Hello and getting a little overwhelmed

[pet2one]

Hello all!
About a month ago, I started vaping. Please excuse me for not knowing all the lingo as I recently found this forum and am still very much learning. I'm trying to avoid asking "What should I get next" but I really want to upgrade ASAP and am getting a little overwhelmed at what to purchase.

Background
I love cloves...actually that is what I smoked for. The feeling after a few puffs is wonderful.
I started vaping using several disposables but was quickly turned off. I tried blu menthols and some other random brand that was a clove disposable. They should be sued for even calling it a clove flavor. Tasted horrible.

Then I was in the train station and say a kiosk selling e cigarettes and without any research, I purchased a Blaze starter kit (battery, usb charger and 2 cartomizers www.blazecig.com) with 5 flavored cartomizers by smokefreeonline.com. They are all right but the battery is short and I'm not satisfied. The taste isn't the greatest (actually not good at all to me) and I don't like it looking like a cigarette.

I really want to using liquid. I want something that doesn't look like a cigarette but is about that size. I also want to not have to charge after 50 puffs. I recently learned (from this site) that I was using it wrong...no deep inhales and I need to practice more.

So with all this, I am on the hunt for a new product. I will keep researching.
Tonya

 

[MoonLit_Water]

Hello and Welcome to ECF

A good place to start would be with an evod starter kit, and I also liked clove cigarettes many juice suppliers have clove flavored juice some good some not so much I have been happy with Mt Baker Vapors clove, with one flavor shot.

 

[Samasa]

I am fairly new to all of this, but I really recommend the evod starter kit at vapedojo.com. I purchased this kit as back ups for my ego twist and I think it is a good kit for the price.

 

[cdsaint66]

Welcome to the ECF! I'll second the suggestion of some type of EGo style battery, and not comment on clove flavors, since I have no experience with them.

 

[FRIED_RICE]

been vaping about 6 month nic free ....hubby and oldest daughter quit stinkys ,,so I've been on a trial and error hunt and decided to make my own juice ,,,now The daughter has become a pretty good mixologist,,and has been selling her juice local ,,,she makes one everyone goes bat poop over ,,I'm proud of her ..It gets fun when you start making it yourself ♥ the best part is getting people off stinkys and on the juice ,,and yea she makes enough money to support her Vap ♥

 

[Blkwdw86]

+1 on the EVOD kit.

I started with an eGo-V V-2 Mega variable voltage battery (a digital version of the eGo Twist) combined with an Evod clearomizer. It works great, it's attractive, sleek and not too clunky. A bit long, but I wanted big capacity, it lasts all day and then some set at a reasonable 3.7v. For a backup, I have a generic eGo type 1100mah manual, a little shorter but otherwise similar.

You can go with a stubby battery, an eGo 450mah or 650mah is plenty little, yet has enough power to get you through half a day; many retailers have starter kits that come with two stubbies instead of one big one. Just look around at everyone's offerings, you'll find something that works for you.

 

[Ronald3638]

Like the others said an Evod is a great cleromizer to start with. I use a little of everything and the Evod is one of my favorites.
An eGo style variable voltage battery would be a good way to go for the battery. Something like a Kgo vv or iTaste VV version 3 with the iTaste being the better of the two.

As far as what voltage to set it at, it all depends on the resistance of the cleromizer head which will vary so simply start at about 3 volts and work up, if the vape tastes burnt or dry go back down. In other words set it to the taste you like and don't worry about calculating anything out.

I find that a 1.9 ohm cleromizer works best for me at 3.3 volts to 3.5 volts and a 2.5 ohm cleromizer works best at 4.2 volts to 4.7 volts. Your results may vary.

 

[Blkwdw86]

Well look at this....the same exact starter kit I got for $70, Fasttech has for $21.78. They musta known...

$21.78 eGo-V v2 Mega / Evod 1300mAh Rechargeable E-Cigarette Starter Kit - silver / 2.4ohm / USB charging cable at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

 

[Nat79]

+1 EVOD starter kit, or EGO with EVOD clero (I.E.^^^ this). EVOD is probably the easiest, and cheapest repairable cleromizer out there. Cheap coil heads and a little practice you can rebuild them yourself.

 

[DetraMental]

Hello and Welcome to ECF, looks like everyone has you taken care of. Good advice as always. Happy Vaping!!

 

[shoebert]

I agree. EVOD or EGO VV are a great place to start. Happy Vaping.

 

[madqatter]

Please excuse me for not knowing all the lingo as I recently found this forum and am still very much learning.

Never be afraid or embarrassed to ask, because the people here are wonderful! Here's one of many places to learn more about vaping jargon: Ecig Terms and Definitions, Vapeology - Electronic Cigarette Forums - Ecig Advanced

A good place to start would be with an evod starter kit, and I also liked clove cigarettes many juice suppliers have clove flavored juice some good some not so much I have been happy with Mt Baker Vapors clove, with one flavor shot.

I absolutely adore my Evod starter kit BUT clove is a known "tank-cracker" flavor (for pet2one and anyone else unfamiliar with the term: some flavors will destroy plastic tanks).

If pet2one wants to try flavors such as clove, cinnamon, or wintergreen, I would strongly recommend getting Kanger Mini Protanks instead of Evods. Same brand, same atomizer heads, but the Mini Protanks are glass rather than plastic.

 

[daquino2010]

I'm new to vaping also. My husband and I both purchased eGo brand ecigs from a local shop. I have the medium battery and he purchased the large battery. We don't have any problems with battery life. We just plug them in at night with our cell phones and we're good to go the entire next day. I would suggest spending a little more on the tanks that go with them. We got the cheapest ones at first and have found they gurgle or leak more often than not. They cheap ones are $5 at our local shop. We upgraded to the $10 ones and they work great!

 

[madqatter]

If pet2one wants to try flavors such as clove, cinnamon, or wintergreen, I would strongly recommend getting Kanger Mini Protanks instead of Evods. Same brand, same atomizer heads, but the Mini Protanks are glass rather than plastic.

Kanger Mini Protanks for $12 each. Worth every penny.
Kanger Protank Mini @ VapingME.com

The same site has Vision eGo spinners:
Vision eGo Spinner Variable Voltage Batteries - 650 / 1100 / 1300mAh - Vaping Me

Protank replacement heads:
Replacement Atomizer Heads for Kanger T2, TempestTek SpitFire, Mini Vivi Nova, Vivi Nova, Vision 3.0 Clearomizer, and more

And here's an eGo charger:
eGo USB Charger - Vaping Me

 

[vaper62]

Hello all!
About a month ago, I started vaping. Please excuse me for not knowing all the lingo as I recently found this forum and am still very much learning...
Tonya

First of all, Welcome:
Yes, there is quite a learning curve! But just like anything, it gets easier (he says optimistically).

But I have found the ECF to be a great place to make friends and a fun place to do your homework.

 

[Camden]

Even if you want to upgrade to a protank (and, as others have said, you should if you plan to smoke clove; mouthpieces cracking off mid-vape can't possibly be an enjoyable experience), I'd still recommend getting a complete Evod kit (everyone's recommending them for a reason; you really just can't go wrong with it to start out) and buying a protank in addition to snap on there. As far as hardware it might be ~$20 more than buying things individually, but that 20 bucks gets you a 2nd battery, 2 backup cartomizers (if you plan to use a protank primarily it's still good to keep the evod carts in a pocket or drawer to switch out flavors; you never know!), backup coils for your backup carts, and most places also include a bottle of liquid with starter kits. Depending on who you order from you may also get other random goodies like filler needles (meh) or a car charger with it. That's 20 bucks doing some serious work.

 

[Baby Luigi]

Hello there! I can relate to the feeling of being overwhelmed. It is A LOT to take in when you begin lurking around...

 

[DigitalVI]

The more you learn, the more and better you want. Best way I found is get what you need to keep you satisfied. Long term shoot for variable voltage and wattage, high Ohm battery, glass tanks. These all contribute to a good vape. Aside from this ejuice flavor can be explored almost endlessly. Hang in there and good luck.

Dan

 

[pet2one]

Thanks for the advice and suggestions. I will be making a new purchase soon. I like the evod and nice knowing there are some good clove options out there. I am falling in love with being able to vap. Cigs smell...

 

[pet2one]

Oh, just read the post about cloves and plastic tanks. I am going to be doing cloves. I will look into the Kanger Mini Protanks.