Noob, just started vaping

[Teresta]

I've been browsing the forums since I stumbled on them last night and decided to register. My husband and I are very new to vaping, we just started yesterday when we bought njoy's to help us quit smoking. I fell in love with it pretty much instantly, I had looked into vaping before and was looking at Volcano e cigs but I didn't want to spend that much when I wasnt sure if I would like it.

With everything I have read the njoy's aren't cash efficient so I've been looking in to getting blank cartomizers for the njoy and some e-juice. I've looked through the stickies and have found what I want in regards to the cartomizers and e-juice, But I'm wondering if there are any other good beginner e-cigs.

We're on a budget but have a bit of extra cash. I'm not looking for something to drip with, and I'd prefer cartomizers at this point since I am not familiar with a separate cartridge and atomizer. While the Njoy's are working for now, I at least (not sure on my husband) want to upgrade to something with a better battery life (I use mine more than he does >.>) and something that looks less like a cigarette.

I'm looking to spend around ~$50-$100 at most, and if it is closer to $100 it would have to wait a bit.
I need pretty much only the e-cig but if there is a kit with cartridges/cartomizers for that budget I'd be okay.

I've heard a lot about the joye Ego and that it's good, but I'm not sure WHERE to buy it from. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Liv2Ski]

For a real bargin try liberty-flights.com and get a Riva set (should e around $35). Same as the ego but less expensive. Be sure to click the 20% off icon in the upper left coner on the main page and it is applied to your whole order. They also have cartomizers you can fill. I like the Boge LR 2.0 ohm ones. Welcome and best of luck

 

[swedishfish]

I agree with Liv2Ski, great price, great pv and it's very versatile because you can add more features to the basic kit.

I'd also recommend the 2.0 cartomizers, maybe a Delrin Drip tip ($1.59). This way you can try out cartomizers (cartridge + atty in one), cartridge & atty, or dripping.

Down the line add pass-thru or an extra battery (try a larger one). Just in case something happens to one battery it's good to have an extra.

 

[wv2win]

I would check out Liberty Flight as suggested: Electronic Cigarette - Starter Kits - Riva 510 but make sure you click on the the 20% off button. Awsome Vapor also throws in some elquid with your order: Ego from Joyetech

Good Luck

 

[Teresta]

Thanks, You've been a great help! I've gone ahead and ordered the riva 510 kit with some strawberry eliquid. We've got extra carts for the njoys to tide us over till this gets here. Again thank you so much you've been wonderful!

 

[swedishfish]

Good for you! Let us know how you like it. You have a great Pv, finding the right juice is key. Once you do that, you'll be in vaping heaven!

 

[Liv2Ski]

Best of luck and happy vapes to you. Heres hoping the mailman delivers quickly!

 

[classwife]

Good choice ! Hmmmm..haven't had strawberry in a while !! Sounds good right now !

Welcome to ECF !!!!

 

[cskent]

Hi and welcome to ECF. The Riva is a good unit and it'll do good for you. You might want to start looking around at some juice reviews so you can order more soon. A 10 ml bottle will probably last from a few days to a week tops.

 

[Dob_Bobolina]

Hey, welcome to the ECF, a great place to learn.

 

[Teresta]

I've actually been digging through the e-liquid reviews and found a few places that look promising. Gourmet Vapor looks really good and I've also been looking at no smoke va (they're about 1.5 hours from me so if I don't like what I get I can always make the drive there). I've spent most of the day since last night digging through reviews on this site. Thanks again!

 

[Dob_Bobolina]

Gourmet Vapor is good. Also try avejuice.com and backwoodsbrew.net.

 

[Teresta]

Thanks I will definitely check those out while i'm at it!

 

[Sandybeach40]

I really recommend EliquidPlanets Essence Line and PureSmokers Tonic line.

 

[wv2win]

Hey, welcome to the ECF, a great place to learn.

I looked at your site and it looks quite nice and well laid out. I did not read every article but just a couple, specifically the one about the best e-cig. It seemed pretty apparent that you have a significant bias against any PV that provides better batteries and performance than an eGo, or better throat hit or better features. I recommend eGo/Riva's to new vapers regularly and think it is a fine starter PV. But I know from my experience and hundreds of others on ECF, that they can not come close to the performance of devices (to name a few) such as the 5 volt GLV2, the Darwin, the ProVari, the Infinity or one of Ken's 5 volt box mod PV's. And they all don't cost $200. Around a $100 is more typical.

But the performance in throat hit, consistency and battery life and cost of replacement batteries is not just a little, but way better than an eGo. I would suggest trying each of these better PV's and doing a comparative analysis. If you have no bias, one way or another, your views would naturally change.

 

[Dob_Bobolina]

I looked at your site and it looks quite nice and well laid out. .

Kind of an odd place to bring this conversation up wvwin...

The article was written by my buddy who owns the blog with me, and it is making the case for the eGo as the best, not based on performance or battery life but because it is one of the most well rounded e-cigs you can get. We dont have a bias, both of us have mods, and we love them.
You have to keep in mind that most people are not interested in owning a mod, and especially for new converts. The eGo is a perfect starter ecig in our eyes of course, but the funny thing is most new people I introduce ecigs to are kind of taken back by it. They want something like a cigarette.

You have to also keep in mind that our blog is not the ECF, it is for mainstream people. It is geared directly at new people.

People who eventually make e-cigs into a hobby come to the ECF, but most people in the world could care less. Take my wife for example, I gave her a kit I had that uses prefilled cartomizers, and she asked me what to do when they run out. I told her, you fill them back up and showed her how.... She said, "Yeah, thats too much work, I would rather just buy prefilled cartomizers." I told her that costs a lot more and is unnecessary... She says "I dont care, Id rather pay extra for them to be prefilled."

So there you have it, that is what the majority of people are like out there. The rest of us come here.

So, the thing is I agree that the eGo, based on performance and battery life alone is by far not the best ecig, but for most people in the world, it is.

 

[wv2win]

Kind of an odd place to bring this conversation up wvwin...

The article was written by my buddy who owns the blog with me, and it is making the case for the eGo as the best, not based on performance or battery life but because it is one of the most well rounded e-cigs you can get. We dont have a bias, both of us have mods, and we love them.
You have to keep in mind that most people are not interested in owning a mod, and especially for new converts. The eGo is a perfect starter ecig in our eyes of course, but the funny thing is most new people I introduce ecigs to are kind of taken back by it. They want something like a cigarette.

You have to also keep in mind that our blog is not the ECF, it is for mainstream people. It is geared directly at new people.

People who eventually make e-cigs into a hobby come to the ECF, but most people in the world could care less. Take my wife for example, I gave her a kit I had that uses prefilled cartomizers, and she asked me what to do when they run out. I told her, you fill them back up and showed her how.... She said, "Yeah, thats too much work, I would rather just buy prefilled cartomizers." I told her that costs a lot more and is unnecessary... She says "I dont care, Id rather pay extra for them to be prefilled."

So there you have it, that is what the majority of people are like out there. The rest of us come here.

So, the thing is I agree that the eGo, based on performance and battery life alone is by far not the best ecig, but for most people in the world, it is.

The way I read the article, it stated it was the best device, not the best one for a beginner. And I agree that it is one of the best beginner PV's. The statement that seemed bias to me was "$200 custom mod that looks like you’re sucking on a screwdriver". That is just a blatantly, negatively worded comment.

I think that article would have done a much better job if he would have given the positive characteristics of better PV's (5 volt, VV, etc) against the eGo and then come to the conclusion that for a new vaper, the eGo could be considered the best to start out with. I just think the writer started from the beginning positioning the reader that the eGo is the best and I will enhance that position with a negatively perceived comment about other better battery devices.

I'm not slamming your site, it's a nice looking site. But I don't agree with your point that the vast majority of vapers are overjoyed with the smaller devices that look like a cigarette. I think many of them are victims of massive marketing campains and believe that is as good as it gets. But I do agree that for some, that is all they want and there should be a PV for them.

I guess I'm just advocationg an "expanded view" of options presented on any review site.

Good Luck with your site.

 

[hittman]

I believe that many people think they want a device that looks like a cigarette until they use it. If I had it to do over again, I would have went straight to a mod. However the riva/ego was not out then so I can't say if I would have bought one or not. This I can tell you, I've been running the same mod with only having bought one extra set of batteries in that time and the two batteries were still less than an ego battery. Ever since I bought my first kit, I have not been a fan of proprietary batteries. This is just my opinion so you can take it or leave it.

 

[Teresta]

I appreciate that hittman =) We got the njoy's mainly because we decided to quit smoking (it was really a we're quitting smoking...today) and they were the only thing available that was close to us. I think I will be interested in mods later down the line, but right now its a bit overwhelming so I'm glad to have the opinions for something more simple.

Thanks everyone else also for the other ideas on where to look at juice!

 

[Dob_Bobolina]

The way I read the article, it stated it was the best device, not the best one for a beginner. And I agree that it is one of the best beginner PV's. The statement that seemed bias to me was "$200 custom mod that looks like you’re sucking on a screwdriver". That is just a blatantly, negatively worded comment.

I think that article would have done a much better job if he would have given the positive characteristics of better PV's (5 volt, VV, etc) against the eGo and then come to the conclusion that for a new vaper, the eGo could be considered the best to start out with. I just think the writer started from the beginning positioning the reader that the eGo is the best and I will enhance that position with a negatively perceived comment about other better battery devices.

I'm not slamming your site, it's a nice looking site. But I don't agree with your point that the vast majority of vapers are overjoyed with the smaller devices that look like a cigarette. I think many of them are victims of massive marketing campains and believe that is as good as it gets. But I do agree that for some, that is all they want and there should be a PV for them.

I guess I'm just advocationg an "expanded view" of options presented on any review site.

Good Luck with your site.

We all have our opinions and were all entitled to them, I dont think people are overjoyed with smaller devices, nor do we say that in the article, the thing is, people think thats what they want.

Thank you for taking the time to read the article.