I have ordered a LB-501 scale, Borosilicate beakers, Amber and blue Boston bottles, $195+ of flavors and PG/VG from Bull City and now I wait.....
I will be ordering 120ml of premium nic from Vapers Tek today also. I hope that it all turns out OK
I am
throwing myself on the mercy of this forum for guidance!
If you are like me you'll find that you like a number of the flavors you ordered and others you try once and never go back to them. That's part of finding what's good for your tastes and what's not. Buy small 10ml bottles of flavors at first to save money. If you like a flavor enough to know that it will be a frequent mix, then scale the size up on your next order.
PG/VG/ and Nic are used in every recipe, so liter sizes make
sense to save money. Break the NIC down into smaller glass bottles and freeze all but your working bottle. I like clear bottles that let me see and judge the color of the contents, especially for Nic. PG and VG keep just fine. You can freeze it or not, IMO. If light exposure worries you, keep them in a closed storage box.
Pipettes come in various sizes and are great for measuring nic. They also reach far down into the bottle for nic, so I like them better than droppers for that. A bag of 100 is cheap and you can use them for one DIY session and toss them.
I use the bottles that flavorings come in for adding flavors to the bottle on the scale. I transfer my PG and VG into clear condiment squeeze bottles for dispensing into the mix bottle when measuring. PG works fine in those, but you might need to cut the tip back a little for VG, which is thicker.