Help picking new vaping device

[Apocc]

Hola!!

Im literally brand new to vaping after quitting smoking 3 days ago. To my suprise, quitting was well easy but I put this down my sky cig kit!

Anyway, 3 days in, I need a new vaping device. The sky cig kit is great, but I just want more! More vapor, more battery and more juice! I've been reading some reviews and from what I read the riva 510 and the ego-t seem good, but being a complete noobie to this, I could be wrong!

Which should I get? Or is there better? Help!

 

[Darkstarncw]

Riva's are pretty good, as are the kGo's that a lot of people really recommend. Check out Libertyflights for the Riva, and i believe DarkCityVapor or Hoosierecig for the kGo's. As for vapor, try out some juices with higher vg, perhaps something from Alien Visions or Rawrvapor depending on what you like.

 

[wseyller]

KGO from DarkCityVapor FTW. Discount code: ECFDCV.

I perfer 80% pg / 20% vg mixture. More pg = more throat hit. More vg = more vapor, sweeter which will mask the flavors more, and thicker than pg which makes it harder to wick or clean off atomizers. Vg is also good for people who have allergies from using pg.

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[Darkstarncw]

Also since you're in England, Riva's may be easier for you to grab since there is a UK Libertyflights.

 

[Apocc]

So Riva over the ego? I was actually leaning toward the ego!

 

[Darkstarncw]

Ego's tend to run at 3.3 or 3.4 volts I believe, personally I'd shoot for the Riva, they start out a little over 3.7 and work their way down to 3.7ish.

 

[Apocc]

Ego's tend to run at 3.3 or 3.4 volts I believe, personally I'd shoot for the Riva, they start out a little over 3.7 and work their way down to 3.7ish.

I actually don't really know what that means. I presume the more power, the more vapor I get? I also fancied the tank over the cart, can you get that on the riva?

 

[wseyller]

The kgo is rated at 3.7v but as people have found it does a little higher than that in reality. Kgo also has 1100mah battery which last a long time. Not sure about the riva but the kgo is 510 threading and has the most compatibility. You can find and endless amount of cartos and tank types to fit it.

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[horse6789]

like you i was a complete novice, apart from from the ... lookalike market jobbys. complete crap and not the ciggy lookalike i was looking for. forget the instant ... replacement you crave.it dosnt exist! what you want is a nictotine delivery system to rid you of the ciggy habbit you crave.not the patch, gum hipnotist they tell you works, it dosnt. been there done that.
i started with what a lot of people started with, an ego t tank system, easy to fill easy to use, tonk on it like you would a ..., it works. yes its more than a packet of bh to start with, but do you want to pack it in or not?
after a couple of weeks, belive me thats all it takes, read this forum, im not one for self help groups but this ones different, you will be hooked.
a whole new world opens up, tanks, carts, mods, whatever floats your boat. whatever it takes you will rid yourself of the tax cow that was ciggys. every day i take pride in the fact that another day is another few pounds that the tax man dosnt rape me for. the health benefits , although not obvious and instant will begin to kick in after acouple of weeks. first and probably the most instantly recognisablel will be the smell, you wont notice it untill you walk past the cold miserable smoking area outside your local pub, its minging! you dont notice it when you smoke but when you dont its obvious, it stinks, you, your clothes, your car your house, everything.
itss easy at the end of the day! i smoked for 20 years, tried everything and failed, i'm not saying e-cigs are the miiricule cure, but its the closest thing ive come across. sure ive succombed and smoked a couple of analogs along the way, they taste like s*it and i felt guillty and dirty, its just part of the journey. i wont say i never craved anothe ..., but this is the closest and easist way that exixsts, if you want to give up the £5-00 a day +habit this is the way to go. welcome to a smoke free life, enjoy and become part of the smoke free generation.

 

[T-Mac]

If you are looking to upgrade after 3 days I would get a lavatube, Provari, 3VO or something that can do it all. If not then after this next upgrade you will probably be doing it anyway. Just my .

 

[wv2win]

I actually don't really know what that means. I presume the more power, the more vapor I get? I also fancied the tank over the cart, can you get that on the riva?

Better batteries, warmer vapor, better throat hit. The ego as mentioned is only 3.4 volts and comes standard with only 650 mAh batteries (smaller, less use time on a charge). The two I would recommend is the E-Power 510 or the Kgo 510. The E-Power actually comes now in both a 3.7 volt and 5 volt version. The 5 volt will give you MUCH warmer, fuller vapor. Both will out-do the eGo. Plus the batteries are 1000+ mAh and thus will last longer than the smaller 650 mAh eGo batteries. (you can get larger (mAh) batteries on the eGo but they charge you more). In the UK, I would look at Liberty Flights for sure.

Oh, and the E-Power batteries cost around $4 where as the eGo batteries cost about $15+. Why pay 4 times more for less???

Electronic Cigarette - Starter Kits - EGO E-Power

KGO

 

[Andy Thatcher]

I skipped the cigalike and went to the Ego but I soon moved on from that.

We all have a journey to go through in vaping. You will have lots of advice from those that have travelled down the road you are on.

It is up to you.

I don't regret anything I have bought as each one was a step towards me not smoking. It was suggested to me on my first post here I buy a ProVari and 2 months later I have 2. Would have saved me money but that was my road.

 

[Apocc]

If you are looking to upgrade after 3 days I would get a lavatube, Provari, 3VO or something that can do it all. If not then after this next upgrade you will probably be doing it anyway. Just my .

Thanks, im just wanting something I can tape in the house and at work.. Im only upgrading now because im not happy with the minute batteries and low vapor production on my 'kit'.

I've just ordered a riva 510-t and I think this should cover me for a while!

Need to stock up on ry4 juice to! I got a 10ml sample and love it!!

 

[Andy Thatcher]

Good luck!

 

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome Apocc :0

I know I'm going to sound like an old record with the needle stuck in a groove as I've recommended this kit to so many - but it is a good deal from an excellent UK e-cig/juice supplier. Use discount code ECF10 for 10% off & ask at check out for the atomisers to be swapped for Boge cartomisers -

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[nansc]

I agree with the EGO or Kgo I upgraded to an EGO after my little 510 and have been very content with it.

 

[AJMoore]

I skipped the cigalike and went to the Ego but I soon moved on from that.

We all have a journey to go through in vaping. You will have lots of advice from those that have travelled down the road you are on.

It is up to you.

I don't regret anything I have bought as each one was a step towards me not smoking. It was suggested to me on my first post here I buy a ProVari and 2 months later I have 2. Would have saved me money but that was my road.

I agree, I could have saved a couple of thousand dollars if I had just gone "big" out of the gate. I tried all those cute, looks like a cigarette things then finally went in whole hog with a proper mod. Never looked back.

Go big, go for the end unit instead of wasting time and money.

 

[HowlingBadger]

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Agreed.

I slowly worked my way up the ladder starting with a crappy gas station brand, then to 510, to ego, etc etc All the way up. I wish i had just gone VV at the beginning to save myself some cash

 

[sailorman]

I agree that newbs should be steered clear from nearly all of the lookalikes, but the Provari fanboyism is getting out of hand. Virtually every newb who comes here asking for advice is ganged up on by Provari evangelists and fanboys who think their device is the be all and end all of the vaping world.

It's a fine device, to be sure. But very few new vapers will benefit by jumping straight into any VV, let alone a $200+ Provari. They generally have no clue as to the differences and variety in cartos, tanks, attys and the relationships between voltage, ohms, amps and watts. And here the fanboys expect them to be able to intelligently interpret Provar's error codes, avoid popping attys or have the slightest clue as to which devices make sense, do what, or are a waste of money when stuck on the end of a Provari.

Have you forgotten what it was like to enter this vaping labyrinth? What do you have for backup in the event you lose or break your Provari? Well, most of these newbs have nothing or, at most, some gas station e-cig.

It's one thing to suggest a newb start with a kGo, or even a reasonable fixed voltage mod. Over a year ago, I was getting criticized for recommending a Silver or Baby Bullet as a first PV. But it's ridiculous to recommend a Provari or Darwin to someone before they have a reliable backup, a reasonable grasp of the electrical concepts behind e-cigs or any inkling of whether or not it will be worth $225 for them to be able to vape at 15 watts or 7 watts, let alone knowing what it all even means.

It's easy to say you wished you would have started with a VV. For the most part, that's because you've forgotten how confused and overwhelmed you were when you first started. It's almost like a Carrera driver going on and on about his Porsche to a 16 year old who just walked out of the DMV with his brand new driver license.

 

[AJMoore]

I didn't say VV, I don't have one either. I said a mod. I went through the 808 and 510 phase (with/without auto, pass through, etc). When I went with Nhaler/Xhaler, PureSmoker V2, etc. I quickly found my gate. No more fiddling with the cheap little batts. Now use an Icon (old too I guess) and drip. I'm happy with an ALL day vape, not scrambling around looking for chargers etc. and trying every new thing that comes along.

I just wish that I had gone larger mod sooner, I spent too much money and time with "toys".