Which is better...Condom or drip fill?

[MrBobVapor]

neither.... syringe is in my opinion is the best. easy and no waste.

 

[mynameisrob]

Sorry but all these answers really dont make much sense. Your giving yourself way more work to do than you need to be. There really should be no reason that you dont use a syringe to fill a carto. You drip them and you have to wait a half hour for them to "settle" and by the way it never fully does or you use the condon method and it normally makes a mess and you waste some juice. Filling with a syringe literally takes 10 seconds and you are done and can immediately start using it.
But hey everyone has their own method I guess. Ill keep vaping while your waiting for your juice to "settle"

 

[mooreted]

Using the Taryn spin my juice "settles" in about 3 seconds.

 

[MrBobVapor]

I really didn't want to use a syringe in the beginning because, well, I thought it was awkward to be using a needle. I ordered them off Amazon (kv pets, 20 gauge-3ml-1.5" needle). I promise you it's way faster than dripping even when doing that spin thing. It not only fills the cartomizer quickly, it fills it evenly. Also, they are cheap, about 20 cents per. and they last pretty much indefinitely. I know people have their favorite way but this method deserves at least a try, IMO.... Happy Vaping All!!!

 

[mooreted]

Since so many people swear by it, I'll give it a shot. I keep thinking it's going to clog up and get sticky and stop working. But if you guys say it's easy, I'll try it.

 

[Leothwyn]

I use a syringe. I tried the condom method once... never again. I should have known that it would make a big mess. In the videos, they're all using some other threading type than 510; threading where the carto is female, so it fits nice and flush at the bottom of the condom. If you're using 510 threads like me, don't bother with it IMO. The male threads leave lots of open space at the bottom of the condom. You'll end up with a bunch of juice left in the condom, and a nice, thick coating of it on your threads.

 

[hubseven]

I have a Reo, bottom feeder, and this is what I do. Condom method from batt end then few drops on top then blow gently through top and bottom put condoms on both ends let it sit for 10 mins and I"m good to go. Works like a charm for me. Once I start using carto I do not top off because I feed from bottom, this may be different for you. Good Luck.

 

[MrBobVapor]

I guess for really really thick juices you can go with 18 gauge needle. Give it a try...

 

[Slurp812]

I had some cartos where the top wouldn't open, so I had to use condom method. With the soft tip cartos, I almost always drip. But most of the juice I use is PG, so its thin, and soaks in fast. I have used a syringe, it works well, but more work, cleaning the syringe, etc...

 

[plarkinjr]

Is the condom method the one where you fill the condom about half way, and slowly press the carto into it (battery end first)? I hear some folks say you have to use a paperclip in the main channel down the middle for whatever unspecified reason. And those who drip caution highly against getting the juice into the main center tube. Isn't that the route the juice takes for the condom method? You just blow thru it to clear the main channel? From the batt end or the business end?

I'll be filling carto's for the first time when my next order arrives from V4L, and I've been leaning toward the condom method for a number of reasons:
* while the syringe may be more clean and efficient, its another "tool" one has to obtain, maintain and mess with. Carto's come with condoms you'd normally just trash, so why not use them?
* the drip method seems to take way too much time and effort. I'm lazy. I gave up smoking a pipe and rolling my own cigs years ago when I went to Camels exclusively, because who has time to mess with that ....?
* spinning, again requires another "tool" and a highly visible behavior that just looks silly IMHO.

 

[hubseven]

If your using a bottom feed pv, Reo, you don't need to do any of these methods. Just take new carto squonk 2 or 3 regular squonks and off you go, then just squonk as usual when flavor or vapor gets low. NO NEED to soak carto with bottom feed.

 

[Ghostc4]

I personally use a syringe to fill all my cartos, it's faster and cleaner than condom and drip filling.

 

[MrBobVapor]

As I posted earlier, I use the syringe but my advice to anyone would be to try all the methods (drip, condom, and syringe) and see which one you like the best. Maybe others are just better at it but to me the condom method was messy, slow, and wasted a lot of juice and the drip method just takes way too long. But whatever works for you that is the bottom line...