Where do newbies start these days?

[footbag]

I'm just curious, as my vapor journey has been long and ever developing; where do people suggest beginners start?

I see so many sub-ohm tanks out there. It seems like everyone is using the Atlantis.

Are we really suggesting these to newcomers? The vape is great and consistent, but the whole sub-ohm thing. Is it a thing of the past?

Do we dare suggest TC? You have to learn a lot more, and it's not so easy unless you know what you're doing.

Here you go... I'm a newbie in your vape shop. What should I get?

 

[petrotech]

I always let new vapors borrow my Istick 20 and aerotank v2. most of them love it and end up getting a similar set up.

 

[edyle]

I'm just curious, as my vapor journey has been long and ever developing; where do people suggest beginners start?

I see so many sub-ohm tanks out there. It seems like everyone is using the Atlantis.

Are we really suggesting these to newcomers? The vape is great and consistent, but the whole sub-ohm thing. Is it a thing of the past?

Do we dare suggest TC? You have to learn a lot more, and it's not so easy unless you know what you're doing.

Here you go... I'm a newbie in your vape shop. What should I get?

istick30 and a nautilus mini (or maybe subtank mini)

 

[DanJiblets]

I'm not sure I'd start anyone subohmimg. I have a free vape friends that don't even like to hit mine, they just start coughing. I'd do what the other dude said, a small istick 20 or 30 and an aerotank to start, let them decide when they want to move into subtanks etc..

 

[DaveSignal]

I would suggest a newbie start out with something like an atlantis and mech with protection (like aspire cf) or a 50 watt+ regulated mod.

Then, if they are into it and have interest in learning the principles, they can upgrade to start building their own coils with an RDA and a real mech. And with a real mech mod, it needs to be sub-ohm anyway.

 

[Rizzyking]

I still start them off on an ego and clearo as they need to know vaping is something that can work for them before outlaying any real money on hardware plus they then progress at their own rate finding what suits them. Forums can be great places once your past the basics but sometimes they give horrendous advice to new vapers and get too caught up in what's currently popular rather then what's best to start on. Also a lot of scummy b&m's with no interest in anything but max profit from a sale that sell completely unsuitable and sometimes dangerous setups to new vapers don't help things. Personally I think anyone getting into vaping should start at the bottom so they build their knowledge as they progress with their hardware so it's a proper experience for them to tailor as they need too.

 

[Robert Dean]

I've been recommending the Subox Mini Starter Kit lately. But I usually let them borrow my old ego setup first.

 

[yuseffuhler]

I'll second the istick30w and nautilus mini. They're both good pieces of kit, long battery life and the vapor feels similar to smoking. Just coming off smoking, using mouth to lung, and then going to a straight lung hit at 40 watts is a big change. I bought the istick/nautilus combo quite a few times for beginning vapers and they almost universally love it. It takes up a little more room than a pack of cigs and doesn't feel too heavy, with very little needed knowledge. If they decide to chase down the best thing after that, more power to em. It is just a great starting point to get them off cigs.

 

[Rixsta]

I'll second the istick30w and nautilus mini. They're both good pieces of kit, long battery life and the vapor feels similar to smoking. Just coming off smoking, using mouth to lung, and then going to a straight lung hit at 40 watts is a big change. I bought the istick/nautilus combo quite a few times for beginning vapers and they almost universally love it. It takes up a little more room than a pack of cigs and doesn't feel too heavy, with very little needed knowledge. If they decide to chase down the best thing after that, more power to em. It is just a great starting point to get them off cigs.

Totally agree and exactly what I did.

 

[GeorgeS]

I'd lean towards something like I started with: a inexpensive VV stick (clk!, istick30) and inexpensive clearomizer (Aspire Maxi, K1 or if going high end a nautilus mini).

10-30ml of 50/50% @ 18-24mg lightly flavored non-coil clogging juice.

I ran my Clk! @ 3.5V for the 1st two weeks - turning it up produced to much cloud for me!

 

[r77r7r]

Doesn't seem like lately there are any that show up with zero knowledge or a plan.

Brick and mortars/gas stations are doing that, but they're also sending many here because of incompetence.

 

[WonderDude32]

My local shop sells alot of eGo One setups and even give a $5 discount on them to new vapers. It has a lot of good qualities without being overly complicated. The new Subox kit is a really good idea for the newbie lung hitter but for smokers trying to quit, a Nautilus with an istick would easily do the job.

 

[Ou2mame]

Subohming is great. Shorter drags, more vapor, more flavor, less air resistance. I would recommend a subtank mini or Arctic, or delta 2, to a beginner if they liked my setup. It's better to start with better gear, than to waste money on ego batteries that you outgrow. Get a good battery once, and you can always try different tanks. The cost of hardware has come down so much that you can get an ipv 4 with a subtank online for the same price as a spinner with a Nautilus mini at a vape shop.

 

[Rabbit Slayer]

If someone asks about a setup for noobs I'll give them my opinion of a setup for noobs.
If they ask about subohming I'll give them my opinion of a subohm setup.

It is not my job to do background checks on noobs to see if they know enough about the physics of electricity

 

[StonyArtichoke]

Those ego kits you can get from the convenience store for like 30 bucks are pretty good. A good e liquid and ce5 tanks are a pretty okay vape. Convenience store e liquid is odd. The magic puff is actually okay. I used to vape it before there was a vape shop on every corner. I've heard very extremely negative things about convenience store e liquid but something tells me that its just elitist vapors doing their thing.

 

[Filfa]

Will I suggest TC? Hell no
Will I suggest Subtanks? Yes
I don't suggest ego kits to anyone

and here is my reasoning
TC requires quite a lot of knowlege re: nickel and/or titanium and how heat effects them

Subtanks are plug coil in and go.

I started on ego kits myself and found them a waste of time, it's better off them saving money and starting with a newer generation device. The better our experience is, the better chance you have at quitting smoking and moving on to vaping.

It isn't ours or anyones job to be the idiot police (except the actual police) I won't suggest a mech or something over 50w for a new vaper because that's just irresponsible.

p.s I handed down my old istick 50w, subtank mini, derringer clone and 2 protank 2's to my sister, she's a new vaper. I ran her through exactly what to do (I even handed it to her with a 0.4ohm dual coil build in the derringer at 50w for lols) Family is family, I make sure I look after them.

 

[Troy Noh]

For someone trying to quit the stinkies. I would suggest a Aspire Mini, and a MVP 2. I wouldn't recommend a ego, I tried that when I first started to vape, and I was back to smoking within a month

 

[bullet08]

i would start them with battery safety, and how to build coils. then hand them RDA and mech mod so they can have fun.

 

[DaveSignal]

i would start them with battery safety, and how to build coils. then hand them RDA and mech mod so they can have fun.

A coworker of mine who was kind of a newbie still using a nautilus on a vamo asked me about a good vaping set up. I showed him how to build an RDA on a mech and let him know about battery safety and ohms law. He is totally obsessed with it now.

 

[Ou2mame]

It depends on the person. Somebody tech savvy, preferably with electrical skills could totally grasp the concept of a mech mod and rda, but if they don't understand it, it can be dangerous. I recommend people get a tank like the subtank mini cause they can build or use pre-made coils. And a regulated battery.