Ready to drop $331.64 on a ProVari mini!

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... That's a pricey ProVari, don't those things normally run about 150 bucks? If not internet video reviewers have been lying to me. Namely Grimm, and he seems to spend a lot more than the norm to begin with.

I can't argue the point on the 510 to eGo adapter, my 2 dollar one broke inside my Kanger costing me a perfectly fine post. But I couldn't see spending almost double in the dubious hopes that is some how superior. Gotta remember, most of this stuff is all coming from the same place just getting different mark ups with US vendors.


Just for the batt, no accessories.
 

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Do you know if it's much wider than the ProVari mini? I don't want people at work to think i'm smoking a ..... Also, i'm not sure what a cartomizer is. I use a kanger T3 which has a coil/wick, and I've used regular atomizers included with my eGo-C starter kit.

Umm no actually it sits on it pretty nicely!
This is the best way for me to explain what a cartomizer is he does an excellent job showing you how to fill it and how to use it.
A PBusardo Tutorial : Filling Boge 510 Cartomizers - YouTube
 

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Love my Provari Mini. I dropped $280 for my mini setup AFTER two other setups so I get it. Yes, you can get the accessories cheaper elsewhere, but if ordering everything from one place is more convenient for you and you're happy with the total price, I'm not gonna hate. Here's some quick pics I snapped to help you out with how things look on the mini. Excuse the crappy phone pics. Hope it helps. Order of pictures:

1. ibtanked glass tank 19mm xl
2. valleyviewvapes 3ml polycarbonate tank
3. kanger with 510 ego adapter
4. valleyviewvapes 4ml pyrex tank

 

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you would be spending 100 bucks less for accessories if you shopped elsewhere.....they get their accessories from the same places others get them....cept adapters(not worth what they charge though)

as someone else mentioned rtdvapor has all that you would want and are a top notch company, i would just get the provari from provape and everything else from here

with the charger get an xtar or pila....worth every cent for a good charger.

i hate talking bad about provape as i love them for the awesome apvs, but the prices on everything else in the store is crazy!!! hell a 2-3 dollar atty is 9 bucks.......wth?
 
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Just a heads up about cartotank choices. I have the Valley View Vapes pyrex Triple V Luxury tank 7ml size. It's a fine tank for the price, but would look rather top-heavy on a Provari Mini, in my opinion. I use mine on the much wider mod Silver Bullet like in the first pic below. The same tank is on a BB, a similar sized mod to the Provari Mini, in the second pic.

Triple_V_pyrex_1.JPGVVV-7ml-tank4.jpg Triple V pyrex tank, 7ml size

The Luxury Triple V pyrex tank comes with aluminum endcaps, which if you are going to get this tank I recommend the metal caps. The vendor also offers a cheaper version that comes with silicone grommets (instead of endcaps). Be aware that one can't add liquid the same way to this version as one could with a tank with endcaps. The grommet version requires using a needle to inject juice between the grommet and glass tube, which I found to be a PITA. I ended up ordering the metal endcaps later for easier juice filling. The second pic above is an early pic of the tank with the silicone grommet in use.

Just didn't want you to experience any potential buyer's remorse.
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There are a lot of cartotanks out there that are more aesthetically pleasing for a Provari Mini if you compare diameter dimensions. My favorite is the IBTanked - Get Tanked With Us!. The slimmer 19mm tanks are the same diameter as the Provari. These are high quality and inexpensive, with prices beginning at under $20 per tank. Choices of tube length for either a 35mm or 45mm carto. Choices of acrylic or stainless steel endcaps. I did a review with pics in the following link: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tank-reviews/349222-ibtanked-pyrex-glass-tanks.html

IBTanked-2.jpgIBTanked-1.jpgIBTanked-large-small.jpg

First two pics are of XL length 19mm IBTanks on the BB and Provari. Third pic shows the comparative lengths of the XL and standard 19mm on identical Provari's.
 
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Congrats on your Provari !
You will get past the sticker shock soon, I spent a bit on mine with all the extras but I wouldnt take my $ back now and I've saved more then that not smoking.

The only thing that bothers me about you getting the Provari and all those accessories is selling the Beretta ? :cry:

;)

I know. It was HARD to part with, especially given all the "panic" buying right now at gun stores. There were SO many people in Lexington's biggest gun store, I had to take a number and wait almost an hour for mine to be called. All because I want the ProVari mini. I took the upgraded steel coil and pin assembly that I bought out, and replaced it with the stock plastic job. They weren't getting my upgrades. I may buy another Beretta soon, probably a sub-compact PX4. Much easier to carry than the Beretta 92A1 beast of a 9mm. I loved it, but I want to make sure I STAY off analogs for good. I figure I'll be using my ProVari every day, and thank fully I never have to use my Beretta 92A1. That was my logic to do the trade in. I got $400 for the Beretta 92A1, and blew it all on the ProVari and all the accessories I needed. Good stuff.
 

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Just a heads up about cartotank choices. I have the Valley View Vapes pyrex Triple V Luxury tank 7ml size. It's a fine tank for the price, but would look rather top-heavy on a Provari Mini, in my opinion. I use mine on the much wider mod Silver Bullet like in the first pic below. The same tank is on a BB, a similar sized mod to the Provari Mini, in the second pic.

View attachment 170210View attachment 170211 Triple V pyrex tank, 7ml size

The Luxury Triple V pyrex tank comes with aluminum endcaps, which if you are going to get this tank I recommend the metal caps. The vendor also offers a cheaper version that comes with silicone grommets (instead of endcaps). Be aware that one can't add liquid the same way to this version as one could with a tank with endcaps. The grommet version requires using a needle to inject juice between the grommet and glass tube, which I found to be a PITA. I ended up ordering the metal endcaps later for easier juice filling. The second pic above is an early pic of the tank with the silicone grommet in use.

Just didn't want you to experience any potential buyer's remorse.
_____

There are a lot of cartotanks out there that are more aesthetically pleasing for a Provari Mini if you compare diameter dimensions. My favorite is the IBTanked - Get Tanked With Us!. The slimmer 19mm tanks are the same diameter as the Provari. These are high quality and inexpensive, with prices beginning at under $20 per tank. Choices of tube length for either a 35mm or 45mm carto. Choices of acrylic or stainless steel endcaps. I did a review with pics in the following link: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tank-reviews/349222-ibtanked-pyrex-glass-tanks.html

View attachment 170220View attachment 170221View attachment 170222

First two pics are of XL length 19mm IBTanks on the BB and Provari. Third pic shows the comparative lengths of the XL and standard 19mm on identical Provari's.

Many thanks for this post! This is what i'll be getting. Do these take the Boge cartomizers with punched holes? I found this hole puncher from Siam Mods Stainless Steel Carto Punch v2
 
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