Dripping is a vaping style that has taken the industry
by storm, having been introduced a number of years ago and remaining enormously
popular to this day. In short, dripping
is a vaping style that involves pouring a bit of e-liquid
directly onto the coil and taking a couple hits, before repeating the
process. Its main advantages are bigger
clouds and stronger flavor, because essentially, you’re concentrating your
vapor by applying it straight to the coil rather than having it sit around in a
tank.
What Vapers Should Know and Do
This style of vaping is considered advanced, mainly
because it requires extra time, caution and unique equipment.
Make Sure Your Equipment is Up for the Task
First, you’re going to need to make sure that you have
the right hardware. The main difference
between a dripping setup and a standard vape setup is the atomizer. With sub-ohm vaping, we use a standard vape
tank with a cylindrical juice well, into which the coil is installed to absorb
a steady amount of vape juice. But, a
dripping setup requires an RDA, which is a type of rebuildable atomizer that is
not meant to hold lots of juice. An RDA
gives you easy access to the coil, onto which the e-liquid is dripped to make
this vaping style possible.
If you don’t already have one, you’ll also need a
high-wattage box mod, like the kind that is used for sub-ohm vaping.
Make Sure Your E-Liquid is as High in Quality as Possible
Dripping is all about getting a more concentrated
flavor and fluffier clouds. So, that
means that you’ll want to have the best vape juice possible, or else that
concentrated flavor might actually be unpleasant. This is the type of vaping style that
requires the most premium e-juice that’s on the market. It will be well worth it when you get that
magnificent taste that comes from high-quality ingredients. Further, low-quality vape juices may contain
ingredients that gunk up your coil or burn easily, ruining your hits.
Choose a Compatible Coil
Choosing a compatible coil is more important than ever
when it comes to dripping, as the relationship between the coil and your vaping
experience is emphasized due to the nature of what you’re doing. Pay careful attention to the specs of the
coil before installing it, to ensure that it’s made for the wattage that you’ll
be vaping at.
Be Mindful of How Much E-Liquid Your Pour onto Your Coil
With dripping, it’s all about precision. To drip successfully, you should only pour
three to five drops onto your coil each time.
Too much will flood your coil, while too little can cause dry hits and
potentially burn out your coil.
Always Check for the Drip Tip Before Taking a Hit
One major mistake that new drippers make is forgetting
to put the drip tip back onto the atomizer before taking a hit. We remove the drip tip so that we can gain
access to the coil onto which we will pour our e-liquid. Then, when the device is fired, that coil
gets very hot. Forgetting to return the
drip tip to the atomizer means that you will burn your mouth, possibly in a
severe way.
Only Take as Many Hits as the E-Liquid Will Allow
When you finally take hits from that little bit of
e-juice poured onto the coil, you have to monitor how many you take. You’re not saturating the coil enough to
produce several big hits of vapor. You
can only really get a couple in. Don’t
try to milk it by taking more hits than the juice quantity will allow, or else
you’ll burn your coil.
Maintain Your Hardware Properly
Finally, make sure that you clean your RDA routinely
to keep it operating properly. Once a
week should suffice.
Dripping Can Be Fantastic to Do, as Long as It’s Done Properly
If you’re looking to take your vapes to the next
level, then dripping is a great choice.
As you can see, it does require some extra time and effort, and uses
some different hardware from what you’re likely used to, but drippers will tell
you that it’s totally worth it. Follow
this guide to make sure that you have the best dripping experience possible.
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