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<blockquote data-quote="bombastinator" data-source="post: 23648924" data-attributes="member: 43994"><p>Ecigs can be cheap, but if you want them to be cheap initial costs can be high.&nbsp; A squonk mod with an RDA or a battery mod with an rdta produce by far the lowest continuing cost.&nbsp; Flavorings vary a lot in price.&nbsp; Not all of them are safe in e-cigarettes.&nbsp; In particular you want to avoid anything with oil in it.&nbsp; For another the flavoring needs to be safe when heated.&nbsp; Not all of them are.&nbsp; In the US, the standard move is FDA certified for baking.&nbsp; Trying to think about what might be used outside of the US….&nbsp; Hard candy flavorings are usually ok too as candy is made very very hot.&nbsp; The temps are lower though so there is more risk.&nbsp; RDAs and RDTAs use cotton wick and resistance wire that are both commodity items. About a third of a single cotton ball and a short length of resistance wire&nbsp; (which can be used more than once) are all that is needed to make a wick.&nbsp; So that and batteries are the continuing costs. In the US that can be easily usa$75 though.&nbsp; So while the initial cost is high, the continuing cost can be very low.&nbsp; I have a pico2 squonk.&nbsp; I like it.&nbsp; Iirc it was usa$65 for the kit which was a decent RDA, a single battery 21700 mod (without batteries) and some service parts.&nbsp; I found the voopoo pulse2 to be marginally better, but it may have a shorter lifespan.&nbsp; The fill hole looks fiddly. It seems like something that could break.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bombastinator, post: 23648924, member: 43994"] Ecigs can be cheap, but if you want them to be cheap initial costs can be high. A squonk mod with an RDA or a battery mod with an rdta produce by far the lowest continuing cost. Flavorings vary a lot in price. Not all of them are safe in e-cigarettes. In particular you want to avoid anything with oil in it. For another the flavoring needs to be safe when heated. Not all of them are. In the US, the standard move is FDA certified for baking. Trying to think about what might be used outside of the US…. Hard candy flavorings are usually ok too as candy is made very very hot. The temps are lower though so there is more risk. RDAs and RDTAs use cotton wick and resistance wire that are both commodity items. About a third of a single cotton ball and a short length of resistance wire (which can be used more than once) are all that is needed to make a wick. So that and batteries are the continuing costs. In the US that can be easily usa$75 though. So while the initial cost is high, the continuing cost can be very low. I have a pico2 squonk. I like it. Iirc it was usa$65 for the kit which was a decent RDA, a single battery 21700 mod (without batteries) and some service parts. I found the voopoo pulse2 to be marginally better, but it may have a shorter lifespan. The fill hole looks fiddly. It seems like something that could break. [/QUOTE]

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