What's next for a better vape? RBA's?

[C Heise]

Simplicity of other devices.

I like that.

I prefer that.

I'll admit I like the simplicity of using a carto tank, but all I really use are RBA's and rda's now, partially just because I like tinkering around with them.

I must be a rain man of RBA's, because to me, they are the simplest devices I've used.

Who came up with this new RDA? Where can I buy this? Can you point me to a store that sells these RDA's?.... Why do we suddenly call a RBA, a RDA, when a RDA was a RBA before a RBA was a RBA? That's ironic...

 

[Katdarling]

LOL Rainman. Gave you a like but still not sure what exactly you said!

Sincerely,

Katdarling Morissette~

 

[C Heise]

LOL Rainman. Gave you a like but still not sure what exactly you said!

Sincerely,

Katdarling Morissette~

RDA's, rebuildable drip atomizers, were around before genesis style rebuildables and were simpily called RBA's. Then the genesis style came around, so people started calling drips RDA's to try and distinguish them. If a person decided to call a rebuildable drip as RDA, then why not call the genesis style RGA? Why refer to the second in the generic term RBA? The different terms are an attempt to and clarify the type of atomizer when your talking about them, yet it can be confusing to someone not knowing what they are since they're all rebuildable atomizers. If a person wanted to buy a rebuildable drip atomizer, it will be listed as rebuildable atomizer (RBA), because that's what it is. I would rather people say "I use a genesis style RBA" or "I use a drip style RBA" rather than come up with new acronyms for a type of RBA. I don't see people doing that with the multiple styles of clearomizers or cartomizers... It's no wonder why those new to vaping find them utterly confusing.

Yeah, that probably didn't make much more sense..... What I really meant was “I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant”

 

[Hoofhearted62]

I have a diy flavor in my VIVI now and its the best flavor/vapor i have found so far, 70/30 vg/pg and a relatively strong cinnamon, its aweswome

 

[Hoofhearted62]

forgot to mention its on an ego twist

 

[Katdarling]

RDA's, rebuildable drip atomizers, were around before genesis style rebuildables and were simpily called RBA's. Then the genesis style came around, so people started calling drips RDA's to try and distinguish them. If a person decided to call a rebuildable drip as RDA, then why not call the genesis style RGA? Why refer to the second in the generic term RBA? The different terms are an attempt to and clarify the type of atomizer when your talking about them, yet it can be confusing to someone not knowing what they are since they're all rebuildable atomizers. If a person wanted to buy a rebuildable drip atomizer, it will be listed as rebuildable atomizer (RBA), because that's what it is. I would rather people say "I use a genesis style RBA" or "I use a drip style RBA" rather than come up with new acronyms for a type of RBA. I don't see people doing that with the multiple styles of clearomizers or cartomizers... It's no wonder why those new to vaping find them utterly confusing.

Yeah, that probably didn't make much more sense..... What I really meant was “I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant”

That makes total sense! I'm rather yawn-y over all the acronyms anyway. I find it far less than useful to newbs, and there are even vets that don't know what certain acroynms are. We live in such a world of text speak that most people... I dunno... don't have the time (?) to spell out words anymore. [/end rant]

I always thought a rebuildable atomizer should be an RA, not an RBA, but oh welp, I didn't win the lingo contest on that one.

(I did win on my use of the word "topper" meaning anything that sits on your battery tube/box. My one vaping claim to fame. )

And C Heise, what is the pre-made, store bought, retro atomizer now being called? (That's what I'm calling them: retro atomizers) (That's also what I'm calling "old school"... retro.)

 

[C Heise]

That makes total sense! I'm rather yawn-y over all the acronyms anyway. I find it far less than useful to newbs, and there are even vets that don't know what certain acroynms are. We live in such a world of text speak that most people... I dunno... don't have the time (?) to spell out words anymore. [/end rant]

I always thought a rebuildable atomizer should be an RA, not an RBA, but oh welp, I didn't win the lingo contest on that one.

(I did win on my use of the word "topper" meaning anything that sits on your battery tube/box. My one vaping claim to fame. )

And C Heise, what is the pre-made, store bought, retro atomizer now being called? (That's what I'm calling them: retro atomizers) (That's also what I'm calling "old school"... retro.)

Maybe it should be called a RDFA? (retro difficult effing atomizer) It may be nice being able to just throw some juice in the atomizer but almost everyone has tried to squeak another vape out of one at one time or another. Cleaning them, doing dry burns, picking the build up off the coil, soaking them in whatever liquid they think works best to get rid of the last flavor or burnt taste. So the what is supposed to be the easiest atomizer turns into the hardest to maintain. I don't miss cleaning those one bit. I'd much rather wrap a coil.

 

[evilfrog]

I refer to 'retro' attys as 'disposable' attys.

...but then I call 'juice' 'liquid'. And I still use 'mod' or the more generic sounding 'device' instead of 'apv'. Recently I have heard 'pen' and 'oil' for device and liquid sometimes. Our jargon is obviously quite mutable.

 

[bblack1977]

I've been into everything so far, carto tanks, Pro Tank, atomizers, dual coil cartos, and a little A6 RDA too. My problem is, I just freaking love vaping.

I'm addicted to this in each and every way possible. It's unhealthy...

 

[Katdarling]

I don't play in the string section of the vape orchestra, so the retro/disposable/old fashioned/came with my first kit attIEs are just fine by me. (I'm actually Team Captain of Team Carto Tank... ) I understand the new and "improved" attIEs, but I don't play well with them, and vice versa. Cleaning the retros is not what I'd call a nite on the town, but when they're priced in bulk for around 2 bucks,,, guess what... I don't clean 'em.

Now as far as the mutable language goes, I do agree. Like you, frog, I call our fluid eliquid, or better, Vliquid. Juice is what we drink. It gets squeezed from a citrus fruit. Or it's my battery power. Period.

My "PV" is my device, mod, or simply my vape. I never understood PV. Aren't all my devices mine personally? Are there public vaporizers? I believe pen and oil belong to a different category of vapers.

No matter what, whether we be wimpy "Blu" vapers, or those aspiring to dragon clouds, let's just vape, learn, teach, and vape some more.

 

[evilfrog]

The best thing about 'pv' is that you can make a geek pun with the the ideal gas law: pv=nrt
...but most of us use nic, so it's not usually a true nrt.

 

[C Heise]

Cleaning the retros is not what I'd call a nite on the town, but when they're priced in bulk for around 2 bucks,,, guess what... I don't clean 'em.

I cleaned disposables when I was new to vaping. I didn't realize retro's didn't last that long and I'd go through multiple each month. I had six months of liquid and few weeks worth of atomizers. At that point, you do what you've got to do until the snail mail arrives.

 

[Katdarling]

Like you, I had no clue at the onset what meant what and how long gear would last. I really never thought further than my initial kits (I bought 2, which gave me 4 cigalike batts... intuitively knowing that those little ciggie likes would never last me all day/nite). I quickly learned the definite need of new gear. I dripped for a solid year before even filling my first carto.

Guess my eyesite was a bit better a few years ago. Now if I drip, welp, let's just say sometimes it lands on the coil.

 

[RPadTV]

RBAs are what they are because they can be tweaked to suit any taste, including yours. You can mimick any kind of device you want - thats why theyre called rebuildables.

I somewhat disagree with that and also think it's a mistake to lump RBAs all into one category. For example, I don't know of any Genesis-style RBA that would satisfy people that like firm draws. That's one reason many fans of direct-dripping atomizers don't like Gennies. There are some bottom-coil RBAs that are more suitable, but only one that I know of that would make fans of tight draws happy.