Before asking my question, I do want to say that I have a Cobra and an AGA+, and like them both very much. But it seems that, just given the engineering approach to Genesis style RBAs, there's no such thing as entirely leak-proof vaping with them. I know you can minimize leaking with various strategies, but the bottom line is that I can't throw a genny into a backpack, bicycle around town all day and be absolutely assured that there isn't going to be a leaky mess. Just the nature of the beast.
So while my home vaping solution has been more or less completely resolved, I'm still searching for a perfect solution for a high quality build leakproof RBA that uses the essential architecture of a Nova or Kanger style tank, which I also like, but an RBA with these designs that have a build quality similar to a high-end Genny doesn't seem to exist.
I've been using three "out and about" tanks.
The Vivi Novas and the Drunker are OK, but they sometimes leak- not because of their inherent design, but because the threading is relatively cheap and unreliable. The same goes for the bottom feeding Evod. I recently bought 2 Protanks as well, which have become my road warriors of choice. I've also concluded I like the bottom feeding style better. Unlike many here, I LOVE the Protank's airy draw and the slightly cooler vape that results from the vape having to travel from bottom to top before being consumed. (This airiness is also causing me to revisit the possibility of the Z-Atty Pro, but this would of course be another "home" use device, where I can easily prevent it from tipping upside-down or on its side.)
But the Protank, while it is stainless steel and therefore much more mechanically stable, is still a far cry from the build quality of a top-dollar Genesis.
So what I want is this: A Protank style RBA that is built to last a lifetime, and will never, ever leak; preferably a bottom feeding device that I could juggle at the circus and still know that it will vape perfectly after the show is over. Not that I juggle or perform at circuses, but you know what I mean. This should also be as simple and straightforward as a Nova or a Kanger to recoil and wick. And any spare parts should also be easy to replace as necessary.
Is there anything like this out there?
So while my home vaping solution has been more or less completely resolved, I'm still searching for a perfect solution for a high quality build leakproof RBA that uses the essential architecture of a Nova or Kanger style tank, which I also like, but an RBA with these designs that have a build quality similar to a high-end Genny doesn't seem to exist.
I've been using three "out and about" tanks.
The Vivi Novas and the Drunker are OK, but they sometimes leak- not because of their inherent design, but because the threading is relatively cheap and unreliable. The same goes for the bottom feeding Evod. I recently bought 2 Protanks as well, which have become my road warriors of choice. I've also concluded I like the bottom feeding style better. Unlike many here, I LOVE the Protank's airy draw and the slightly cooler vape that results from the vape having to travel from bottom to top before being consumed. (This airiness is also causing me to revisit the possibility of the Z-Atty Pro, but this would of course be another "home" use device, where I can easily prevent it from tipping upside-down or on its side.)
But the Protank, while it is stainless steel and therefore much more mechanically stable, is still a far cry from the build quality of a top-dollar Genesis.
So what I want is this: A Protank style RBA that is built to last a lifetime, and will never, ever leak; preferably a bottom feeding device that I could juggle at the circus and still know that it will vape perfectly after the show is over. Not that I juggle or perform at circuses, but you know what I mean. This should also be as simple and straightforward as a Nova or a Kanger to recoil and wick. And any spare parts should also be easy to replace as necessary.
Is there anything like this out there?
