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mnewsham

Lifer
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How do you sign up there ? I entered my email and got nothing.

I have had my account for 8-10 months so I honestly don't remember, at the time i think I just created an account? They changed the site recently for nonmembers so I am not really sure since I have been a member for so long.
 

blackangst1

Lifer
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Sounds like you are all set. I'm going straight to the Provari. I don't want to spend the money on it, but if I don't, i'll go through device after device until I end up with one, so screw it. Ego twist to Provari, lol.
Also, I feel like a light weight. I've gone through .40ml of juice in the last 10 hours (24mg). Juice goes slow with less voltage. NICE.

Exactly. Is it better to spend $170 on one device with the warranty and track record of the Provari or $170 on six devices over the course of a year?

BTW the price of the ProVari is justified considering 1. Its made in america, 2. Its got a ONE year warranty, 3. even after the warranty Provape will service it, and 4. if you look at the power output of the device on an oscilloscope you will see no other device delivers power as accuratly and evenly as a ProVari. There are vids on youtube if youre interested.

Also, if youre interested, Phil Busardo went on a tour of the Provape facilities, and interviewed the founders. This is a great video that shows why the ProVari is worth every penny. They've got several bona fide engineers on their staff, including one aeronautical engineer that used to build ICBM's. Well worth the time to watch.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/provape/563769-provape-tour.html
 

sze5003

Lifer
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I've signed up for the mass drop. Turns out I needed to enter a password after my email lol.
 

blackangst1

Lifer
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I'm so confused now. I might grab it anyway and sell it later if I want the new model. I have a feeling the new model will have features that I will have no use for, like 25+ watts, sub ohm capabilities, Variable watts (same as VV IMO) etc. I think it will cater to the more advanced, hard core vapers using the DNA chips and the like.
Features I would like if it had them are EGO threading and ability to take more small tank designs without need for adapters and stuff like that. general compatibility. A better LCD has been on people's list from what I've read. So we'll see, also depends on cost VS my needs.
The MOST important thing above all else though is how COOL will it look? :cool: That should force my hand more than anything else.

Negative. If you watch the Provape tour videos I posted above, they clearly state they are NOT catering to the sub-ohm/high watt crowd.
 

moonbogg

Lifer
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Negative. If you watch the Provape tour videos I posted above, they clearly state they are NOT catering to the sub-ohm/high watt crowd.

Nice. That's good to hear. I'll feel much better about putting my pocket book on BLAST the instant that gunmetal gray provari is available. Today at noon according to website.
Question for you. I'll be using the aerotank mega and I've seen people use tube rings to make it look better. Provari has some rings and there are others as well. I'm looking for a nice, smooth fit between the provari and the aerotank mega.

ALSO: Hate to say it, but steer clear of Viper-vape.com. Its been 3 days since order placed and that place is a black hole. No response, no shipment, order hasn't been boxed yet. No one answers the phone, no email response, just NOTHING. Fuck that place never shopping there again.
Where is a GOOD online vendor for tanks and stuff?
 
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blackangst1

Lifer
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Nice. That's good to hear. I'll feel much better about putting my pocket book on BLAST the instant that gunmetal gray provari is available. Today at noon according to website.
Question for you. I'll be using the aerotank mega and I've seen people use tube rings to make it look better. Provari has some rings and there are others as well. I'm looking for a nice, smooth fit between the provari and the aerotank mega.

ALSO: Hate to say it, but steer clear of Viper-vape.com. Its been 3 days since order placed and that place is a black hole. No response, no shipment, order hasn't been boxed yet. No one answers the phone, no email response, just NOTHING. Fuck that place never shopping there again.
Where is a GOOD online vendor for tanks and stuff?

That gunmetal looks SICK! Grats on your ProVari ;)

As for beauty rings for it, look HERE
 

smackababy

Lifer
Oct 30, 2008
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I am really liking mine so far. Although, I probably have been using it too much.

Found a local shop that has a good selection of juice. Going to check them out when I get back from out of town this weekend.
 

MongGrel

Lifer
Dec 3, 2013
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Mine's supposed to come in tomorrow, the wife seems strangely interested in it and has been asking me when it will get here.

I think she's half thinking of getting a smaller one to vape non nicotine after we stopped by the juice bar/retailer at the mall the other day, though she hasn't admitted it yet.
 
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smackababy

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Mines supposed to come in tomorrow, the wife seems strangely interested in it and has been asking me when it will get here.

I think she's half thinking of getting a smaller one to vape non nicotine after we stopped buy the juice bar/retailer at the mall the other day, though she hasn't admitted it yet.

My GF was against the idea of me getting one, until it arrived and she tried it. Now she keeps bumming drags off me!
 

MongGrel

Lifer
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Exactly. Is it better to spend $170 on one device with the warranty and track record of the Provari or $170 on six devices over the course of a year?

BTW the price of the ProVari is justified considering 1. Its made in america, 2. Its got a ONE year warranty, 3. even after the warranty Provape will service it, and 4. if you look at the power output of the device on an oscilloscope you will see no other device delivers power as accuratly and evenly as a ProVari. There are vids on youtube if youre interested.

Also, if youre interested, Phil Busardo went on a tour of the Provape facilities, and interviewed the founders. This is a great video that shows why the ProVari is worth every penny. They've got several bona fide engineers on their staff, including one aeronautical engineer that used to build ICBM's. Well worth the time to watch.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/provape/563769-provape-tour.html
Good video, I just kinda skipped through parts and looked at things, looks they have their shit together their and building things on an ISO 9001 Aerospace level pretty much.
 
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moonbogg

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That gunmetal looks SICK! Grats on your ProVari ;)

As for beauty rings for it, look HERE

Thanks man. I pulled the trigger on it FAST about 10 minutes before noon (as soon as it was available for sale) afraid they would run out in an instant. Turns out there are quite a few in stock still, but not for long. I should have pics available next week when everything shows up, and I FULLY EXPECT pics of any new rigs you guys are getting as well!
Oh, also, Viper-vape.com responded and will ship my mini tank tomorrow. They said they were "out of town". That's good of them to get back to me at least.
I bought my big tank for the provari from this place:

http://www.desertvapes.com/input-birthday.php?redirect=/index.php

They shipped it in like 20 minutes! I'll be going back to them in the future.
 

MongGrel

Lifer
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Thanks man. I pulled the trigger on it FAST about 10 minutes before noon (as soon as it was available for sale) afraid they would run out in an instant. Turns out there are quite a few in stock still, but not for long. I should have pics available next week when everything shows up, and I FULLY EXPECT pics of any new rigs you guys are getting as well!
Oh, also, Viper-vape.com responded and will ship my mini tank tomorrow. They said they were "out of town". That's good of them to get back to me at least.
I bought my big tank for the provari from this place:

http://www.desertvapes.com/input-birthday.php?redirect=/index.php

They shipped it in like 20 minutes! I'll be going back to them in the future.
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

I'll be putting some of the Evic Supreme tomorrow I'm sure.

Might have to look into the mods thing, could easily make rings and we have a pretty nice laser etcher at work :p

Might have to talk to a few people about starting a new line of things.
 
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moonbogg

Lifer
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That gunmetal looks SICK! Grats on your ProVari ;)

As for beauty rings for it, look HERE

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

I'll be putting some of the Evic Supreme tomorrow I'm sure.

Might have to look into the mods thing, could easily make rings and we have a pretty nice laser etcher at work :p

Might have to talk to a few people about starting a new line of things.

I'm an industrial/mechanical designer so i'm always designing things. Designing accessories would be way too easy. Making sure people want them is the hard part.
 

MongGrel

Lifer
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I'm an industrial/mechanical designer so i'm always designing things. Designing accessories would be way too easy. Making sure people want them is the hard part.
Yep, and there are plenty of people pumping them out on the cheap to make it worth it usually for common things these days I guess.


Never picked up a degree, but have been a Tool & Diemaker 30+ years, so ya know what I mean.
 

OutHouse

Lifer
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Questioni for all of you ex-smokers have you noticed how bad it stinks and how invasive the stench is at public events? We were at a outdoor concert over the weekend and holy crap all i smelled was cigarette smoke. assholes were lighting up all over the place and no matter where i went all i smelled was smoke. bleh!
 

moonbogg

Lifer
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Yep, and there are plenty of people pumping them out on the cheap to make it worth it usually for common things these days I guess.


Never picked up a degree, but have been a Tool & Diemaker 30+ years, so ya know what I mean.

I never picked up a degree either. Maybe we can be the two man team of degreeless accessory engineers! If you got ideas, I got the blueprints.
 

MongGrel

Lifer
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I never picked up a degree either. Maybe we can be the two man team of degreeless accessory engineers! If you got ideas, I got the blueprints.
Stranger things have happened, but after busting my butt at work all day I'm notoriously lazy.

:D

I still ought to have a Bridgeport in my garage and a few things and just never have.
 

Phoenix86

Lifer
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I'm an industrial/mechanical designer so i'm always designing things. Designing accessories would be way too easy. Making sure people want them is the hard part.
This is the problem with recommending the "best" one. The designs aren't terribly complicated, both EE and ME. Production is almost easier.

What do you design?
 

moonbogg

Lifer
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This is the problem with recommending the "best" one. The designs aren't terribly complicated, both EE and ME. Production is almost easier.

What do you design?

Boring stuff. Random mechanical stuff for machines no one will ever care about, lol. I did design a SICK potato gun and have the prints for it, but enough of the off topic.
I will fix the off topic gibberish by posting the following pic of the goodness that will soon be mine. Also, they have more in stock, so if anyone wants to join me in being a member of the Provarinati society, its not too late!

BOOM! THE GLORY!


Also,
http://www.myvaporstore.com/Aerotank_2_Aerotank_Mini_Aerotank_Mega_Aerotank_Giant_s/151.htm

All of the badass new kanger tanks are in one spot right here. Only thing I didn't see was replacement coils for the standard size, aerotank V2. But its brand new so it understandable. I grabbed a standard sized V2 with a blue tank. I'm done buying shit, I swear.
 
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MongGrel

Lifer
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Boring stuff. Random mechanical stuff for machines no one will ever care about, lol. I did design a SICK potato gun and have the prints for it, but enough of the off topic.
I will fix the off topic gibberish by posting the following pic of the goodness that will soon be mine. Also, they have more in stock, so if anyone wants to join me in being a member of the Provarinati society, its not too late!

BOOM! THE GLORY!


Also,
http://www.myvaporstore.com/Aerotank_2_Aerotank_Mini_Aerotank_Mega_Aerotank_Giant_s/151.htm

All of the badass new kanger tanks are in one spot right here. Only thing I didn't see was replacement coils for the standard size, aerotank V2. But its brand new so it understandable. I grabbed a standard sized V2 with a blue tank. I'm done buying shit, I swear.

:eek: :D

Welp, charging er up just got it in.

BvkNMGt.jpg


Thought they'd sent the wrong tank at first when I saw the Kanger one on top, but it was empty and they had put it on top for packing material.

5E1R0TR.jpg


53% and climbing, don't even have any juice yet, going to the mall with the wife once she gets here, she wanted to go.

WPv0GGP.jpg



Test run in a short while, and some better pics.
 

moonbogg

Lifer
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:eek: :D

Welp, charging er up just got it in.

BvkNMGt.jpg


Thought they'd sent the wrong tank at first when I saw the Kanger one on top, but it was empty and they had put it on top for packing material.

5E1R0TR.jpg


53% and climbing, don't even have any juice yet, going to the mall with the wife once she gets here, she wanted to go.

WPv0GGP.jpg



Test run in a short while, and some better pics.

Oh damn! Its almost show time! When I do my unboxing I promise to have a large knife in the pics as well. It adds a dose of badass to the whole scene. GRATS! (More pics more pics more pics)
 
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