On stockpiling after FDA deeming regulations

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Thats why myself and many others have been screaming to prep at the top of our lungs.

Prep now abd continue to vape what you need and like. You avoid inflation and the sin taxes COMING down the tracks.

One state New York if memory serves wants to tax 2 ml of ejuice at the same level as a pack of cigarettes.

Here in AZ the state tax on a pack of cigarettes is $2. Many States charge much more tax; buf lets use my state for example. Are you willing to pay $10 + tge cost of the juice.

There are some here that vape 30 ml a day. I'm sure they don't want to send the Govenor $30 or more every day just for taxes.

The proposed legislation in NYS that didn't' go anywhere (thank goodness) during the 2015 or 2016 legislative session that closed very early this morning, was to tax 75% of wholesale.
 
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NorthEast is a large area but visit Bay Sate Vapors in Auburn MA & Digital Cloudz in Ayer MA
Both have large selections for n00bs and both are active in advocacy.
Not saying you're a n00b.
It's a deal breaker if they don't care to help smokers quit or help the good fight IMO.
Good shops help smokers quit first & foremost. Clouds just pay the rent to help do that.
That must be a new in Ayer. I lived there a long time. Will have to take a gander at that one. :)
 

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I am, and have been, Strongly Opposed to an Age Limit that is Greater than 18 to buy Tobacco or e-Cigarette Products.

But just to be Clear. I know of No Existing CA Law that is going to Prohibited California Residents (21+) from receiving Nicotine, E-Liquids, Mods, Coils, etc, after 8-8-16.

And I am curious where Two_Bears is getting this from?
The CA rules on age verification may make it more costly or difficult to get vaping stuff thru the mail if you live in CA?
 

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Dcdozer, yes, you can use your STM on a mech mod, observing all the same safety precautions you would use with any build/atty. if you don't already know those rules/precautions, then study up on them a little bit. They're not overly complicated, but are very important. Once you understand them, you own them, and you'll be fine.

Robert Cromwell's advice that you should "NEVER" use a STM on a mech with a "hybrid" of "direct to battery" top cap is just, well, wrong.

Those type of top caps do have the additional concern of requiring you to make sure that the positive pin of your atty stands proud of the negative-thread, but that is the same with any atty, not just the STM.

I've used all of my STMs in a mech with that kind of top cap, knowing what to check before I installed them, and they've worked perfectly, with no more or less risk than any of my RDAs.

Whether you buy mechs with a traditional 510 connector or a "hybrid"/"direct to battery" top cap is a personal choice. The 510 connector has one less safety check you have to be concerned with, but the "hybrid" has several fewer parts to fail and is more robust- the additional safety "concern" is literally a 1/2 second to make sure your atty is good-to-go before installing.

You probably give an atty a quick once-over before you install it on any mod now, whether it is conscious or not. Using a hybrid top-cap is not a big deal. Just need to know that your positive pin should stand proud. And, if you have one that doesn't, you stick an o-ring under the pin (in most cases), and you're GTG.
Put an oring under a 510 pin for using in a hybrid topcap mech?
You can if you want but I will never recommend that to anyone.

One will not ALWAYS blow themselves up when welding on a gas tank without taking proper safety precautions either.
 
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The CA rules on age verification may make it more costly or difficult to get vaping stuff thru the mail if you live in CA?

That is Hard to Say.

There is 3rd Party Age Verification services that offer 21+ verification. I have been told that they do Not Charge much more than 18+. So impact on an Indiviual Order will probably be Very Minimal.

I have heard also that some Online Retailers are going to impose an Adult Signature Requirements for delivery on CA addresses. But that is the Retailers choice. And not a Requirement that I know of.

Where the Problem for some People (myself Included) would be if a Retailer wanted a Copy of a My Drivers License as a condition of Sale. Because that is something I would Not Do.
 

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Similar to a STM in 2 Hole Mode.

And you can always Plug One hole to make it like a STM in Single Hole Mode.
Well then not the perfect atty for me then.
Why there is no one perfect atty.
What is perfect to you is too tight for me.
Or if it needs over 50 watts to shine then it is not for me, etc.

Looks like a very nice little MTL atty though.
 

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Well then not the perfect atty for me then.
Why there is no one perfect atty.
What is perfect to you is too tight for me.
Or if it needs over 50 watts to shine then it is not for me, etc.

Looks like a very nice little MTL atty though.

Yeah... You are going to probably want More Airflow.

That was kinda what was Funny about that "Perfect RTA" thread. Because Perfect for one person Isn't Necessarily perfect for the Next Person.
 

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It's a Beautiful Looking RTA. And if you are into Flavor, I'm sure you will like it.
I use STM's all the time for above ohm vaping and always on the lookout for a good RTA. Have a couple of the Kayfuns (lite plus and mini v3's) and though they are great tootle tanks, I do enjoy a tootle with a lot of air. :)
 
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Yeah... You are going to probably want More Airflow.

That was kinda what was Funny about that "Perfect RTA" thread. Because Perfect for one person Isn't Necessarily perfect for the Next Person.
Yes, that little atty looks like a much simplified Kayfun to me. Actually improved over the Kayfuns.
 

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I use STM's all the time for above ohm vaping and always on the lookout for a good RTA. Have a couple of the Kayfuns (lite plus and mini v3's) and though they are great tootle tanks, I do enjoy a tootle with a lot of air. :)

My Wine RTa sweet spot is a 1.1 Ohm 3.0mm NiChrome 80 Build at about 17.5 Watts with one Hole Plugged.

The Flavor (for Me!) is Fantastic. And it Isn't a "Juice Hog".

I'm not sure Why? But I can do Everything the Same on a Serpent Mini, and that Serpent just Plows thru e-Liquids.
 
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My Wine RTa sweet spot is a 1.1 Ohm 3.0mm NiChrome 80 Build at about 17.5 Watts with one Hole Plugged.

The Flavor (for Me!) is Fantastic. And it Isn't a "Juice Hog".

I'm not sure Why? But I can do Everything the Same on a Serpent Mini, and that Serpent just Plows thru e-Liquids.
I dunno I am at this minute vapin on a full sized serpent .67 2.5mm stainless coil at 18 watts and it is nice but not a juice hog at all.
Don't have the mini. Don't like those slots for securing the coil ends.
 
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Yes, that little atty looks like a much simplified Kayfun to me. Actually improved over the Kayfuns.

Yep. I have also heard people referring to it as a Streamlined STM.

It's kinda one of those Under-the-Radar RTA's. Because without an AFC Ring, it just never hit the Bright Lights.

But check out those FT Reviews. Can't recall seeing too many RTA's that have that High of an Average with that many Reviews.
 
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