Another newbie.

[daveyboy37]

Hi firstly can i say what a great site.
So now down to business. After a failed experiment over 12 months ago with an E-cig (wisekick) ....which frankly even the strong cartomisers were like sucking fresh air... I have decided to give it another shot. I tried a friends Skycig and was shocked at the difference between my wisekick. But i have read lots about Skycig battery life, reliabilty and customer support..or lack of.
Im a fairly heavy roll up smoker and really dont know where to start. Im possibly looking at the "Viva La Riva 1100 kit."
But i'm open to other suggestions. And yes i do appreciate that its all subjective. I'm definitely looking at refilling and i work 12 hour shifts so battery life is important.
So....
Is the 1100 a good choice.
Are there any spares/accessories that i may need (apart from e-liquid obviously) bearing in mind i'm looking to refill and want to purchase everything i need to last a couple of months?
Thanks in advance.

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome Davey

A Riva or ego kit will be a far better choice than a Skycig. Depending were you buy the kit from, it will come with either/or cartomisers or clearomisers. Both are semi disposable, though they can be refilled several times, you will need more than what you get with the kit to tide you over for a couple of months.

[genguskhan]

Hello and #welcome2#

Haven't used the Riva but you can't go wrong with the ego kits, still useing mine which has been about four months now

[sleepyduck]

Hi Davey, and welcome from another newbie

I've been vaping for about a week now. I didn't know whether to get the Riva kit or an Ego kit: ended up with the Ego, but I'm sure the Riva will be just as good.

I second Chrissie's suggestion: you should get some extra cartomisers and/or clearomisers. My top tip: get a spare charger too. Mine is a bit dodgy and I've just bought another.

Enjoy!

[lobeydosser]

Welcome Davey.

I started down the vaping trail with the Skycig Kit. I used this for the first month and during that time I went from smoking 40+ king sized fags to 100% vaping only.
However, while I found vaping a good alternative to smoking, and much cheaper, I felt that there had to be more in the way of flavour and nicotine strength or I would not stay vaping for long.
Almost by accident, I came across Vape Escape and from them I purchased a Vision 1000 kit.
www.vapeescape.co.uk/vape-escape-vision-1000-ultimate~397

I still have that kit today, 6 months down the line and it is still my everyday out and about PV.
I did buy a 3rd battery so that I always have 1 in use, 1 fully charged spare and 1 on charge.

Since investing in that kit I have gone on to buy other units and I have also got into mixing my own e-juices, but the Vision 1000 is the foundation of my vaping and everything else I have will fit onto this kit if needs be.

[daveyboy37]

Wow thanks all for the quick replies. Will research the ego kits too. Having just had a quick look are all of the Ego kits equally as good or is there a particular model to be recommended, or indeed are they more or less the same kit but with different accessories?

Thank you lobeydosser will look at the vape escape too.

[Deleted]

Welcome Davey!

[LastCig]

Welcome to the forum,

[moonraker]

Welcome This is a great site for advise #icon_thumbsup#

[Chrissie]

Davey, if you are looking at different eg0/Riva kits, one thing to look to compare them with is the MAh of the battery - the higher the mAh, the longer the battery will last between recharges.

[daveyboy37]

Thanks all.. I think i'm gonna go with the Riva 1100. Having looked at other review sites I haven't seen a review of either giving less than 5 stars. The riva kit does however seem to be selling for £35, while the Ego seems to be £50-£60.So the way I see it... more money for vapour.

[Chrissie]

Davey, if you are going for the Riva 1100 kit from Vape Escape, don't forget to use discount code allabout for 10% off.

[daveyboy37]

Thanks Chrissie. I just looked on Vape Escape. They only have white or pink currently :-(

[Karma]

Hi Davey, nice to meet you

this a great value, a bit less capacity though from the Riva, so you could get one of these

www.charliesvapeshop.co.uk/#/shop/4571204872/eGo-T-CE6-starter-kit/4328320

and one or even 2 of these, which are the same capacity as the Riva and will be fine with the charger in the small kit

www.charliesvapeshop.co.uk/#/shop/4571204872/eGo-T-1100-mAh-battery/4294435

spare clearomisers here

www.charliesvapeshop.co.uk/#/shop/4571204872/CE4-CE5-CE6-clearomizers/4589400

[daveyboy37]

Vape Escape Vision 900... This looks good too. Also are all the clearomisers so easy to fill? I just watch a youtube video link for the Vision 900. I really need to stop looking lol.