What would be for you the minimum equipment?

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This is them ready for tomorrow’s work.
The deliberate mistake, it’s a G Priv, not an X Priv.
 

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My minimum hardware would be two regulated mods with external batteries and two atomizers. Past that, you have to have batteries, a charger, an ohmmeter, wire, etc. That's where the pile starts to build.

I could live with one iStick and one atty for a while ... until one broke. :)

It all seems pointless considering that yesterday when I started to clean up and sort out my vape cabinet there was hardware going back to 2010, most of which still worked. Once you have it, it's there for the long haul. I still have my Joye 510 and my eGo (my first vapes). I found several boxes of coils for each that still looked to be fine.
Not so much! I'd keep a coiling kit such as a Coilmaster (you have everything in one bag), 2 4 bay xtar/luc charger and not much more!
 

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"If i had to do it all over again".

I'd need some pretty strong e liquid. Just to clarify, the point of the stronger e liquid would be because i'd be using little cig-a-like batteries along with 401 atomizers.

Back when i was using cig-a-likes i'd be vaping 45mg's and it was barely satisfying. If D.I.Y had orrured to me then, i'd probably have been making up 60mg's per mil. Just an estimate, but i expect that would work perfectly.

I just liked how, in particular, the chromed cig-a-like looked.

The convenience of just being able to slip it into my pocket, and the convenience of the form factor. It's light and easy to handle and in total contrast to today's bulky devices.

So a couple of dozen batteries, atomizers and e liquid cartridges would be my bare minimun in my arsenal. For out and about, maybe half a dozen ready to go sitting in my pocket.
I miss my egos and PCC. But they'd be underpowered now.
 

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If we're talking about on the go here, i always keep it simple :
1 mod/squonker
1 rda of choice (be it Drop or Recurve)
2 batteries (or set of
If i go out somewhere else than work, i might bring another 18650 or 20700 cell with my pulse in case but i haven't needed a 3rd battery yet in a single day

Finally i also bring 1 bottle of ejuice (unless it's about empty then 1 more for the road)
We're talking TOTAL equipment! jaja the on the go rig would be the Billet Box.
 

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I don't believe in minimums! I believe ever hour should be happy hour! I believe in... stuff! New and old, I'm also a hoarder! The husband throws things away behind my back and mostly I don't even notice! (It's not to path people proportions or anything, but it could be better!)

This is why I belong to so many anonymous groups and like, also, am always battling to reduce SOMETHING.

At the moment it's Ricolas, those are getting a bit out of hand and it's a cold and lonely battle, lemme tell you. I mean, even Overeaters Anonymous would laugh in my face if I showed up there. Etc. Like the Gluten Intolerant, my war is lonely, and finding "Healthier Ricola Substitutes is like difficult."

So I have 14 mods I use every day (if I leave the house I only take 3 or 4 but I miss my other mods, to be fair) so I guess 3 or 4 would be my bare minimum. I guess.

But I've got far worse things to worry about than my number of setups, like not buying MORE, and also the Ricolas.

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As the economic situation gets worse, my vaping equipment becomes money in the bank. But really, I have spares because it's so hard to find things!
 

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Minimum would be 3 mech squonk mods, and a small restrictive DL single coil rda for each.

My hardware isn't what takes up the bulk of my space, but the DIY juice supplies, and coil building supplies takes up the bulk of my designated vape areas.
DIY juice making takes up half a closet in my hallway, 1 gallon nic base are in a cupboard outside in the shade.
 
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I was like admiring all this restraint, but then I realized it's kinda totally fictional. I still can't bear to imagine what I'd be carting with me in the car (which is not large) which is really why I prefer to Make My Stand Here, in my house, with my stuff in it, I mean, we could go on Armageddon field trips, and steal generators and stuff. Because I'm never leaving my nic behind, and that's final.

I'm also maybe thinking that given our current population, we go steal some old person's RV, you know the gigantic ones you die in with full size refrigerators and whatnot. Then my vape closet would fit, no nic would be harmed, and even if we ran out of gas, I'm thinking we could get somewhere that we can cultivate food and stuff.

So no, I'm not even giving up my backups. No way Jose.

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I was like admiring all this restraint, but then I realized it's kinda totally fictional. I still can't bear to imagine what I'd be carting with me in the car (which is not large) which is really why I prefer to Make My Stand Here, in my house, with my stuff in it, I mean, we could go on Armageddon field trips, and steal generators and stuff. Because I'm never leaving my nic behind, and that's final.

I'm also maybe thinking that given our current population, we go steal some old person's RV, you know the gigantic ones you die in with full size refrigerators and whatnot. Then my vape closet would fit, no nic would be harmed, and even if we ran out of gas, I'm thinking we could get somewhere that we can cultivate food and stuff.

So no, I'm not even giving up my backups. No way Jose.

Anna
Em, not completely fictional.
As usual, the dollar goes haywire and the peso crashes. All I bought July and August and that is on the way would cost a small fortune today. And I still have to get it out of customs, 50% surcharge when it arrives. I've been hoarding pennies for the past 20 days, remaking figures every day after the trading day is done. I don't live on a small wage, but I'll have to pay around 400 dollars in taxes, that is nowadays a huge amount. It happened almost overnight.
On top of gas prices and utilites going up.
So equipment is money in the bank, even used. Who knows where this madness will end
 

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When I started vaping again I began with an old iTaste square mod (3030) under an Evod1. I used to make my own wicks for me Evods and T2s.
If I had to choose between 1 device or cigarettes it'd be my Subbox/Subtank combo. They're not fancy in the least but put out a great flavor and a good cloud of nicotine delivery and have been reliable for half a decade


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When I started vaping again I began with an old iTaste square mod (3030) under an Evod1. I used to make my own wicks for me Evods and T2s.
If I had to choose between 1 device or cigarettes it'd be my Subbox/Subtank combo. They're not fancy in the least but put out a great flavor and a good cloud of nicotine delivery and have been reliable for half a decade


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That's why I love the Billet Box. Takes the OCC coils or the RBA, in a more compact, pocket friendly package!
 
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