why do so few people "drip"?

[jimbill]

I use to drip also but i got tired of making a mess and the carrying paper towels and e-juice every where i went ill stick with my kayfun.

 

[Mailablemage]

I dont drip because i find the flavors over powering, i prefer a hint of flavor in my vape, personal preference is all

 

[Topacka]

I bought a rda and a mech for at home dripping and trying juices, but I ended up liking it so much that I use it as my main device, in my opinion it's significantly better than a regulated device, I feel more attached to it because I set it up entirely myself, I can switch flavors every hour or so.

The flavor is truly outstanding with most rebuildable atomizers (dripping or tanks) but I took to dripping because it feels more authentic in some way, I'm more attached to the process. The ritual, if you will.

Try it out, see if you like it. That's the only way to know for sure.

 

[Christopherja]

I honestly cannot taste the difference between my Taifun GT and any of my RDAs, and as my days of multi-flavour swapping constantly are done (for now, at least!), I stick with a RTA.

 

[roadie]

I dont drip because i find the flavors over powering, i prefer a hint of flavor in my vape, personal preference is all

Never thought of that, that's a great reason not to drip.

 

[Revelene]

Dripping attys taste better. You get a thicker plum of flavor. Not sure why... maybe because the stored liquid (in the wick) is exposed to the heat full time? I don't know why it does but I've made the exact same coil on a genesis, kayfun, and many other attys, and get less flavor.

I could see people either not liking more flavor (which is odd but happens) and people not wanting to deal with a separate bottle and having to drip juice every little bit.

 

[Koudotai]

I was/am fairly confused and intimidated by the subject, and don't want to spend a ton of money on something that may not be for me.

There are some pretty cheap drip tanks out there. The igo-w set is pretty cheap ranging from $10-20 depending where you get it. I got mine on 101vape.com for half the price at my local B&M

 

[cags]

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You mentioned that you squeeze again until vapor production weakens. .........

actually I believe what was said was you squeeze. then you vape until vapor production weakens and then you squeeze again

danpals, you sound a little like me........I tend to make things harder than they actually are. I was scared to drip. one day I got so "brave" and I just did it. love it

I am behind the times because I still love my old fashioned "disposable" attys so I haven't ventured into rebuilding. I would suggest just doing it. it won't ruin your atty. drip 2-3 drips into your atty. put bottle down. then vape until the vapor weakens. then you are ready to drip again. if you don't get much vapor right after you drip then there is too much liquid in there. you can either keep vaping til vapor increases or blow out the atty a little bit
you will never know if you like it until you try it

 

[tj99959]

I tried dripping and loved it.

Hated the constant redripping so I got a REO. All the advantages of dripping without the constant redripping.

And I'm just the opposite, the "ritual" of dripping is missing when I use my Reo.

 

[Jarbs]

i use protection when i sleep with ladies.....ohhhhh not THAT kind of drip........

 

[Ryedan]

IMO the dripping for great taste thing is a relic from the early days of vaping when it was hard to find a tank or carto that did not mute or modify flavor. With the advent of the latest attys specially RBAs and RDAs, I think the picture has changed. I get really clean flavor from my Genisis RBA and from my RDAs. The Genisis suffers a bit from darkening juice after a while, but the flavor is just as good as what RDAs with cotton provide and maybe even a bit cleaner. Then there are the Kayfun type which can't be beat IMO for flavor, but lack in handling higher power.

I would not ever spend much time dripping into simple dripping atomizers. I've used one for testing flavors for years now so I have a good idea how they work and perform. They don't hold enough juice and the inconvenience is simply not worth it to me. My Trident OTOH takes 15 drops at a time and running dual coils at 25 watts is sublime. That is well worth it to me if I'm not driving or working in the shop.

 

[Elendil]

When you are ready to graduate to the adult world of vaping get yourself some good tanks. Hassle free. Just grab and go. Use your tanks with a quality box mod and you have made it to the big time.
Take it from someone who has been doing this for 5 years started with the most basic cig look alike and has owned every single mod, atomizer, battery, cartomizer, clearomizer, tank, and drip tip combination ever manufactured.

 

[Jarbs]

When you are ready to graduate to the adult world of gaping

this autocorrect error will never not make me laugh

 

[B1sh0p]

I drip exclusively. You just can't beat the flavor. Kayfun style RTA's don't have the airflow I like. Well, the Aqua does, but it's finicky and sucks up juice like there's no tomorrow. Luckily, there are a lot of drippers coming out with 1-2 ml wells.

 

[B1sh0p]

I bought an IGO-L to test flavors with and for that, it is great. However built with a 2.2 ohm micro and cotton yarn wick, it really tastes no different than my ARO rebuilt with the same coil and wick. Ok there is a slight difference but it's only enough to be noticeable if I swap back and forth between them. It's definitely not enough to make me want to switch to dripping full time.

Now I am using them on a regulated device at 7 watts, so there might be a bigger difference at a sub ohm level on a mech or something.

You're not going to get good performance out of an RDA at 7 watts. That's not what they're designed for. It's like getting a Camaro and expecting it to ride as smooth as a sedan.

 

[Elendil]

this autocorrect error will never not make me laugh

Whoops.


Pays to have friends in high places even after the edit time limit has expired.

 

[DC2]

So it's sort of similar to a cartomizers, in that you have a spongy material to hold juice, and the atomizers vaporizes the juice on the sponge. Only in this case, you squeeze the bottle and the liquid will saturate the wick or whatever absorbent material they are using.

This would mean the vapor/intensity will be strong initially, and gradually weaken as liquids get used up, as opposed to a clearomizer where the wick is constantly drawing juice. In our case, you have to manually squeeze the bottle once in a while. How many puffs can you go before you have to squeeze again?

You mentioned that you squeeze again until vapor production weakens. However, in my experience with clearomizers, if there is not enough liquid on the coil, I would get a nasty dry hit before I notice any vapor production decrease. I wonder if this is also the case here?

I drip with a standard 510 Joyetech atomizer, and have been doing so for nearly five years now.

My atomizers hold three or four drops, depending on the size of the drop.
Different bottles produce different sized drops.

When I notice the flavor drop off slightly, I know it is time to drip again.

But there is no "absorbent" material in the atomizer.
There is a wire mesh above, around, and below the coil that "holds" the juice.

And yes, if you put in too many drops you will flood the atomizer.

 

[Anjaffm]

I am simply too lazy.
Fill tank - vape. That's all there is to it

 

[Markus765]

I am simply too lazy.
Fill tank - vape. That's all there is to it

Can't agree with you more. 3 or 4 tanks on their own batteries going all the time. Simplicity is best for me.

 

[Coelli]

Take it from someone who has been doing this for 5 years started with the most basic cig look alike and has owned every single mod, atomizer, battery, cartomizer, clearomizer, tank, and drip tip combination ever manufactured.

I have a hard time believing that.