Am I nuts?

[KY_Rob]

That actually is why we got the Stingrays. We wanted RTAs but we're told our MVPs couldn't handle them so we started looking at the 8 million mech mods.

If may make a recommendation...get VaporShark rDNA's. They're regulated, can drive plenty of power all the way through the battery charge cycle, they're compact, and well built. They'll certainly provide you with what you're looking for, without having to worry about your battery all the time. Just my $0.02

 

[Subdivisions]

That actually is why we got the Stingrays. We wanted RTAs but we're told our MVPs couldn't handle them so we started looking at the 8 million mech mods.

Your MVP surely can handle a Kayfun. I have one on mine right now. Just keep the coil resistance above 1.2 ohms and you'll be fine

 

[Bad Ninja]

That's the turn off of dripping for me. It seems awfully inconvenient. Lol it may sound silly but I'm a nonstop person, to have to constantly stop what ever it is I'm doing to drip seems....again....inconvenient.

What's the benefit to dripping that it's such a passion for people? (Keeping in mind I DON'T want my house to look like London in all the Jack the Ripper movies....I don't like the big clouds)

Honestly, there is less fiddling with a dripper than a Kayfun.
Much easier to change the wick, etc.
Slightly more work if you are non stop chain vaping ( and odds are, you won't).

There isn't a singly tank system made that can compete with a dripper.
More flavor, more vapor, more efficient nicotine delivery system.

Not just a little more, dripping is light years beyond tanks.

Trust me you'll be there eventually.

I do use a Kayfun at work (built to .9 ohms) on occasion, but not for convenience, I rock it at work when I'm low on juice.
I drip all day when possible.
There is no substitute.


"Come on over to the dark side" (in best Darth Vader voice).

 

[invisiblehand13]

Honestly, there is less fiddling with a dripper than a Kayfun.
Much easier to change the wick, etc.
Slightly more work if you are non stop chain vaping ( and odds are, you won't).

There isn't a singly tank system made that can compete with a dripper.
More flavor, more vapor, more efficient nicotine delivery system.



Not just a little more, dripping is light years beyond tanks.

Trust me you'll be there eventually.

I do use a Kayfun at work (built to .9 ohms) on occasion, but not for convenience, I rock it at work when I'm low on juice.
I drip all day when possible.
There is no substitute.


"Come on over to the dark side" (in best Darth Vader voice).

Could not agree more...lol,{moderated} I would be broke beyond belief...entire top shelf of my fridge is filled with juice and I still make more...it is not a habit, it may possibly be an obsession that is beyond control...lol

 

[duc916]

There isn't a singly tank system made that can compete with a dripper.

Orchid user here and I would respectfully disagree. I have a V2 and V4 that are reserved only for my all day favorite vapes.
The drippers have been demoted to sampling new juices and burning off old ones that I don't want to waste.
I only run dual-micros at 0.4 - 0.5 ohms in all my drippers and tanks. The drippers have no advantage in flavor or vapor production for me, and have all the obvious disadvantages.

 

[edyle]

Ok, so I'm waiting on my new Stingray clone and as much as I'm psyched is as much as I am nervous. I'm asking myself if this was a dumb move.

My husband and I quit smoking about 2 months ago and simply fell in love with vaping. Too make a long story short....We currently use MVP 2s and seem to go through coils quickly so we decided it was time to look at rebuildables. Now there is no need to debate this since it no longer matters....mods are ordered....but we were told our MVPs would not handle bigger tanks like orchid or kayfun. Hence the Stingray order

So....here's my concern, mind you, my husband is a master electrician so he knows all about ohms and whatnot. He's still reading, viewing and researching this but again he's not blind to it. But my concern is me! I read all about the dangers of these and think I'm prime trouble! Why? Cause I suck the hell out of my MVP. I mean I'm forever having to dry hit to lose the burnt taste from over vaping and my battery always yells at me (flashes green) and shuts down. I don't even realize I'm that bad.

Am I heading for trouble?

Your mvp certainly can handle rebuildables.
What matters is the thickness of the wire you use for making the coil for the rebuildable.
Standard gauge is 28 gauge on rebuildables and lots of people use thicker than that.
In the clearomizers, the coils are very tiny so they have to use thinner wire; in there they use 34, 32, and 30 gauge.

So I recommend 30 gauge as an all round gauge to use because you can easily use it in recoiling clearomizer coils or on rebuildables.

I currently use 28 gauge single coil 1 ohm on my drippers on my vamos which go up to a max of 15 watts, but I generally vape them at 10 watts

 

[edyle]

That's the turn off of dripping for me. It seems awfully inconvenient. Lol it may sound silly but I'm a nonstop person, to have to constantly stop what ever it is I'm doing to drip seems....again....inconvenient.

What's the benefit to dripping that it's such a passion for people? (Keeping in mind I DON'T want my house to look like London in all the Jack the Ripper movies....I don't like the big clouds)

A dripper doesn't mean you make big clouds; it means you control the wetness of the wick directly, instead of hoping your tank system either keeps up with how much you are vaping or doesn't flood the coil making it too wet.
A dripper also means if it doesn't taste quite right, you can take the top cap off and check to see what's the problem and fix it right there. With many rebuildable tanks (kayfun for example), if you need to fiddle with the coil, you basically have to empty the tank first.

 

[edyle]

That actually is why we got the Stingrays. We wanted RTAs but we're told our MVPs couldn't handle them so we started looking at the 8 million mech mods.

Compared to last year, there's much more and growing number of high powered regulated mods out there if you need more power.
Having to connect directly to the battery used to be the only option for high powered vaping, but that is no longer the case.

There're even 30 watt vamos now! Who'd a thunk it!

 

[keepsmiling]

I won't be dripping.....

Never say never. I just got my first, and it is a stingray X . I love it. I am running an erlkonigin on it so far. What the ocelot said. Come on down to Reos Mods and take a look at LP Reo Grands for the future.

 

[Vapiing pet]

Honestly, there is less fiddling with a dripper than a Kayfun.
Much easier to change the wick, etc.
Slightly more work if you are non stop chain vaping ( and odds are, you won't).

There isn't a singly tank system made that can compete with a dripper.
More flavor, more vapor, more efficient nicotine delivery system.

Not just a little more, dripping is light years beyond tanks.

Trust me you'll be there eventually.

I do use a Kayfun at work (built to .9 ohms) on occasion, but not for convenience, I rock it at work when I'm low on juice.
I drip all day when possible.
There is no substitute.


"Come on over to the dark side" (in best Darth Vader voice).

OK that right there made my morning lol
Thanks for the input, I guess without trying dripping I'll never know the benefits and/or setbacks.

Never say never. I just got my first, and it is a stingray X . I love it. I am running an erlkonigin on it so far. What the ocelot said. Come on down to Reos Mods and take a look at LP Reo Grands for the future.

I JUST said that to my husband last night...never say never, oh so true!

As far as the people saying I can use rebuildables on my MVP...as with many things vape related I got a lot of info supporting both sides. In fact,in the local B&M the guys we know there were literally arguing about it. Each insisting their opinion was fact. Same thing online, support for "yes you can" and support for "no you can't". Its moot tho because we already took the jump.

I guess the reason I started this thread was to make sure its not insane for someone who "overvapes" to use mech mods. I would just as soon not blow my face off

Thanks to all who have responded, GREAT info, lots of food for thought. What an awesome community here

 

[havoc1967]

I've owned 3 non-mechs, a Provari, an MVP and an SVD. The only 1 I have now is the SVD which is used strictly for checking battery strength. Otherwise I have 6 mechs and they are all I use. I am also a dedicated dripper with about 8 or 9 RDA's. Haven't used a tank in 7 or 8 months. Once you adjust to dripping (even at work or on the go) you can't (or at least I can't) go back to anything else.

But to each your own. If your device and your delivery system works for you - then it is the right one. Have a great day

 

[duc916]

Drippers are about as convenient as pipe tobacco, in other words, not at all.
It's why most of us smoked cigarettes, and why we will always opt for tanks.
Dripping is an activity for stationary people.

 

[Confuzzled1969]

Drippers are about as convenient as pipe tobacco, in other words, not at all.
It's why most of us smoked cigarettes, and why we will always opt for tanks.
Dripping is an activity for stationary people.

I think that is precisely why so many of us have both.

I use the drippers sitting at the house and the tanks when I am on the go.

I have found the Veritas is my favorite dripper with 4 of them currently, and for tanks I have 4 orchids. I haven't used the V1 Orchid for over a month, but I use the V2 and two V4's everyday.

Drippers are incredibly inconvienent, but do offer better flavor.

 

[duc916]

I wasn't suggesting that I'm never stationary.
I enjoy my Plume Veil with my juices that don't deserve a full tank when I'm able veg in front of the laptop. But for the other 98% of my day that my tanks are with me, I'm never longing to be reunited with my dripper.
As for flavor, it doesn't offer any more than my Orchids, but that's subjective, and dependent on what juice you're vaping, etc.

 

[Skunk!]

I am in the same boat. I tried to go back to a vv and clearo for convenience, but they don't really satisfy me anymore. I use the dripper much less than I used to use clearos. Now I only take a break every 3-4 hours. I want to check out an Orchid though and see how that works for me.

 

[Vapiing pet]

Again many thanks for the feedback. My Stingray and Orchid finally arrived

 

[duc916]

Enjoy those Orchids. Wicking it is a fine line between leaking and starving, but once you figure it out, it's the best of both worlds (RDA/RTA).
Here's a pic I took when I was coaching my brother how to wick it. Since this pic, I raided my wife's bag of Japanese organic cotton, which wicks much faster than ordinary cotton balls.