What would you put in your IDEAL DIY Starter kit?

[Graham Bradley]

As the subject states, I am looking for opinions on what would be included in the perfect starter kit. Specifically for someone whom has never mixed before. Thanks in advance!

 

[HeadInClouds]

nic base, VG, PG, syringes, flavorings, empty bottles to mix in, a reference to the DIY forum at VU

 

[Zanaspus]

10-1 mil syringes, 10-18 gauge needles, 2-14 gauge needles, 1- 3 ml syringe, 1-5 ml syringe, 2-10 ml syringes, 50-10 ml bottles, VG, PG, Nic.

 

[nightshard]

Stickers for your bottles, disposable pipettes for those flavors that don't have pipettes of their own like TFA, disposable gloves for handling nic base, a measuring container for diluting nic base


There are no stupid batteries, just stupid people.

 

[Time]

The basics, like HIC posted.

I started with the ingredients(nic base, VG/PG, flavors) plus one 1ml syringe, one 12ml syringe, I washed some empty vendor juice bottles to mix into and a juice calculator.

Now I have a 1ml syringe per each flavor and still one 12ml syringe. That's all I use.

 

[Smoky Blue]

gloves..
a variety of syringes
samples of test tubes and beakers.. one graduated cylendar (no, Smoky cant spell atm but..neither can my spell check! )
a few small pipettes.. not those foot long ones.. but actual 1ml pippets..
around 6 flavors to pick from (options!!)
nic, no higher than 36ml
pg/vg

2 (5ml) bottles, 2 (10ml) bottles and enough fluid to complete 40ml of finished juice.

a small note card on how to start, complete (if it is a company doing this) with the cdc poision # for emergency only..
a contact # for questions, and perhaps a couple beginner recipes..

a coupon off for next order.

there.. my dream kit I'd love any shop to carry for new mixers..

 

[Graham Bradley]

Keep the affordability aspect in mind because i want to end up with something that doesn't scare off beginners by its price! Thanks for all your input everyone, keep it coming!

 

[RocketPuppy]

Here's a thread on the subject:
http://vapingunderground.com/threads/what-do-i-need-to-begin-diy-simple-guide-with-links.2303/

 

[Smoky Blue]

Keep the affordability aspect in mind because i want to end up with something that doesn't scare off beginners by its price! Thanks for all your input everyone, keep it coming!

yes, you do want to keep it affordable... but..
this is what i'd like to see in a kit.. something that will break down what a new mixer should be doing
and something detailed in case of any issues that may come up.. could be a pamphlet or card..
info is valuable.. specially when one doesn't know what to do.. newbie kits..

buy everything in bulk and you can make anything as affordable as one wishes to..

 

[RocketPuppy]

I personally think buying beakers and cylinders are a waste of money, especially for a beginner. If you're including syringes, might as well mix right into the bottle. I rarely use all the glassware I bought.

My perfect beginners kit would include:

5 of each - 5 and 10ml bottles
2 - 30ml bottles

3 - 1ml syringe
1 of each - 3, 6, 12ml syringe

2 - 14g blunt needles

250ml of each - PG/VG
120ml - nic (with the option of 6, 12, 24, 48, 60, or 100)
10-15 - 5ml/10ml bottles of flavors

I would include 2 pairs of gloves but mention that if they work with higher mg, they might as well buy a box.

 

[SteveW]

I just started, but took the 'mix by weight' route. I bought a 30$ scale, a quart each of PG and VG, 120 ml of 100mg nic, and 7 or 8 flavorings. I saved and reuse a bunch of bottles from premade juice. Masking tape for labels (for now). I transferred PG and VG into 8 ounce squeeze bottles that I picked up for 95 cents each at a local kitchen store. I find it to be accurate, fast, and simple with no cleanup required. As we don't know OP's budget restrictions, I can't say if this is inexpensive enough or not, but the cost savings is tremendous, I plan to continue, so I wasn't concerned about saving a few bucks here and there.
The real cost, of course, is falling head first into the DIY rabbit hole

 

[FL_David]

I personally think buying beakers and cylinders are a waste of money, especially for a beginner.

I agree and I'm glad I skipped on the glassware. I mix one recipe at a time with the largest bottle being 30ml..If I was mixing for others too, then glassware would be worth it.
I use the 3ml pipettes for TFA flavors I have in 8ml vials. I will do drops up to 30 something, but anything higher I whip out the 3ml syringes. The pipettes I bought on Amazon, 100 to a pack which I clean and reuse.

 

[Ayalin]

Im loving the aspire nautalis tank as you can add casings and colourd glass. And the spinner 2 vision×2. It's easy to clean and the coils are good. I'm on a budget and also on trial to be allowed to use it from my Master so I had to keep it all under $100 I got 3 juices too. Donut, candy apple, hidden dragon

 

[Graham Bradley]

Thanks for all of your input everyone. I will definitely be taking these suggestions into consideration as we revamp our starter kits!