Yes that's the one. Philip Rocke RAND reserve.
How much do you spend per month on vaping ?
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Yes that's the one. Philip Rocke RAND reserve.
Roughly R6300 in total since I started in mid October for everything, batteries mods wire juice etc.
I dont really do nicotine so my monthly juice budget is about R500.
I dont expect to buy more mods, but I do budget R1500~R2000 per month on DIY projects in my present occupation of adding value to humanity in general, so I feel like Im on target so far.
I didnt include purchases for the new CF dual series VV mod that is on the drawing board, R855 for 2x Tesiyi 40 bumblebee's and a Goblin mini lemaga clone from Vape King.
I dont really do nicotine so my monthly juice budget is about R500.
I dont expect to buy more mods, but I do budget R1500~R2000 per month on DIY projects in my present occupation of adding value to humanity in general, so I feel like Im on target so far.
I didnt include purchases for the new CF dual series VV mod that is on the drawing board, R855 for 2x Tesiyi 40 bumblebee's and a Goblin mini lemaga clone from Vape King.
Hard question. Some months its R1200.00 some months its R6000.00 so I would guess somewhere in between. If I wasn't a gadget freak I would guess an average of about R2000.00 a month. Monthly juice (approx 6ml/day) and a new decent mod, tank, coils and batteries every year but unfortunately I am a gadget freak and he who dies with most toys wins, right?
We did this exercise in fishing once until we discovered we were paying well over R1000 a fish so we didn't do that exercise again
We did this exercise in fishing once until we discovered we were paying well over R1000 a fish so we didn't do that exercise again
There is no way on earth I'm gonna open my credit card statement and start adding it up... A Cee Cee Mod with no battery or atty costs R7,962.86 at yesterdays exchange rate and that's before courier to SA or costs from the clearing agent!
I'm going to take the 5th amendment on this thread!
I'm going to take the 5th amendment on this thread!
But on the positive side I don't really care what I have spent or will spend in the future! My health changes have been dramatic! 
Gosh yes... it's a shocking amount in actual fact. I keep telling myself that I have all the gear I need, and working towards a DIY production line to replace juice, and that I can live squarely in the <R300 p/m range...
...aaaaand then a new product/juice/wire/coil/deck/dripper/mod/jumbo-jet/spacecraft/mind-control-robot comes out...
Sigh. I'm tempted to come clean with the wife, she'll sort me out quickly! (after copious amounts of screaming).
...aaaaand then a new product/juice/wire/coil/deck/dripper/mod/jumbo-jet/spacecraft/mind-control-robot comes out...
Sigh. I'm tempted to come clean with the wife, she'll sort me out quickly! (after copious amounts of screaming).
I also don't really keep track because there are those months were I don't even order anything at all. These usually follow a month of a mass order of juice and DIY juice supplies which probably top out around R5k. These months usually follow a month of a mod craze which sees me buying pricey equipment because it's so awesome or because there's "too good a deal" or just because you're greedy like that. Then you need the batteries and the chargers and wicks and wires and cover etc. for them which could cost anything from R10 to R20k.
Yip, that desire for new gear is gone now that I have my REO's and Nuppins. Now, I just buy other gear occasionally for the sake of it or for those lazy times when I don't want to reload something so I grab another mod with a filled RTA.
First off, awesome thread @Silver 
For me, I'm pretty content with my devices (Reo FTW baby) for the past 9mths, so the only 'expenses' I have is my eliquid consumption which is around the R300-R400 per month mark and minor rebuild goodies, like wick and kanthal, if that works out to R30 a month, that's a lot lol
I'm happy to say I spend way less than a R1000 a month
And to think, if i had to still be killing myself with the 2 packs a day death sticks, I would've been spending R1920 per month. (32x2x30=1920)
"I vape" said the smart person.
For me, I'm pretty content with my devices (Reo FTW baby) for the past 9mths, so the only 'expenses' I have is my eliquid consumption which is around the R300-R400 per month mark and minor rebuild goodies, like wick and kanthal, if that works out to R30 a month, that's a lot lol
I'm happy to say I spend way less than a R1000 a month
And to think, if i had to still be killing myself with the 2 packs a day death sticks, I would've been spending R1920 per month. (32x2x30=1920)
"I vape" said the smart person.
For December i purchased a bellus, ipv d2, LG Chocolate, crius, evic vtc mini, sapor, smurf, twisted messes, Derringer , turbo and countless quantities of local juices so ya im good on gear for a while. I keep telling myself that I don't need anything more. The only thing that my vape collection lacks is a bf mod so perhaps a reo grand and a bf Derringer
Forgot to mention ijust 2 kit and coils
Forgot to mention ijust 2 kit and coils
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That was a busy December - great stuff. The bf Derringer shall be on me as soon as you have that bf mod, if I may.
i put R5000 or more...
Most months I spend around R3000.00 but then every now and then i go off the rails, order R11551.00 (recalculated) of hardware + 800mls of juice, and well
Basically I vape 25-30ml a day, and I like to get me new hardware as much as possible, but i don't buy expensive high end stuff, R2750.00 is about as far as i'd go on a mod, and at the absolute most R750.00 on an atty.
Back in my smoking days, i'd have been spending R1250.00 a month at todays exchange rate. Dunhill Red's were my poison
Most months I spend around R3000.00 but then every now and then i go off the rails, order R11551.00 (recalculated) of hardware + 800mls of juice, and well
Basically I vape 25-30ml a day, and I like to get me new hardware as much as possible, but i don't buy expensive high end stuff, R2750.00 is about as far as i'd go on a mod, and at the absolute most R750.00 on an atty.
Back in my smoking days, i'd have been spending R1250.00 a month at todays exchange rate. Dunhill Red's were my poison
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I spend much more than I need to for sure.Mostly on gear but I must say I'm still way ahead of the game vs.smoking.
Hope the wives don't see this thread!There is no way on earth I'm gonna open my credit card statement and start adding it up... A Cee Cee Mod with no battery or atty costs R7,962.86 at yesterdays exchange rate and that's before courier to SA or costs from the clearing agent!
I'm going to take the 5th amendment on this thread!
I'm pretty certain that I go over what I spent on smokes.
I think that's a safe stance ....There is no way on earth I'm gonna open my credit card statement and start adding it up... A Cee Cee Mod with no battery or atty costs R7,962.86 at yesterdays exchange rate and that's before courier to SA or costs from the clearing agent!
I'm going to take the 5th amendment on this thread!
Get a reo with a decent single coil bf atty.
I only vaped 3ml in the reo today and I vaped all day. It was a 1.2 ohm coil though.
On my drive to work and back I vaped 1 tank on the uwell crown and that was about 45 mins in total.
All 3mg.
I used to vape 40 to 50ml a day with my tank setups before I moved to a reo. My reo average on the weekend is about 18 ml but the reo is glued to my lips.
Since going down the DIY route, and not buying hardware, between R300 - R600.
Of coarse when I need hardware, you can add R1000. But that's not every month. Only say every fourth or so month.
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Of coarse when I need hardware, you can add R1000. But that's not every month. Only say every fourth or so month.
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probably I'm saving cause a pack is $10.00 USD where I live, our politicians in R.I. never saw a tax they don't love.
My vaping journey began as a cost saving venture & I'm glad to say I've stuck by it
Unless I need a mod , wick/wires etc , my monthly costs never exceeds R600.00 for DIY liquid AND I still have enough juice left over for the following month.....though I think this is about to change soon cos the mutation rta is really sucking juice like crazy
My absolute limit though would be R2200.00 max as this was my monthly spend on cigarettes
Unless I need a mod , wick/wires etc , my monthly costs never exceeds R600.00 for DIY liquid AND I still have enough juice left over for the following month.....though I think this is about to change soon cos the mutation rta is really sucking juice like crazy
My absolute limit though would be R2200.00 max as this was my monthly spend on cigarettes
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