ProVari and the Dreaded (potential) "VapeApocolypse"

[Kemosabe]

i purchased the provari for many reasons. one of which being the fact that the provari is a lifetime device. meaning, if something about it were to break, its repaired, not trashed.

what happens if the FDA and the govt in general rears its ugly head vape apocolypse occurs...will provape still be in the business of fixing on-the-fritz ProVaris? i tend to think not, but you never know.

what are you guys doing about this phenominon, if anything? are you just expecting your Provari not to break (i am)? do you have mechanical backups? ive got 6 mods but only 1 is mechanical. and its a vmod 2.0 so its only got a 14500 battery. im considering a mech tube mod but then id need a kick to make it anywhere near as good as my provari. and thats quite an expendature for somthing that might not even happen. we would all of course kick ourselves (pun intended) if the vape apocolypse did hit and we got caught unprepared.

decisions, decisions.

i hate the thought of my provari not being able to survive the vape apocolypse, and i really doubt that would be the case. but im just the kind of guy that likes to be prepared. especially when its about vaping!

so, share your opinions, stories, wants, needs, desires, reasoning, what-have-yous regarding this.

 

[Centurion]

If such devices become classified as unregulated drug delivery systems then not only would they stop being sold but I believe companies would be unwilling to risk federal wrath by servicing them. Also wouldn't help that their revenue stream they counted on having would have been cut off.

 

[Buzzsaw46]

Mine is just a battery tube for a flashlight Saber Flashlight

 

[Baditude]

If such devices become classified as unregulated drug delivery systems then not only would they stop being sold but I believe companies would be unwilling to risk federal wrath by servicing them. Also wouldn't help that their revenue stream they counted on having would have been cut off.

This would be a worse case scenario. Seems I remember that the FDA had already proposed banning any e-cig device manufactured after 2009, or something like that, and it got shot down the first time. Who knows how drastic they will attempt to be this time around?

I've got 5 mods. 2 mechanical and 3 VV. I've got plenty of batteries for each mod and 2 chargers. I've got about 2-3 months supply of cartomizers for over a dozen tanks. I already had about 2 months supple of e-liquid, and just dropped $160 on some more last night. I've got one RBA and enough mesh/wire for several months.

The big problem will be nicotine liquid for everyone unless they are hoarding some at this time. I'm down from 24mg to 12mg, and I could probably get by for the long run with unflavored, 0-nicotine if I had to. If panic sets in, juice delivery devices will become scarce to nonexistant; that's where the RBA comes in. I may need to pick up another 1 or 2 AGA T+'s if the FDA rulings are a worse comes to worse situation.

 

[skoot]

They'll never ban the hardware. Look at paraphenalia for "the other stuff." You can buy it anywhere.

 

[tnt56]

We as vapors have two choices at this time. Sit and worry about what will be the future or enjoy the day that we live in at this time. I'll pick the second. I won't worry about tomorrow. It's just "One day at a time". If the worst happens then I'll deal with it then. Just like paying bills. Do what you can and don't worry about what you cannot control.

 

[jxc0175]

I just don't see how they can completely outlaw ecigs, but keep analogs legal. I think the government is going through all this garbage in order to levy a tax on ecigs and ecig supplies. This is just my gut feeling.

 

[Baditude]

I just don't see how they can completely outlaw ecigs, but keep analogs legal. I think the government is going through all this garbage in order to levy a tax on ecigs and ecig supplies. This is just my gut feeling.

There already are counties in your area of the US that have banned the use of ecigs. I just saw the post about it this week. I don't recall what state it was, but it was in the Southwest.

 

[jxc0175]

There already are counties in your area of the US that have banned the use of ecigs. I just saw the post about it this week. I don't recall what state it was, but it was in the Southwest.

That's horrible! Glad it's not my county. A ban on ecigs and no ban on analogs just doesn't make any sense. I just wish the government would focus their attention on more important matters. There are plenty of other issues that need their attention.

 

[mike26038]

This government of the so called "land of the free" needs to stop! I'm tired of everything that I love being banned!

 

[OLDER71]

I've got three VV devices on hand, with another on the way. I have about 200ml of various juices, and intend to buy more. I have several tanks, a bunch of cartomizers, spare heads for My ViVi Novas, and several 808 batteries from first trying vaping. I am thinking of buying some liquid nicotine while it still availible

 

[Baditude]

Out of curiosity, those who have done it before, where have you purchased your liquid nicotine from? Sources?

 

[vsummer1]

Out of curiosity, those who have done it before, where have you purchased your liquid nicotine from? Sources?

I have bought from several places, I shop sales. If you want the lowest price without hunting for coupons etc., along with good quality (as you can find from others here who have bought from them) I would recommend Wizard Labs.

As I stated, I do buy from others with coupons that can match WL, and have over a liter and a half in cold storage of 100 mg/ml. That will last me years.

As to the OP, I have enough to keep me going no matter what the government decides to do. I have 3 mechanicals (2 safety fuses and a kick), and 6 VV/VW's within arms reach as I type (and that does not include the Blu, or the 510's and eGo's put away). I have rebuildable atties, about 20 boxes of cartos, and enough wick and wire to last a lifetime. I am hopeless though, and I like to actually try out a PV before I will recommend or trash it. I admit I am probably not the average, but have been laid up with 4 surgeries over the past 2 years with not much to occupy my time. The only thing that is going to stop me from vaping is death. Even a power outage won't hurt me, I have plenty of batteries and a car adapter for my charger.

 

[muriarte]

I have bought from Health Cabin once and thrice from RTS Vapes. RTS has good prices and the nic is clear and odorless.

 

[Centurion]

I put in an order for FDApocalypse preparedness from RTSvapes. I was leaning toward Wizard Labs but they were out for so long. When it came out that they were out, along with many others who sell in that amount/concentration, because of the Chinese New Year I thought that was serendipitous and ordered from RTS. If I didn't already have more nic than I could use up I'd probably want to try some WL ice nic but it's apparently out already after being in stock earlier today briefly. I bought from MFS also, have some of that in my freezer. It's fine. I was struck by how totally colorless it was, which was nice. Had thought I'd try it plain but there's no way I could vape unflavored nic (at, say a 18-26mg/mL strength) and not be grossed out by the taste. There may be some that's flavorless. This was not. I haven't tried the RTS yet but I read elsewhere in a thread that they changed their extraction or purification methods in November so I'm hoping it's nice.

 

[Covert]

I've got a provari, two dna mods I built myself, and another DNA12 chip that will be sitting around waiting if one of my dna chips dies,two mechanical mods, 5 rebuildables and enough wire, mesh, silica to last years. The only problem is juice and 510 connectors,but im stocking up on those too. Either they shut us down and i'm prepaired or they don't and I have enough supplies to last me a long time. Either way im set ; )

 

[Thompson]

I personally don't see the devices being regulated.

There are plenty of glass accessories for that bad stuff for sale everywhere online & in stores. Federally illegal, still acquirable.

So, I guess I'm saying I don't think Provape is going anywhere nor will they stop offering repair.

I'll eat my hat if they do.

Faxed in on the Mojo Wire

 

[Plumes.91]

I am far too poor to stock up on nicotine.
I do not believe the devices will be banned and if they are banned, we will call them something else.
we will sell them for nicotine free e-liquid only, like in all the other countries that have banned them.
If they ban bottled nicotine liquid and prepaired nicotine juice,
I will vape menthol PG in conjunction with using swedish snus for nicotine.

But... We all need to contact our senators and congress persons when the time comes.
As long as none of us back out of doing that, I believe we have a good chance of being OK.
The worst case senario if we DON'T? They will make it so we can only buy prefilled cartos from certified labs.

Johnsons Creek, Blu, etc. (I don't doubt that they'll try to do this) So we just need to fight back.

 

[Trick]

There really is no functional difference between most PVs and a flashlight; they both hold batteries and feed the power from them to a connector on one end. Create a bulb socket that screws into a 510 connector, and what is a Provari? A flashlight with a dimmer. I just don't see any feasible way a device like that can be outlawed.

 

[garyd]

Yes, I guess the only problem would be juice. If you have enough devices, you will always be able to get batteries, kanthal and wick for your vivis or other rebuildable heads. I have plenty of the above. I was wondering I haven't made my own juice in about 2 years and I still have 2 35ml bottles of pg based 60mg nicotene. It's been stored in a cool dry dark environment. I wonder if it's still any good?