Looks like I really should try the Evods. And does the Smoktech Dripper work well even without a rebuild? I don't think I'm going to have time to rebuild anything until the summer :/ but I really want to try dripping. And I'm assuming I should get a drip guard for that?
No - the Smoktech dripper is a rebuildable - it comes already built with first coil and wick.
Some folks like plan old 510 atomizers for a dripper - works well and you can buy replacements - just replace atomizer. Small enough to look good in proportion to itaste V3.
Fasttech has coils already made with wick ( 50 pack around $2.50) with nichrome wire and silica. The posts on the Smoktech are thumb screw so inserting coil leads, trimming leads and trimming wick relatively easy and you know what end result should look like from one already on it.
I prefer making micro coils (like most/many others) and use kanthal wire and cotton yarn (peaches and cream - picked up at Walmart).
Advantages of kanthal and cotton over nichrome and silica for me: 1. coils last longer 2. easy coil cleaning to like new condition 3. prefer taste of cotton over silica. 4. Easy to re-wick. For $10 I have probably a lifetime supply for making coils/wicks.
Many, many, many other approaches for coils and wicking - each to their own and an enjoyable hobby for experimenting with different resistance values and shapes and sizes of the coil plus various wicking materials.