I've always been a tube mech guy myself since I got my first one (panzer) back in the day. I have made my own juice before, but prefer to buy it pre-made. I just recently purchased the Noisy Cricket II-25, and I've been steadily using it. It's a nice compact mod for dual 18650's, and can be ran in parallel, series regulated, and series unregulated. I prefer the parallel for battery life. I just recently ordered this leather wrap from ZapWraps and it's a nice touch IMO. As far as tanks, I'm an RDA dripper fan and I always build my own coils. Here is my current "go to" setup.