The Final Count Down -- Are You Ready?

[Letitia]

@Bronze maybe another thread dedicated to new vaper's and prepping?

 

[JCinFLA]

Can't beat less than 10 bucks for the zlide. I paid twice that at another site.

Yep!

 

[mikepetro]

Gear is kinda tough for me to recommend. I found gear that I enjoy and will last a lifetime back in 2014-2015, and I bought plenty of it over the following couple of years. None of that is available anymore, and even if it were still being made, most people wouldn't be willing spend the kind of money I did (in part to support the artisans that were making it right here on ECF).

The other catch is: Gear is a very personal thing. What your or I like may not be what the next person likes.

I will make one definitive statement though: You need gear that takes standard-sized batteries, either 18650s or 21700s. Anything with an internal battery is a no-go for the long term.

I would add standard Lipos to the mix, used in a lot of box mods, and sold to the RC Hobby crowd, and no doubt will continue to be.

 

[Bronze]

@Bronze maybe another thread dedicated to new vaper's and prepping?

I think this thread mostly serves that purpose but I'm just wondering if there are enough reasons to split it out...one for juice and one for gear. I can see where folks would want to go back and forth depending on their latest needs.

For example, I'm far from a new vaper but I am new to DIY. This thread has been very useful to me. I'm just wondering if mixing in gear talk wouldn't make it overwhelming to the newb.

 

[Rossum]

I think this thread mostly serves that purpose but I'm just wondering if there are enough reasons to split it out...one for juice and one for gear. I can see where folks would want to go back and forth depending on their latest needs.

I'm tempted to say: Let's let this thread run its course for a bit. We can start more when the countdown reaches EIGHT in about four weeks.

 

[Bronze]

I'm tempted to say: Let's let this thread run its course for a bit. We can start more when the countdown reaches EIGHT in about four weeks.

Probably a good idea for now. Let's see where this thread goes.

Meanwhile, I think I'll go to PM with this gear issue that just came up today. I've been down this road so many times. A newb asks about gear and he gets dogpiled with everyone's favorite piece of gear and the poor newb comes out on the other end looking like the Allstate Mayhem guy. It just doesn't work well for the person who has only months to get themselves in order.

 

[Rossum]

A newb asks about gear and he gets dogpiled with everyone's favorite piece of gear

It used to be so simple: "Get a Provari!" "No, get a REO!"

 

[Letitia]

Thing is new vaper's need everything. Think it would be easier for them to have all the info in one thread for them in particular.

 

[FranC]

I think this thread mostly serves that purpose but I'm just wondering if there are enough reasons to split it out...one for juice and one for gear. I can see where folks would want to go back and forth depending on their latest needs.

For example, I'm far from a new vaper but I am new to DIY. This thread has been very useful to me. I'm just wondering if mixing in gear talk wouldn't make it overwhelming to the newb.

Folks here be glad to help with DIY and most everything else also. Random DIY mixing and More

 

[Bronze]

Thing is new vaper's need everything. Think it would be easier for them to have all the info in one thread for them in particular.

I think you could be right. Not certain at this time so maybe it’s best to sit on the idea for the moment. Another thread could also turn into a dogpile and defeat the purpose. I’m for keeping the idea open but taking a little time to think it thru.

 

[Bronze]

It used to be so simple: "Get a Provari!" "No, get a REO!"

First question I asked on ECF 7 years ago was the best mod to get. I was made to feel subhuman if I did not get a Provari. I hated Provari for a long time because of that.

 

[Letitia]

First question I asked on ECF 7 years ago was the best mod to get. I was made to feel subhuman if I did not get a Provari. I hated Provari for a long time because of that.

To be fair the options were a bit more limited then, have read some interesting posts from the provari wars.

 

[Bronze]

To be fair the options were a bit more limited then, have read some interesting posts from the provari wars.

But hearing all the talk about how cheap vaping was and then being told I was a ...... for not spending $220 for a Provari was a bit like getting body slammed by a gorilla.

 

[Bronze]

The words ECF decides to censor is funny. Kretin (spelled with a C)? Really? Lol

 

[Letitia]

But hearing all the talk about how cheap vaping was and then being told I was a ...... for not spending $220 for a Provari was a bit like getting body slammed by a gorilla.

I got the same when I mentioned mtl didn't work for me as a new vaper. There are still some here that still swear you can't succeed at quitting without mtl.

 

[Bronze]

I got the same when I mentioned mtl didn't work for me as a new vaper. There are still some here that still swear you can't succeed at quitting without mtl.

People really like their stuff and their ways, huh?

 

[Blitzdonlife]

Never bought a provari, I've owned half a dozen vamos though.

 

[Letitia]

The words ECF decides to censor is funny. Kretin (spelled with a C)? Really? Lol

Try telling someone to pin p r i c k their coil with a needle.

 

[DeloresRose]

Let me propose something else: Make test batches without nicotine and only add nic of you decided you like the mix. That way, if you don't like the mix and decide to pour it down the drain, you're not wasting nicotine.

I’ve tried that but while I can get a rough idea what the flavors will do, it’s not really the same as what they do with nic. I can always taste nic. And I also think flavors develop differently with nic in the mix.

It can be done, if one really must conserve to that extreme, but it’s not ideal, and I’d expect makes it more complicated for a new mixer.

 

[Letitia]

People really like their stuff and their ways, huh?

At least they have good intentions, only thing that kept me coming back.