Please rank these atomizers for me.

[edtexas]

I've been vaping for 5 months. Have been testing flavors with cheap joyetech 510 atties.

I know that the HH357 is considered the Cadillac, but, I would like to find something
less pricey to keep a few atties in rotation, and as back-ups.

As everyone else here, I'm looking for performance: flavor, hit, consistency, and longevity.

I would also like to find an atomizer that has an easier draw than the Joyetechs.
I swear my eyes are about to pop out of my head trying to get a good mouthful of vapor.

Please rank the following for me from best (top) to worst (bottom).

If you have any better recommendations, or thoughts on any of these, I would greatly
appreciate hearing from you. As always, thanks.... Ed


Empire mods 510 - $5.99

Aero 510 - $11.99 (Cisco Spec)

Kidney Puncher 510 -$5.95 (Big thumbs up from PBusardo)


P.S. Could I also trouble you to very briefly describe how you
clean your atties? Alcohol, water, both?

I've been using alcohol between very divergent flavors during
extended tasting sessions. I've boiled all ten Joyetechs once
since purchasing them. I worry that this will reduce the
longevity of these cheapies.

I watched a video by the fellow that builds the HH357's.
He simply rinses them with warm water.

Thanks again for your time.

 

[Jazzi Mike]

I would not recommend the Aero. I order several Cisco spec attys and one HH357, the other Cisco spec attys on avid vaper are pretty good. Not as good as the H357s, but pretty good. My experience with the aero was the only part of that order that I did not like. It was a total piece of junk.

I am awaiting some empire mods attys, but from what I hear, they give the avid vapers a run for their money.

The ones from ikenvape are also rumored to be pretty sweet too!

 

[JmanEspresso]

I dont really use these type of attys anymore, but there was a time when I did.

The HH357, as long as its not leaking, is a good atty. I had some bad luck with leaks, but I dont think thats the norm. Highly suggest getting the long barrel variant.


As far as cleaning, i did basically exactly the same thing PBusardo showed how he does. I would also use a cleaner, if needed. I have the one Fuzion Vapor sells, Flavor eraser. Works well. Just know that some very strong flavors, just ain't comin out. But for Id say 80% of the time, it worked very well.

 

[muzichead]

I don't use stick type atty's anymore either, but when I did my go to atty was Cisco LR306 Atomizer + Drip Tip Special - Avid Vaper... The best stick atty on the market. The next in line would be the IKV io6Atomizer 1.5... Don't waste your time of money on the HH357. It was nothing but an over-hyped over-priced failure. I can't believe they are even selling them anymore. As far as cleaning atty's, don't even bother. Once you start cleaning them, they are never the same and will never be close to what they once were. Again, waste of time... If you get 3 days of vaping out of them after cleaning you are lucky. Just pop a fresh new atty on and go. I used to get 5-6 months of usage out of my Cisco spec 306's... That is without ever cleaning them...

 

[dam718]

The absolute best bang for your buck atty out there, IMO is this cheapie from Discount Vapers

510 Bridgeless Atomizer - Stainless - 2.0ohm

I know it's not on your list, and I apologize for that... I normally don't suggest products people don't ask about, but in this case I think it's appropriate. Because they're bridgeless, there is no batting or fill or wicking... Nothing but a coil and a little tiny juice chamber, and a small shield to keep boiling juice from popping all over your tongue.

And again, since there is no wicking, a 5 minute dip in some everclear will restore it to like new flavor.

I really like these things... I've had em pop within a few days, and had one that lasted about 6 weeks. When I'm not using them I wrap them up in old cartomizer condoms so they don't dry up inside.

IMO they are much better than the Empire Atty's... I haven't tried the Kidney Puncher or the Aero... If PBusardo likes the Kidney Puncher, I would take that for a spin...

For my money, the 510 Bridgeless is the only thing I use now for dripping. And an IGO-W I've been experimenting with...

They WILL leak on you, so you need to get a 510-510 sealed adapter and a drip shield, then you're good to go! Bone dry...

 

[blargman]

My only problem with the Kidney Puncher is that it has a pretty tight draw. It's my first dripping atomizer. So I'm not sure if this is common among all of them. Are they all like this?