What's your favorite RBA (rta or RDA)?

[State O' Flux]

For my subjective needs... subjectivity being a key word when producing lists of "bests" and "favorites".

rta - Gus Estia (the closest to a DC rda for flavor, I've found), and amazingly enough, the old reliable, go anywhere Kebo/UCT R91% - although the Aethertech Orchid and Yiloong Fogger V4 have their moments.

rda - All deep well or semi-deep well. Norbert Origen V2 (still the best for flavor) with Loki Labs Odin & Faceless Veritas coming in seconds... the Veritas being a better out and about "all-arounder " - the Origen and Odin better for at home, IMO.
I'll be trying the GoC "H-Dripper" next for at home use - not for the well depth, which is shallow, but for the chamber size, which is very small.

All, most recently fit with my latest favorite wick - Muji Japanese cotton.

YMMV

 

[Bob Anderson]

Just ordered some Japanese cotton on ebay. $5 bucks for 15 pads, guess you get about 20 wicks per pad which are 4 layers thick. Can't wait to give it a try!

 

[HecticEnergy]

On amazon I got 200 pads for $10... Should last a good while


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[KC33]

There's so many good RDA's now that IMO the only thing that separates one from the other is personal preference.
For flavor I haven't vaped with anything that beats the Magma. I also like that the juice wells are nice and deep, it's a pleasure to build on and it's built to last.

I'm vaping the CLT right now. Flavor is good, generous AFC, the quality is very good and I would highly recommend it. I love the TOBH, Origen and and the APO, which could use a little more love. The one that I use the most, without a doubt, is the Stillare. I don't really think about it but find that's the one I reach for the most. I love everything about it. Build quality, flavor, clouds and it looks great on my Cartel.

My other favorite is the Zenith v2. A friend of mine bought one when it first came out and hated it because of the screws. I tried to explain to him why I liked the setup and he said, Ya got 50 bucks it's yours". Needless to say I was one happy camper. It's a great product and I check from time to time if he has anything else he hates.

I finally got a Plume Veil that's in transit and can't wait to try it and I'll probably order a Mephisto next.

 

[HecticEnergy]

The orings on my CLT need to be tighter. It's a good RDA other than that and the itty bitty drip tip it came with (easy fix). I just need to find bigger orings so it doesn't come apart in my pocket!


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[stanthemanchan]

RDA:
I've only tried the Magma so far. It's working great for me. I've tried dual 28 gauge @ 0.7 ohms and I'm currently running dual parallel 30 gauge at 0.5 ohms. Tons of flavour, deep juice wells, easy to build and wick. The only thing is that it can be a little bit leaky so isn't really a walk-around all-day atty.

RTA:
I really like the Aqua now that I've got a transparent PMMA tank on there. Produces tons of flavor and vapor, and is relatively easy to build and wick, especially compared to the Fogger. The only downside to the Aqua is that it only holds 3ml of juice and refilling it can be kind of a pain.

 

[HecticEnergy]

RDA:
I've only tried the Magma so far. It's working great for me. I've tried dual 28 gauge @ 0.7 ohms and I'm currently running dual parallel 30 gauge at 0.5 ohms. Tons of flavour, deep juice wells, easy to build and wick. The only thing is that it can be a little bit leaky so isn't really a walk-around all-day atty.

RTA:
I really like the Aqua now that I've got a transparent PMMA tank on there. Produces tons of flavor and vapor, and is relatively easy to build and wick, especially compared to the Fogger. The only downside to the Aqua is that it only holds 3ml of juice and refilling it can be kind of a pain.

Which fogger?


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[WattWick]

Kraken. There may be other gennies just as good, but you simply cannot fault it. Does exactly what it's supposed to in a very good way.

 

[HecticEnergy]

Kraken. There may be other gennies just as good, but you simply cannot fault it. Does exactly what it's supposed to in a very good way.

Why do you prefer geni?


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[stanthemanchan]

Which fogger?

I have the Fogger v4.1. It has the narrower juice channels and is wicked like a Kayfun. It's a little more difficult to build than the Aqua since you have to trap the wire under those tiny screws. The Aqua has bigger screws so it's easier to trap the wire. I find that regardless of how I wick the Fogger, I can still get a dry hit if I'm not careful while chain-vaping. With the Aqua, I can crank the wattage higher and chain-vape all day long without any dry hits. If they got rid of the hybrid connection at the bottom (to reduce the height of the tank), increased the capacity of the tank to 4.5 ml and added a fill hole in the top cap, the Aqua would be a perfect RTA for me.

 

[Tbev]

If you build the fogger v4 right you'll never have a dry hit, your using too much wick.

I believe that the v4 fogger is the most aggressive flavorful, well built glass and stainless, tank atty out right now I in 22mm, this is a subject I spend a lot of time on, if anyone has problems with a Fv4 feel free to Pm me and I'll get you hooked up.

Thanks for the info on the magma, I just ordered one on a whim, I'm a flavor ..... but I also like to run my drippers around 0.4ish, I'm hoping I can go that low without sacrificing flavor...

I have an origin v2, great. But i prefer the quasar for sure. I have a quasar Clone as well and its flawless, there is a guy selling them on the bay for like 7 bucks and it's definitely g he easiest to build on, and I think it looks the best and, again as far as flavor goes quasar is my favorite so far. I ordered another one the same day I dropped my first one in the lake... Bummer..

 

[WattWick]

Why do you prefer geni?

I generally prefer mesh wicks for their pure flavor and low maintenance. Gennies sort of comes with the territory. You can stick mesh in (almost) any atty, but gennies are made for the purpose.

Disregarding the learning curve; I find gennies easy to build, maintain and re-fill. And despite popular belief, gennies don't necessarily leak if left on their side, sitting upside down, or bouncing around in a pocket in any combination of said orientations.

While I do have a couple of decent drippers and recognize their worth, I'm just not a dripper kind of guy. (most?) Kayfun style atties don't offer anything I don't already get from my gennies and usually comes with more compromises. Like the choice of tank materials, harder-to-get-to maintenance and more annoying re-filling. As I prefer mesh wicks, I prefer not to do setups "blind". As in; I want eyes on the wick and coil from start to ready-to-go. You can mesh up a KFL, but you're doing it "blind". Set it up to the best of your ability and hope it won't change once you close it off.

The non-gennie that has peaked my interest the most is the Squape R. I just can't justify spending $200+ to find out if it can (for me) compete with a decent gennie.

100% personal opinion/preference.

 

[Vaslovik]

So far it's my RSST, built with a 400 mesh wick and 26 kanthal for .7 ohm. Love this thing

 

[HecticEnergy]

I generally prefer mesh wicks for their pure flavor and low maintenance. Gennies sort of comes with the territory. You can stick mesh in (almost) any atty, but gennies are made for the purpose.

Disregarding the learning curve; I find gennies easy to build, maintain and re-fill. And despite popular belief, gennies don't necessarily leak if left on their side, sitting upside down, or bouncing around in a pocket in any combination of said orientations.

While I do have a couple of decent drippers and recognize their worth, I'm just not a dripper kind of guy. (most?) Kayfun style atties don't offer anything I don't already get from my gennies and usually comes with more compromises. Like the choice of tank materials, harder-to-get-to maintenance and more annoying re-filling. As I prefer mesh wicks, I prefer not to do setups "blind". As in; I want eyes on the wick and coil from start to ready-to-go. You can mesh up a KFL, but you're doing it "blind". Set it up to the best of your ability and hope it won't change once you close it off.

The non-gennie that has peaked my interest the most is the Squape R. I just can't justify spending $200+ to find out if it can (for me) compete with a decent gennie.

100% personal opinion/preference.

Good points!
The top build deck drew me to them initially, but the higher learning curve and tendency to leak threw me off. Haven't given them a second thought since I started RBAs 9 months ago... Until now
Neh, I'll stick with drippers for now, and the kayfun when I need it. Maybe kraken later.


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[super_X_drifter]

This is hands down my favorite. It is sold both as a Rebuildable dripping atomizer and as a Rebuildable bottom fed atomizer.

The Odin by Loki lab.

USA made. All SS construction. Peek insulator. No negative posts (ingeniously designed) only 2 pieces (base and cap) yet still AFC (ingeniously designed), can be built in single or dual coil configs yet and in single coil mode there is only one airhole (ingeniously designed). It is a solid, hefty, quality piece that is compact and looks great.

It's $65 for RDA and only a few bucks more for BF version. Loki Lab customer service is top notch and they also watch and participate in this forum.

Here's a pic:

Here's some vids:

http://youtu.be/hU3IKQkj-VI

http://youtu.be/I8HyylQZ6HI

 

[rurwin]

My Aqua leaks from the air-hole, the juice feed control seems to do nothing and I haven't filled it yet without getting liquid all over me. It is a clone though, so maybe that explains it.

Otherwise I'm torn between the Fogger V4 and the R91. The R91 is probably a little better on taste, when it doesn't burn, and it never leaks. The Fogger never burns but doesn't taste quite as good and leaks a little from the air hole. It is a glass tank as opposed to the plastic of the R91. I got a glass tank for the Russian and found it leaked. Just a little, but it sits in my shirt pocket and any leaking makes me smell of vanilla custard.

Right now I'm trying to resist the temptation to invest in an Erlkonigin or a Squape-R.

There seems to be a shift in rebuildable architectures away from having wick down the juice channels. The Kayfun type and the Fogger are semi-there, but the Squape seems to have gone all the way. You have your coil and air-hole flush with the top of the liquid channels and use the wick to draw the liquid into the coil as opposed to down the air-hole. The Fogger and the Kayfun/Russian both have the coil high above the liquid channels. The Kayfun/Russian also has the air-hole raised to avoid the liquid. But the Squape and Erlkonigin have the coil and air-hole at the same level or lower than the top of the juice channels and the wick is mostly or completely out of those channels.

 

[Tbev]

Super x, I totally agree, I don't have one. But if I made an atty that's pretty much exactly how it would look like. How reduced is the chamber on that bad boy?

 

[Ronald3638]

Which smok dripper?
I had a squid... It gave off great flavor, but it was a pos in the build quality department. The positive pin kept moving up forcing me to hammer it back down.... Jacked up the pin on my SID that way....

The all stainless 14.5mm model

 

[Rule62]

I'm a fan of genisis RBAs, set up with ss mesh. The Kraken is my hands down favorite genisis.
For RDAs, my current favorites are the Magma, Odin, and Brass Monkey. I also like the Vulcan.
I'm an avid mechanical tube mod user; but I recently got my first Reo. I have a second on the way. I also have a bf Odin coming, which will get a lot of use.

 

[snow blind]

This is hands down my favorite. It is sold both as a Rebuildable dripping atomizer and as a Rebuildable bottom fed atomizer.

The Odin by Loki lab.

USA made. All SS construction. Peek insulator. No negative posts (ingeniously designed) only 2 pieces (base and cap) yet still AFC (ingeniously designed), can be built in single or dual coil configs yet and in single coil mode there is only one airhole (ingeniously designed). It is a solid, hefty, quality piece that is compact and looks great.

It's $65 for RDA and only a few bucks more for BF version. Loki Lab customer service is top notch and they also watch and participate in this forum.

Here's a pic:

Here's some vids:

Rebuild Tutorial - Loki Lab Odin Atomizer With Dual Micro Coils And Koh Gen Do Wick - YouTube

The Odin Atomizer - A Rebuildable Atomizer By Loki Lab - YouTube

Man, if the Odin had post holes and a t-post positive it would be perfect. I just can seem to go back to screw-down wire connections. Esp with dual coils.