff I have so I don't want to get rid of those either and now have accumulated quite the stock pile. Not to mention there are 2 of us vapers here so it is double. Same thing with the juice. I actually have been doing a lot better at at least gettting rid of the stuff I don't think I will ever vape. I do buy big bottles of the juices I love though, like NLV Gold and Line Rider so again i have enugh now to last a month or so and a little more on the way. It's funny because when i was looking for my first ecig I saw people with Provari's and GG's and all these other mods and I thought I would never want something that big or that I would have that many. that was only 9 months ago and I now own a mod for every day of the week if I wanted plus a couple extras. :laugh:
 

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The only thing I need to get is a solar charger. I have 'nuff stuff for quite a while (think Y3K). But if we get the ol' EMP, I'll need the solar charger! I have only 80 gallons of gas for the non-solid state gen set...


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4 Provari V2's, 6 Silver Bullets, 3 Helixes, 1 Empire, 1 Reo Grand, 4 Twists several complete Ego C's here, and a BAM on the way. I have probably a dozen and a half DCT tanks in large and half a dozen small, half a dozen Phiniac tanks, several boxes of tanks for the Ego C's and their atties and silicon caps, several kicks, kick sleeve for the SB's, kick sleeves for the Helixes and Bam, 18650 sleeves for both the Helixes and the Bam. I just ordered more prepunched dual coil cartos for my tanks, so when they arrive early in the week I will have probably 250 and I will keep stocking up on those for awhile yet. I use Kanger regular cartos off and on on my Helixes, have maybe 50 but they last for months in use. Oh yeah I have an e hookah box as well. Plugs into the wall and saves battery life when I'm sitting still for awhile.

I stock bridgeless atties in 510 and 901 and a few 306's bunch of sealed adapters, bunch of drip shields, bunch of drip tips. I have a V1 RA Tank and will buy several more. I have wick and wire aplenty. Many AW IMR's for the Provaris, protecteds for the SB's and a bunch of both 26650 and 26500 for the Helixes and Bam. I keep a few smaller batteries also for when I want to use the Empire in mini mode. 2 battery charges for the big batts, a 6 bay Xtar plus a couple of others for the 18650's and relatives. I figure the batteries will always be available so am not buying for inventory. I vape LR always so go thru a couple of 18650's a day in a Provari.

I DIY so have umpteen bottles of flavoring, starting to buy that in bulk sizes now for the most used. Stock in VG and PG I mix to 50/50 and I have maybe 180mls of 36mg nic in the freezer, but I vape at 4mg. When it cools off some I will stock up, too hot to bring it in now. All the usual mixing gear, gloves, syringes, funnels, cylinders, etc.

I have no faith in the fairness of the FDA. I will continue to add to my consumables monthly. With the possible exception of another Empire I'm done buying devices.

oops forgot my glass hand blown vari tanks. Have 2 large and one regular size.
 
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When I first started, I had a ton of extra income to spend freely, and had a ton of mods, kits, and a few liters of Eliquid.

Now that I know what I like, I generally try to have a dozen or more cartos and clearos around, 3 -6 tanks, and at least 3 mod units with extra batts on standby (I only ever have ONE charger for all the batts, which might be my weak point). Right now, my daily vape is a Gripper unit; I've got an Xhaler in storage waiting to be dug out tomorrow, a VV chrome tube in the mail, a Bolt in the mail, and another 30-plus ecigs somewhere in storage (510/901/Ego V.2's etc). I used to have more, but they've been lost in my last move.

As far as eliquid, 100ml or more of stuff that I know I like- plus as many new flavors as i can afford.
 

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I have a provari, 2 silver bullets with a kick, 5 twists, and 1 omega. 300-ish Boge LR cartos, 7 tanks, and 2000ml of 50mg nic base in the freezer. 3 chargers, 10 18650 batts, enough flavoring and sweeteners to make years worth of DIY juice.

However, I am OCD. And feel like I took a false sense of security from my Boge supply. I am going thru cartos way faster than planned due to Boge crap cartos and the bogegate debacle. I have a feeling a rebuildable will be on my list to purchase very very soon. :p

Less than 12 hours after posting this, purchased the Bulli! Hello rebuildables.
 
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Oh I'm such a disapointment lol
I have two kgo batteries, about 8 Phoenix clearos, 5 drip tips, 1 charger and probably 100 ml in juices. I really do need to get another battery...

I've been vaping over a year and a half, and I just got to the point of having plenty for a "rainy day" within the last 2 months.
 

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Having recently entering the darkside......
I have a 1000mah ego, 1000mah twist, some cartos, some ego-t type B's, some ego-c type A's, some 510 clearos, tanks, Vivi tanks, and about 250ml of juice I've acquired recently from the marketplace and ordering online. I also got a Vision TOX kit because it was cheap enough to justify it if it dies.



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I've been vaping 4 months or so now, and I have a lavatube 1 as a backup failsafe and my main device which is a provari, and just pre-ordered a fully mechanical mod the GGTS, that will be my ultimate main/failsafe as it is mechanical it will never die. Tank wise I'm using an Odysseus, which replaces coils at pennies to the dollar, that's pretty much my ultimatum for stocking up/back up. Odysseus is fully stainless steel so I really don't see how that could break, I would probably get a few extra ceramic cups for it just in case that's about it. Juice wise i always buy 90-120ml at a time, those aren't expensive at all, so there it is for me at least xD
 

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I ran out of money with some initial purchases, 2 tanks that never worked for me, and several samplers of juice. I have small ego batteries and still in the search of a durable clearomizer (I might be searching in vain). Just Lavatube and eGo batts available here, I might get a couple of twist before the end of the month.

I´d rather have a big stash and buy as they run out rather than being on the edge. It´s better for me that way.
 

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Oh I'm such a disapointment lol
I have two kgo batteries, about 8 Phoenix clearos, 5 drip tips, 1 charger and probably 100 ml in juices. I really do need to get another battery...

I've been vaping a bit over a year and a half now. I started buying big batt devices in March this year and all the stuff that goes with them so that if the hammer falls and it's not in our favor I'll be ok for quite awhile. I can't help planning for the worst case scenario, I was raised that way.

All of us have our own ways of doing things and looking at things ;)
 

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I have around 100 extra LR joye 510 atties, 25 or so regular ones. Rebuildables, wire, mesh, cotton etc. 1,000+ bottles. I have enough parts to make at least 100 different box mods. About a half gallon of nic and a gallon of various flavors. A gallon of VG and a gallon of PG. Oh and who knows how many batteries and chargers. Everything is kept temperature controlled and sterile. I give away a lot of stuff to friends and family so although it might seem like overkill It will all get used. People pay me back with gifts and kind acts.
 

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...And I actually spoke too soon...because I just found out that they're discontinuing my long-running favorite clearos...

5pc CE3 SMOKYMIZER in 5 colors(Only for veteran!Discontinued) [I-B0] - $4.50 : Healthcabin Electronic Cigarettes - Wholesale and Retail

(I might be shooting myself in the foot here posting that link, but maybe if they run out fast enough, they'll order more :D )

I loved these so much that I HAD to stock up big-time...So now I'm stocked on those for the foreseeable future-maybe two years' worth (and my tanks might start collecting dust...before some of them even arrived, lol).
 
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6 months into vaping and I have (2) 808 kits,(2) KGO kits, (1) VTube, (1) EGO-T, (1) VV Gripper,(6) 18650 batts, along with about (20) Stardusts, (30) phoenix XLs.
Also I am now starting to collect rebuildable attys and supplies.
I have a good amount of nicotine concentrate, PG, and VG in the freezer and about 730ml of concentrated flavors.
If I don't buy anything else I might break even in another 9 months.:laugh:
 
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