Bottom-Fed RTA for Newbs?

[Quin]

Hey, I wanted to get everyone's opinion on what Rebuildable tank Atomizer I should get?

I want something bottom-fed, and relatively easy to build --- also with an airy draw.


Also, suggestions about where to get it would be great. Preferably a place with fast shipping that also offers long drip-tips and Itaste VV V3s for a reasonable price. (If all of that's not possible, the most important thing is fast shipping, and secondly that I can order a V3 from them, I can always just get a drip tip from somewhere else.... or if absolutely necessary, get the V3 somewhere else... but it would be nice to make my next purchase all from the same vendor)

Thanks!

 

[Quin]

So it seems these are the options:

Kayfun (of course)
Ithaka
Eleaf Lemo
Aqua

From reviews, it seems the latter three have the best as far as airy draw (cus they have adjustable airflow), and the last seems to be the easiest to fill.

I'm wondering if there's any way to fill the Lemo besides the little juice hole on the bottom... because I'm kinda siding that direction... but having to fill with a blunt syringe kinda turns me off a little (though I suppose a blunt syringe is something I should buy for my vape stuff... but it's not currently something I own, and all of my juices are in glass dropper bottles (as I DIY)).

But the juice control on the Aqua sounds damned cool, and I love fiddling with variable stuff... but people have noted that it has problems accepting most drip tips. Also, it seems that it may be more difficult to build on comparatively to the Kayfun --- but easier to fill because it can be filled upside down without the base on (which to my knowledge is completely impossible with the Lemo).... but I have no complaints about having to build dual-coils since I'm already building dual coils on a IGO-W.

The Kayfun seems to be generally a winner, but it has the downsides of a tighter draw and being a pain to fill (along with a bunch of leaking problems). (I am assuming the Russian is going to be pretty much the same...)

Then there's the Ithaka. This one seems to be pretty simple to fill, but it has over a dozen parts and looks pretty damned complicated to build... and generally easy to mess up because of the amount of parts (but it has adjustable juice flow!). Also seems that the drip tip can't be replaced... which is really minor.
(The reviews said it's really expensive, but so is the Kayfun and Russian ---- all of which have clones)

>_<

Good thing I always give myself a week+ to decide.

 

[gpjoe]

Of those I recently bought a Kayfun Lite + V2 and Lemo. If you want an airy draw similar to a dripper, between these two, the Lemo wins hands down. With a single 1.4-ohm coil (5/64") and cotton wick running 16 watts with 50/50 juice I am getting a surprising amount of vapor. No problems with leaks and I don't mind removing the base to fill. The Lemo has really been a pleasant surprise for me. I like it a lot.

Of course the Kayfun has performed as I expected - it's a solid atty with great flavor, but only good for mouth-to-lung hits. Not as much vapor as the Lemo but still a very nice warm vape (same coil as above on a fully mechanical mod). Mine leaked right after I filled it using a syringe but I wiped it up and it has been fine since.

Edit: Just want to add (you probably know this) both were super easy to build.

 

[Quin]

Thanks for the suggestion!

I (luckily) found the Lemo on Amazon! Which is awesome! I'm thinking I'm just going to order that from Amazon along with blunt-tip syringes, and then making a purchase from Fasttech for the VV V3s and Drip Tips (and a Big Dripper - because that tank/dripper is just a damned cool idea, and it gets good reviews). (It's always nice having a big budget every month for vape stuff, since I spent so much on cigarettes I let that be my vape budget (which gives me $100-$150 to play with every month))

(I decided the leaking issues made the Kayfun just not for me, honestly... can't stand having leaking tanks, especially with my concern for my cats)

I think this forum may have turned me into a bit of a "collector". *snickers*