Thinking of spending the money for a provari

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AlabamaWoody

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Oh trust I know; it's a big purchase for almost anyone. 3 years ago I was in a serious "incident"
I'll call it. Was on my way to work and broke down; decided to walk for help and I got hit by a full size 4 door pickup doing 65 mph. Woke up a month later out of a coma; and am now paralyzed from just above the waist down. Also I was a truck driver so I had to go back to school to get a job again. I just graduated, finally, in electrical engineering but am currently lookin for a job. I've been on disability for the past 3 years. Like you have an amazing woman that got together with
Me, shortly after my 6 month stay in spinal cord rehab. She has two kids, now my step kids that I couldn't love more if they were my own, so yeah i know exactly the budget situation. I did the provari purchase like this -
2 packs a day at 3.50 a pack is 7 dollars a day at 30 days a month is 210 dollars
There was my provari- reward for quitting
priceless.
And the fact that it may just be the last mod you need makes it an even smarter choice
For the juice there are several inexpensive options
My baker - personally not a fan allot of people like them though
Lucky7 seem to get really good reviews
Several options out there if you look in the juice forums I'm sure you can find something!

You are one tough cookie. For .... sakes, buy 3 or 4 Provaris !!! Hope you land a great electrical engineer job ! Congratulations on surviving and even better, living life !
 

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Harbor freight has a solar panel with 2 good size panels for $30 all it has is a usb connection tho, no wall charger with it but for totally solar power I was looking at it......less expensive then the ones youll find for cell phones and suchView attachment 339479

I recently started looking into it and I think nitecorp(spelling) makes a charger that can use a USB plug to plug into a power source just not sure what power rating is needed for a charger to power one of the IMR batteries.
Was planning on making some calls tomorrow. I know at the lab we had something that would work to charge the batteries of some of the robots we built.
 

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I recently started looking into it and I think nitecorp(spelling) makes a charger that can use a USB plug to plug into a power source just not sure what power rating is needed for a charger to power one of the IMR batteries.
Was planning on making some calls tomorrow. I know at the lab we had something that would work to charge the batteries of some of the robots we built.

I think you are refering to the nitecore intellichargers.
 

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Hahaha yeah it can rotflmao- I find personal discipline and sticking to what you know works for you to be the best way to limit expense.
I've mentioned before my disdain for b&ms they've cost me allot of money on things I don't need or like. Had they shown me and let me try a provari on day one I would have skipped allot of the expensive steps getting here. However they did save me allot recently letting me try a dripper and a genesis on a higher end mech mod. That showed me that my that while curious about them, that style of vaping is totally not for me.
Forms while I wasn't totally pleased with the kfun either. Putting a single coil kind of got it right to that line of perfection but wouldn't quite cross it. The taste and amount if vapor was great but it was still just a bit to cool. Adding the dual coil made it perfect and to me, it crosses that line and I see no reason to upgrade; I'm at that pinnacle. :)
 

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once I have my ultimate set up it will be nice...I camp twice a year for a week at a time each time and I want to be able to last without having to find a place to recharge so with the mvp I already have a provari and maybe another provari in the future ill have it plus all the ego stuff and spinner and a mego someone gave me I should have it down lol......ill prolly invest in a solar panel too
 

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once I have my ultimate set up it will be nice...I camp twice a year for a week at a time each time and I want to be able to last without having to find a place to recharge so with the mvp I already have a provari and maybe another provari in the future ill have it plus all the ego stuff and spinner and a mego someone gave me I should have it down lol......ill prolly invest in a solar panel too

I would recommend looking into getting a DC to AC converter for your vehicle. Plugs into any vehicle cigarette lighter port and provides AC current for all your power hungry chargers.
 

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once I have my ultimate set up it will be nice...I camp twice a year for a week at a time each time and I want to be able to last without having to find a place to recharge so with the mvp I already have a provari and maybe another provari in the future ill have it plus all the ego stuff and spinner and a mego someone gave me I should have it down lol......ill prolly invest in a solar panel too

The upside to the provari is the fact that you don't need a whole bunch of spare gear. Just enough battery to get you through the time you're out. I get a full day and night on two 18490's and I'm up at 6 and in bed at midnight. Some people I've spoken two say they get a whole day on an 18650. Provari is great at power management.
I could see brining the MVP as a backup mod and some extra batts, just I case. Maybe some juice and a spare topper. But I don't think you'll need all the egos and spinners, you'll see, before I got mine I kept a bunch of spare stuff with me at all times now I grab a spare batt, fill up my kfun and I know I'm good till I get home that night. Hopefully I can find a solar charger, would love one for provari batts and my cell phone; electricity is not a guarantee in the gulf coast in summer - lol
 

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My Provari showed up in the mail today, and I'm really impressed. I expected it to be extremely well made (and it most certainly is), but I didn't expect it to perform any differently than the eVic I was upgrading from. Voltage is voltage, right?


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Is that with the extension and 18650?
 

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OMG the kayfuns are expensive.....$99 for the kayfun lite.......wow, I don't know about that for awhile lol

I have an authentic Svoemesto and a Black Edition clone. Comparing them side-by-side, I like the Svoe better, but the difference is minimal and not worth the extra money if you don't have it.

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I was already on a camping trip and spent most of the time charging the egos and spinner....my mvp last me about a day and 3/4 of the morning.....our car cig lighter is one that doesn't work if the car is off.....I hate that lol

I added these to our zombie apocalypse kit:

XTAR MP1S Intelligent USB 14650/17670/18650/18700 Battery Charger(No adaptor) - Electrical Cables - Amazon.com

Amazon.com: AA and AAA Solar Battery Charger - Charge Your Batteries Via USB or Sun Power - Features Also Include a Battery Tester and USB Output for Charging Cell Phones, iPods/mp3s, and More: Cell Phones & Accessories

The 18650 USB charger can plug into the solar charger. It'll probably take a while, but it should work. :)
 

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this can defiantly become an expensive hobby lol

As long as you can resistance "Shinyitis" and chasing the "Perfect Vape" or "Perfect Juice" you'll be okay. I tend to buy new things slowly, since what is the Hot Toy today may lose it appeal when problems start showing up. I've had a ProVari for going on 18 months and only recently dipped my toes into the ocean of rebuildables. Carto tanks on a ProVari are fabulous, but I also still use my Protank 1.

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Tip - if you order a colored ProVari and even remotely think you might want an extension cap in the future, order it at the same time; it's not that much more. Except for the silvers (and maybe the gold) there may be a slight variation in color between the body and a cap bought from another batch.
 
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