Thanks so much for this, Big Chief. I get so frustrated watching the
mod brigade sometimes, and the way they handle newbies.
They just want something that works, for not a lot of money, that will help them reduce or get off cigs. Easy peasy. Easy peasy answers.
Yep. Don't know if there's a sticky or thread along the lines of "Simple but workable starter kits," but that's what I needed when I started digging. For example, once I understood that there were two and three-piece setups, I knew I wanted a two-piece, but Google searches tend to bring up what I now know to be well-known outfits who seem to specialize in selling high-price, lower performing equipment to the less savvy.
Had I understood, for example, that the Kr8 was one of the generic two-piece models that many find perform well enough to satisfy, are readily sourced from various vendors, etc., I would have had an easier time than I did slogging through seller's websites, some of which are low on the technical details and high on the basic, "It's a magical way to 'smoke!' " type of marketing. Even when I understood that I wanted a "cartomizer," it wan't that easy to find a vendor. Extant YouTube videos add to the confusion as well, as some are terrific and informative, and some are either wildly out-of-date or simple marketing junk.
This forum is the best source out there, but "Keep it Simple" is great advice for advising people looking at this stuff for the first time. Your contributions in a particular are excellent in this regard.
