RDA RDA Suggestions - single coil, leak resistant, minimal wicking

[mill4023]

Hey all,
I'm looking for some recommendations.

For my everyday vaping, I'm currently using a Kanger Subtank Mini and I'm very satisfied with it. But I have some specialty juice that is very thin, rather expensive, and leaks through the airholes in my Subtank. Aside from the mess, I don't want to waste juice.

So I'm looking for an RDA with these attributes:
1. Simple to build (I've built lots of coils for my old Kayfun, but nothing fancy)
2. Works well with a single coil
3. Won't leak as long as I don't over drip (so I assume side or top airflow rather than bottom)
4. Can be built with a relatively small amount of wick (I'd rather drip more often instead of having lots of juice held up in a ton of cotton)
5. Minimal spitting

Also, big clouds are NOT a priority. In fact, being able to stealth vape when needed would be a plus.

Oh yeah, and also budget friendly would be good. Under $30 would be good.

Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks

 

[LV_VAPE_LIFE]

Hi there...Subtanks are leaky usually...and it wont depend on the juice. They just leak. I would recommend the Avocado 24. It's easy to fill, and it's built for dual and single coil builds. AND its GEEKVAPE! The Avocado 24 is a leader right now and you may even be able to use the new Wismec Notch coils in it. Also the new Limitless is awesome but I think it may cost a bit more

Here is the Avocado 24

This one is 25.95!

Avocado 24 RDTA by GeekVape

 

[mill4023]

I appreciate the feedback and that's an interesting device, but I'm not looking for anything that will hold juice like that. I'm looking for a more traditional RDA that I can drip a few drops on, take a few puffs, and have the only juice left in the atty be what's in the wick.

I haven't had any problems at all with my subtank leaking with the normal 60/40 PG/VG juice that I make. I carry it in my pocket all day without issue. It's just this other really thin juice that leaks in it. But aside from leaking, I also want an RDA because I don't want to keep a tank full of this stuff.

 

[Zipslack]

$2.48 RDA Mini Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer (1.0mL) (RDA 1.0ml, Silver (2.4Ω)) at m.FastTech.com

Ridiculously small diameter, simple, good flavor. Makes an excellent taster or stealth vape.

 

[Tagi]

Sounds like you want a Veritas. Hits every point. The easy to build is iffy, I find it easy but some thinks its difficult.

others.
narDA
Marquis - kinda leak resistant
Raptor if you can find one - no clones and hard to get - kinda leak resistant
mgnt rda (single z coil) and not the flavor monsters like the other ones I mentioned.

If none of these catch your attention look for a top air RDA

 

[mill4023]

$2.48 RDA Mini Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer (1.0mL) (RDA 1.0ml, Silver (2.4Ω)) at m.FastTech.com

Ridiculously small diameter, simple, good flavor. Makes an excellent taster or stealth vape.

Looks pretty good, except I don't like the fact that it doesn't have a real juice well. Although I don't plan to load the thing up with juice, I do like the idea of a juice well for the wick to sit in so if I do drip a little too much, it will sit in the well until I vape enough for the wick to pick it all up.

 

[mill4023]

Sounds like you want a Veritas. Hits every point. The easy to build is iffy, I find it easy but some thinks its difficult.

others.
narDA
Marquis - kinda leak resistant
Raptor if you can find one - no clones and hard to get - kinda leak resistant
mgnt rda (single z coil) and not the flavor monsters like the other ones I mentioned.

If none of these catch your attention look for a top air RDA

I'm definitely considering the Veritas. The build looks perfectly manageable, just a little more work than if it had posts with holes instead of posts you have to wrap around and screw down. Only downside is it looks like it has a pretty deep well that would require quite a bit of wick to get down to the bottom.

As far as leak resistant, now that I think about it, as long as I'm careful not to leave the thing with a pool of juice, it doesn't need to be anything special. I think I just need to stay away from bottom fed airflow where a few too many drops could end up with drops going down the airholes. So any atty with side or top airflow would probably be ok.

 

[LV_VAPE_LIFE]

Tsunami ? haha! Not stealth but bad ...

 

[Tagi]

I'm definitely considering the Veritas. The build looks perfectly manageable, just a little more work than if it had posts with holes instead of posts you have to wrap around and screw down. Only downside is it looks like it has a pretty deep well that would require quite a bit of wick to get down to the bottom.

As far as leak resistant, now that I think about it, as long as I'm careful not to leave the thing with a pool of juice, it doesn't need to be anything special. I think I just need to stay away from bottom fed airflow where a few too many drops could end up with drops going down the airholes. So any atty with side or top airflow would probably be ok.

I run mine HOT so I wick it with the bottom tail off to one side and hook the top tail to the other side keeping it out of the airflow path. If you don't run it so hot it just take minimal amounts of cotton.

The juice well is large, but it will only leak if its upside down or if you fill it up to where the juice goes over the bottom of the air hole. The odd shaped metal block keeps the juice from going into the air hole. There's some your tube videos that goes over it. Its a very clever design. It can be held horizontal, airflow side down, and still not leak.

some videos over it.
veritas rda - Google Search

 

[gpjoe]

Do you want authentic, or are clones ok? A lot of the above recommendations are not economical if buying authentic - definitely not 30 bucks.

Having said that, the Veritas is a pain to build when compared to a lot of two post attys on the market today. If I were going to get a simple atty that vapes nicely with good flavor on a single (centered) coil and easy to build - I would get a Stumpy. Small chamber, minimal wick with single coil, simple to build. It checks all of your boxes - except that an authentic will be 100 bucks. Clones can be had for 7-10 bucks at Fast Tech.

 

[mill4023]

Do you want authentic, or are clones ok? A lot of the above recommendations are not economical if buying authentic - definitely not 30 bucks.

Having said that, the Veritas is a pain to build when compared to a lot of two post attys on the market today. If I were going to get a simple atty that vapes nicely with good flavor on a single (centered) coil and easy to build - I would get a Stumpy. Small chamber, minimal wick with single coil, simple to build. It checks all of your boxes - except that an authentic will be 100 bucks. Clones can be had for 7-10 bucks at Fast Tech.

I'm not opposed to clones if I can find one that's a decent quality somewhere other than Fast Tech, just because I don't want to wait a month to get it.
I was using an EHPro Kayfun for a long time and it worked just fine except I kept dropping it and stripping the threads on the plastic tank piece.
The Stumpy definitely looks like a good fit for what I'm looking for. Haven't decided yet, but I appreciate all the suggestions. It's definitely given me some good options.

 

[mill4023]

Anyone have any thoughts on these?
Atomic
Zenith V2
Magma
Marquis

I ask because my local shop carries all of them (EHPro clones mostly) and they are all pretty inexpensive and seem to be potential fits for my needs.

 

[Tagi]

Anyone have any thoughts on these?
Atomic
Zenith V2
Magma
Marquis

I ask because my local shop carries all of them (EHPro clones mostly) and they are all pretty inexpensive and seem to be potential fits for my needs.

all good choices but very different RDAs

Atomic is a small diameter 3 post rda - dual or single coil - cloudy with good flavor -
Zenith is a 22 diamerter 3 post. - dual or single coil cloudy with good flavor -
Magma is a restricted draw botome airflow very deep well and likes to leak - flavor over clouds
Marquis kinda leak resistant - More then the other three - dual or single coil - flavor over clouds -

 

[Arnold Ziffle]

this is an old eh pro kayfun. took out the chimney and tootle it around twelve watts. bottom air and doesn't leak unless upside down. works pretty good .

 

[jjatl]

I agree with the Stumpy recommendations above. Recently though I have started vaping on a snapdragon styled RDA, and I love it.

Like you, I primarily used my Subtank Mini. I was looking for an RDA that provides great flavor when using a a single coil.

I started with a derringer, then got the stumpy, and then the snapdragon. I still use my derringer and stumpy but I prefer the snapdragon the most of those 3.

 

[Nikea Tiber]

Sounds like you want a Veritas. Hits every point. The easy to build is iffy, I find it easy but some thinks its difficult.

The Veritas is the RDA you want, no question about it, just buy an authentic or 1:1 clone. Some of the clones have a deck that is shorter than an authentic.

This is a 1:1 clone by SXK. I'm running a 316l ss coil and a ss mesh wick. I love this atomizer, been a daily driver for about 8 months now, tried a bunch of builds in it, too.

 

[mcclintock]

I got the Veritas from Fasttech and hate it. Bad metal, insulator and anyone that calls it a flavor atty with that high airflow doesn't define that the same way I do. At least with direct airflow control it can be focused on a single coil, even with a larger atty.

There are some less leaky MTL bottom airflow designs, such as the A7, Micro Drip and Achilles.

 

[Nikea Tiber]

But which veritas did you get? I bought the SXK pictured above through fasttech. Not all clones are created equal. You can cut the airflow down to that of a carto quite easily, so I don't know what you are complaining about.

 

[Tagi]

Basing your opinion off a self expressed badly made clone is not good advice. My first Veritas was a badly made clone also. But I was able to see the potential there and sprung for the authentic. There are very few well made clones of this rda. Most get the insulator wrong and it melts.

The Veritas is one of the very few atties is close to the requested requirements.

 

[mcclintock]

But which veritas did you get? I bought the SXK pictured above through fasttech. Not all clones are created equal. You can cut the airflow down to that of a carto quite easily, so I don't know what you are complaining about.

The Fasttech one that was still avail. at the time. They all have indirectly controlled airflow, which means that it can't be focused onto the coil and low settings result in low airflow velocity near the coil. Also for mine and at least partially by design, there is a poor seal between the air hole pieces and closing it off results in much random air inside -- the only way that really works is put a piece of tape over the hole and punch a smaller hole through that.

Come to think of it, I've yet to get a atty I like through Fasttech. My beautiful Taifun GS II clone is even worse, and I actually got the $6 Doge clone I use every day from CigaBuy. I also have 2 clones that cost barely more from local shops considering they're Tobecos (Avail has some great deals now!).