RTA vs. non-RTA Setup

[Nelf]

Hi everyone,

I've been investigating the various options around e-vaping of Dimitri for a good two weeks now. My research is based on Reddit posts and DMT-Nexus threads, but mainly on the website of Minty Love, as it has been recommended over and over again.

After a couple of hours of study, I decided on a mod (Geekvape Aegis Solo III, which should be on the market in about two weeks) and a DTL Rebuildable Tank Atomizer (RTA) (probably Arbiter Solo) including a self-winded coil. A very similar setup was also strongly recommended by Minty Love, hence, I felt quite happy with my final choice.

So far so good. However, when I asked for the materials required for the self-build coil in a local vape store today, I received a somewhat confused look and was asked if I was sure about it. Furthermore, I was told that RTAs with self-build coils are hardly used anymore and are therefore no longer on sale. I was further informed that in the past (around 2019), the non-rebuildable tank atomizers had been really bad and consequently the self-build variant was more popular. In the meantime, however, the quality of non-RTAs has improved significantly and hardly anyone would go to the effort of making their own coils.
A little crushed, I headed to another vape store and repeated my request. Although the second store still sold vaping wire (+ pre-wound coils), vaping cotton, and RTAs, the vendor also advised me to go for a non-RTA variant. To be fair, he wasn't quite as disparaging about my idea of building the coils myself, but he confirmed what the first store's employee stated.

Long story short:
I am admittedly very unsure about the “ideal” setup and wonder whether the information from Minty Love is still up to date. I'd therefore greatly appreciate it if you would share which setup (especially RTA vs. non-RTA) you use and what your experiences have been so far.


Sorry for the long post and thanks a million in advance!

Cheers

 

[cosmocruiser]

are you using dmt in a e-juice format or freebase? if freebase get the emesh pro rda from wish. Online, Dont go to vape shops they dont have anything anymore and they charge double the price compared to online. Wish is perfect. There item are clones. Its a knockoff version but believe it or not the knock off sometimes works better then the real thing. When it comes to vaping it doesn't matter if its clones. I own a few good clones..

I use a rda right noe. Its called twisted messes but there probably better ones out there. Im going to get the emesh soon. Its only $10 on wish. Real ones are $30-40. Minty recommends it as well. But i hear from many its the go... I never tried RTA or sub-ohms with dmt.. Only cause every rta & sub-ohm i used with nicotine has eventually leaked on me. First few days it was fine but like i said eventually will leak. I don't think your gonna finish a tank of juice in 3-4days. Maybe you will idk. For me a full tank will last a month. I don't want the risk of losing deem juice. Sorry i cant give any solid recommendations. But definitely buy online. And when making coils you don't need all this fancy shit. That takes 2-3 different wires to make. Look's nice but unnecessary and actually counterproductive when it comes to vaping dmt. They use up so much more power. And take forever to ramp up. You want something that heats up quick. A simple single wire coil wrapped 8x is all you need.