Whats the point of dripping?

[eVicTor]

So Ive been vaping occasionally since last summer, making the full transition from analogues in December so Ive heard and read alot about 'dripping' and I do not get it at all!

First of all, i understand dripping to be a method of using an atomiser (equipped with a drip tip, or removable mouthpiece) involving dripping liquid directly onto the heating coil, rather then relying on a tank with a wicking system (fibreglass string or foamy dual coil stuff)

I can not for the life of me understand why someone would bother to drip 3-4 drops, smoke them, and repeat this... first of all you have to carry around a bottle of liquid... secondly, you have to keep dripping to sustain the experience... thirdly, after several cycles it becomes almost impossible to avoid spillage of liquid on your hands etc. whats wrong with using a tank + wick? Why would you bother?

I feel like im missing something here and I dont want to miss out! The only thing which comes to mind would be when trying a few new flavours quickly without cleaning and refilling?

Thanks in advance

 

[rbrtito]

Some people drip because you get a better taste of the juice! I use to drip in the past before carto tanks,rba,vivi nova where around, and I liked dripping cause the flavor was amazing

 

[Kopfstimmen]

Actually, I have yet to spill juice on my hands while dripping. With your last paragraph, you hit the nail on the head. Trying flavors is what I use dripping for. The rest of the time I use tanks or clearomizers.
Some people drip all of the time because the flavor is better, but I think most of the all day vaping going on is not with dripping.

 

[Moonwalker]

"Whats the point of dripping?"

Answer is simple - best vape all together.

 

[akatina]

I'm a dripper! Mainly because the "tanks" that came with my 510-T are junk and leak all over the place while simultaneously providing almost no vapor. I only take a few hits now and then and am on a high (for me) nic juice so dripping actually works great: drip a few, get a nic hit, put it away and go on with my business.

I'm not in a position to sit and vape 20 minutes straight, much less an hour, so dripping does everything I need.

 

[boog]

I drip 7 drops at a time and never leak... its easy once you the hang of it. 306 gives me the best flavor in a small and rugged form factor.

 

[twisted1]

Inexpensive, flavorful, consistant, saturated, warm vape experience...everytime.

 

[Burn14me]

I drip 2 drops and it lasts about 15 puffs about as long as an analog would last so I can limit my smoke sessions like a cigarette break and not continually vape away. so in short dripping can help you limit intake if that's your goal

 

[the_vape_nerd]

A lot or people are going to swear up and down that the taste is superior due to lack of filler material that you get with a cartomizer. My response to that is that using a ce2 model carto or tank like the vivi nova, the juice comes into contact with even less metal so the purer taste is not had on a wire mesh atomizer but in a wick/coil type set up.

I've tried both and think the ce2 is far superior in taste and when modded correctly produces denser and more consistent vapor.

My view on dripping is that it's mostly in people's heads.

 

[eVicTor]

Thanks for all the replies guys... Im going to have to give it a go now that ive heard about the flavour boost, but Im with the vape nerd on this one.. its gonna be very hard to beat ce2 or vivi nova... they are both spot on!

Cheers

 

[tj99959]

You have to remember that direct dripping came about in the days when an atomizer and cartridge were your only choice, and the cartridges were a complete PITA. So dripping is very much "old school vaping". In the years since many ways of delivering the e-liquid to a coil have been developed. The only problem is that so far none of them compare to the clean taste delivered by an atomizer.
Then there are the cost factors. On average a cartomizer costs about $1.50, and lasts about a week. Most dripping atties cost about $6.00, and can last a year or more. This leaves only the e-liquid as the normal day to day expense.
In todays world there are alternatives to dripping. Bottom feeders like the Reo are very popular, and we see new RBA's and Gennies hitting the market on a nearly daily basis.

 

[twisted1]

A lot or people are going to swear up and down that the taste is superior due to lack of filler material that you get with a cartomizer. My response to that is that using a ce2 model carto or tank like the vivi nova, the juice comes into contact with even less metal so the purer taste is not had on a wire mesh atomizer but in a wick/coil type set up.

I've tried both and think the ce2 is far superior in taste and when modded correctly produces denser and more consistent vapor.

My view on dripping is that it's mostly in people's heads.

I don't know about all that, new to vaping - but what about vape temp. Cool or cold vape temps negatively impact my vape experience.

 

[tj99959]

I don't know about all that, new to vaping - but what about vape temp. Cool or cold vape temps negatively impact my vape experience.

Vape temp is controled by the resistance of the atomizer (and/or the voltage delivered to the atomizer). Believe me, there are dripping atties out there that will make smoke come out you ears if that's what you want.

 

[twisted1]

Vape temp is controled by the resistance of the atomizer (and/or the voltage delivered to the atomizer). Believe me, there are dripping atties out there that will make smoke come out you ears if that's what you want.

What would you reccommend for tank/atty for those that have to have a warm vape with a small vv device- I know... off topic.

 

[Riverboat]

So Ive been vaping occasionally since last summer, making the full transition from analogues in December so Ive heard and read alot about 'dripping' and I do not get it at all!

First of all, i understand dripping to be a method of using an atomiser (equipped with a drip tip, or removable mouthpiece) involving dripping liquid directly onto the heating coil, rather then relying on a tank with a wicking system (fibreglass string or foamy dual coil stuff)

I can not for the life of me understand why someone would bother to drip 3-4 drops, smoke them, and repeat this... first of all you have to carry around a bottle of liquid... secondly, you have to keep dripping to sustain the experience... thirdly, after several cycles it becomes almost impossible to avoid spillage of liquid on your hands etc. whats wrong with using a tank + wick? Why would you bother?

I feel like im missing something here and I dont want to miss out! The only thing which comes to mind would be when trying a few new flavours quickly without cleaning and refilling?

Thanks in advance

Really? Ive been vaping for over 3 years...I have tried tanks, adds alot of bulk to your mod... Direct dripping on an atomizer is the best way for performance and taste... Cannot be beat IMO... I carry a 3ml bottle... Put 2-3 drops on your atty and you can get 8 hits or so... Dripping is no harder than lighting a real cigarette.......

 

[tj99959]

What would you reccommend for tank/atty for those that have to have a warm vape with a small vv device- I know... off topic.

I think I liked the 3.2ohm Vision eGo (Stardust) atomizers that I got from Altsmoke the best. They were made for the rebuildable Stardust, but just happened to fit perfectly in a Mini Nova.
Clearos like the stardust and the nova's kinda saved our butts when the quality of cartos went south last spring and summer, but "bogegate" is pretty much a thing of the past (at least for now). This is also one of the things I like about direct dripping, it is pretty much impervious to the ebbs and tides of the quality control we see with so many products.

 

[Riverboat]

Then there are the cost factors. On average a cartomizer costs about $1.50, and lasts about a week. Most dripping atties cost about $6.00, and can last a year or more.

I would like to know how you can get an atty to last a year or more? I use HH357 customs and they may last a couple of months, but really after a month the performance goes down as resistance drops... Its a coil after all....

 

[tj99959]

I would like to know how you can get an atty to last a year or more? I use HH357 customs and they may last a couple of months, but really after a month the performance goes down as resistance drops... Its a coil after all....

Geez, I'm still using a 357 from Hanna's first production run, so it's been in the rotation for well over a year now.

My experience is that if you use atties in the 8w range (+/- a watt or two) they last, but if you try to use them in the 10w range (+/- a watt or two) you fry/pop them. Also cleaning atties kills more of them than anything else, especially dry burning. Just flood them like once a day and blow them out. That way they don't need cleaning as often. When you do clean them always prime them before putting them away.

 

[Riverboat]

Geez, I'm still using a 357 from Hanna's first production run, so it's been in the rotation for well over a year now.

You have several in rotation...that must be it... I use only one a time....

 

[twisted1]

Thanks you kindly.