Before I was a member of these forums I was reading a thread similar to this with no intent to buy a provari, I was just curious if people really though it was worth it to spend that much. What do you know my mod that I was using at the time just stopped firing. I don't want to start anything so I won't mention which one it was but a lot of people do have them. I was lucky that my local store replaced it for me even though it was a few months old. After reading about how reliable the provari is and that fact that it has a warranty and the fact that you can get it repaired after the warranty I ended up getting a v2 in blue on the clearance page. I don't regret it at all, I use it all day and most of the night. I do go though the 18490s in 3-4 hrs but the 18650s almost double that.
I have an RSST sitting on a Loki Labs pro ring right now and couldn't be happier. The RSST is almost perfect (wish it was 22mm for cosmetics sake but that's not that important) for the provari since it has an insulated wick hole. Makes for easy set ups with the protected device.
I don't regret it one bit, the cost will cover itself over time because even if it dies the repair costs are low. It will outlast the less expensive mods many times over (my opinion of course) and the consistency of the vape is on par with the best out there.
I also want a REO because I like the box shape and I don't own a bottom feeder. I was looking at the Vmod, and I'm sure they are nice too, but after experiencing the difference with the provari vs what I was using I think I'll skip a step and get the REO as my first bottom feeder. I just ordered supplies to DIY my juice so I can save money to justify the REO because at the end of the day the provari RSST combo is all I really need. I really want to break even with my analog cost before I get a REO, just a goal that I'm not doing very well at, but if I can make it to the 16th of September I'll be $3.20 in the black......for a few seconds until my order for that REO is accepted
