Depending on your budget an eGo Twist battery with a five pack of carto's, a charger and some juice may be the way to get started. Even a straight eGo starter kit is a great way to start as that is what I started with and still use it as my backup a year and half later. While having a choice is a good thing in vaping the choice selection these days is totally mind boggling. Mechanical devices, electronic devices, Variable voltage devices, varable wattage devices. The the Atomizer, cartomizer and tanks selections are pretty limitless. I highly recommend starting with something easy to use, easy to charge battery, and easy to fill carto or atty and cartridge. My basic advice to first time vapers is to get an eGo or Kgo starter kit and 5 or 6 sampler size flavors of juice. To start I personaly went with the 24 nic level for juice. I smoked 1.5 packs a day for 42 years and the 24 nic level worked for me. It took me 4 days to fully convert to ecigs. Also, unless your luck enough to have local Vaping store, back up batteries and carto's and juice are a must have.