Help me find my ideal Vaping setup!

[Whyu Wannano]

Righty then, bit of background here for context.

I had previously tried cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cigars/cigarillos and a fair amount of marijuana, coming to the same conclusion with each passtime; I loved the act of smoking, just not the effects/tastes they brought with them. The best compromise up to date had lied with marijuana, but as you might guess it makes you high when you smoke it. I stopped smoking that for other reasons a reasonably long time ago. I have a wicked sweet tooth, so when I found out that vaping was more than just the cheap E-Cigs advertised on the back of buses for quitting smoking and began to learn a little about the types of juices that didn't contain any nicotine at all, I was sold!

I bought a 'Kangertech 510-T' starter kit along with some little 10ml bottles of "Tutti Frutti" and "Menthol Ice" juice (ENjuice NoNic). This sealed the deal for me, Vaping is great! But, I'm quite finicky about... well everything so there were a few things that displeased me about the experience that I can only assume would be solved by spending more than £20 on the lot (including P&P).

So, this is what I want from my vaping experience!:
-As much vapor production as possible, I love that stuff.
-A nice throat hit; nowhere near as much as a cigarette, but just so I can actually feel like I'm smoking (like a smoooth blunt if anyone has had that experience). I really don't have much tolerance built up in the back of my throat, so not much is needed at all. (Hence why I bought the Menthol Ice flavour to see if that would be enough, but it wasn't)
-Last but not least, I want some luscious sweet flavours. Now, this set up tastes okay for a bit (not a very full flavour) but after a bit you can really notice the 'vapor-ey' flavour coming through. None of that! I would love to have something that felt as if I was biting into something lovely and sweet (I have a reeeaally sweet tooth). Obviously I know there are limits to what can be achieved with vapor but I hope to use this a bit of a dieting tool too, so recommendations on the fullest and sweetest flavours please.

Hope that wasn't too long, I know I tend to ramble a bit; I'm really excited by this new hobby and can't wait to see some of the awesome things you guys recommend
Please don't worry about money when recommending things, go for the optimum and I'll work out a compromise if it's too dear.
Thanks in advance!

 

[buckskinner38]

You don't ask for much, do ya? (Just joking) Have you ever looked into dripping? It is more of a nitched craft rather then a plug & vape sort of thing, requiring the user to become knowledgeable in regulated and mechanical mods, juice blends, as well as the building of coils. The perk from doing all of this is flavor. But like I said, this isnt a plug & vape sort of deal. If that is what you want to do then I would recommend looking into POTV mixology forum and read up on the different recipes.

 

[RicModMaker]

As above. If you want the best vape you can get, you need to look into RBA and RDA. There's lots to learn but lots of people here to help you along. £100 should be enough to get you batteries, charger, mech mod, atomisers, wire and wick material.

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[solenoid]

Try experimenting with e liquid mixes in regard to pg/vg levels..pg gives more throat hit..also air flow plays a big part in producing large clouds of vapour..rebuildable dripping atomisers produce big clouds and great flavour but need some experience in wrapping coils and wicks..its actualy a lot easier than it looks with a bit of practice.

 

[Thepmc81]

I recon u shld get a mech mod & a dripper. Somethin like a setinal clone & say an igo w.

 

[Whyu Wannano]

Thanks guys I'll look into it! I usually love becoming engrossed into a hobby and this sounds like just the thing. Can vaping get any better?

 

[Reevo]

Ok, juice wise id start with a 50/50 mix so then to can decide what you prefer, if this gives to much TH (throat Hit) then you can lower the PG content next time. Its all trail and error and everyone has a different sweet spot.
Device wise, start with a RBA (re-buildable atomizer), the RSST is a good starting point, its a "genny" type stomizer that uses a vertical wick or jump onto a Kayfun, really easy to wick and will start you off doing simple coils going onto micro coils etc. Also you can play with different wicks like silica or cotton.
Mechs are down to a style preference aswell as a perfermonce one. Look around at Nemesis, Caravela style mods. A lot of attys will be flush with these so it looks "all in one" or Hy-brid looking. Do you want a mod that will give variable voltage or watts? What sort of battery life do you want? Are you using all 18650 batteries or do you want to use smaller batteries so your mods not too big?

 

[FuZionVapor]

In my opinion Mech mod with a kick. Tried IGO-L dripper not bad but you have to keep dripping, bit of a pain for me. What we need is a dripper but with some kinda tank with it.

 

[Thepmc81]

Fuz! U mean like an Rba! Aga-t or a kraken

 

[Whyu Wannano]

Ok, juice wise id start with a 50/50 mix so then to can decide what you prefer, if this gives to much TH (throat Hit) then you can lower the PG content next time. Its all trail and error and everyone has a different sweet spot.
Device wise, start with a RBA (re-buildable atomizer), the RSST is a good starting point, its a "genny" type stomizer that uses a vertical wick or jump onto a Kayfun, really easy to wick and will start you off doing simple coils going onto micro coils etc. Also you can play with different wicks like silica or cotton.
Mechs are down to a style preference aswell as a perfermonce one. Look around at Nemesis, Caravela style mods. A lot of attys will be flush with these so it looks "all in one" or Hy-brid looking. Do you want a mod that will give variable voltage or watts? What sort of battery life do you want? Are you using all 18650 batteries or do you want to use smaller batteries so your mods not too big?

Wow that's a lot of questions! Thanks for the suggestions, any tips on brands of juice and stuff to look at too? I haven't had a chance to dive into the mixology forums yet. No nicotine though!

I don't really mind how big or ugly this thing looks (to a point of course) if that effects things. How big can things actually get?

Is variable watts or voltage a mutually exclusive relationship? And what effect do each have?

I'm not sure about battery life, I like the system I have at the minute that I can charge one battery while using the other, but obviously longer is less hassle especially if I want to go *shudders*...outside.