Hello fellow Vapors,
So I have seen a large amount of people posting that they are stocking up on certain items incase of legislation, I am wondering if many are going at this right or all wrong?
As a "prepper" I constantly stock pile items most think is just plain insane, But I do it for my family and to cover what if's... Prime example is losing power for two weeks a couple years ago and thankful I was not helpless but blowing thru supplies helping family and neighbors, I found out what I needed and what I didn't....
So I am hoping this will help not only enlighten me but also others as to what could be a targeted item vs. a non targeted item. More of an open discussion as opposed to an end all be all on what we should be stocking up on.
I feel many of the items we need are not Ecig Related and wont be any more difficult to acquire than they are at the present time, Most of what we use was adopted to work with what we need because we needed to fill a need and we vapors are crafty and used what was available.
I would say that a couple of items are used for many other things and cant be brought into legislation since it is infact something we made work for ecigs but not actually designed for it.
Kanthal/Nichrome-Used for many things from hair dryers to industrial uses.
Silica/Ekowool/Cotton/Hemp/Mesh- All used for many other things that we have adapted to work with ecigs.
18350/18500/18650 Batteries- Although we are a big reason they are pushing higher Mah/C ratings they will always be around for many other reasons.
Flavoring For DYI- These are all based on food flavorings and can be sold as such so I cant see them going against these.
The main Ecigs and Attys are all something that cant be taxed for the most part, they could be sold as Flash Lights except the cigalikes and ego style since they are pretty one use items. A prime example is I can buy every part of a firearm to build a firearm that has zero legislation on it except for the receiver... The receiver is the part that is taxed and under legislation of course there are lines and it is not nearly the same thing as comparing it to ecigs. I can be buying a flashlight with a 510 connection so I can swap lamps on to it depending on my needs. Same goes for atty's, I am using it as a paper weight as with out eliquid or add-ons such as kanthal or wick it is nothing more that a paper weight. it sucks it could come to that but it honestly cannot be legislated unless sold as a tobacco device.
The only thing I see being affected by legislation is Nicotine, as such it would have a huge affect on juice companies but would only affect our ability to get pure and clean nicotine. nicotine can be acquired for other uses but most of what we have available to us now does have some safety/security involved. I would think this is all that most would need to stock up on, VG/PG all have many uses not related to ecigs....Nicotine is the main thing that can be linked to ecigs and put under legislation as I see it.
So it seems to me that the worst of this issue is going to be able to afford and get ahold of company made ejuice and not so much the tools needed to use it, This could in fact destroy some companies in the ejuice market. But nothing else unless sold as such could be taxed unfairly or put under legislation correct? Am I completely off base here or am I on point? PLease share your insight as to what you feel and what you think.
So I have seen a large amount of people posting that they are stocking up on certain items incase of legislation, I am wondering if many are going at this right or all wrong?
As a "prepper" I constantly stock pile items most think is just plain insane, But I do it for my family and to cover what if's... Prime example is losing power for two weeks a couple years ago and thankful I was not helpless but blowing thru supplies helping family and neighbors, I found out what I needed and what I didn't....
So I am hoping this will help not only enlighten me but also others as to what could be a targeted item vs. a non targeted item. More of an open discussion as opposed to an end all be all on what we should be stocking up on.
I feel many of the items we need are not Ecig Related and wont be any more difficult to acquire than they are at the present time, Most of what we use was adopted to work with what we need because we needed to fill a need and we vapors are crafty and used what was available.
I would say that a couple of items are used for many other things and cant be brought into legislation since it is infact something we made work for ecigs but not actually designed for it.
Kanthal/Nichrome-Used for many things from hair dryers to industrial uses.
Silica/Ekowool/Cotton/Hemp/Mesh- All used for many other things that we have adapted to work with ecigs.
18350/18500/18650 Batteries- Although we are a big reason they are pushing higher Mah/C ratings they will always be around for many other reasons.
Flavoring For DYI- These are all based on food flavorings and can be sold as such so I cant see them going against these.
The main Ecigs and Attys are all something that cant be taxed for the most part, they could be sold as Flash Lights except the cigalikes and ego style since they are pretty one use items. A prime example is I can buy every part of a firearm to build a firearm that has zero legislation on it except for the receiver... The receiver is the part that is taxed and under legislation of course there are lines and it is not nearly the same thing as comparing it to ecigs. I can be buying a flashlight with a 510 connection so I can swap lamps on to it depending on my needs. Same goes for atty's, I am using it as a paper weight as with out eliquid or add-ons such as kanthal or wick it is nothing more that a paper weight. it sucks it could come to that but it honestly cannot be legislated unless sold as a tobacco device.
The only thing I see being affected by legislation is Nicotine, as such it would have a huge affect on juice companies but would only affect our ability to get pure and clean nicotine. nicotine can be acquired for other uses but most of what we have available to us now does have some safety/security involved. I would think this is all that most would need to stock up on, VG/PG all have many uses not related to ecigs....Nicotine is the main thing that can be linked to ecigs and put under legislation as I see it.
So it seems to me that the worst of this issue is going to be able to afford and get ahold of company made ejuice and not so much the tools needed to use it, This could in fact destroy some companies in the ejuice market. But nothing else unless sold as such could be taxed unfairly or put under legislation correct? Am I completely off base here or am I on point? PLease share your insight as to what you feel and what you think.
