Newbie Loose Leaf Recommendations

Greetings folks,

Looking for some advice here. I did a sober January in 24' where I focused on drinking tea and thoroughly enjoyed it. Ordered 4 or 5 teas from republic of tea as that is what was recommended by a coworker. Mostly baggies, but one loose leaf green tea. I enjoyed them all. Im planning to do multiple months or longer in 25' and want to dive into the world of loose leaf teas. The more I read about them in preparation, the more I am overwhelmed.

Id like to treat myself to a loose leaf sampler to figure out what I like best and also acquire some equipment to enhance the experience. Any recommendations from anyone would be greatly appreciated in terms of electric kettles, infusers, or anything else you'd suggest that I am overlooking. Ive read through a number of similar threads here and am currently leaning towards the Wha-cha Intro to Tea sampler to get me started. [https://what-cha.com/products/intro-to-tea-collection](https://what-cha.com/products/intro-to-tea-collection)

Is there any other samplers that would be preferable to this?

Any suggestions on equipment or teas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.