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islanderamy

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SHIPMENT NOTIFICATION (baby)! My Provari is on it's merry way to me! I finally took the plunge and ordered it YESTERDAY and got an email that it shipped today. I might have it by Saturday!!!! That would be so awesome! I'm so excited I had to post it here! WOO HOO! Hope it's everything everybody says it is! Time to stalk the mail man! :mail:
 

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Yeah, I got the notification on my 2.5 today as well, was a pleasant surprise as like you, I only ordered it yesterday and was taking the 20-25 day processing bit at it's word and about half regretting not going with the blemished V2. Soon I will find out what all the fuss about VV is all about.

For reference I went from various penstyles including a Kissbox for about 6 months before graduating to a Prodigy V1 that I used for about a year and a half then to a Prodigy V3.1 almost 2 years ago. Honestly the V3.1 is still trucking along but I've been having issues finding the 17670 batteries for it with PS being out of stock about half the time I'm interested in getting new ones. Since the 18650s appear to be relatively common (as in I can source them from the local brick and mortar shop) switching to a mod that used them seemed like the right move.

I considered getting one of the cheaper VV or VW mods and toyed briefly with the idea of the evic but my bonus was good and my smokes take a lot of abuse so if I'm going to try a non-mechanical mod the Provari seems like the only real choice. Not to mention one thing I learned in my early E-cig career is that it's better to spend money for a quality mod right out the gate rather than screw around with the cheap stuff. You're going to end up buying the good stuff eventually anyway so you might as well save yourself all the grief and money you were going to waste on crap gear along the way.

Like you, I hope I don't end up regretting the decision, However given the reputation the Provari has I suspect I won't. It's been two years since I wrote my vaping guide where I expressed my skepticism about the reliability of electronic mods and Provari seems to have weathered the test of time with the only complaints I've ever seen about it being about it's high price or lack of new bells and whistles. As one can probably imagine based on my use of the same basic mechanical mods for the majority of my 4 years of vaping I'm not exactly concerned about having the state of the art smoke and as I said above I think it's better just to go for quality to begin with rather than waste money on budget crap that's just going to fall apart.

Now I just have to decide whether to try clearomizers or just stick with tanks and cartos.
 

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I love my ProVari, the quality of it is better than anything else I've ever owned. I also have a Zmax, an 14 month old Lavatube that the top cap pops off, breaks wires all the time. (Currently awaiting yet another solder job.) And a newer Lavatube 2.0. I bought the Zmax to try VW.

The Zmax works pretty good, but if I don't lock it, it changes parameters in my pocket, the ProVari never does. The Lavatube 2.0 does the change thing, too, but to a much lesser extent than the Zmax. Overall, you just can't beat a ProVari. Granted, the ProVari cost as much as the other 3 together! I truly believe that my wife will bury me with my still working ProVari! And I plan on living quite awhile longer, now that I quit smoking.
 

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Skex, I'm sure we'll get what we paid for! I'm counting on it! :) I was so happy when I got the email! I got a new carto tank coming too! Switching from Vivi to carto! I'm taking a big ole leap! Got some juice also. I went a little crazy but can't wait! DummyMe, it makes me feel better about spending the $$ when I read reviews like yours! Wish I had started with the Provari 4 months ago, with all the different things I've tried, I could've ordered two! Live and learn!
 

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Congrats! I'm gonna be happy for you but still be a little bit sad.. My fiance just got his email today for his and I'm still waiting.. I ordered mine 4 days ago and am still waiting.. Although I can say it's my own fault for ordering a purple mini with blue LED and such.. But I still repeat what I said to my fiance: I has a sad :(

Anywho grats.. You gonna post pics when you get it in?
 

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I ordered the silver with the red led (basic) to avoid the wait. That's how impatient I am. HA! I'm going to get a cover for it anyway. SOOOOO excited. I've been reading about the Provari for months, I hope it lives up to the hype. I'll post pics when I get it for sure Tracilynie! I wish I had found vaping before I did, but I'm here now! No more stinkies for me! And the flavors are amazing! I got two sample packs, one from HHV and one from Alice in Vapeland. I like Honeysuckle from Copper Creek also.

Switching from Vivi Nova to carto's should be interesting. I got dual coil not sure if that was the right decision but we'll see. I've done lots of reading so hopefully I made a wise choice. For someone still "new" (four months) it can still get confusing!

CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
 

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Good to hear! Maybe you can answer a question for me! I was watching tutorials on priming the carto's and tonight I saw one where they didn't put the white "plastic" part/cap back inside on top of the carto after they primed it. I'm talking about the part with the tiny hole at the top, not the casing that comes on a new one top and bottom. He primed it, put the drip tip on it and vaped. I thought you had to put the cap thingie back inside the top after you primed it?????
 

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I throw those away.. When I first started using cartos I was told to put them back in to 'keep the filler moist' well after using them for awhile and talking to a few others that used them I found that it really didn't matter.. Since I use tanks and punched cartos mine stay pretty moist no matter what and my drip tips wouldn't fit right if I left the thing in there so I just toss them..
 

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Good to hear! Maybe you can answer a question for me! I was watching tutorials on priming the carto's and tonight I saw one where they didn't put the white "plastic" part/cap back inside on top of the carto after they primed it. I'm talking about the part with the tiny hole at the top, not the casing that comes on a new one top and bottom. He primed it, put the drip tip on it and vaped. I thought you had to put the cap thingie back inside the top after you primed it?????

No, you don't need to put that back on. I'd much rather use a drip tip. I use my cartos in tanks anyway, and it would be pretty awkward without a drip tip.
 

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Oh!!!!! Now I get it! haha Thank you both! I will be using it with a tank, so that cap piece is if you aren't using a tank or if you are using a drip tip. I will have a tank and drip tip. That explains it. I guess they all (punched for tank or no holes) come with the plastic thing? I get it now ... feel pretty dumb but I'm new, still learnin! Thanks y'all! :D
 
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