Nicotine
IMO, the single most important thing to ensure you can continue to vape, come what may, is that you have nic base. Nicotine is the obvious choke point for the FDA to control vaping. The EU got their own "TPD" regulations a couple of years ago. These aren't as draconian as what our Deeming regs, but they do restrict the sale of any liquid containing nicotine to bottles no bigger than 10 ml and strength of no more than 20 mg/ml. People who stocked up nicotine base are still vaping pretty much whatever they want, while people who didn't are regretting it.
That said, I recommend not ordering a bunch of nicotine right now. It's not at all good for it to sit in 100+F trucks during shipment to you. I hope I don't regret giving this advice, but wait until the weather cools off -- so until this fall or this winter.
In the meanwhile, make space in your freezer, or start looking for a dedicated freezer. 2 - 3 cubic feet is plenty of space for a lifetime's worth of nicotine. You can get something like
this or
this for $150-$200. Check Home Depot and Lowes too.
Do I really need to keep my nic base in a freezer?
You need to keep it cold. IMO, the colder the better. See
this thread (only about 650 posts right now). A fridge is almost certainly better than room temperature, but we don't know whether that's good enough over the long term, and we do know that nicotine properly stored in a freezer will still be good as new for after 5+ years (personal experience), and close to 10 years (some other reports). This leads me to believe that it will remain good more-or-less indefinitely when stored properly.
But I don't DIY my own juice!
Don't worry about it. You can learn. If you can mix a drink, you can make vapable juice. Initially, you may not like it as much as whatever vendor juice you're vaping now, but you'll get used to it, and it will almost certainly be good enough to keep you from reverting to smoking. Even if you don't feel comfortable mixing yourself, there are plenty of people who do, and would probably be willing to help, if you bring your own nicotine.
How much nicotine should I buy?
A liter of 100 mg/ml nic base will last most people three to five years. How long do figure you'll live?
If you wish to get more precise than that, there's a "Vapocalypse Calculator"
here. This was derived from a spreadsheet originally created by our own
@mikepetro
PG, VG, and Flavorings:
I wouldn't worry too much about those for now. They have plenty of other uses and as long as they're not sold "for vaping", I don't think the FDA can do much to restrict our ability to purchase them.
