Just a little update: after having mine for a few weeks, I'm loving it. No leaks/gurgles, no dry hits at all using a 3 mm diameter coil wrap to allow a thick enough wick. I do keep it mostly upright though so can't say how it would do carried around in a coat pocket or the like. I've settled on 28 gauge Kanthal, wrapped 3mm, about 8-9 times resulting in 1.6-1.9 ohms, with a wick about 2-3 times the coil diameter when dry, loose, and fluffy to ensure it fills the little wick guide/grooves fully. If you went with anything thicker than 28 gauge I assume you would end up with 1 ohm or less, which is fine if that works for you...I like mine at 1.4+ ohm at ~12-14 watts.
I am using 60pg/40vg juice (left over from previous orders for old non-rebuildable tanks) in case anyone is wondering if thinner juice will work, it will. I will be ordering something closer to 70% vg next time though.