Suggestions please.

[HigherStateD]

Ok, so I picked vaping back up last month. I know, good timing. Thought I'd stock up on a few of one rda as backups and spare parts, but after trying, several sites that were supposedly in stock, weren't.
I was trying for the recurve dual, but actually liked the OG recurve, which was harder to find than the dual. So my limited resources and research leads me to think the wasp nano, I like a restricted DL draw. Thanks for any input.

 

[Izan]

I describe my style as loose MTL/restricted DL. I loved my CaM MantaV2 clones, but the years have consumed 5 of the 6 originals leaving me with NO back up!
When I decided to get a recurve, they had disappeared. (frown emoji)

I tried a Kelpie... Meh on a mech, better on a regulated squonker, it never "leaked", but it is a side-air weeper. such is life.

The biochip clone, however, is almost perfect. Perhaps a bit on the looser side and limited by a small deck, it squonks well and is rather hard to flood. Flavor is good but not amazing, yet.

I could not find the biochip domestically (US/UK/EU), only from China.

HTH
I

 

[HigherStateD]

I describe my style as loose MTL/restricted DL. I loved my CaM MantaV2 clones, but the years have consumed 5 of the 6 originals leaving me with NO back up!
When I decided to get a recurve, they had disappeared. (frown emoji)

I tried a Kelpie... Meh on a mech, better on a regulated squonker, it never "leaked", but it is a side-air weeper. such is life.

The biochip clone, however, is almost perfect. Perhaps a bit on the looser side and limited by a small deck, it squonks well and is rather hard to flood. Flavor is good but not amazing, yet.

I could not find the biochip domestically (US/UK/EU), only from China.

HTH
I

It does help. Makes me wonder what happened to your collection. I've always heard a decent rda should be almost as reliable as a tube mech. Only one I've had not "work" anymore is due to a stripped hex head on the one post, and I assumed it was softer metal due to being a clone. Reason I mentioned the wasp is I could pre-order a handful at under 10$ a pop, where as the biochip seems far pricier.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

The biochip clone, however, is almost perfect. Perhaps a bit on the looser side and limited by a small deck, it squonks well and is rather hard to flood.

Totally agree on the biochip. I bought a couple extra.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

All clones; NarEA, Hussar v2 RDA, Venna, Apex are all excellent for squonking and great flavor. There are others, I need to go look at my stash.

 

[AngeNZ]

Add in the NarCa RDA clone - it's airier than the Narea. Have a look at the Mass Mods Axial RDA:
Axial RDA
It's my hands down favourite. With the dual sided 3 hole airflow it's RDL, with the cyclops airflow full DL. Easy to build and wick, huge well and incredible flavour, even with a 3mm id coil

 

[vaper1960]

You know I don't have much experience with RDAs but have done some homework before so remember being interested in this one:

 

[HigherStateD]

Add in the NarCa RDA clone - it's airier than the Narea. Have a look at the Mass Mods Axial RDA:
Axial RDA
It's my hands down favourite. With the dual sided 3 hole airflow it's RDL, with the cyclops airflow full DL. Easy to build and wick, huge well and incredible flavour, even with a 3mm id coil

That axial looks like a good candidate. It can be reduced down to one of the three holes? That's probably about where I like it at it's tightest, at least on the recurve...

 

[AngeNZ]

That axial looks like a good candidate. It can be reduced down to one of the three holes? That's probably about where I like it at it's tightest, at least on the recurve...

Yep, you can vape it with 1 hole either side, 2 holes, or all 3

 

[Izan]

It does help. Makes me wonder what happened to your collection. I've always heard a decent rda should be almost as reliable as a tube mech. Only one I've had not "work" anymore is due to a stripped hex head on the one post, and I assumed it was softer metal due to being a clone. Reason I mentioned the wasp is I could pre-order a handful at under 10$ a pop, where as the biochip seems far pricier.

The MantaV2 Rda clone modified to BF by CaM/Tom.
Where to begin. They could not be called China's best work...
The neg post was pressed into the deck, of the 6, only one had the coil holes parallel to each other. That press fit was the first weak spot.
The posts themselves could not be called robust and the threading was less so. The grub screws split some of the posts (+&-) and the Neg posts that didn't split would spin when approaching oversnug/FRIM tightening.
And finally, I had one melt an insulator (NOT PEEK!) when I was using it with a FDV vaping donut.
Despite the hassle, the flavor and non-leaking keep me squonking happily on regulated, mech and mosfet devices for almost half a decade.

The kelpie and the Biochip are modern designs and far exceed the low clone standard of 2015.



Cheers
I

 

[HigherStateD]

The MantaV2 Rda clone modified to BF by CaM/Tom.
Where to begin. They could not be called China's best work...
The neg post was pressed into the deck, of the 6, only one had the coil holes parallel to each other. That press fit was the first weak spot.
The posts themselves could not be called robust and the threading was less so. The grub screws split some of the posts (+&-) and the Neg posts that didn't split would spin when approaching oversnug/FRIM tightening.
And finally, I had one melt an insulator (NOT PEEK!) when I was using it with a FDV vaping donut.
Despite the hassle, the flavor and non-leaking keep me squonking happily on regulated, mech and mosfet devices for almost half a decade.

The kelpie and the Biochip are modern designs and far exceed the low clone standard of 2015.



Cheers
I

Ok, I'm a little less worried now, the clone I had was a rebirth. Loved the deck, afc design, but it felt like it was made for an RTA and just threw an rda together to say they did... If I get a handful of the axial, or wasp, they should be better made, like my wotofo or hellvape authentic ones? I'm just really worried about loosing caps and such, so having backups of the same rda seems like a good idea.

 

[vaper1960]

Ok, I'm a little less worried now, the clone I had was a rebirth. Loved the deck, afc design, but it felt like it was made for an RTA and just threw an rda together to say they did..

I was really interested in the Rebirth RTA (but not surprised about the RDA) But... if you are ever interested in a RTA, this is the one I want (just noticed they are in stock again... very tempted to jump on that deal):
Wotofo x Suck My Mod Serpent Elevate 24mm RTA

 

[vaper1960]

I watched this video months ago (didn't save it or the link to the RDA) but it was a really nice RDA (but very expensive)... might have been a CoilTurd (somehow that name stuck in my mind... not an easy one to forget) Are the authentic ones expensive? If so, I'm sure that's what it was.

 

[Aliraonz]

I describe my style as loose MTL/restricted DL. I loved my CaM MantaV2 clones, but the years have consumed 5 of the 6 originals leaving me with NO back up!
When I decided to get a recurve, they had disappeared. (frown emoji)

I tried a Kelpie... Meh on a mech, better on a regulated squonker, it never "leaked", but it is a side-air weeper. such is life.

The biochip clone, however, is almost perfect. Perhaps a bit on the looser side and limited by a small deck, it squonks well and is rather hard to flood. Flavor is good but not amazing, yet.

I could not find the biochip domestically (US/UK/EU), only from China.

HTH
I

I was looking at the kelpie, now I'm wondering hmm maybe I shouldn't get one. What is a side air weeper?

 

[Mordacai]

I've been looking at the Ehpro Panther RDA, all I know is that it's a dual coil with bottom adjustable airflow.

Has anyone else come across it?

 

[HigherStateD]

I was really interested in the Rebirth RTA (but not surprised about the RDA) But... if you are ever interested in a RTA, this is the one I want (just noticed they are in stock again... very tempted to jump on that deal):
Wotofo x Suck My Mod Serpent Elevate 24mm RTA

Mainly a squonker, don't have any great mech squonker though... Just an athena... The rebirth rta would look good on my godmod overlord clone though... I was always afraid of wicking issues with my vision impairment, but when I tried it on the RBA I bought for the gnome king
That came with a free ravage 230, the rayon worked first try... The 2.5mm coils were a pita though... On a side note, I'm off to find the RIP mod thread... My very first mod, a topside 90w, shorted out... Hoping it can be zombified into a mech...

ETA: the overlord is how I discovered the recurve... I bought it for looks... Reminds me of a chess piece.

 

[vaper1960]

So it sounds like you are not interested in a RTA... too bad (I would swoop up that Elevate anyway... might change your mind later)

 

[HigherStateD]

So it sounds like you are not interested in a RTA... too bad (I would swoop up that Elevate anyway... might change your mind later)

Glass is just one more thing to break, sure, I could have an artist create one, for 60$ or so, but silicone bottles last far longer. If anything, I might grab a couple more RBA heads for the gnome. It produces surprisingly good flavor... To bad the tank and mod are gold and blue... If I had been vaping that last few months, I'd had a rebirth rta for sure. I wish the rda was the rta deck with a different topper... Would have been a great sq... Maybe 22mm... Reduced chamber, true mtl to wide open, conical chuff cap... Alas, if I had stayed vaping from 2009 on, I'd have probably been designing vapes....

 

[HigherStateD]

NVM... I got my answer, sorry for not reading more.

 

[Aliraonz]

Is the axial squonkable? It doesn't mention that in the description...

I'm sure @AngeNZ will answer that but I know she use it on her squonk mods. On that link if you read the reviews one mention using it for squonking (I don't even know if such word exist )