The cost of vaping

[kelleymcm]

Hi
Would you all say it is better to start off with the cheap e,cigs or go straight to the middle of the road one to save on the $$$$ in to long run or is it better to start off cheap and work your way up after learning what's what.??

Andy, I think & suggest to friends that the Ego Twists or Vision Spinners are the Best BANG for your buck & sanity. They work really well & give you the opportunity to learn what Voltage you like to vape at and how different cartos & juices react to different voltages . They are also a great back up later if you decide you really want to go the mod route .

and on the COST topic ....

I am @ 37 months vaping & have spent $800-$850 (most of which was in the 1st year or so)
Averages out to 'bout $20-$25 a month . It's really just $60 or so every 4-5 months....now.
And I have enough stuff stocked up to vape for a year or so w/out spending any more money if I HAD TOO

I use 3 twists & Evods & E-1's ....have a ViVi Nova & tons of others I have tried ...
the Evods get the MOST use because they are SUPER SIMPLE to clean & re-coil (when necessary)

I also DIY all my own juice which makes a HUGE difference in my costs.

 

[FranC]

I DIY all mine and hubby's juice. I have stocked up on nic,mods,hardware etc and costs are very low now.

 

[Bgmac]

Andy T, I would think that most people start out with the cheaper models first and work their way up to a long term device. I thought that E-cigs were going to be a temp thing to help quit smoking. I found the convenience, lack of smell, lack of health issues, etc, have made me a long term e-cig user. It can turn into a hobby if you kind of geek out on all the cool stuff you can get now a days. I am still conscious that many people will look down at you like they do at smokers and generally keep my e-cig on the down low.

Back to the subject, I started with cheap stuff like Blu and the typical traditional cigarette looking stuff. Probably spent about $500 bucks the first few months until I found a nice slim variable voltage option and rebuild able equipment. From my previous post, I do have the cost way down now but rebuilding wicks is not going to be easy for someone that is not technical/mechanical inclined. I could just buy new wicks but that would add about $25-$35 a month. Since I am a mechanical/electrical/Naval Engineer for a living, rebuilding comes easy to me.

 

[Bgmac]

Kellymcm- Totally agree with you about going for the ego twist and vivi nova is the bomb. I guess my next step will be DYI juice. Haven't gone there yet because Mt Baker vapor is so cheap and fast. I promise I don't work for Mt Baker, just really love their products.

 

[Blkwdw86]

In two weeks to start my wife and myself, about $450 so far. Almost completely set up, including DIY juice supplies, another hundred and we're good for a couple of YEARS without spending another dime. All for the cost of less than two months' worth of analogs.

 

[PapaGeno21]

I want to start making my own juice for sure. The cost will come WAY down with that, as the equipment is not really all that expensive after the initial investment.

 

[andharvey]

Out of curiosity I wanted to know how much some of you have spent on vaping. Add it all up and if you are willing give a number. This is not a competitive thing. Just curious since I plan on making a hobby out of vaping. Even if I cut out nicotine I will continue to vape.

I have already spent around $150 spread out between a starter kit, a better variable voltage e-Go, an iClear 30, a couple more cheep clearos, and juices. I smoke about 1-2 ml per day. So I'm relatively heavy smoker. I plan on spending $60 on a new iTaste SVD and probably a Protank or some new cartos. So I will be breaking $250 easy for my new vape habit So what about you guys!?

I spent over $500 for initial startup.

I think a person who is seriously considering replacing a smoking habit should expect to blow through at least as much in the first month or two while theyre trying to get comfortable with a new way of getting nicotine. If you cheap-out, you'll get frustrated with tedious cartrige re-fills, dead batteries, inconsistent or low quality vapes, and flavors you dont particularly like. and likely end up going back to cigs.

Dont do that! Make an investment and stay the course!

Cheers,

 

[Thunderball]

Ive spent way more than my banner says below my post here. I cant stop buying and trying.

I guess I am officially classified as a "Hobby Vapist". I also DIY and give away juice to friends pretty often...also give away old gear.

 

[Soulfly54]

I spent about $1500 all told on hardware, liquid, etc. over the course of about 8 months. But now that I've settled on my perfect vape & began making my own juice, I would estimate my monthly cost at about $20 or so. It's a beautiful thing. I was spending around $280 a month when I was a smoker.

 

[Maile]

In a little over 21 months.... $4,000.00 maybe closer to $5,000.00
I know! I have a lot of gear.. Provari v1, Provari v2, Provari v2.5, glv mini, glv 5v, two wood mods, collection of lava, unique, and Bella tanks...,other carto tanks, two unused lavagens, Protanks, hypertanks, Davides, other Aspire bdc tanks, a couple mvp2 on the way.. A grip of cartos, pt heads, aspire bdc coils, fridge full of nic.. Tons of batts..Plenty of vendor juices...
Plus a few family members I "give" (they take) all their vape stuff.. A Sid, MVP, 3 KGO kits, more tanks, 510 kits, evic, telescoping zmax, silver bullet, bolt, 10 spinners etc.
I know there is more but I'm getting depressed thinking about it...
On the plus side I haven't smoked in 21 months.. And I was a 2ppd smoker. In 21 months I would have spent over $6,300 on smokes so I have saved money and my health... And helped my loved ones..
If I can control myself I am stocked on supplies to last me years including nic since I mainly vape unflavored.
So I'm ready for the vape apocalypse!

 

[MicheleMarie]

In 8 weeks (since 11/2) - and actually closer to 12 weeks because I was vaping and smoking for about a month, I have spent $401 dollars on juices and equipment - that will slow down as I'm very happy with my protank and my T3s on my iTaste vv v3 that I'm currently using. I'm not done sampling juices (I'll admit it, I'm a juice junkie) and still spend around $40/month on juices. I have saved myself a total of over $700 by not smoking analogs - so really I've saved almost $300 overall, once the vape expenses are deducted.

If anyone is interested in using a spreadsheet to help keep track of their expenses, there is a really nice one at: eCig Cost Savings Tracker - Mr. Nice Vape - I use it to log all of my expenses. It's nice to have it right in front of me so I can see how much I have saved, even with my vaping costs taken into consideration.

 

[bcalvanese]

I don't know how much I have spent since I started vaping, but I can tell you that I no longer have a 3 pack a day habbit, so I could buy 3 PoVari's a month, and still have a little change left over for what i am saving by not having to buy cigarettes...

I have a PoVari Mini and an iTaste SVD & Z-Max for backups. That is all I really need, so it's about maybe 50 bucks a month for carto's and liquid.

I do try new carto's/tanks/etc... here and there, but mostly I'm just trying to replace smoking.

 

[2naphish]

This is how I determine how much I'm saving too. I kept my last (empty) pack of analogs and stuff $7 cash into every day (what I used to spend on a pack). It's somehow rewarding to see the cash I used to blow on analogs. Plus, whenever I want vaping stuff, I pull the money from that pack! That definitely relieves the guilt of buying a shiny new toy--I figure it would've been spent anyway!

i like that method! perhaps we should suggest this to every new vaper...the cost of a carton of analogs to start and then simply pull from the pack to buy a new toy or supplies.

 

[cocoloco]

Unless you're a gadget geek, the start-up costs are the most significant. They can run into the 100's, easily. For us, three chargers, 10 batteries and initial pre-filled cartomizers came to about $150 or $200.

My wife and I started with cig-alike set-ups and remain that way two years in. Our current costs are limited to replacing batteries (<$40/as needed) when they wear out, and eliquids (<$100/month). She likes pre-filled cartomizers, and I re-fill them for me. We're not really watching the bottom line because we feel that not smoking is by far the better solution.

 

[tomvonc]

Hmm, I've spent over $450 in the first month. I have numerous batteries and clearo's, an MVP2, coil making stuff, and enough nic/pg/vg/flavouring to last me a few months. This month all I intend to buy are a few more flavours, an RDA, and perhaps a cheap Mech Mod. I should break even by the end of month 3 ;-)

 

[cocoloco]

I guess the best way to approach costs is to remain mindful of Scope Creep. People have a natural tendency to want the new and shiny ... whether they need it or not.

My personal feeling is that I started vaping to quit smoking. I've done that - so has my wife. All it took was a simple but effective set-up that doesn't have to change or keep up with the Joneses. Sooner or later I suppose we'll try one of those new-fangled things, but only because they shine ... not because we'll need it.

 

[Brad Hall]

I guess the best way to approach costs is to remain mindful of Scope Creep. People have a natural tendency to want the new and shiny ... whether they need it or not.

My personal feeling is that I started vaping to quit smoking. I've done that - so has my wife. All it took was a simple but effective set-up that doesn't have to change or keep up with the Joneses. Sooner or later I suppose we'll try one of those new-fangled things, but only because they shine ... not because we'll need it.

I want new toys!
Seriously though, all of the above is true. I find that as I'm on my journey to find a few flavors of liquids that I'm happy with - so far I have found it convenient to have a few mini tanks and lots of extra coils on hand to try out the flavors in the sample packs I've been purchasing. I try to clean out the tanks and wash them, insert new coils and then try out a new juice to keep the variables to a minimum if I'm evaluating juice. All that comes with a price though. As much as I want new and fancy, I also am mindful of the size of most of these "cool mods" lol. Some of them are down right phallic and I'm just not into walking around with a great big shiny device that looks like I borrowed it out of my wifes "fun drawer" I kid! I kid! (I'll probably end up buying one next month lol)

 

[bcalvanese]

Ya know...

It is way too expensive to kill yourself now a days...

 

[Silent Knight]

I'm a little over a month into vaping - so far spent about $250. $69 for an innokin iTaste v3 starter kit. $30 on two Aspire tanks. About $150 on e-liquid at various bricks 'n mortar stores. The savings over the analog cigs is already noticeable. In Canada - $250 translates to three cartons of name-brand cigs (I used to smoke DuMaurier).

 

[sammyboy709]

I don't have a clear idea as to how much I have spent so far on vaping but maybe more along the lines of upwards of $200