Have you spent or are spending too much on devices, etc?

[doctorjellybean]

As I'm about to get a Sigelei and Kanger Subtank mini, I started thinking about the various stuff I have bought since I started vaping almost 2 years ago.

Started with Riva 1100 DeLuxe kit, then Kanger Evod, iTaste VV, Vision Spinner, now iTaste 134. Protank, Protank 2, Protank Mini 3. Various e-juices, coils.

It was so much easier going to the shop and asking for 50gram of roll-up baccy

[Perpetua]

" Have you spent or are spending too much on devices, etc? "


Yes.


But I refuse to be concerned as it's still considerably less costly than smoking 40/50 ciggy's a day as I was.

[flavourtank]

yes but its my treat to myself, the amount you spend on stinkies per day for 4 weeks justify's my purchases with possibly money still in my pocket

[buggritt]

That's quite a modest shopping list. If we knew at the start where we were going to end up, it would have cost much less. But we didn't.
I use mainly two apv's, and one type of tank. And make my own liquid. Getting there was chop and change.

[VapingBad]

eVic was probably the one that I got the least value out of at the time I need more power, so went to mechs Segelei #19 was rubbish, but then found FT and spent a year playing with mechs and getting the vape I needed. There are others I wish I didn't get like the IPV2, but the gennsis, Kayfun & Orchid clones I have and don't use much, like the mechs are good for the apocalypse box.

[*-SARIN-*]

Have spent and am still spending too much on vaping gear.  Here's a ridiculous list of what i have at the moment, discounting the stuff that i've had and sold / given away.  It's stupid because i can't use all of it but some of it holds sentimental value.

Mech Mods:  Nemesis, Panzer, Fury S, 4nine, Copper penny. 
Mods: iStick, Sigelei 100W+, VTR, iTaste VV/VW, numerous sticky pen things.
Tanks:  EVODS, Protank Mini II, Protank III, Aerotank, iClear 30s, Orchid V4, Rose V2, Atlantis, Subtank, Fogger V4.1.
Drippers: Magma x2, Mephisto, Plume Veil, Tugboat, IGO-W.

...and enough juice to fill a bath, and even today i've bought more! Argggghhhhhhhh!

[prr]

The way I look at it I probably haven't saved much money over the very nearly 2 years that I have been vaping, however I don't wheeze and cough anymore, I feel much better than I used to, my doctor's notes state that I am a non smoker and the money I have spent is tied up in hardware (resellable) and concentrates and nic base, rather than 100gm of baccy a week!

[davetherayon]

Far too much, lol. When the dna40 came out I swore to myself 'this will be my last mod till something ABSOLUTELY beats it', then got a vaporshark that conked out o.o Since then, made 2 homemade dna40s, both have their problems, but with a bit of faff and soldering I can fix em On the atty front, I'm happy as a happy thing in happy land with the subtank, but no doubt that will be taken over once the next big thing appears. I make my own eliquids, have for ages, so that's a nice cost reducer. Good to be tooting in the vape/smoke shed at work, when people are watching 50p (or however much it is nowadays) literally go up in smoke, while I toot on some lovely Custardy Lovechild. Not condescending, but a nice 'mmm cash flow mmm' feeling

[Chrissie]

"Have you spent or are spending too much on devices, etc?"

No, although I've treated myself to a few things I didn't really need, I'm spending a fraction compared to how much I'd be spending if I was still smoking.

[davetherayon]

The other, much more important imo thing is how much better you feel physically after switching (note : we switch, we don't stop, must hit the Antz over the head every time they pop up with the 'ecigs don't make you stop' argument, like wackamoles). The up front spend on mods, attys, and eliquid is more than worth that benefit isn't it?

[smifee]

Last spend was 4 iSticks, 2 each, about 3 months ago. Before that it was tubes all of which are in daily use:- 3 Smok SIDs, 2 Provari 2.5s, a Mor Crann, an Evic, a Cartel Clone & a 4Nine clone.

Only temptation on the horizon is the iStick 30W. I don't need the extra power but if they step down/buck I'm in. Have read so many conflicting and too technical (for me) reports on them that my head hurts.

3 months and counting is the longest I've gone without buying a device and my 'add to basket' finger isn't even a little bit itchy

[davetherayon]

Can I tempt you to the dna40 lightside smifee? It will mean buying a mod (get a genuine evolv40 one, not a clone, Vaporflask looks good. I don't trust Chinese electronics), some nickel wire, and re-learning some things about how you expect a mod to perform. e.g. I now vape at 15-17W, my nickel coil is 0.1 to 0.3 ohms, (the Kanger Subtech OCC rebuild version). Takes a bit of adjustment, but you soon feel the benefit. Knowing that the mod won't emit shitty substances is 95% of the battle

[Deleted]

I have kept a record of what I would have spent on fags, and what I have spent on everything connected to vaping since August 2014, I am still a little over half of what I would have forked out on the stinkies.

I am pretty happy with the equipment, so hopefully unless robby finds another bargain I should be self sufficient for a good while .

[davetherayon]

Jan 30, 2015 22:19:35 GMT car147 said:

I have kept a record of what I would have spent on fags, and what I have spent on everything connected to vaping since August 2014, I am still a little over half of what I would have forked out on the stinkies.

I am pretty happy with the equipment, so hopefully unless robby finds another bargain I should be self sufficient for a good while .

... and as Dave Dorn and contributors to VTTV like Gerry Stimson say, it's "all the pleasure, without the death"

[reddragon]

This is a funny question because I do feel I spend too much on vape gear but it is nowhere near what I spent on the stinkies. Is it a case of I have more of a feel of how much is being spent because I have 5 mods, about 13 tanks and around 500ml of juice on the worktop and a vanity case full of mixing supplies in the cupboard. Whereas when I smoke it all got burnt away so I didn't comprehend the money spent? if that makes sense to anyone