Looking for one hand refillable RTA

[shprota]

My dad is a chain vaper but he only has one hand working, so for now I had to stick with Billow V2. These are good but not the best flavor or MTL.

The problem is that most recent products use top fill and are pretty hard to refill with one hand. With the Billow it is a breeze - the grip is tight and you can keep the deck a bit loose without leaking.

So I’m looking for a recommendation on a decent rta that can easily be refilled using only one hand and gives good MTL and flavor.

Thanks!

 

[Opinionated]

I'm Sorry, but I don't exactly know...

I just tried opening a couple rta's with one hand, and it looks like the best winner I have is the serpent mini, but it's not exactly mtl either, although perhaps better than that billows you have.

The drip tip gets warm (to hot) if you close the airflow down too far, but if you change out that drip tip from the metal to a delrin or wood drip tip, you would alleviate that problem.

You can buy the kayfun 5 for him, the top fill unscrews and is shaped like a nut (the kind you put wrenches on, not the food) for ease of holding onto, but as it's metal I'm finding it a little slick even with the nut shape to it, if he can grab a napkin or a rubber jar opener it might be easier to open and close one handed.. smky makes a good clone I hear, and you can simply buy the mtl reducer for it from creme de vape. (Its in the UK, but shipping is decent to the US, I have bought from them before)

If your going to go kayfun though, why dont you wait until the prime comes out later this month and we can tell you whether or not we can fill it with one hand.. if so it may be easier all the way around.

 

[shprota]

Thanks, Opinionated!
Don't you have to close the liquid flow before unscrewing the top cap on the Serpent mini? If not, would not it leak after filling?
As for the Kayfun, it's manual says on filling:

To close the liquid control completely, grab the base and turn the tank in a clockwise movement until it stops.

Which renders it unusable with one hand IMHO.

Aren't there still bottom fill tanks?

 

[QcVaper]

Aren't there still bottom fill tanks?

In the world of rebuildables i highly doubt it,top fill makes our life 100x easier since we don't have to unscrew the tank to fill it, last time i saw a bottom filled was my nautilus tank i had when i started vaping. Have seen and watched alot of videos lately on different rta,rda,rdta and haven't seen one that's bottom filled. Imho bottom fill makes 1 hand operation impossible anyway.

 

[Marc411]

OBS Engine Nano, i just tried it and it went pretty well. No JFC to mess with, push up the top cap, fill through a fairly large fill hole and push down the top cap.

Flavor is pretty damn good too.

 

[Opinionated]

Thanks, Opinionated!
Don't you have to close the liquid flow before unscrewing the top cap on the Serpent mini? If not, would not it leak after filling?
As for the Kayfun, it's manual says on filling:

Which renders it unusable with one hand IMHO.

Aren't there still bottom fill tanks?

The serpent mini does not have juice flow control, so no worries there.

As for the juice flow control on the Kayfun 5, it's just a turn or two, and as you turn it separately from unscrewing the top for filling, I wasn't finding that a problem with one hand.. the way you have to hold it one handed keeps the juice flow control steady when your opening up the top for filling, or so it seemed. It was opening the top that I found more difficult, as for some reason it seemed a bit slick to me and thus more difficult to open than the serpent mini.

Your dad my have an easier time than me however, as this type of thing is something he is actually used to, whereas I'm not, and, he can use the juice flow control to his advantage by keeping the flow off unless vaping and keep the top unscrewed a turn. It's a thought anywAy..

 

[Opinionated]

OBS Engine Nano, i just tried it and it went pretty well. No JFC to mess with, push up the top cap, fill through a fairly large fill hole and push down the top cap.

Flavor is pretty damn good too.

That's not a mtl though..

 

[shprota]

Imho bottom fill makes 1 hand operation impossible anyway.

Surprisingly it's not true. Bottom fill tanks where you can unscrew the deck and fill the tank are very easy to fill with one hand having an atomizer stand like this:

You just put the tank upside-down into the stand and unscrew the base.

 

[Marc411]

To some regard but with a 1Ω or better build and the AFC closed down it could be used as one and is really easy to fill. For the price it's worth a shot. I have a pretty tight draw with a .5Ω and vape it MTL

 

[shprota]

OBS Engine Nano, i just tried it and it went pretty well. No JFC to mess with, push up the top cap, fill through a fairly large fill hole and push down the top cap.

Flavor is pretty damn good too.

Thanks! I have a Billow V3 which also has a top cap you need to push up but I cannot open it with one hand - the cap is sitting too tight. Also, you need to hold it while filling - cannot put into a stand.

 

[QcVaper]

Surprisingly it's not true. Bottom fill tanks where you can unscrew the deck and fill the tank are very easy to fill with one hand having an atomizer stand like this:

You just put the tank upside-down into the stand and unscrew the base.

Plausible,but like i said haven't seen or heard about a bottom filled rebuildable. If you can find one that's great news for you though,but other than bump this thread for someone to help you can't do anything unfortunately.

Sorry =/

 

[Marc411]

Thanks! I have a Billow V3 which also has a top cap you need to push up but I cannot open it with one hand - the cap is sitting too tight. Also, you need to hold it while filling - cannot put into a stand.

I left the tank on the mod, pushed up the cap and set the mod down to refill it and then pushed the cap down. I did it with my left hand just to add a degree of difficulty and it was pretty easy. As Opinionated pointed out it is not a true MTL but may be worth a try since the price is right. If it doesn't work out then you have a new tank

 

[gandymarsh]

This might not be a good suggestion, since I've never used mine, but The Lemo 2 is top side fill.
Lemo 2 Atomizer | Atomizer from Eleafworld

 

[shprota]

Thanks for your suggestions, people!
I think, I will go for OBS Engine full sized. I like it's deck and will see if the top airflow is working for me and my dad.

 

[Marc411]

Good luck, I hope your dad gets what he's looking for because us chain vaper's need to stick together.

Let us know how it works out.

 

[shprota]

Good luck, I hope your dad gets what he's looking for because us chain vaper's need to stick together.

Let us know how it works out.

Just placed an order for the OBS Engine RTA. Will update the thread as soon as it arrives (10-30 days)

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

Melo 2 with the RBA, or Lemo 2 without. Both can be choked down to an airy MTL, and both can be opened one handed by twisting the fill ring.

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[shprota]

Melo 2 with the RBA, or Lemo 2 without. Both can be choked down to an airy MTL, and both can be opened one handed by twisting the fill ring.

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I had a really bad experience with the original Lemo and have been since avoiding their products. Maybe I'm wrong but prefer to be on the safe side.

 

[Izan]

The original is hard to find, but a GP heron V2/Style is a great MTL, single coil, bottom fill tank.
The deck is dead easy to build and the flavour is IMO fantastic.
I also like the shatter-proof SS tank.
In Black HERE


Cheers
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[NealBJr]

My dad is a chain vaper but he only has one hand working, so for now I had to stick with Billow V2. These are good but not the best flavor or MTL.

The problem is that most recent products use top fill and are pretty hard to refill with one hand. With the Billow it is a breeze - the grip is tight and you can keep the deck a bit loose without leaking.

So I’m looking for a recommendation on a decent RTA that can easily be refilled using only one hand and gives good MTL and flavor.

Thanks!

I just tried it, and I have one that might be perfect for you. It is a single coil, and only holds 2ml, but the refill port is super easy. It's the Smok spirals. Even though it comes with prebuilt coils, it does come with a single coil RBA deck. The draw is restrictive and it's designed for flavor chasers. The reason I can refill it easy, is it has a 1 turn to unscrew, and the unscrewing part is above the 22mm that tapers down to the drip tip, which means you can grip that area easily with two fingers. It has been one of the most leak-free systems I have, and it instantly became one of my favorites.. so much more, that I plan on ordering two more. I bought it originaly as something to boost the order to get free shipping, but I've fallen in love with the little thing. It's been over two months of it being the sole tank being used, and I'm still on the prebuilt coil that came with the tank. It comes with a .6 ohm clapton built in that vapes at 30-35 watts. (I am not a mouth to lung hitter), but it's best with a restrictive direct lung inhale. I can close it to a MTL inhale if needed, but I haven't used it in that aspect.

The only downside to it, is it only holds 2ml of juice. That's not really been a factor, since it's easy to refill. I noticed you already ordered the OBS engine.. you might want to give this a shot if you can. I've been eyeing the OBS engine myself.