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Not Iris

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I have had my iPro for almost a year and it was time to buy new batteries and my iPro is almost unusable as the batteries will no longer hold a charge. I have been searching for 3 days trying to find batteries for it.
Vendor wanted $25 to ship 6 batteries 8-o Shipping is not even that much for Provari plus (2) 18650 batteries.

I really loved my iPro but it has become problematic to purchase batteries, so I did some checking around and it seems that the 18650 batteries are plentiful, here in Canada, and always in stock on this side of the border. So ticked the boxes and punched the buttons and got a Satin Provari with blue lights.

Now I get to continue to vape on my plain eGo until my ProVari makes it's way to it's new forever home. I miss the VV and life is just not the same.
 

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Couple of weeks ago I bought an Odysseus. Then the drama for waiting for parts to get stocked and ended up ordering wick, NR wire and R wire from eBay. Yesterday I managed to get hold of Long Tank part for the Ody plus 2 ceramic inserts and an O ring for the tank which did not arrive with the original shipment. Shorted out the ONE wire that came with Ody so have not been able to build the atomizer yet. All parts have arrived from eBay except for the NR wire. This vaping thing has become a challenge, trying to locate bits and pieces. :)

It is going to look sweeeeeeeeeet on my new ProVari

Congrats on buying the mini ProVari, eyebedam
 

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I have had my iPro for almost a year and it was time to buy new batteries and my iPro is almost unusable as the batteries will no longer hold a charge. I have been searching for 3 days trying to find batteries for it.
Vendor wanted $25 to ship 6 batteries 8-o Shipping is not even that much for Provari plus (2) 18650 batteries.

I really loved my iPro but it has become problematic to purchase batteries, so I did some checking around and it seems that the 18650 batteries are plentiful, here in Canada, and always in stock on this side of the border. So ticked the boxes and punched the buttons and got a Satin Provari with blue lights.

Now I get to continue to vape on my plain eGo until my ProVari makes it's way to it's new forever home. I miss the VV and life is just not the same.

That's crazy, $25 to ship six batteries. I'm not too pleased with Notcigs at the moment, as I have one iPro lemon that I've barely used that's been shipped back once for repair and still doesn't work. I've been thinking the exact same thoughts, when the time comes, I'll switch to a Mini Provari and not purchase from Notcigs again.
 

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I have had my iPro for almost a year and it was time to buy new batteries and my iPro is almost unusable as the batteries will no longer hold a charge. I have been searching for 3 days trying to find batteries for it.
Vendor wanted $25 to ship 6 batteries 8-o Shipping is not even that much for Provari plus (2) 18650 batteries.

I really loved my iPro but it has become problematic to purchase batteries, so I did some checking around and it seems that the 18650 batteries are plentiful, here in Canada, and always in stock on this side of the border. So ticked the boxes and punched the buttons and got a Satin Provari with blue lights.

Now I get to continue to vape on my plain eGo until my ProVari makes it's way to it's new forever home. I miss the VV and life is just not the same.

That's the same configuration I got when they got them back in stock over a month ago, and I love it! There's something about the satin steel finish and the blue LED that just looks classic to me. :D

Congrats. I just recieved my Provari mini satin black with Blue Lights today.
Now the search begins for a sweet tank although the Viva Nova I have on it looks nice.
I just didn't realize the mini was as small as it actually is.

I got a Siam Mods glass tank from Clouds of Vapor a couple of weeks ago, and it looks like it was made for the ProVari.
Pyrex XL Size Clear Tank
 

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Is this tank for boges and other ones like that, or ce2 type

It a cartomizer tank. Pyrex is pretty tough and durable, looks nice with the chrome end caps :) I have a sandblasted Phiniac tank, just plain black caps though, the steel ones are expensive.
 

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I think what looks good is when you order a black provari or mini instead of checking the box to add the extended end cap you go over to the ordering page for the full size provari and order the chrome end cap . It fits both the full size provari and the mini and looks great . I have both black and satin silver and love them both . The black will show scrapes a bit more but some of the time you can't help it . At least with a provari it can take a bit of abuse and it won't hurt it .
 

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Since USPS has banned hsipping Li-Ion batteries I'm assuming that NotCigs woulod have to ship the batts via a courier, which is much more expensive. Even if they are shipping through the post and conning USPS on the contents, then of course they're going to charge more to do that. So either way, that cost is justified IMO.
 

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Since USPS has banned hsipping Li-Ion batteries I'm assuming that NotCigs woulod have to ship the batts via a courier, which is much more expensive. Even if they are shipping through the post and conning USPS on the contents, then of course they're going to charge more to do that. So either way, that cost is justified IMO.

They charge $25 to ship anything.
 

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Since USPS has banned hsipping Li-Ion batteries I'm assuming that NotCigs woulod have to ship the batts via a courier, which is much more expensive. Even if they are shipping through the post and conning USPS on the contents, then of course they're going to charge more to do that. So either way, that cost is justified IMO.

This was the USPS shipping rate. Shipping batteries is for overseas and not Canada. They told me to go ahead and order the batteries as their new law was for overseas, and I don't think we are overseas from the US.
 

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Excellent choice on the Provari. I originally ordered a Black Satin full size with Blue LED and extended cap, and loved it so much that I got a Black Satin mini as well. Already having the extended cap allows me to run them in all the options (18350, 18500 and 18650). I usually have the 18650 mode going all day at work, with the mini taking me to and from work. I set it in the 18500 mode for the weekends, when I'm rambling around.

Easily two of the best purchases I have made in the last two years that I've been vaping.

As for tanks, I have 6ml Black Smoktech DCT's with Chrome end-caps on both of them running 2.8ohm Smoktech single coil cartos.
 
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