Stockpile of supplies
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Nicotine is the obvious choke point. How much? Enough to last the rest of my life. It cost me about what I would have spent on cigs in three months.
Most folks who've decided to stockpile use rebuildable atomizers. Cotton or rayon and spools of resistance wire aren't likely to be restricted, and a $5 spool of wire lasts a long time in any case.
I do. or rather i did before TPD came in in Europe.
Thankfully at that time I was a member of the GS Air Fan group on this forum and had learned to make my own juice - members at that time were reporting coil lives of 6 -8 weeks vaping unflavoured juice.
GS Air atomisers were cheap then and still are; I laid in 21 plus the seven I already had and with various then offers of 2 for 1 online deals I built up a stock of 150 coils, reckoning that as I was then past my mid 60s I would only need stock to last 10 years.
Just in case I added in a couple of drippers and kanthal wire and a couple of squonkers plus spare bottles. In the UK then you could still buy nicotine by the gallon and so I did.
Since then the mainstay of my vaping has been my Nautilus Minis but I use the GS Airs in Spain as when the temperature goes up past 40 C they do handle it better.
I'll use the Nautiluses as long as I can get coils for them, and when I can't I'll break into my stash!
Do I regret doing this? No I don't - at the very least with the prices I paid then I got that stock for less than it would cost me now and I'll never be left gasping for a vape!
Thankfully at that time I was a member of the GS Air Fan group on this forum and had learned to make my own juice - members at that time were reporting coil lives of 6 -8 weeks vaping unflavoured juice.
GS Air atomisers were cheap then and still are; I laid in 21 plus the seven I already had and with various then offers of 2 for 1 online deals I built up a stock of 150 coils, reckoning that as I was then past my mid 60s I would only need stock to last 10 years.
Just in case I added in a couple of drippers and kanthal wire and a couple of squonkers plus spare bottles. In the UK then you could still buy nicotine by the gallon and so I did.
Since then the mainstay of my vaping has been my Nautilus Minis but I use the GS Airs in Spain as when the temperature goes up past 40 C they do handle it better.
I'll use the Nautiluses as long as I can get coils for them, and when I can't I'll break into my stash!
Do I regret doing this? No I don't - at the very least with the prices I paid then I got that stock for less than it would cost me now and I'll never be left gasping for a vape!
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I do.
Nicotine concentrate, tanks, atomizers, coils, replaceable battery devices, enough to last for about 15+years. Only things I enjoy and/or use a lot, as they are likely to or have been discontinued.
Some people buy an extra pack every month or grab a bunch when on sale or clearance. If one sticks with tanks that use common coils, there are often multiple brands and good deals turn up at times. Using clear, low gunking liquids helps make each coil last much longer. Some switch to rebuildable styles for savings.
Even those who prefer using drop-in coils should learn the basics of rebuilding a simple atomizer and stock up on a couple, as they will be usable should drop-in coils disappear.
Started building my vapocalypse box some years ago. Lots of 100mg/ml nic on ice, many replaceable battery mods (12 in rotation, and each one of those has at least a backup if not two), same with RTAs. Simple coils are a snap to make, no reliance, for me, on blister pack heads that, regardless of regulatory action, may wind up no longer being made.
As mentioned, wick, wire, PG and VG should be ok, no matter what the Feds or local governments do. They have too many other uses to become hard to get. (Although I do have a couple spools of my standard wire and a few other guages / types.)
As mentioned, wick, wire, PG and VG should be ok, no matter what the Feds or local governments do. They have too many other uses to become hard to get. (Although I do have a couple spools of my standard wire and a few other guages / types.)
Okay don't laugh, but "simple coils... on blister pack heads" I have no idea what that means, but I'd love to know how to do it!! Can I make coils for old GBC tanks? Is that possible??
By simple coil, the meaning is a very basic hand made coil. A round wire, of a standard gauge, say, 28g kanthal a1, wrapped around a 3mm post, 4 and a half wraps, so the leads face the same direction, would give you a 1.0ohm coil. Seems like a lot of info, but it is a 'simple' coil.
Blister packs are the bubble plastic that pre-made coils come in.
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My vapocalypse box contains RTA' s and RDA's which are all rebuildable and will last a lifetime, along with a few regulated mods that will last a sufficient amount of time, and then have 1 mechanical mod that has nothing to go bad in for the long term... still need to buy a couple more mechs.
I have also stocked up on nicotine in the freezer but still working on making sure I have enough for my husband and myself plus a little extra.
I don't currently vape with nicotine but as someone who was a smoker for 32 years, I want some nicotine for myself in case I need to go back to it for any reason.
that's it.. I have about 3,000 dollars invested at this point in making sure I'm okay on vaping regardless of what the government does. That's nothing, I used to spend that in a year on smoking..
I still have a few hundred left to invest...
And dinner, and C-Rations for a couple of weeks. That thread is over 1200 pages long! I think it might be a bit much for someone who's just thinking about getting started.
Too much.. it's mainly members sharing sales anyway which are no longer relevant a couple days after posting.
I have more than enough of everything stockpiled. All will last beyond my time here. Yet, I still pickup the occasional mod and atty + spare parts. I have a younger brother who knows he is getting all I leave behind. Easier for me to list what gear I don't have, zero drop in tanks. Oh, and no smok gear (no offense meant).
Blister pack heads are the same thing as replaceable atomizer coil heads or replaceable coils, or drop in coils, or replaceable coil cartridges, folk just use all sorts of terms to describe the same basic thing.
They come in a box usually in quantities of 5, they are a single piece unit containing the coil & wicking material inside a metal body that has wicking holes in the body to allow liquid into wicking material, ready to prime install in tank base, fill tank & vape.
Many folks use specific delivery device that require the user to wrap, mount & wick their own 'coils'.
Usually referred to as RTA ( rebuildable tank atomizer) or RDA ( rebuildable dripping atomizer).
Some replaceable heads can be rebuilt, some can't, some are a lot more trouble to mess with than the results you will get after going through the hassle of trying.
If your stockpiling due to fear of FDA regulation, many things will always remain available, Pg/Vg, flavorings for example, and a few things are not wise to keep on shelf for long periods like batteries.
Just like everything that has ever been restricted or are is illegal, there is always an underground/black market source.
Well covered above
With RTAs (and RBAs) you build your own coil and install the wick. The tank itself is likely to last a lifetime. Coils / heads, well, some can be rebuilt, but are generally smaller and more fiddly to do than putting a coil on an RBA. And, as mentioned, may not be satisfactory.
I chose to go full rebuildable, both for ease of the rebuild process, and because wire and wick won't be affected by any bans. Or by obsolescence. Your GBC is a discontinued item, hard to say how long heads will still be available.
Nic is the biggie. I use RTAs. I have higher quality mods. My SUV has a 110v plug so I can charge batteries when on the run when Skynet goes active.
My chargers use a 12VDC input and come with a car adapter. I used that feature for the first time during an ice storm at our cabin last November. It came in very handy.
I see that stockpiled nic is frozen... what happens if there's a power outage (we had a 5.5 hour one the other day)? Can you re-freeze nic safely or is it like frozen food that it has to be used or tossed out after it thaws, but not re-frozen?
Won't hurt it a bit, MissMcV. Not at all like food.
(It doesn't really freeze, the idea is that at lower temps oxidation and any other adverse changes are slowed. Just don't open any of them until they've gotten to room temp (and, obviously, only if you're going to be using that bottle!) to prevent any moisture from condensing in.)
(It doesn't really freeze, the idea is that at lower temps oxidation and any other adverse changes are slowed. Just don't open any of them until they've gotten to room temp (and, obviously, only if you're going to be using that bottle!) to prevent any moisture from condensing in.)
I developed Shinyitis quite early on in my vaping career. That has taken care of my stockpiling quite nicely
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