The new Provari Procyon

[car147]

I like the look of it, but the price

[Pepperty]

Ha! Glasses with an excellent suntan and a pint in my hand?


No, mines 3 mods (provari p3 classic and v2) wooden stand, lovely driptips with nautilus tanks on, various sizes.

And it's my v2 'greigstervari' with its unique paint strip leaving black droplets and band. Still love it and use regularly.

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You be on the provari site Pepperty

Today Provari - tomorrow vapour trails tv with a night all inclusive in some swanky Newcastle hotel

[Perpetua]

Mar 30, 2016 7:02:21 GMT @johanino said:

Some peeps needs tagging for this Greg Perpetua

Haha . . . . I'd already gotten the email Jane and I have to report, that the older I've got - the cheaper I've become.

( In my choice of mods of course! )

[marksixysix]

Just looks like an updated P3 with a better battery cap to replace the problematic spring.
The rest is cosmetic and a few extra watts.

They are well made and I really loved my P3 but are well overpriced considering the alternatives out there today.
Think I might just hang on to my P3 as it's hardly worth selling considering what I paid for it.

Might keep it in the car to fend off carjackers and parking attendants

I think Provape have had their day and will be a niche market unless they can produce a sensibly priced mod to the masses.

[Perpetua]

Mar 30, 2016 23:11:59 GMT marksixysix said:

 

I think Provape have had their day and will be a niche market unless they can produce a sensibly priced mod to the masses.

Me too . . . although I guess likewise there will always be that small catchment market, much like any of the high end equipment.

Pity really as build quality is superb - but are the majority of vapers really looking for devices that last forever and a day now ( except Jane @johanino of course given her mod destroying talents! )

On the forum, in groups the trend given all the new stuff we're tempted with, appears to be for almost constant change and ' upgrades ' which you can't justify or afford if something has cost almost $300.

Perhaps Provape aren't bothered - they've chosen their client base and are happy to keep to that selective, somewhat limited group.

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Nothing wrong with high end quality. It'll still be going when China doesn't make throwaway 2000 watt devices (or whatever the trend is)

Is society & sociology catching up with vaping? Throwaway society? Throwaway mods? Where is their a cheap discounter vape shop lol? 3 10 ml juice bottles for £1. All in e-cig with latest technology for £2? Och man I need more coffee lol

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Mar 31, 2016 6:19:21 GMT Perpetua said:

Mar 30, 2016 23:11:59 GMT marksixysix said:

 

I think Provape have had their day and will be a niche market unless they can produce a sensibly priced mod to the masses.

Me too . . . although I guess likewise there will always be that small catchment market, much like any of the high end equipment.

Pity really as build quality is superb - but are the majority of vapers really looking for devices that last forever and a day now ( except Jane @johanino of course given her mod destroying talents! )

On the forum, in groups the trend given all the new stuff we're tempted with, appears to be for almost constant change and ' upgrades ' which you can't justify or afford if something has cost almost $300.

Perhaps Provape aren't bothered - they've chosen their client base and are happy to keep to that selective, somewhat limited group.

Mar 31, 2016 7:04:13 GMT @johanino said:

Nothing wrong with high end quality. It'll still be going when China doesn't make throwaway 2000 watt devices (or whatever the trend is)

Is society & sociology catching up with vaping? Throwaway society? Throwaway mods? Where is there a cheap discounter vape shop lol? 3 10 ml juice bottles for £1. All in e-cig with latest technology for £2? Och man I need more coffee lol

[Perpetua]

Mar 31, 2016 7:04:13 GMT @johanino said:

Nothing wrong with high end quality. It'll still be going when China doesn't make throwaway 2000 watt devices (or whatever the trend is)

Indeed there isn't, if that's what appeals to you Jane.

Mar 31, 2016 7:04:13 GMT @johanino said:

Is society sociology catching up with vaping? Throwaway society? Throwaway mods?

I think there's truth in that  . . . . along with ' instant gratification ' in today's world.

[marksixysix]

They are high end and very well made and the best made mods I have owned,
The problem is that things change and move so fast and new features and so on, that they can become obsolete very quickly and most can't justify the cost when there are alternatives that are solid mods at a fraction on the cost.

Not a problem if you have deep pockets, or just like something well made and that's why I have a 2.5 and P3 because they are a lovely quality mod as I am sure the newer provape mods are too.
They are behind on features but build is second to none, but the basic mods these days are better made, only the materials might be on the cheaper side.

I just wonder if they can sell enough units at those prices to keep themselves going. I hope so because there is a place for well made mods, but that is a small market especially when you can pick up many PV's so cheaply now, which wont hurt so much if you lose or break it.

I don't think mod destroyer has any worries about breaking her Provari, they are solid, just don't drop it down the toilet

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I keep dropping the evic mini right now in my lounge........it's coping - now if that were a vamo v 2 ...

[nanotm]

Mar 31, 2016 21:44:20 GMT marksixysix said:

They are high end and very well made and the best made mods I have owned,
The problem is that things change and move so fast and new features and so on, that they can become obsolete very quickly and most can't justify the cost when there are alternatives that are solid mods at a fraction on the cost.

Not a problem if you have deep pockets, or just like something well made and that's why I have a 2.5 and P3 because they are a lovely quality mod as I am sure the newer provape mods are too.
They are behind on features but build is second to none, but the basic mods these days are better made, only the materials might be on the cheaper side.

I just wonder if they can sell enough units at those prices to keep themselves going. I hope so because there is a place for well made mods, but that is a small market especially when you can pick up many PV's so cheaply now, which wont hurt so much if you lose or break it.

I don't think mod destroyer has any worries about breaking her Provari, they are solid, just don't drop it down the toilet

the fat old men that are used ot chugging on their $250 a pop Havana's will be lapping them up, one in every colour available and spares for client use with disposable $50 drip tips to boot ......

seriously though some of the prices on some of the kits are stupid but other kit is so cheap anyone and everyone can have it, you find different markets enjoy different things, look at the oil barons and their smokes, they will pay 50k for a one off exclusive mod and still blow plumes in their office (to prove just how rich they are) whilst you will have cheaper similar devices on sale in the gift shop downstairs to make them even richer

people like that demand the best quality and no price is too high which is why they smoke cigars rather than fags anyway

[drunkenbum]

Trouble with these is that look like a mainstream mod with a high end price tag. Well made they well be but they look like a vamo

[sydsut]

An already very pricey mod may become even more expensive if the proposed 70% to 80% tax on all vaping related products, as discussed elsewhere on this site, becomes law in the EU. £300.00 or more for a mod?

[Greg]

I think Provari still stand out in the crowd. I should qualify that statement by saying I very rarely vape beyond 25 watts and often much lower and I have zero interest in TC having tried it and dismissed it.
I have 4 mods from Provape and use them all with the exception of my Provari mini as its not VW and I'm lazy it's still the best looking by a mile though.

I do understand it's not for some because either it's too pricey or it doesn't have the aforementioned features but then no everyone who vapes desires those features. I don't think it a valid argument to say well I'd lie those features even if I don't use them, some of my mods have TC because I can't by that model without them but if I could buy a cheaper version without TC I would.

I agree with the throwaway society comments but it's really not for me, I've tried it and duly threw them away

Having said all that I wouldn't purchase this new offering as it way too long with no options to reduce. I realise it's likely due to the increase in output but I never use my Provaris in 18650 mode, 18490 max for me

So what's in my hand right now, an Evic Mini