Ready to buy my first ecig. couple of ?s

[DamagePlan]

So after reading that newbie guide I decided I want to go with a manual battery. I also want to go with a low profile model. Similar in size as a cigarette.

If I read correctly this means I should go with the EGO or the KRB correct? The EGO seems to have the better upgrade path. Dies that make it a better choice? Either way what brand should I go with and why?

So that just covers the battery correct? What about the rest of it and a starter pack?

[elwcom]

The ego is more of a cigar size than cig size, a 510 is by the same company but is cig size. They come with either manual or auto, your choice and the 510 threading will take an who battery too.

[Charlz]

If you are going to stay with a slim style PV. The kr8 is a much better choice than a 510. The voltage is higher and are solid units that some continue to use rather than upgrade. There are all the options available in upgrading until you get to mods. By that time you will probably have a couple different PV styles anyway.

[Bb177]

Just to save you some time, three months ago I bought my first PV and I have already upgraded. I still like my "cigarette size" set up, but since upgrading I use it far less. If you are absolutely set on a cigarette style just know you may get frustrated by the battery life, at least I did. If you go cig look alike I would recommend v2cigs, some people bash them, but I love it. I bought 4 other brands and hated them, v2 is built well and the juice is pretty good, I still VAPE their menthol and Sahara. I turned 3 people onto v2 and all 3 love it, I'm the only one who has upgraded. Now the reason I upgraded is because the battery was not making me through an entire day. I bought a kgo from Hoosierecigs and I couldn't be happier. The kgo is an ego like device, and the battery for me lasts well over a day of vaping. The battery is between a cigarette and a cigar in size and for me is not to large but just be aware the ego/kgo/tGo any go is larger than the cig look alikes. This is just my opinion, if you have any more questions please ask!

[Paulette]

+1 to what Bb177 said. While you want something that looks and feels like a cigarette, you are not going to be happy with it because of battery life. I have both the ego-T and the ego-C and love them. If you research the forum, I feel quite sure you will find that peeps who went with the smaller cigarette size soon upgraded. Like Bb177 said, the egos are not quite as wide as a cigar.

[Foxfur]

Good for you for coming here before buying. You'll save money by not wasting it on crappy systems.
I went from blu to 808 to eGo-C.
I wish I'd just bought the eGo-C first...

[Incognito™]

I'd reconsider the cig size decision. I have the eGo and KGO. They are bigger but its for a good reason. The battery lasts a LONG time. My KGO will last me a few days before it needs charging. The cig size models can run out before the end of the day.

[iKN0WaGH0ST]

Do yourself a favor and just buy the KGO kit. MANY people upgrade (including myself) within the first week or two once they realize that the battery life and vapor production aren't where you'd like it. Buying a KGO will keep you satisfied until you can justify going VV!

[otakueric]

ego-c looks like a fountain pen especially with the pencap cover, so that's a good choice if you want to go stealth mode

[Warren D. Lockaby]

So after reading that newbie guide I decided I want to go with a manual battery. I also want to go with a low profile model. Similar in size as a cigarette.

If I read correctly this means I should go with the EGO or the KRB correct? The EGO seems to have the better upgrade path. Dies that make it a better choice? Either way what brand should I go with and why?

So that just covers the battery correct? What about the rest of it and a starter pack?

Hi & Welcome to ECF! The suggestions given here are all solid as far as I know (I'm kind of new at this too) and certainly the slim, cig-sized batteries won't last nearly as long as the KGO or eGo size, larger batts between charges. Your decision to go with manual batteries is a good one. I do want to add this though: While I and most others here have come to prefer larger batteries for the reasons they have stated, most of us probably started out as I did, on cig-sized batts. So consider this: If we had started on something the size of a cigar, would we have stuck with it or given it up as "too cumbersome"? I *think* I can answer that for myself and I'm sure everyone else here *thinks* the same thing but the fact is, how can we be sure?

And the REAL question is, what do YOU think? You know the facts now: get 2 or 3 slim batts and keep one constantly on the charger so you'll always have one charged, or get a couple of "fat batts" and one will probably last all day. But the bottom line is, that big battery is worthless to you if you're not going to use it. So starting out, what are you going to be more comfortable with? Personally if I wanted a skinny batt model now I'd go with a KR808, though I've never owned one. I respect the opinions of some folks on here who highly recommend them, and I like their specs.

I was burning up about $140 a month in cigarettes when I started vaping, smoking about 30 cigs a day. So, if in your first month you spend as much on vaping as you did on smoking you're coming out way ahead, because you're getting education for FREE, and you're improving your health for FREE, you're getting lots of little intangible fringe benefits too numerous to name and they're not costing you a cent. And if you decide in a few weeks you'd rather upgrade, you're still better off than when you started so go ahead & invest in a little more education. My point is, if you're learning the lessons the money is never wasted, it's always invested wisely. Just try to do what works & trust in the process.

God Bless, and Happy Vaping!