Whats a good RTA in 2021

I'm sitting outside with my cup of coffee and the Kylin. I've just dropped a cheap little 0.6 ohm Wotofo fused clapton in there yesterday to compare it to the OBS Nano with the same coil. So it's no great shakes as far as coils go.

I developed the flavour I'm vaping, tested it on drippers and the lot. Point is I intimately know the flavour. If anyone can get better flavour out of it with any tank or dripper than I'm getting with the Kylin I'd love to see it. Nobody, with any RTA/RDA can get something out of it I didn't put into it. It is all there on the Kylin.

If you really want to compare tanks, make up some single flavours at 1%. A light fruit like a Kiwi or strawberry, a cream, a biscuit and try them individually. Only then can you start comparing tanks with any sort of confidence. A complex juice, especially one made by someone else, will play all kinds of tricks on your mind. Goes for tanks and coils.
 
YeOldeOke said:
I'm sitting outside with my cup of coffee and the Kylin. I've just dropped a cheap little 0.6 ohm Wotofo fused clapton in there yesterday to compare it to the OBS Nano with the same coil. So it's no great shakes as far as coils go.

I developed the flavour I'm vaping, tested it on drippers and the lot. Point is I intimately know the flavour. If anyone can get better flavour out of it with any tank or dripper than I'm getting with the Kylin I'd love to see it. Nobody, with any RTA/RDA can get something out of it I didn't put into it. It is all there on the Kylin.

If you really want to compare tanks, make up some single flavours at 1%. A light fruit like a Kiwi or strawberry, a cream, a biscuit and try them individually. Only then can you start comparing tanks with any sort of confidence. A complex juice, especially one made by someone else, will play all kinds of tricks on your mind. Goes for tanks and coils.
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If you compare it to the Gear RTA? Just asking as ive used my Gear exclusively since it came out. Never had a RTA come close to flavour. All my other RTAs are not used at all. This includes the Intake which was disappointing for me. I ended up piffing it to a friend.
But my Gear is on its last glass and i want to start looking at a new RTA. But i dont have money to waste
 
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I've tried alot of different RTA's and for me, the kylin mini v2 and kree 24 sit at the top.

Kree is annoying to use but the flavour makes it worth while.

The kylin on the the other hand is all round brilliant. Easy to build, easy to wick, great flavour and top airflow.

My favorite tank to date.

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SmokeyJoe said:
If you compare it to the Gear RTA? Just asking as ive used my Gear exclusively since it came out. Never had a RTA come close to flavour. All my other RTAs are not used at all. This includes the Intake which was disappointing for me. I ended up piffing it to a friend.
But my Gear is on its last glass and i want to start looking at a new RTA. But i dont have money to waste
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@SmokeyJoe I haven't tried the Gear, so will not comment on it.

Point I'm trying to make is that all these latest and greatest RTA's, coils, cotton etc, is mostly hype and wishful thinking IMHO.

I bloody absolutely despise Nam Pla (fish sauce), others absolutely love it. What's the difference between me and them? My mindset, mostly. If I really set my mind to it I can also love Nam Pla :eek:

I've been vaping for 12-odd years, and there has always been 'this tank is the greatest flavour beast', 'this coil' ditto, 'this cotton' ditto, 'this wire' ditto. Every 3 months at least. I can understand the economics of hype, if a 'greatest' tank came out, 80% of sales will be in the first 3 months then taper off. So the manufacturer kills the 'greatest' tank and brings out the next 'super greatest' tank. Coil. Cotton. Name it. Keeps the sales & the economy chugging along.

By now, judging by 12-odd years of at least 4 new super-duper tanks, cotton, coils every year we should all be in flavour heaven, Nirvana, Valhalla. We should all be vaping pure VG and get loads of flavour from these magik machines.

It's hype, and the treadmill keeps turning.

Stick with the Gear if you believe it's better, If I now tell you to go buy X your mind may just tell you that you wasted your money.

Sometimes people confuse saturation with flavour. It's like take a sip of fanta, or gulp the bottle down. Same flavour. Need more saturation, I just dump a bigger coil in, less cotton, more power, more airflow, bigger drip tip. If the tank can handle a range, it can give you everything you require if you set it up for that.

Some tanks will now give you from MTL to extreme DTL, just set it up correctly. The leaking and weeping? I can live without that.
 
Reddy_D said:
I've tried alot of different RTA's and for me, the kylin mini v2 and kree 24 sit at the top.

Kree is annoying to use but the flavour makes it worth while.

The kylin on the the other hand is all round brilliant. Easy to build, easy to wick, great flavour and top airflow.

My favorite tank to date.

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That's what stands out to me about it, the range it can handle comfortably and it's ease of wicking. Slap a 510 drip tip on it, it has an adapter, small coil, turn the air down and you have yourself a brilliant MTL tank. Or go the opposite way, your mood, your choice.
 
YeOldeOke said:
That's what stands out to me about it, the range it can handle comfortably and it's ease of wicking. Slap a 510 drip tip on it, it has an adapter, small coil, turn the air down and you have yourself a brilliant tank.
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100% correct. Personally, I think it's one the best all round tanks. Good looking as well lol.

Saying that though, I'm yet to get my hands on a violator. Seen good reviews on the tank.



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Reddy_D said:
Saying that though, I'm yet to get my hands on a violator. Seen good reviews on the tank.



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:facepalm:

Did you know that if you boil your own Dischem cotton balls it's better than Cotton Bacon?

:-D
 
SmokeyJoe said:
If you compare it to the Gear RTA? Just asking as ive used my Gear exclusively since it came out. Never had a RTA come close to flavour. All my other RTAs are not used at all. This includes the Intake which was disappointing for me. I ended up piffing it to a friend.
But my Gear is on its last glass and i want to start looking at a new RTA. But i dont have money to waste
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@SmokeyJoe I'd be interested in what coils you were running in the Intake with what juice.

Some juices don't work with saturation vaping, for instance I currently have my Intake on 0.1 ohm coils and the juice I put in there is terrible. The same juice in my OBS Nano on 0.6 ohms is yum!

Generally I'd say the simpler juices (5/6 ingredients) work better at high power, the complex (10/15 ingredients) juices not. This is because a complex juice is a fine balance of many flavours, with some ingredients maybe up to 3% and some down at 0.25%. Stick it in a saturation vape machine and the higher percentage ingredients will overwhelm your senses, and the perceived profile is wrecked.
 
Reload 26 is the best tank I have ever owned of over 50 tanks including violator fatality jugg gata rebirth kylin v2 kree destiny ETC

Man just slam some nano 2.5 against the airflow slots and you are guaranteed a saturated smooth vape every time. No vapors tongue around these parts

Note if we got our budget hands out - the blotto is a f***ing amazing tank
 
SmokeyJoe said:
If you compare it to the Gear RTA? Just asking as ive used my Gear exclusively since it came out. Never had a RTA come close to flavour. All my other RTAs are not used at all. This includes the Intake which was disappointing for me. I ended up piffing it to a friend.
But my Gear is on its last glass and i want to start looking at a new RTA. But i dont have money to waste
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@SmokeyJoe
Gonna get rid of my Intake as well, too restricted airflow for the tank it tries to be.
Another up for the Kylin, may get myself another one in the Intake's place. Just a great all round tank!
 
dombank said:
Reload 26 is the best tank I have ever owned of over 50 tanks including violator fatality jugg gata rebirth kylin v2 kree destiny ETC

Man just slam some nano 2.5 against the airflow slots and you are guaranteed a saturated smooth vape every time. No vapors tongue around these parts

Note if we got our budget hands out - the blotto is a f***ing amazing tank
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Just goes to show how personal preference/vape style plays into it.
I owned the Reload 26 and still have my Blotto... I would pick the Blotto over the Reload every single time.
 
YeOldeOke said:
@SmokeyJoe
Gonna get rid of my Intake as well, too restricted airflow for the tank it tries to be.
Another up for the Kylin, may get myself another one in the Intake's place. Just a great all round tank!
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Have a look at the Kylin Mini V2, bought my wife two of them and she absolutely loves them (even more than her Serpent Elevates). The airflow is SMOOOOTH, tons of flavour. The only drawback is you have to run really wide coils in it as the post holes are super far apart.
 
CJB85 said:
Have a look at the Kylin Mini V2, bought my wife two of them and she absolutely loves them (even more than her Serpent Elevates). The airflow is SMOOOOTH, tons of flavour. The only drawback is you have to run really wide coils in it as the post holes are super far apart.
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@CJB85 I've put a small 0.6 ohm 6 wrap 3.0 ID fused clapton in one of mine, put it in to compare with the OBS Nano with the same coil. Works absolutely great with it.
 
@Ruwaid The legs are spread a bit, not much, but the coil is not spread and covers the 3 air holes nicely.
 
So my 2c on a DL tank.....I'm an MTL man through and through but I have been buying a fair amount of RDL and DL tanks, in search of something I enjoy in the DL realm, and I have to say that the Arbiter takes the cake for me. The flavour I get is insane. It is a big chucky dual coil tank and it's not really the restricted airflow type, although it is a top airflow. I have to also say that if you are looking for something that is a more restricted airflow that you'll use at a lower wattage, the Druga is a simple, no nonsense flavour banger.

These two have to be the best DL type tanks I have used to date.
 
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YeOldeOke said:
@CJB85 I've put a small 0.6 ohm 6 wrap 3.0 ID fused clapton in one of mine, put it in to compare with the OBS Nano with the same coil. Works absolutely great with it.
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Are you referring to the Kylin 2, or the new Mini V2? I cant fit a standard 3mm alien in the mini V2, coil legs dont reach the post holes without mangling the coil.
 
Bear_Vapes said:
Im looking to buy a new rta but theres so much choice cant decide.

Im looking at the kylin mini v2 & destiny as I prefer single coil but also considering the zeus x & arbiter.

I also prefer a restriction but not over tight.

If anyone owns any of these let me know what the cons are & your opinion.
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In 2021 the best RTA is one that was released in 2017. Reload RTA 24/OG.

They are releasing a new RTA but I think that it may be single coil.
 
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Kylin mini v2 or new juggerknot mini mr, which would you say is better? Is the juggerknot really worth almost twice the price?
 
CMMACKEM said:
Why not go for the Reload S RTA? They have a very good reputation.
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Just got a dwarv dl clone and battling to find the best coil height, wicking I've got down using the shredder method. My taifun gt4 clone is the best single coil rta i own and beats out my blotto, intake dual, reload 24 og and serpent elevate. I run the gt4, the dwarv and my Siegfried for mesh
 
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