What's In Your Vapor Tool Kit

This past weekend I went out and bought myself an ultrasonic cleaner. I bought one of the less expensive models because I wasn’t really sure how much use I would get out of it. I’m going to take just a moment to say that it’s awesome for cleaning drip tips and atomizer parts! Anyway, I had just spent $40 on a gadget for cleaning vape stuff, and it got me to thinking about all the various supplies and equipment that I use in support of vaping. So, aside from mods, atomizers, and drip tips what other items might you need for vaping? The list can be rather long, but to be fair, it doesn’t have to be that way. When I first started it was with an eGo battery, a charger, tanks, tips, coils, pipettes, and an occasional tissue or Q-tip for cleaning. Switching to mod with removable batteries increases the amount of ‘stuff’ needed… using rebuildable atomizers adds even more.

So here it is, a list of vape supplies not including mod/atomizer parts or e-liquids.

Because I vape:
• Q-tips
• Toothbrush
• Pipettes
• Ultrasonic cleaner
• Safe or other lockable storage to keep e-liquids in so that kids/pets can’t get to any of it.
• Tissue
• Needle top bottles
• Small funnel for filling needle top bottles
• Syringes, various sizes
• Blunt tip needles for syringes… also in various sizes
• Case/box/crate/bin/chest to hold vaping related tools and supplies.

Because I use 18xxx mods:
• 18650 batteries. Lots of them. AW IMRs at first, but now Sony VTC5s
• 18650 case(s), because loose batteries in your pocket are not a good idea.
• Chargers. Two of them. Gotta have one at home… gotta have one at the office.
• 18650 pvc wrap
• Heat gun, to shrink the pvc wrap.
• Telescopic magnet, to hold 18650s while shrinking the pvc wrap.
• Label maker for labeling rewrapped 18650s

Because I use rebuildable atomizers:
• Kanthal… 24g, 26g, 28g, 30g…
• Cotton
• Mini Screwdrivers. For those mini screw posts on RDAs and sometimes for wrapping coils on.
• Small pliers
• Tweezers
• Toothpicks
• Locking forceps
• Drill pits or similar small diameter metal rods for wrapping coils on.
• Ohm Reader (or multimeter)
• Volt Meter (see above)
• Wire clippers
• Nail clippers
• Silica wick