New member, New Vaper

[Bankrupt_On_Baltic]

Hi everyone!

I'm looking to buy my first mid for me and my co-worker, (I had a failed attempt at vaping about a year ago with a KG808) and I need some advice. I'll probably get a Kgo starter kit and cartomizers. It sounds like they are easier for newbs like us. What's a good carto to get? Where can I get all this stuff cheaply online including good liquid? Thanks so much in advance for your help.

 

[sailorman]

The best juice is rarely found in the same place as the best hardware.
For cartomizers, the 1.7ohm Smoketech Ressurectors and the 2ohm Boges are the best on a kGo, IMO.

The kGo can be bought from a lot of good, reliable vendors. The prices are all pretty close, but I'm sure there are some Fathers' day sales and coupon codes going on. The main differences are the color choices and the accessories they include. I would suggest getting a kit with atomizers. There are a couple reasons for this.

First, atomizers cost more than cartomizers and you need at least one if you're going to be trying different juices. You don't want to waste cartomizers testing juice because you can't really mix flavors in a cartomizer. If you get a kit with atomizers, you will have them for testing juice, and you won't have laid out as much money for them as if you had bought them separately.

Secondly, the cartomizers that come in kits are sometimes not as good quality as you can buy separately. So, if you get the kit with cartomizers, you're trading $16 worth of atomizers for $7 worth of questionable cartomizers. Bad deal.

CrystalClearVaping.com has a cartomizer "bundle". You can get 3 boxes of cartos for $20 shipped, and they'll throw in a free drip tip or two as well. OR, you can go to Surevapes.com and get 5 boxes for $23 shipped.

Good kGo vendors include:
Sweet-Vapes.com
Hoosierecigsupply.com
EliteVaporworks.com
DarkCityVapers.com

For juice, you're on your own. There are a million good juice vendors and everyone has different tastes. Juice is the biggest challenge to find one that suits you. I'd suggest getting small 5ml or 10ml bottles, or sample packs, from various juice vendors. Don't get larger bottles until you find one that you like. The chances are that you'll try two or three or more for every one you like well enough to buy a large bottle of. Any of the vendors here make good juice. If they didn't, they'd already have been crucified by the people here. You can find juice reviews in other sections of this board, but take them at face value. It's really a very individual thing.

 

[Flyer]

This get's great reviews as a juice delivery system - FLüXomizer CE2 Cartomizers - GotVapes.com

And the Kgo from here - KGO kit1100mAh by SLB

A lot of really good, recommended e liquid vendors are listed here on ECF.

 

[lettucehead]

I'm just going to throw this out there for what it's worth (which may not be much as I'm a fairly new vaper myself), BUT
I found the Ego C kit to be a nice starter kit.

Easy to fill and use. Everything included but juice and alot of vendors will throw in a bottle or two depending on where you buy.

With the Ego model, if you find you want to upgrade fairly soon, you can go straight to the Twist which is a pretty nifty little variable voltage batt that even a new vaper like me could figure out.

The above set got me off of the smokes - over 1 month now!

I know different things work for different folks and I have heard good things about the Kgo. I just thought I throw my in there...

 

[kookycole]

I ordered my kit from Dark City Vapors, and they include a free 5ml bottle of juice with the cartomizers. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the juice, and I liked it as much as the other juice vendors that I've tried. If you do decide to purchase from them, I'd recommend the stainless smoketech 1.7 ohm cartomizers over the black ones. I had issues with the black cartomizers and the vendor said that he's had more trouble with them. He sent me a pack of the stainless and they've all worked great.

 

[Bankrupt_On_Baltic]

Wow, I only watched one episode of Downton Abbey and you guys posted so much information. I love this forum already. Thank you all.

 

[Hottody]

MadVapes is one of my favorite suppliers. I also love VaporBeast as they have free shipping and great service. They will be caring juice in a week or so, and have some of the best deals on cartos and kits! They have a smokestack mega ego for a good price, but I would check out the Vector Variable Volt!
http://www.vaporbeast.com/Mega_Smok_Tech_Ego_p/sk3.htm

 

[Bankrupt_On_Baltic]

What does Dual Coil mean?

 

[Winged Orpheus]

There are two heating elements in the cartomizer instead of one. That means there's more surface area to turn juice into vapor, but it also draws more power from your battery.

 

[Bankrupt_On_Baltic]

Interesting... Thanks.

 

[kookycole]

People don't generally recommend a dual coil for use in a KGO. You'll be better off with a single coil LR boge, or 1.7ohm single coil smoketech.

 

[luvinit]

Absolutely single coil on the KGO... I've tried both and single is the way to go. Sure Vapes has a great deal,, 5 boxes of cartos for $23.. shipped!!! You can't beat that! Go with 2.0ohm and you won't be sorry.

 

[Bankrupt_On_Baltic]

If I buy empty cartridges and small bottles of liquid will I also need something to fill them with like a syringe?

 

[NGIB]

Nope, use the condom method for the 1st fill (very important) and then top them off using the drip method...

 

[Taniger1]

And if your wondering what the "condom method" or the "drip method" or the "510 vrs 808" things are, I would STRONGLY suggest a quick trip to the ECF library and a couple of hours /grin, cause when you start reading and watching vids........ya!!

Welcome back, and good luck!

 

[Bankrupt_On_Baltic]

Thanks, I definitely have to figure out this "condom method."

 

[Got-Ta-Go]

I'm finding the hardest part of vaping is understanding the "lingo" everyone uses. In reality, the concepts are pretty straight forward.

Want to figure out the "condom method"? Plenty of info on YouTube. See A PBusardo Tutorial : Filling Boge 510 Cartomizers - YouTube for demo

 

[Swer3397]

I'm finding the hardest part of vaping is understanding the "lingo" everyone uses. In reality, the concepts are pretty straight forward.

Want to figure out the "condom method"? Plenty of info on YouTube. See A PBusardo Tutorial : Filling Boge 510 Cartomizers - YouTube for demo

Yeah, just the lingo itself can serve to be another level of "daunting" when you're just getting started.

 

[Bankrupt_On_Baltic]

Thanks for the link. That looks like an appropriately great method and that guy is really fun to watch.

 

[sailorman]

Thanks for the link. That looks like an appropriately great method and that guy is really fun to watch.

Also watch his review of the kGo and find out why it's one of, if not the, most recommended mid sized kits for new vapers around here. A kGo and cartomizers is head and shoulders better than any of the eGo tank systems. In fact, most eGo-T and eGo-C users get sick of the leaking and the drama after a few months, ditch the tank systems and switch to cartomizers or clearomizers. The only people who like them are the people who haven't gotten fed up with them and made the switch yet.