My current favorite newbie setup.

[Blair]

Went through quite a bit of trial and error and frustration with the e-cig learning curve. But now I'm pretty happy and totally off analogs. I thought I'd share my current e-cig setup that has satisfied me so far after myself and 2 friends going through quite a few vendors and trials to find what we like a month in.

Currently I've got 3 KR808D-1 batteries and a personal pocket charger from NHaler. Great prices, fast, cheap, and great service. Highly recommend them for getting your vaping equipment. The carts I got from them were a mixed bag, but not bad.

I tried cartomizers from quite a few vendors, and found my favorite ones from Mist-Stix to be the best for quality, price, flavor, and amount of vapor. They've got a great selection and really affordable prices.

So if you're new to e-cigs and looking for a great starter setup, get an KR808D-1 e-cig kit with the pocket charger from NHaler and some cartomizers from mist-stix.

My recommended setup to start:

• KR808 Starter Kit from Nhaler
• 2 packs of cartomizers from mist-stix
• mist-stix sampler pack for flavors.

Coupons for each:
Nhaler: SaveinNJ
mist-stix: ECF

 

[Mary Kay]

Looks like you are well on your way! Congrats! It's an amazing product..E-cigs. I love mine.
A question for you..can you refill cartomizers? There are so many wonderful juices out there and mixing them in your cart is kind of neat (chocolate cherry, coffee and vanilla ect) I don't know as I have a 901 and they are refillable or I can buy carts already filled. Drew at Nhaler is a really good guy!
Welcome to ECF!

 

[wv2win]

Carts are much more expensive than using liquid to refill your own and there is much more variety with liquid than there is with prefilled carts, also.

 

[Blair]

I recommend that newbies should start with cartomizers and then test out dripping over time and as they get more comfortable. There's a lot to grasp without even dealing with the drip issue.

Yes you can refill KR808 cartomizers easily. Just drip into the end. The cartomizers from mist-stix are only $7 for a pack of five so at $1.40 per cart and a really good long vapor on each makes them a good value (mine last me about a day or more each so far). They also sell bottles of fluid and do-it-yourself carts so newbies can start to test those waters as they go.

Personally I'm still dealing with the finer issues of dripping. For instance, I still haven't determined the right amount to drip in an empty cart to get a good vapor but not overfill. But also, being on vacation and traveling a lot lately has made me not interested in dealing with dripping again till I get home.

 

[wv2win]

You are not dripping. You are topping off or refilling. Two different things.

 

[Blair]

Okay? That's a kind of vague mysterious answer. Is dripping something different than putting liquid in an empty cartomizer?

 

[MacDaddy]

Yea, dripping is the act of dripping from the e-liquid bottle directly into the atomizer.

You can see some vids about it on Youtube.

 

[Jim Davis]

Okay? That's a kind of vague mysterious answer. Is dripping something different than putting liquid in an empty cartomizer?

Yes Blair, dripping is different. You have just opened up the perfect example. You researched, and learned. You're fairly comfortable using the e-cig, and now you're being introduced to something different. This is a good thing.

Too many new users, are told to get this, get that, do this & do that before they know what vaping is all about. Then they fail, and get discouraged. (Not to mention flushing $$ down the crapper.)

Dripping juice into a cartridge is simply "refilling". "Dripping" refers to removing the cartridge and dripping juice directly on the atomizer. This is done on models with cartridges that can be removed from the atomizers.

I'm unfamiliar with cartomizers, and have never used one, so I'll leave this to a cartomizer person.

Keep doing your research. You're doing good. There are a lot more tricks to make vaping even better than you know it now.

 

[Gdouglas]

Mist-Stix coupon code ECF is no longer working. Does anyone know if there is a new one?

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

Since a KR808D-1 (or Loong Totem or Greencig) cartomizer is a combined cartridge and atomizer, when you refill it (through the hole at the battery end), that could be considered "dripping" and/or "topping off." For this type of device, the distinction is moot.

IM(not so H)O

 

[AngusATAT]

I find the Joye 510 is a great little device for someone new to e-cigs. You can buy carts, refill carts, or drip on the atty. It's a great performing device. The battery life sucks, but that's easily remedied with a Personal Charging Case and an extra battery or two. Great vapor and throat hit, and darn good on flavor, as well. It will work very well for you. I own a 510 and a Janty Stick, and prefer my 510. It's just a workhorse of a little PV.

 

[Crankyfuzz]

I would agree AngusATAT but I have only used the 510 but it got both me and hubby off analogs I smoked for over 20 years and he smoked for almost 20. I am glad I did my research on this forum and that my friend did most of the leg work and I got the right setup the first time instead of buying something like the smoking everywhere from the mall. So many people seem disappointed with those.

Blair if you do not mind me asking how much did you smoke before you switched over? You say a cart lasts you all day I was just wondering.

 

[jwinney]

Many thanks to DonDaBoomvape for his unbiased advise and to Blair for his recommendations. Prior to finding this forum, I ordered from smoke51 with a free trial. something must have been wrong with the battery. I was also very impatient waiting for the smoke51. It took 10 business days and before it arrived, I ordered what Blair recommended. It got here in 3 days. i believe this will truely allow me to stop analogs. Are ecig's therefore digital? Joke

 

[Blair]

Just a little update, I'm still doing the KR808 + mist-stix setup and have been using it for a few months now. Quite happy with how it's going and just having 2 or 3 batteries with a pocket charger gets me through most days and nights.

I'm tempted to try the 510 but I'm not sure what advantage if any it will lend over my current setup. Anyone care to compare?

Blair if you do not mind me asking how much did you smoke before you switched over? You say a cart lasts you all day I was just wondering.

I smoked about a pack a day for 12 years. One full cart on the KR808 seems to do fine for a day but of course your mileage may vary.

 

[Moonstruck]

Well, I will go slightly against the crowd and say that for some noobs, Blair is right about the KR808D-1 model. I started with the 901, and I love it, but I'm more techie/gadget oriented that some. The whole maintenance/filling/dripping, etc. turns some people off -- they just don't want to "fiddle around" with this stuff.

I bought a 901 kit for my mom; she's 77 and in the beginning stages of dementia. The refilling carts and maintenance stuff was just too overwhelming for her. So I have now ordered the KR for her; the cartomizers will be perfect since all she has to do is plop one of them on and start vaping. Plus I got the PCC kit for her, so I'll charge it up before giving it to her. Then she doesn't even have to worry about the batteries, since I'll make sure her PCC case is charged up each time I see her.

So congrats to Blair for vaping, and to all those who take her advice about this model. You can always move to something else later if you want.

 

[Snarkyone]

Blair is my new hero, research isn't a four letter word! Blair did the reading, and everything prior to asking for opinions from people. He educated himself a bit got a kit, used it and learned what he wanted and didn't want in a E-Cig model and now can make an informed decision not just wandering in here and asking what they should buy and where.

In answer to your question regarding the 510, I may be in the minority here but I actually prefer my Dragon (m401) to the 510. The taste is far superior, as is the battery life between charges (a major consideration for me), and in my mind my Dragons hit better than my 510's, but maybe it's me or I have some exceptional Dragons I really don't know. I do know that at this point I am just about ready to put these 2 new 510's I have up for sale or trade soon if I don't get a mod for it first. I have a sneaky suspicion that if I get a 6v mod for the 510 I will then love it. It is slowly growing on me so I can't sit here and just badmouth it, it is a fine vapor producer, and just when I think the taste is not going to get any better is seems to, it's like it has a split personality at times. As with all things like these it's a matter of personal taste I suppose. I do know that you can't go wrong with a 510 or m401 style, either one is a fine E-Cig that will be a useful tool in helping you to quit smoking tobacco.

 

[Archer]

Anyway, congrats on getting off analogs. You're making the tax collectors cringe

 

[keyzygirl]

Will the miststix cartomizers work with the Nhaler pt ??Does miststix sell a pt??