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First dividing line is replaceable batteries or not. Bigger up front cost for replaceable batteries, but you won't have to worry about your mod dying on you if you bring extra batteries
Second, how much is not a lot?
For nonreplaceable battery mods, I would look into the istick 30W - relatively inexpensive at about $40, has a spring loaded 510, and can run subohm tanks if you decide to go that route.
For a replaceable battery mod, I would consider an IPV mini 2 - be forewarned, they do have finish problems on the black model. But for size and price (about $70, not including batteries and charger), still a mod with good performance. You could also consider a sigelei 50W VR2
For tanks - depends on subohm vs not, and do you plan to rebuild?
I've moved more into the subohm tank realm, so not up to speed on the others. I still use a nautilus/silo for some flavors, but mainly use subtank/subtank minis. I have found that the rebuildable section on the subtank mini can be problematic (not making a connection due to the rebuildable base being too short)

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Are you at all interested in a mechanical mod?

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Subohm?


What does that do for you?  


I guess I want batteries, since that is what I had before with the lava tube.  It was easy to keep a charged battery always on hand.  Rebuildable tanks were just coming into vogue back when I quit.  I really have no desire to get into that.  I just want good flavor and vapor.  I don't need a fog machine, and I'm not enough of a connoisseur to notice slight variabilities.   The lava tube did have variable voltage, as did the ejoy batteries.  I usually kept it on the highest settings.


I don't want to pay over a hundred bucks all in. The less the better.






Subohm tanks (which have coils that have a resistance less than 1 ohm) have flavors and clouds closer to dripping - but this comes at a price. You go through more juice, and regulated mods that can fire a subohm coil are usually more expensive.

All in for less than $100 is going to be near impossible for a mod with replaceable batteries, as a bit of your budget is eaten up by the charger and 2 batteries (batteries about $17 for a pair, and the charger about $20), leaving you $63 for mod, tank, and juice.

Given the $100 constraint, I would go with an istick 30W for a regulated mod. For the tank, some of the choice depends on local support (unless you're buying everything online all the time - namely, coils). See what coils your local shops carry. I'm going to recommend a Nautilus tank - I have a fiar amount of experience3 with them, and they give good flavor. Take this with a grain of salt, as I don't know about other, newer non subohm tanks. You might try researching at the ECF forums, but it might get a little tedious.

   




 

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Are you at all interested in a mechanical mod?

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Thats what my girlfriend said.  Now she's building basic coils and wicking her Tugboat V1 like a champ, and just ordered a Derringer clone because she liked mine so much.  



I would get the Mini 2 or Istick 50 watt with whichever subtank you like.  My Mini 2 has worked like a champ, but I got black and there is almost no finish left so it looks like shit.  The Istick doesn't have removable batteries, but you CAN replace the batteries fairly easily.if it stops holding a charge (there was speculation it was a Lipo pack, and it is really just 2 18650's).