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Vape Veteran here that has not been keeping up with the latest greatest for the past 2 years. I have to pick up another mod for myself and want to know if there has been anything out there better than the ProVari, before I order another one?
My requirements:
Variable voltage/wattage
18650 compatible
anything else is pretty much a bonus. My needs are really pretty simple.
I am still thrilled with my ProVari, I just need to pick up another e-cig. Is Provari still the King or is there something else I should consider? I have been digging around this forum and it appears there are tons of options but probably nothing extraordinary.
Also, is the ProVape Tank system (v2) worth picking up? Tanks were in early stages when I stopped following and they were leaky, dependent on cartomizers etc. It seems like they have gotten much better, based on the reviews.One of my favorites was one used for the precious that used 510 attys that fed from the bottom, any chance there are any of those types around?
Anyone care to get a "Rip Van Winkle" up to speed.
Thanks as always. (special greets to Chris/Jeff and Mark, presuming they are still enlightening those around here)
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I own a bunch of VV mods from Provari/The Precious on down and towards the lower end, my "kick around" model is the Lambo, I liked it so much for travelling I got a second one for my car. if you have batteries and chargers, $55 for the body is pretty reasonable, Starter kit is $80.00. They are chrome, sturdy and pretty good quality, I have been banging on them daily for over a year and they hold up.
http://www.myvaporstore.com/Lambo_4_0_w_Resistance_Checker_s/92.htm
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1) Never had a problem at Fenway Park, perhaps you should go to a "real" park to enjoy the game =)
2) those tickets really strip you of all your rights and protect the team, as I am sure you are aware. When it comes down to it, we like to think of stadiums/arenas/church etc as public places but you really have the same say in what you do as you would if you were in my living room. These are private areas. Of course, I would let you vape in my living room as long as you weren't wearing one of those ridiculous Yankee hats
3) The statue of sympathy for Boston has not yet elapsed and therefore it would be socially unacceptable of you to hate on the 'Sox for at least another 2 weeks. =)
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Security/TSA will ask about it 25% of the time, seems to happen more often in large cities. About once or twice a year (in 15-20 trips a year) they scan the device for whatever (takes an additional 3 minutes). This past year it seems like screening is very used to them by now. I put all my liquid/batteries/gear in a plastic bag and put in in the bin where you put your shoes, wallet, belt, etc. The thinkin is if it is in a bag and they question it, they search the whole bag. I am just "up front" about it because, well, there isnt any reason to conceal it.
On a plane, I vape on every flight, I am discreet but not "hiding anything", have yet to have any staff say anything. I almost always fly United and while I started out using egos, I now just take my provari and people still don't say anything. a passenger asked about it once and I sait it was an inhaler device, which it is. =)
Never had a problem and I think the worst that will happen is that you are asked to put it away. Flights are so over crowded and attendants are so stressed over other things that I think someone hitting an e-cig is low on their list.
YMMV, etc. etc. but I fly regularly, at least once a month, and I have yet to have any issues.
**I also hold it long enough so that none of the vapor is visible when I exhale. That is what I specifically mean by discreet.
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caffeine infused vapes sounds sexy on paper but I found them lacking in execution. 1) there really wasnt enough caffeine in any of the 3 that I tried/mixed that I actually felt. 2) the liquid was a bit difficult to work with, it didnt seem to produce as much vapor or cleanly as it seemed to flood alot and 3) it also seemed to clog up the atomizer quickly. Your experience may be different but after my experience I decided to concentrate on a great vape and a great cup of coffee instead.
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I make 75% of what I use but I also love VTalk juice and AVE (Bobas).
In addition, I also really like http://www.mstsbakery.com/ The owner is a bit of a loon but her stuff is hand made to order and very good quality. It is not cheap liquid but the flavors are very well done. Blueberry Muffin and her coffees are all faves of mine.
The other I really enjoy is http://www.vaperite.com/ The owner is a very good mixer and he is known for his "organics" line. Once again, high quality and the price is reasonable. Honey Horn Tobacco and Organic Bananas Foster are the stars of the show for me.
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Batteries can explode. If you use a cell phone, a car, or a laptop/tablet you are at just as much risk. There are hundreds of stories of cell phone batteries exploding and causing harm. He was using a bad MOD I am sure, possibly stacking batts, or simply not using common sense. Because e-cigs are the new hype the get bad publicity to sell papers. When cell phones now explode, you never hear of it. 20 years ago when they just hit the scene, it was huge.
Just explain how much of a freak accident it is, and don't even bother to address it. I just shrug it off. When I don't worry about it, and stick the thing they think is deadly in my mouth again and again, they stop caring. It is all mindset with them.
If you don't worry, they won't worry.
I am curious as to how you are sure it was a bad mod? Perhaps you knew the victim?
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Having another torrid affair with my "on again/off again" love, Dulcis that is being dripped into a standard res 510 atty and delightfully caressed into a silky smooth vapor by my ProVari @4.6V.
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Especially If you don't know what you are doing. But heres the Thing. Alot of suppliers, especially the 'joe-blow making ejuice for sale on the internet from his kitchen' buy from BE for thier juice. So if they got bad nic, so did all of thier customers that are not DIY. I've read on other forums about alot of people 'questioned' thier pre-made juice from different suppliers over the past 2 months.. scarry. But at least a customer who 'questions' thier juice should be smart enough to stop vaping before it goes to far..
DIYrs might be think they are working with 50 mg, and take no special precautions, but really it150 or so.. One bad mistake/spill on skin, not enough ventiliation, etc... that is easily lethal.
Another great point and the exact reason I have always limited myself to 60MG base. It really isnt that much less expensive for 100MG or at least not cheap enough to bring that into a home where I have 2 small kids and a wife I want to keep around. I think most DIYers have a healthy respect for what they are doing but just playing the percentages of human nature there are sure to be a few careless souls that are just asking for trouble.
A few of my "practices":
Always have an open door or window nearby
Every element goes into a sink/basin/controlled area before removing caps of anything, including flavors
Never take anything out of the control area until it is complete and sealed
Wear gloves
Wash area thoroughly
(for me) only do it when nobody is in the house and I am not going to be distracted and walk away or forget what step I was on
add the base first to the mixing container and put the base away before next step.
I mix 200-300ML finished solution at a time so I am only mixing 2-3 times a year
Being the tallest in my house, I am the only one who can reach any liquid/supplies without a step stool and the cabinet is locked.
It may seem excessive to some but those steps are what I consider a "healthy respect" for the materials being used. I haven't messed up yet and I remind myself it is only a missed step away.
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No doubt. If the industry was under regulation, he'd have been shutdown for inspection along with those hefty fines. It's tough to promote self regulation with situations like this. I'm not trying to put down DIY but honestly it's just dangerous.
On the flip side I'm glad to see Nicotine testing kits made available to consumers. It really puts the checks and balances back in place. I'm hoping the DIY'ers make this a part of their mixing kits.
Yup, Christopher, I can say I have been pricing PH meters since I listened to the interview. While I am pretty sure my nic is fine, I am going to be damn sure.
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You would think so but apparently not.
You know I was thinking about something in the car today while driving home. The excuse was that the bottles where mis labeled. Not a good excuse but fine, fair enough. But here is what I was thinking...One of the 100mg bottles actually had 272mg of nicotine. So, one would assume if it was labeled incorrectly the bottle should have had a 272mg label correct? Here's the thing...they don't sell 272mg on their site. Which means they probably don't have a 272mg label. How can you mislabel a bottle of 272mg when you don't actually sell that strength.
Now if perhaps they get 300mg wholesale and cut it down, that means someone is doing a really crappy job. IE They have no idea what they're doing. Batch testing should be done and obviously it's not.
I'm not trying to smear his company but I can't help but think just how bad this could have been. It's worrying for the consumer. DIY won't be around very long at this rate.
Hate to be the baggie full of downers here but I am also not presuming that these batches were the only screwed up ones. I hope this doesn't come back to appear again as much as I hope this post isn't foreshadowing.
Good point on the mislabeled issue. I am not sure if he used that with the 272 MG batch as an excuse but the some of the other reading were unorthodox strengths so I think your point holds up.
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The Provari is an excellent device, best I have ever used and that covers about 8 different mods.
It will work with most anything but because of the design of the drip well on the top, it doesn't do well with tank systems that are designed to go over and past the atty connection as they do with an ego. The drip well keeps anything wide from going past the top of the connector. You could use a 501 adapter if you really wanted to. I had to use 2 to extend the 510 connection, it looked rather frankenstened and was not worth the hassle. The Map Tank and Vaporesensce tanks both work nicely.
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Very Scary, I have been DIY for coming up on 2 years and I feel naive that I never really thought enough about this to expect this to happen but it was likely inevitable.
I have had a negative opinion about Gourmet Vapor but it had nothing to do with nic levels, I just thought it tasted terrible. I am grateful I found MFS and their nic performs the way I expect it to. However, regulation is desperately needed and I always believed it has have been.
I listened to the interview that Brian linked and the owner of Box Elder spends too much time saying "I am a CEO" than actually addressing that there could be a problem.When the host asks a question, listen to the response and ask yourself if he answered the question.
IMO? Glad you asked.
Shady, Shady, Shady.
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I don't necessarily believe in all day vapes as I get pretty tired or desensitized to them, I prefer to use 2-3 flavors each day and Boba's is always in the rotation. I vape it most evenings. Simply one of the best juices I have tried. Awesome.
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DigCiggz and the eclipse?
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80/20 is pretty common and for a good reason. I do DIY and there are a few flavors I like to go heavier with VG abut 80/20 seems to work well for just about everything.
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One idea may be to invite a vetran supplier or user of e-cigs on your show. You can get all the experience you need without having to rely on freebies. There are plenty of suppliers and reputable people in the industry that enjoy talking about this subject. Many have been guests on other e-cig related show. That may be a quicker and ultimately more effective way to solve the issue that you described in your OP.
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I Have experienced similar issues as well. I do rotate a few core flavors and sometimes it is helpful to put one flavor away for a day or 2. Another issue is sometimes it is my atomizer if it is more than 2-3 weeks old. I will either dry burn it a few times to get the gunk off or replace it and the great flavor returns. You may want to consider that you are vaping with as well, it MAY be part, if not the source, of your problems.
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If your gonna grab some bobas bounty, which I also love, be sure to grab at least a sample of Gorilla Juice, also very good. Tobacco and bannana tastes a lot better than it sounds.
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For the record, that guy is NOT me..... I can even use the seat belt without an extender....barely.
I do fly frequently and vape in my seat just about every flight. I don't think anybody has ever seen me do it and if they did, I was being so discreet they just left me alone. If I was ever asked to stop, I certainly would. I find it amazing that someone would do that so openly that they have to be asked to stop.
It doesn't take a genius to realize that anyone who doesnt know what it is is going to be curious, if not alarmed by it. Why create an issue where none needs to be made.
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nice to meet you the other night, welcome!
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I am glad someone we trust has made the plunge. Hope it works out for him.
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4.3-4.7v depending on what I have in there, I agree, wouldn't use a non regulated battery again.
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I live in Houston too and I dont have any problems with leaking and i leave my tank in my car, inside the covered cup holder standing up in an empty pill bottle. I am not a big fan of the MAP tank mod, in fact, if you do like it, I have plenty of replacement cartomizers and a pipe cutter if you want to buy them. I prefer the liquinator, which uses the BOGE cartomizers and doesn't burn. The MAP tank always burns for me after about 5MLs or so. I plan on selling my extra stuff, including the MAP tanks and refills soon. If you like them and would like to buy them locally, let me know.
Getting back up to speed.
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Thanks Jeff, I had a feeling you would be the one that would respond first. =)
My ProVari was lost/stolen last night. I have a Lambo to get me by for now but time to get another primary. I was about to pick up another ProV ari but wanted to check here just in case there was something else I should consider. I only use a tank when driving so it is not critical, i just saw it as part of a kit and wondered if it was worth it.
Thanks for confirming what I already suspected. The ProVari has treated me very well every day for the past 3 years. If it wasn't for a hole in my pocket or a valet with sticky fingers I wouldn't even be thinking about it.