New to Vaping! Looking for help in picking out a whole kit

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MPrint

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Granted I'm still a newb, but I usually do so much YouTube and Internet forum research for anything I get in to that I become pretty knowledgable very quickly(although little is based on experience obviously). The best set up I can see for that price range would be a Vamo v5 and an iclear 30b tank. One setup I considered, but I'm just going to go all out and get a Provari or a boutique clone of some sort. Good luck
 

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hello and welcome to ECF

Please give us some more info on what it is you are looking for other than thick clouds :)
You can usually get a better price and better quality building your own starter kit than buying already made kits

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Vaping is such a personal experience, so obviously everyone's perfect kit will be different and we will need more info about you and your needs. This post is more aimed to those that are ready to move away from cig-a-likes and into the vaping world.

I have gone through the past year of lurking in this forum and what I have learned and tried to piece together to my best a good starter kit for cheap.

Are you ready to step away from the cigarette-look-a-likes? If so this opens your choices up a lot...if you aren't then there are still options.

Next: if only using cig-a-likes are you only wanting to buy pre-filled or are you willing to refill your cartomizers?
part b: if willing to get away from cig-a-likes same question
part c: if willing to get away from cig-a-likes there are different types of juice delivery systems available :)

It is all overwhelming at first but it starts getting easier and it starts making more sense.​

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I'm still new myself but best advice I can give is: keep in mind vaping is all personal preference and there is no bad choices...what you decide is what you will be living with and using ;)
feel free to ask question, no question is stupid, just mis/under informed.


Some things to keep in mind:
  • Try to stick to pv's (personal vapors) that have both the 510 and ego connections this way you have all kinds of options when it comes to juice delivery systems.
  • Variable Voltage (vv) = everyone's taste is different so you can set your voltage up or down to help suit your needs as well as different juices and different juice delivery systems (cartomizers, tanks, ect) taste different at different voltages. (how many times can I say different)
  • Variable Wattage (vw) I haven't tried yet but assuming it is the same principle as stated above for vv.
  • Pass-through battery to be able to vape while charging.
  • the higher the mAh the longer the battery life
  • do you prefer a warm vape (top coil) or a cool vape (bottom coil)? top coil vs bottom coil tanks, to each their own...but go with glass or metal so that there's no worries about tank cracking juices.

so that aside my best advice that was given to me and was my only pv for 6 months is to take the flying leap save yourself wasted money from buying the cigarette-look-alikes and go for a better battery...get you a variable voltage spinner.​
I got mine from AltSmoke (if making a purchase please use me as a referral: 2262491) because they have 1300 mAh vv spinners and they have orange my favorite color. Plus just awesome customer service, I can not praise them enough.
you can still use cartomizers (that come with the cig-a-likes) or try other things, myself purchased an evod and a vivi nova to figure out which one I liked best.
The issue with anything other than cartomizers if you use tough juices it will melt the plastic lmfao so be careful or you can get a metal cover for the vivi nova.

typically I suggest one to purchase the battery from else where spending a bit of money to find one that is your personal style because vaping is all about your personal preference...however if you are looking for just something decent priced that works and don't care about color or style so much :

From fasttech (if you don't mind buying from china...some are against it...don't mind generics and can wait about 2 weeks, no shipping or handling fees and accepts paypal) a nice silver piece together kit
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And just to give a good judgement
Size Does Matter
For those out there with the "size problem" :laugh:
Here is something to give a good judgement
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I second the Innokin iTaste MVP2. I don't have one...yet, but it's my next step up. I got to play with one at one of my local B&Ms and I really like it. I does have some quirks, so it'd be wise to read up on it so there aren't too many surprises if you go that route. The VV V3 looks nice, but I'm put off by the smallish battery. The next most important part is the tank...and, well...I'm still trying to find a good one for me. Right now I have a EVOD and it's a nice step up from the CE4's or whatever they were that I was using, unfortunately I killed the coil so I'm back to my vivi nova until I get some new heads. Again the EVOD has some quirks but most of them can be "fixed". From what I've read, however, is that the Aspire Nautilus is a good step up from an EVOD or Protank...so there's that.
 

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Granted I'm still a newb, but I usually do so much YouTube and Internet forum research for anything I get in to that I become pretty knowledgable very quickly(although little is based on experience obviously). The best set up I can see for that price range would be a Vamo v5 and an iclear 30b tank. One setup I considered, but I'm just going to go all out and get a Provari or a boutique clone of some sort. Good luck

In that case jump into rebuild ables and get a k100 with igow should run you like 75 bucks for the set up

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Here's the best advice I can give you, being analog free for only a month, I'm pretty new myself.
Go into a local shop and let them show you all the possibilities, then go from there. The most fun I have had since starting was my first trip to a vape shop and trying all the devices and getting to pick out my own, based on my own preferences. It was so much fun! Like a kid in a candy store!
 

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I started out about 5 weeks ago with an Innokin SVD and have since bought an Innokin MVP2 and some mechs. I would recommend either the SVD or MVP2, both are very good, and the prices allow you to buy several different atomizers to put on top, and stay within your budget.

If you don't know what flavor of juice you'd like, you can go to your local vape shop and try a bunch, that should get you an idea.

As far as toppers, you could start with any of the iclear 30 line, or even protanks, it's really all personal preference there. Though I'd suggest an iclear 30 to start, the coil heads are easy to change and the tanks are easy to clean.

You just have to be careful not to use any of the juices that crack tanks. A fairly comprehensive list can be found here.

Good luck to you in your vaping journey, if you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask.
 

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$120 will get you a very decent Mod.
$131 will give you a great Variable Voltage - Variable Wattage (VV/VW) computerized Mod plus a very good Dual Bottom Coil (DBC) Claro tank with adjustable air flow:
Joyetech eVic: $104.00
Kanger Aerotank $26.95

I'm vaping one setup just like that and can attest they are the next best thing to a Provari and Nautilus which will set you off with at least another $100.

This is only a quick search for the items, didn't really dig for prices. Those will keep you puffing happily for a long time.
 
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