I lurked here on and off for something like 18 months.
Anyways, in that time the technology has changed a lot, eGo stuff was popular when I showed up, but between then and now a lot of better stuff has come along.
I recently bit the bullet and got a KangerTech starter kit, two EVOD VV batteries, two mini protank IIs, a charger and a some extra Kanger coils.
The coils got nasty in about a week, so by then I was looking at what I could do to rebuild mine - I got some Kanthal wire and some CVS sterile cotton balls. I studied the video in my blog, he talks about building coils/heads for my specific gear. Its not hard, just takes some effort and the vapor is WAY better. And no more wet burnt sheepdog tastes (thats going to happen with dirty/burnt out coils and wicks).
I started with 24mg juice and quickly ordered 18mg and then 12mg stuff. I tried Alice in Vapeland's stuff, Ahlusion, and Nicoticket. They all have nice flavors and Ill probably end up with some more bottles from each of them.
AiV = 12 bucks and some shipping will get you 5 3ml sample bottles (and probably a bonus bottle thrown in, AiV will send you a really awesome package too, its like a birthday present). I got a bigger bottle of their April Moon. Really tasty.
Ahlusion.us = I went and just got a 30ml bottle of Blueberry-Vanilla Cake and man I like that stuff. Looking at buying some of their fruit juices (pear or maybe a honeydew) since stuff is on sale for BF/CM this weekend.
Nicoticket = Clark and co. make some interesting juices, so I tried 3 + got a bonus bottle sent cuz that was an offer at the time. Custard's Last Stand is really tasty. Altered State is good too, and Betelgeuse is similar, both fruity mixtures.
Dont skimp on cheap juice! I cant stress this enough. Later you can learn to DIY (this is where folks save money, by not buying heads/coils, they fix up their own. They learn to make DIY juice and it will save quite a few bucks in the long run. Then you can splurge on your favorite juices from a vendor, as a bonus).
It gets easier and I really think that the fake e-cigs (made by big tobacco) are made to let folks 'try' vaping and then see that its awful, and sends them right back to using cigarettes.
Right now Black Friday sale stuff is happening all over the interwebs, so take advantage of that, get a simple starter kit and some decent juice and see how well it works for you. As suggested above, 18mg or 24mg stuff might do well for right now. I know that 24mg stuff made me feel crispy, so I dont use it often at all now.
I pretty much dropped cigs cold, the vaping was so effective. But give it time and ALWAYS ask here if you need more information. Everyone here went/is going through what you are now.
PennyVaper.com this is a nice site for looking at prices of things too, the MVP 2.0 is a nice piece of gear and for 40 bucks..its cheap for what it does. That + two-three tanks, and some juice and you will be quite set for a month or longer, if you really want to dive in this all the way. But you can just get a simple kit from Vape Dojo too if you want to do that. They sell basic starter Kanger kits for cheap. Its where I got my EVOD VV setup.
