Even after I decided my high end gift too myself was going to be a Provari I still figured it just could not live up to the hype. It just couldn't. I had read countless threads and posts singing its praise but still figured it just couldn't live up to all that. But I had to get one. I tried to talk myself into a Reo Grand, which is no doubt a fine mod, but box mods just don't appeal to me. An "original" mechanical in my mind is ridiculously overpriced (my mech clones are just fine). I am also a devout patriot so would have to buy American. That criteria pushed me towards the Provari. But even after I decided I was getting one I still suspected it just couldn't be all that. Well... I was wrong. It is all that and then some. I love it. The fine craftmanship and superb performance. It is worth every penny. To everybody in the Provari cult - it took me a minute, but I finally got here 