Recommendation for all New Vapors-Bump this if you think it's valuable.

tomzgreat;9029098 said:

I keep running across new Vapors who are looking for suggestions about what to buy. Let me clarify that if you are looking for one of those dinky cig look alikes this is not the thread for you. If you are ready to move up to real vaping, welcome aboard.

I figure I'll post my advise one time and I want every new vapor who reads it and follows the advise to bump this if you think it's valuable. Feel free to link to it on other threads too.

I will emphasize I have no affiliation with any vendor recommended except that I've bought products from them [Except Ivape] and found the service to be excellent and the product to be authentic and work.

New Vapor, You are going to see a ton of conflicting views after me. Just Take a leap of faith and order the items below. The only choice is whether to step up to the Itaste MVP or to stay with the ego twist. I strongly recommend, if you don't mind the box shape to purchase the Itaste Mvp. One charge of a battery lasted me for 2 1/2 days. An Ego Twist about 6-8 hours. The opinion of my family and friends when comparing the MVP to the big tube mods is that it's more elegant. On the other hand the twist is more cigarette like.


The following is a get out of jail card free. This is may not be the final rig that you'll end up with but it's a great first or 2nd step. [2nd step if you're using dinky cig lookalike]
I'm very specific with the links and products.Their are a lot of knockoffs and inferior equipment and juices in the market. Just order from these links and you should be very happy. I have no commercial affiliation with any of these vendors.

Both of my selections for the vaping unit are VV. You will see VV on the forum often, it stands for Variable Voltage. The advantage of Variable voltage is that you can raise and lower the Voltage or temperature at which you vape. This allows you to use a wider array of Clearomizers or Cartomizers and juices because you can adjust your unit to give you the best vape. Another advantage of VV Variable voltage is that it stabilizes your voltage too.
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Caution more technical than you may want to know
All standard vaping devices use Lithium Ion or LIMN technology. When you charge the battery it will go to 4.2v and than as you discharge the battery will put out less and less voltage. So many, if not all devices that aren't VV variable volt will start out giving a hotter vape and as the battery goes down the vape gets cooler. This is why I don't recommend non Variable Voltage devices
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1st Suggestion for those who aren't comfortable with a totally uncig like device the twist is the way to go. The Ego Twist isn't too long or fat, has a decent battery life. It's so easy to use. No Led displays, the bottom is a knob that is marked with voltage and you just twist the know to find the right Vape. Warning though the twist is not good for vaping above around 4.4v the battery just isn't strong enough.

If you arent' sure if Vaping is for you buying 1 ego twist + 1 Charger + 1 Clearomizer + 1 small bottle of liquid is the most economical entree to VV vaping. You'll spend around $45.00 complete. If you like it you can buy another and stock up on all the goodies. If you don't like it that much you can always use it as a backup unit. I always have a backup unit in the event my primary Vaping Device Fails. Now with a Vape Shop 30 minutes away it's not as important to me. But many may live in areas of the country where to get a replacement for a failed device you'll depend on the U.S Mail.

If you are sure that vaping is for you than buy two Ego Twists and all the goodies below. If you take up vaping one twist won't be enough. You'll need two twists to get you through a long day, unless you are a real lightweight.

My thought is that if you are going to buy two Ego Twists and you don't mind the box shape the MVP is a fraction more expensive. By the way you will find cheaper Ego Twists on the market and some are quite good but the gold standard is manufactured by Joyetech. Joyetech has a reputation for quality so that is why I' chose the more expensive Joyetech.

Get 2 VV Ego Twist or 1 if funds are tight $26.00 per Unit Click Here
Charger Click Here
Kanger T3 Bottom Coil Clearomizer buy 4 Each will last about 2 weeks Click Here Use Coupon Code REDDIT on Vapingme to get a 12% discount.
They are back in stock buy the replacement Head for the Kanger Buy around 5 - Click Here
E-Liquid- Heathers Heavenly Vapes- Click Here for Sample Pack


This is a great starting rig.


Now you might want to jump to the next step up for Hardware.
Instead of the Ego Twists buy an Itaste Mvp
Don't take my word for it watch the reviews below.
Two Reviews
Phil Busardo [Very Famous] Here
Remember his complaint about true ego threading is resolved

Field of Vapor Here
He has a great fix [7 minutes and 25 seconds] for the wobble that busardo complained about.
Take his complaint about it vaping lower than the digital readout with a grain of salt. The unit is rock solid and
always vapes at the same level. So if it's a little lower than the readout you just compensate by setting the voltage a little higher.

I discovered this unit recently and have bought one for me and recommended to a bunch of people. Everyone who has bought one has been very satisfied.

My old boss Tony just started vaping and bought a no name tube mod that failed on him. Tony said to me, I don't want anything complicated, I just want something simple. Pardon me for insulting you Tony [If you ever read this] by saying that you are Technically Challenged. I showed him my Itaste MVP and the Kanger t3 and he loved it. We went to a local vape shop and bought a Itaste MVP and he's a happy camper. He loved the simplicity.

The lowest price to buy on web is Ivape Here use coupon code fightback1 at checkout and it's $55.00
[No I dont' get a kickback, this is the code on the buying page]

For the best service on the web buy at VaporBeast Here. I bought a Mod from Tim awhile back and it didn't work out and his after sale service was the best. He'll go the extra step to make you happy. I have no experience with Ivape except that one person that ordered from them said it was shipped the next day and they are the lowest price on the web.

The Itaste MVP is simple to use the battery is integrated into the unit and not changeable so, no battery decisions, lasts 2 1/2 days on the built in battery and charges with a regular cel phone micro usb charger or the charging cable that comes with it. So no charger decisions

It has 3 buttons a Power button for vaping and an up and down button to change the voltage, no confusing menus. It really is brain dead to operate.

The newest version has both 510 and Ego Threading and will accept just about every Clearo or Carto in the market. No problem with incompatible hardware. The complaint about the unit not having Ego Threading that you'll see if you watch the reviews has been resolved. It takes the Kanger t3 and the evod and all 510 now.

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Technical Stuff you probably don't need to know but might be interested in.

There is one or two intangibles about this unit that an aficionado will understand. Just about all Vaping devices use PWM or Pulse width Modulation. But some have better filters than others. This is a very technical field so I'll simplify it. The Provari which is the Hummer of devices has excellent filters and if you put a standard voltage tester on it no problem with detecting the voltage. The Vamos and the Sigelei simply don't have as good a filter and if you put a standard voltage tester on it they won't work. It's debatable whether one can detect the difference when vaping. I'm not sure myself.

The Itaste Mvp has an excellent filter, as good as a Provari [Arguably]. You can put a standard voltage tester on it and it's rock solid. So there is a possibility that the vape from the MVP is superior to the Vamos or Sigelei.
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More stuff:
The drawback to the MVP is that it doesn't have an Ohm reader but some might consider and advantage too because it's one less thing to confuse a new vaper. The other is that if you are into extreme vaping [Vaping at High Voltage] the Ivape only goes to 5 Volts. The Tube mods like the zmax and the Vamos will go up to 6 Volts. On the other side of the coin, in my opinion it doesn't really matter. Clearomizers and Cartomizers are available in lower resistances so 5V with the right Clearomizer or Cartomizer is plenty for the average vaper.

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