What are some good hangers to start with?

Hello hello, I have been looking around on this site for a few weeks now and I became very interested in hanging however I have no idea where to start or which hangers to buy. I have also been to the hanging threads and have read that if I did this incorrectly then my penis would end up “healing smaller” which I can only assume means getting shorter. I am currently sitting at BPEL 6.5 with my girth being at a 4.5, of coarse I am going to start with the newbie routine but when the time comes to hang I want to have a good idea of what to get. My current goal is to get to 8 inches erect length without having to press it to the bone and then from there I would zero in on improving girth.

I started with a homemade noose hanger and 12oz weight. This became uncomfortable with a little higher weight.
Try to avoid noose style hangers. <— near universal advice.

Decided to move to compression hanging. I built a homemade Captain Wench. I was alarmed by the discoloration caused by the compression cutting off blood flow.
Threw the compression hanger away. <— Some guys swear by them.

Ordered a vacuum hanger. Oh man this was a great. I can hang for a 1 hour set with decent weight. Then I got my first water blister.
Only after 3 months of vac hanging did I fully understand that taping really does prevent blisters!

So if I was starting all over again. I’d buy a vacuum hanger and learn how to tape my glans correctly from day 1.

Usual disclaimer. You mileage may vary.

Ordered a vacuum hanger. Oh man this was a great. I can hang for a 1 hour set with decent weight. Then I got my first water blister.
Only after 3 months of vac hanging did I fully understand that taping really does prevent blisters!

So if I was starting all over again. I’d buy a vacuum hanger and learn how to tape my glans correctly from day 1.

So which vacuum hanger did you start with? Also how long did it take you to start hanging since starting your PE process?

I started with a totalman hanger. I can tell that I’ll need to move to a LGHanger soon.

I broke all of the recommended rules on TP. I hung with lite weights from day 1.