Wanna try this vaping thing please help!

[Jodi Puffs Alot]

I started off with Tornado from Totally Wicked. Ego T replica. Loved it. Vaped 18-24mg tobacco flavor juice for about a month on it and then decided to graduate into the "mod" world recently. Got a Silver Bullet from AltSmoke and was blown away at how awesome it is! I still use my Tornado for driving, work, etc. just because of the convenience. I highly recommend Totally Wicked as well, they have great customer service in my opinion.

Either way, awesome decision to quit analogs. Good luck!

 

[JuiceJunkie]

From what I've seen, any of the 510 kits are a good choice. I bought a V2 kit and it uses the 808D-1 cartos. The kit is good, but my main complaint is that the batteries in the "stick" or "cigarette" style batteries don't last that long. Maybe 2-3 hours tops. I ended up doing a big battery mod with a 510 LR atty and also some CE2 Clearomizers. They both work very well. The eGo is a good kit to start with and the batteries should last you a while. I am not a big fan of the cartomizers unless you plan on filling them yourself. Mine didn't last long in the flavor department... Hope this helps.

 

[User_9]

I would like something thats inexpensive to start worth afterall half the reason im considering this is to save money....also when i go out id like to be able to smoke, aome places here still allow smoking but friends of mine like to go to like Edinboro and Titusville and Im not sure if I can do either in those towns....I found a few sites from you suggestions Thank you for your help I guess we'll see how this goes =)

 

[skex]

I'm in the minority nowdays it seems as a penstyle BE112 user Cartowhat?

Seriously though my general advice when it comes to making vaping work.

Have plenty of supplies on hand. These aren't like cigarettes where if you run out you can just pop out to the local corner store and pick up a pack. For the most part unless you are very lucky you will have to order everything from online and it's going to take a few days (or a couple weeks depending on customs) for it to get to you.

So get plenty of atomizers (I usually order 5-10 at a time from Bestegic) Juice is a little harder at first it's going to take some experimentation to find out what you like. Personally I'm lucky that my favorite juice is available in bulk from BestEcig (I usually buy 200ml at a time but they also have 500ml bottles) one option is to just order a big 200ml bottle of 24mg flavorless so you have solid supply to work with while you experiment with some other flavors. Oh and you'll definitely want to order your liquid to refil carts yourself. The pre-filled just don't last long enough to be cost effective.

Now personally I do not recommend things with proprietary batteries. There are two things that tend to wear out on ecigs and those are atomizers and batteries so having to spend 20 bucks for a new battery every time you wear one out can get quite pricey.

As such I like the screwdriver style smokes.

Personally I use a Prodigy from PureSmoker just switched to a V3.1 after using my V1 for a year and a half oh and the V1 still works it's just that the switches on it wore out over time and while PS has a good warranty program where I can send them in to be repaired for a couple bucks I decided that it'd be easier just to by the new model which had the advantage of a year and a half of refining to get past the minor bugs in the V1 device.

Personally I'd suggest either the Prodigy or possibly the ICON (basically a smaller 3.7v only version of the Prodigy) they are bigger than the cigarette like stuff but use relatively cheap easily replaced batteries.

Definitely stick to manual switched devices. airflow switches will always clog.

I suggest having at least 2 chargers one for home and one for the workplace that way you can have batteries on charge all the time. You'll also want several sets of batteries Personally I think 4 sets is about optimal 3 doable but 2 not quite there. Just kind of rotate through them so you aren't using one set much more that then others.

It wouldn't hurt to have a back up device either though with the Prodigy you can just get some spare parts (switch, adapter, springs) so if one part fails you just replace it, ship the defective part back to PS and continue on about your merry vaping business. This is what I did with my Prodigy V1 I pretty much had a couple spare adapters and several switches that I'd use to keep it going.

So to reiterate have plenty of supplies on hand at all times and that will help you not fall off the wagon.

As to specific use. It seems a lot has changed since I was particularly active around here. Cartomizers and tanks and various alternatives to the cartridge with batting and a separate atomizer were pretty much at concept stage so I'm not super familiar with them. I found what works well for me and just ran with it.

Personally I like simplicity in this sort of thing. The more complexity the greater the likely hood of failure. As such I drip with a cart to keep the atomizer from getting dry.

The final thing I'll say is this. You gotta want to make this work. Several other guys at my work tried this around the same time I did. Of the dozen or so who tried ecigs around the time I did I'm the only one who actually stuck it out.

Now the benefits are wonderful.

It's cheaper in the long run that smoking. I spend maybe 100 bucks every couple months for juice and atomizers so maybe 50 a month which is way cheaper than smoking at current prices.

I no longer smell like an ashtray. The first time I went to a bar after I'd been vaping a bit I walked outside and smelled the smoke on me and asked my wife if this is how I used to smell then apologized profusely for putting her through that after she said yes.

Good luck

P.S I know the smokes I recommended are on the higher end of the pricing but I feel it would save you more money in the long run thanks to their cheaper maintenance costs, Something like that is what you will probably end up with in the end anyway so why waste money on crap that ain't going to quite do the job in the first place.
Plus the more you are invested up front the greater the impetus to stick it out.

 

[miriaminspringtown]

This is a great offer for a starter kit, joye Mega eGo kit, with 2 900 mAh Manual batteries at http://http://www.litecigusa.net/joye_MEGA_ego_kit_p/megaegoblkkit.htm
and for the best and least expensive cartomizers consider this 510 LOW RESISTANCE BOGE SOFT CAP Blank Cartomizers and for juice, you have from over 50 flavors to choose from Vaperite

Even though I have moved on to different mods, I still have my Joye eGo 1000 mAh with T-tip and VapeMate from
Super T Manufacturing, Innovative manufacturer of electronic cigarette products.
With an eGo or Riva starter kit, you can not go wrong and will save $$ by avoiding mistakes. Good luck!

 

[DC2]

As such I drip with a cart to keep the atomizer from getting dry.

Are you saying you don't have a drip tip?
Because if you don't have a drip tip, you have to get one.

 

[skex]

Are you saying you don't have a drip tip?
Because if you don't have a drip tip, you have to get one.

I like having the cart in. I find that having the damp batting in reduces the likely hood of my running the atomizer completely dry and frying it. So I'll put it out drip a few drops directly into the atomizer then top off the cart a bit before continuing on my merry vaping way.

 

[DC2]

I didn't say you SHOULD get a drip tip, I said you HAVE to get a drip tip.



Just kidding.



If it's working for you, and all that....

 

[MickeyRat]

I would like something thats inexpensive to start worth afterall half the reason im considering this is to save money....also when i go out id like to be able to smoke, aome places here still allow smoking but friends of mine like to go to like Edinboro and Titusville and Im not sure if I can do either in those towns....I found a few sites from you suggestions Thank you for your help I guess we'll see how this goes =)

It's not inexpensive, if all you do is use it for a bit, get frustrated, throw it in a drawer, and buy another kit or just start smoking again. By the time you get a decent setup that will perform well enough to work well, you'll be spending in the neighborhood of 50 to 100 dollars after juice. Depending on what you get, it could be more. Believe me, none of the recommendations in this thread are for the most expensive out there.

Of the options presented the Riva probably has the lowest initial cost. The e-power probably has the lowest on-going cost. I'll also say that you do need extra of almost everything because you can't run down to 7 eleven for replacements.

 

[chris47451]

I love my eGo kit! And I use cartomizers...much simpler, IMHO. I smoked about a pack and a half for 20 years, and originally started with 24mg, but found I was still craving. I switched up to 36mg, and that really helped me a lot. You might consider ordering the higher mg juices for awhile. You can always come down as you kick the analog habit!

 

[Sainted_S]

I would like something thats inexpensive to start worth afterall half the reason im considering this is to save money....also when i go out id like to be able to smoke, aome places here still allow smoking but friends of mine like to go to like Edinboro and Titusville and Im not sure if I can do either in those towns....I found a few sites from you suggestions Thank you for your help I guess we'll see how this goes =)

Titusville's a pretty vape-friendly town, even in establishments that are non-smoking. Actually, I've heard from a relative that alot of people are also taking up in the area.