My worst atty.....A OL16 clone, infact 2 . Maybe my bad luck, they shorted out on one of the posts, touching the top of the deck. Lesson in life, buy authentic. Nuke them both, just kept the O rings and grub screws.
Which BF RDA do you choose?
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@Clouds4Days , Insane, you have a lot off options. I prefer dual coils , 0.2-0.3 ohms and airflow open. Now loss in flavour, just and awesome vape.
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No.1 MTL (and restricted DL) - authentic NardDa
No.2 MTL - RM2 (always been no.1 until I recently got an authentic 2'nd hand NardDa by fluke)
No.3 Restricted DL - Authentic Hadaly (I prefer MTL, but this RDA is slowly changing my set-in-stone vape style)
No.4 MTL - authentic Challice III (once you've got the internal airflow right)
PS: All of the above are for serious flavor- and not for cloud chasing, and easy to build on.
No.2 MTL - RM2 (always been no.1 until I recently got an authentic 2'nd hand NardDa by fluke)
No.3 Restricted DL - Authentic Hadaly (I prefer MTL, but this RDA is slowly changing my set-in-stone vape style)
No.4 MTL - authentic Challice III (once you've got the internal airflow right)
PS: All of the above are for serious flavor- and not for cloud chasing, and easy to build on.
It used to be it's place, replaced it with a Hadaly, but she will go home over the weekend
It used to be it's place, replaced it with a Hadaly, but she will go home over the weekend
Shame on you @Petrus how can you kick Snappy out her home
The build quailty of the snappy looks amazing in the review i just watched.
Is she finicky in the way you have to place coils to get a good vape from her @Petrus ?
Not at all.
Ive only been looking for small chamber attys because I have set this notion in my head that, small domed chambers is where my sweet spot is at, plus I get to use 'KISS' coils which gives me plenty of battery life and loads of headroom in the battery safety department.
I've settled on the O16s because apart from the flavor i was after, it has the best build quality and design that fits my needs\wants. I'm content
I'm only mentioning the attys that had exceptional flavor (to me) and why I stopped using them
Rm2 - brass, too soft for an ogre like myself
Nuppin V1 - literally the smoothest atty I've ever used, in fact too smooth for me. outstanding really, if thats your thing. 'Why' we didn't 'gel' was simply those stupid small hex screws, plus its not the easiest deck to build on.
Cyclone/Hornet - The one I tried, which luckily had the phillips head screws and not the same stupid small hex screws like the nuppin (you get both). Love the 2 post design, hate the lazy center post approach lol
Atomic - The atomic was the doorway to dripper heaven for me and will always be loved. No negativity shall be stated
Can't for the life of me remember why I was typing this out okay bye 
I've settled on the O16s because apart from the flavor i was after, it has the best build quality and design that fits my needs\wants. I'm content
I'm only mentioning the attys that had exceptional flavor (to me
) and why I stopped using them Rm2 - brass, too soft for an ogre like myself
Nuppin V1 - literally the smoothest atty I've ever used, in fact too smooth for me. outstanding really, if thats your thing. 'Why' we didn't 'gel' was simply those stupid small hex screws, plus its not the easiest deck to build on.
Cyclone/Hornet - The one I tried, which luckily had the phillips head screws and not the same stupid small hex screws like the nuppin (you get both). Love the 2 post design, hate the lazy center post approach lol
Atomic - The atomic was the doorway to dripper heaven for me and will always be loved. No negativity shall be stated
Can't for the life of me remember why I was typing this out
okay bye
Ive only been looking for small chamber attys because I have set this notion in my head that, small domed chambers is where my sweet spot is at, plus I get to use 'KISS' coils which gives me plenty of battery life and loads of headroom in the battery safety department.
I've settled on the O16s because apart from the flavor i was after, it has the best build quality and design that fits my needs\wants. I'm content
I'm only mentioning the attys that had exceptional flavor (to me
Rm2 - brass, too soft for an ogre like myself
Nuppin V1 - literally the smoothest atty I've ever used, in fact too smooth for me. outstanding really, if thats your thing. 'Why' we didn't 'gel' was simply those stupid small hex screws, plus its not the easiest deck to build on.
Cyclone/Hornet - The one I tried, which luckily had the phillips head screws and not the same stupid small hex screws like the nuppin (you get both). Love the 2 post design, hate the lazy center post approach lol
Atomic - The atomic was the doorway to dripper heaven for me and will always be loved. No negativity shall be stated
Can't for the life of me remember why I was typing this out
Have you ever tried the snapdragon @DoubleD ?
Im just trying to figure out why its not so popular if its so highly rated?
for me its hadaly far above everything else... nice restrictive lung hit... and the flavour is simply insane.
I would if i didnt love the Reo grand so much, sadly the sheer size of the snappy is what puts me off. I'm still planning on getting one but wont be used for sqounking. Hadaly, O-atty and Goon are also on my list for drippers.
Apart from the snapdragon, ive owned all of the above. Honorable mention has to go to the 22mm Goon if you prefer dual coil. Otherwise
Hadaly, Hadaly, Hadaly, Hadaly.... i could go on, but i dont like drinking warm beer
Hadaly, Hadaly, Hadaly, Hadaly.... i could go on, but i dont like drinking warm beer
Great thread @Clouds4Days 
I have not experimented with a wode variety of BF atties like some of you have, but I will add my comments nevertheless.
First, my vaping style. I like a crisp vape, hence i generally like using thinner wire with smaller IDs. I also dont vape at very high power, so my ohmages are not very low.
I also agree that the type of juice and type of vape plays a big role in the decision of th best setup.
So far,
My best MTL for strong tobaccoes is the RM2 with a 29g Kanthal paracoil, 5 double wraps around 1.6mm ID. This leads to about 0.45 ohms, meaning each coil is effectively 0.9 ohms. The RM2 gives me such a great vape on a great tobacco with the stock airhole that I havent tried much else. I have a cyclone but prefer the RM2 because I find it easier to use and I like the ceramic "white coloured" deck because I can see the (typically) dark juice when I squonk.
For restricted lung hits on fruity menthols, I love the Nuppin and the OL16 (more recent). Dual coils. 28g Kanthal. Around 0.5 ohms. I think the Nuppin produces a beautiful smooth flavour. I still have more experimentation to do on the OL16 but my first few builds have been super.
I have not experimented with a wode variety of BF atties like some of you have, but I will add my comments nevertheless.
First, my vaping style. I like a crisp vape, hence i generally like using thinner wire with smaller IDs. I also dont vape at very high power, so my ohmages are not very low.
I also agree that the type of juice and type of vape plays a big role in the decision of th best setup.
So far,
My best MTL for strong tobaccoes is the RM2 with a 29g Kanthal paracoil, 5 double wraps around 1.6mm ID. This leads to about 0.45 ohms, meaning each coil is effectively 0.9 ohms. The RM2 gives me such a great vape on a great tobacco with the stock airhole that I havent tried much else. I have a cyclone but prefer the RM2 because I find it easier to use and I like the ceramic "white coloured" deck because I can see the (typically) dark juice when I squonk.
For restricted lung hits on fruity menthols, I love the Nuppin and the OL16 (more recent). Dual coils. 28g Kanthal. Around 0.5 ohms. I think the Nuppin produces a beautiful smooth flavour. I still have more experimentation to do on the OL16 but my first few builds have been super.
Great thread @Clouds4Days
I have not experimented with a wode variety of BF atties like some of you have, but I will add my comments nevertheless.
First, my vaping style. I like a crisp vape, hence i generally like using thinner wire with smaller IDs. I also dont vape at very high power, so my ohmages are not very low.
I also agree that the type of juice and type of vape plays a big role in the decision of th best setup.
So far,
My best MTL for strong tobaccoes is the RM2 with a 29g Kanthal paracoil, 5 double wraps around 1.6mm ID. This leads to about 0.45 ohms, meaning each coil is effectively 0.9 ohms. The RM2 gives me such a great vape on a great tobacco with the stock airhole that I havent tried much else. I have a cyclone but prefer the RM2 because I find it easier to use and I like the ceramic "white coloured" deck because I can see the (typically) dark juice when I squonk.
For restricted lung hits on fruity menthols, I love the Nuppin and the OL16 (more recent). Dual coils. 28g Kanthal. Around 0.5 ohms. I think the Nuppin produces a beautiful smooth flavour. I still have more experimentation to do on the OL16 but my first few builds have been super.
I must say @Silver this thread has opened up a whole lot of doors for me and has made me even more cofused then ever
Im surprised not alot of people rate the petri v2 as a great RDA , at one stage they were so popular but have not heard one mention (could it be the hype is over?)
So far from what ive seen Best rated RDA are:
Hadaly
Ol16
Goon 22
Then there is the snappy which most, well 99% of members it seems havent tried but @Petrus rated it very high and reviewers love it so is it one of those hidden gems lying there ?
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The thing is @Clouds4Days what works best for you may not be what works best for others.
I thought for quite a long time that extensive research reading what others said about a particular atty and aggregating all the comments would allow me to zone in on the perfect atty for me.
But it hasnt always worked out like that at all. Sometimes I find that I like something so much that i cannot believe how others dont like it as much. There are of course the items that many like - and i have been lucky with some of those. But its certainly surprised me many times which ends up being which.
I am pretty sure you know this already but am just emphasising it.
I suspect you will be getting a few atties and seeing which of them works best for you.
I thought for quite a long time that extensive research reading what others said about a particular atty and aggregating all the comments would allow me to zone in on the perfect atty for me.
But it hasnt always worked out like that at all. Sometimes I find that I like something so much that i cannot believe how others dont like it as much. There are of course the items that many like - and i have been lucky with some of those. But its certainly surprised me many times which ends up being which.
I am pretty sure you know this already but am just emphasising it.
I suspect you will be getting a few atties and seeing which of them works best for you.
Yup some atties that are really popular are just plain crap for some people ( i know, i'm one of them)
Yip i am more than likely going to do that.
I have my add up to try find a goon 22 already. I figured since i love the goon 24 so much its worth giving the 22 a shot.
And im comtemplating maybe to try that snappy out and moving forward from there.
But i have made up my mind i definatly want something 22mm or smaller. I feel anything bigger than 22 is just a waiste on a single 18650 mech squonk mod.
Unless you planning on doing big fancy builds and replacing the battery every hour.
This might be trivial but I have gotten a "feel" for battery life vs ml used.
E.g on a 8.5ml bottle and a .4 or .5 ohm build I change the battery every 4ml or halfway. Batteries are around 3.8 to 3.7v.
On a .6 ohm build I can go to about 6ml etc.
Is it not bad for battery life if you charge your batteries when they are only drained to that sort of voltage @Christos ?
On my tubes i usualy run them till they are around 3.3v/3.4v
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