Yay! Auntiemom! lol Good for you! I'm dying to hear how you like those ViviNovas. I haven't ordered mine yet, but I'm hearing pretty good things so far in the reviews, and it is SUCH a unique innovative product. And yes... I know how hard it is to wait. At least you have a relatively normal wait, which is a blessing. lol Some of us ordered the stainless when they very first showed up as in stock... and then had to wait like 2mos through a bunch of delays. THAT was really hard. lol But I'm with you and Masterofdampf... I'm ready to stalk and pounce on the mail-lady, too! lol I ordered a bunch of good quality batteries and my new Xtar charger and some adapters... its kind of a bummer, since that was most of my vape-budget this month. BUT at least I know that when they show up, I won't have to worry about scary battery incidents any longer. That freaked me out, bigtime. Plus I ordered some of those crazy vape enhancing dual coil clearomizers I keep raving about. And I got a new peanut butter cup juice from discountvapers, so crossing fingers that's tasty! lol My regular juice place makes a few great chocolates, and a great peanut butter cookie, but nothing that mixes them together, oddly enough. Hoping for a reese's cup experience that satisfies my mad lust for chocolate. rofl
Speaking of batteries... I finally hunted up the link for the guy who ships good quality
AW IMR batteries/chargers/meters world wide. He sells really good quality AW brand batts, from what I've heard from multiple sources. He offers a few different varieties... the AW IMR, which is what you want for Lavatubes/vtubes, and the regular protected batts in a few types, I believe. The nice thing is the batts are great quality, and he has every size under the sun. Most vape shops carry only a few of the IMR sizes. And I've been on a mad battery hunt lately, so from what I can tell, his prices look pretty comparable to the marketplace. I haven't used him yet, but when I was asking about batteries and safety, I got referred to him about 5 different times, so his reputation as a vendor on ECF is fantastic.
Great quality AW IMR Batteries, Chargers, and Multimeters
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ers-exporters-america-shipping-worldwide.html
And since about 90% of the people who offered advice about batteries suggested either the AW brand IMRs (above link) or the Panasonic batteries... Here's the link to
Panasonic 18650 2200mah IMR batteries Masterofdampf has double checked the length, and these 2200mah's should fit in the Lavatube without issue. These are a great price considering how much more quality and battery life you get than a discount red IMR.
CGR18650CH Panasonic 18650 Li-Mn-Li-ion CGR18650CH High Drain 10A Rechargeable IMR Hybrid Battery Cell
Orbtronic also sells the xtar chargers for $3-$5 dollars more than discountvapers. But if you need to buy both, and don't need any other vaping goodies that you'd grab at DV, this'll save you from having to pay shipping twice.
XTAR WP2 II intelligent 18650 lithium-ion battery charger
WP6 II 6 channel li-ion battery charger for 3.7V batteries
Here's the cheapest place I've found for the
XTAR WP2 'smart' chargers... They are available at multiple vendors, but this one at discount vapers is the best deal I've found. His prices are really low on lots of stuff. This vendor is also an excellent one if you want another pv... either for stealth or inexpensive backup. He has many options in the 'mods' and 'variable voltage' section. He also sells amazingly lovely wood mods, so if you like one of the 'tube' pv options, chances are they be custom ordered with your choice of wood. They're just utterly gorgeous. An 'indulgence' mod with redwood burl and matching wood cone and driptip is at the tippy top of my wishlist.
Xtar 2 channel smart charger
Xtar WP2 II Charger
Xtar 6 channel smart charger
Xtar WP2 II Charger
Also, if you're a clearoomizer lover, sooner or later you'll probably get around to trying the new Vision brand CE4 aka 'ego stardust' cartos. They're sort of disposable mini tank clearomizers. Lots of people rave about them (I personally am not a huge fan). My biggest complaint about them is they have these tiny stubby wicks at the top... so you sort of have to turn your pv on its side or upside down to get the wicks juiced up. Eric at DV is the only vendor to carry special 'discount vapers exclusive edition' Ego CE4s with much longer wicks. So if you're a CE4 lover, or are into clearomizers, you can get those at this link. BTW, these WILL require a 510 to ego adapter for the flat top lava tubes, like the originals and the 1.5v ones OR a 'shortie' 510 to 510 adapter about 5-6mm tall in order to screw onto the Stainless or all metal Apollo Vtubes...
http://www.discountvapers.com/vision-ego-ce4-clearomizer-dv-edition/
And here's some of my favorite amazing handcrafted Dual Coil Tanks. Lewis Gentry, who makes the wood mods at discount vapers, just started making custom wood turned dual coil tanks. And since we've heard a bit about the Big Daddy and Lil Momma which are high quality dual coil tanks, so I thought I'd show you guys a few of my favorite 'high end' dcts in the same price range... the
Gentry Wood Mod Dual Cail Tank, and the
Phiniac blown glass tank or sandblasted tank.... just in case any of you are hunting for a show stopper. here's the picture of the Wood Mod Dual Coil tank...(this one is sold) and below that the link to order them in your choice of wood. I'm coveting one of these for the stainless LT with a gorgeous stainless drip tip. That would make me a very happy vape-ette. rofl
http://www.discountvapers.com/lg-dct-cocobolo/
LG DCT - Custom Order
And here's the Phiniac Pyrex Glass Tanks. They're available in sandblasting, with a ton of designs, or a custom ones... they have a brand new 'zodiac sign' line of sandblasted designs that are beautiful, and come with your name on them. They also have brand new gorgeous wood inlay designs done by 'mist in the wood', who is a well known woodworker who does beautiful marquetry wood 'sleeves' on pvs and now tanks. If those wood ones aren't on the site yet, they will be in just a few days. My favorite, however, are the ones with blown glass designs... so amazing, and each is unique. You can get custom designs (though they have to be simple) in these, too. Now Phiniac tanks aren't just pretty... instead of the regular Poly plastic tank matererial, which you cannot use with a juice with heavy malic or citric acid, like citruses, sour 'pucker' flavors, or cinnamon candy, and never ever with wintergreen juice because those degrade the plastic... Phiniacs are made with near indestructible Pyrex glass (like the baking bowls you probably use in your kitchen). So if you want to vape any of those types of flavors and you want more juice on hand than you can get in a carto alone, you need a glass tank, as they don't degrade. They don't break, either... they've been tested pretty extensively. Pretty and functional.
Phiniac Hand blown Tanks - Phiniac Rugged Pyrex Glass Tanks