Confused... Bottom Feeder?

[TN_Snoopy]

Ok, I'm not a noob to e-cigs, just a noob to bottom feeders. I've been vaping around 8 months.
I'm currently dripping an HH.357 2.0 ohm at home, or using one of my tanks when on the road.
I love Variable Voltage, and like my.357 at 4 volts, tanks at 4.2. I have a 2.4 ohm Vivi I crank at 4.8 volts.
I love the atty. Avid did a WONDERFUL thing then they came out with it.
I understand that bottom feeders are somehow supposed to "feed" an atty without dripping?

So, my question. Someone please explain to me the basics of a bottom feeder... components, how it works, how you use it, bennifits, problems, etc.
I've been reading over the posts, and I must be missing a really basic step, because I cannot seem to make sense of them.

So forgive the noob-type question, and feed me lots of info!
I will sit back, vape, and read.

Thank you!
--tn_snoopy

 

[tearose50]

I'll give this one a try --

The juice feeds through the bottom hole of the atty on most feeders. One pushes (squanks) or tips a bottle to get the juice in there through either a needle or tube of some sort. Many have drip wells. The juice goes in to that and then with a dry pull, it is sucked up into the atty.

If it feeds from the bottom of the atty, instead of the top, (like dripping), it's been called bottom feeder. These were developed about 2 1/2 years ago to have a ready juice supply, taste of dripping and were designed for people who didn't want to use Cartridges or Carto's. Later various models came out including VV. I learned about them in a thread called "My self-juicing way to quit analogs."

Some like them a lot, some don't. Some don't like the format (shape) and looks of the devices.

It may require a bit of learning and hanging out with other enthusiasts to get used to when the atty is full, or not -- just like dripping does. I actually started dripping for the first time while my first BF was on order to prepare myself for those skills.

Someone who doesn't like feeders will have to give you their dislikes -- I happen to like all of mine a lot. Some people just don't like to have to squank or tip a bottle and prefer carto tanks. And, most feeders simply cost more than a lot of other set ups. There are VV versions as well as 3.7 and kickable versions.

I have other mods, but I use my feeders every day. Another plus, I can use an RBA or a Carto Tank or a Vision on my first wood feeder (Phidias) and do so for variety. Why? I love the "hand feel" size and weight of it....and like to try the various new gadgets. I kick it sometimes too.

 

[Ratman]

Good job tearose. Some of the pluses as mentioned are juice capacity on board 3-8ml so no carrying a bottle with you to drip, you do not have to look at the atty to fill it or remove the drip tip as you sometimes have to do with dripping. Most of them come with a nice generous drip well. It basically is an all one dripping machine, it just does it from the bottom instead of from the top.

Minuses would be the learning curve of how much to squeeze the bottle to get the right amount of juice up into the atty. Each design and system is different and the pressure and length of the time you squeeze varies with the amount of the juice in the bottle and the feed system you are using. It is not as precise as dripping 2 drops into the top. At least not until you get really experienced with your chosen feeder. Eventually, you get to the point that it is 2nd nature and you don't have to look at the well or think about it. Another possible minus is to use it as it is designed, there are very few bottom feeder RBA's out right now. Most of them are sealed so will not work well with a bottom feeder. This should change quickly though as the RBA market is exploding and there are several BF designs just over the horizon.

I think every dripper really is missing out by not at least trying out a bottom feeder. You may not care for it as much as others but you very well may find you it fills a need you didn't even know you had and you wonder how ever vaped without it.

 

[TN_Snoopy]

Excellent answers and great help from both of you. Things make sense now. Time to start reading and studying. I definitely want one of these, just need to figure out where to start.
Again, thank you both!

 

[Ratman]

Quite welcome TN_Snoopy. Let us know what you get!

 

[reeftivo]

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