Got my Hermetic a couple of days ago. Vapeshop.sale did a fantastic job shipping this out right away. Purchase 6/20, arrived 6/24.
Iām liking this now. The first day and 1/2 were meh but then it morphed into pretty damn good. Not sure why it had to be broken in as Iāve used the same coils (staggered fused SS) and cotton that I put into the Elder Dragon but there you have it. I may try a simple fused clapton in there and see if it changes anything. A decent addition to the collection.
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@Lostmarbles Try an inner diameter of 2.5 mm with the hermetic. That helped me with an better airflow and resulting improved flavor.
It help also my sensation with the airflow coming more from one side. With 3mm it felt āweirdā.
The difference between fused Clapton and regular Clapton was imo little.
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Thanks Steve. I will give that a shot. Iām used to 3mm being my standard ID coil so thatās what I have on-hand at any given time. Itās strange but if I donāt align the tip of my nose with the airflow opening on the RDA, I feel a strange disturbance in the force.
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Iāve had quite a few RDAās and RTAās, always chased the flavour.
I know a lot of people hate on VGOD but this Pro Mech 2 and Elite RDA delivers the best flavour Iāve ever had, probably due to the bottom airflow. For me, it was instantly 50% better than the Drop RDA as soon as I fired it up. It brought all my juices to life! Also just using cheap coils I got in an 80 pack for Ā£7 or something like that. Lasted me 2 months so far and vapes great. Due to the design of the deck, you drip straight onto the ends of the wicks, and over the coils. It wicks brilliantly.
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My favorite 22mm Single Coiler is still the Envii Artisan. Itās a rare gem that most people have never even heard of. @Steampugs did a great review of it here.
This thing is a flavor winner with really smooth airflow. Itās easy to build and wick but you build it in an unconventional way.
It is an older tank but they can still be found pretty cheap. If you want to try something different I highly recommend it.
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I believe in unicorns:
See whatās on sale right now.
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Damn, good find!
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After your recommendation I had a look at some reviews for the artisan, and decided I needed one in my life! 
I found one for the princely sum of 14 British pounds and it is currently winging itās way to me 
Edit
Ahhh dont tell the mrs!! 
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Where was that from MrMatt? Might have to jump on that bandwagon 
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https://www.thefogworks.co.uk/envii-artisan-rta
From these guys, not used them before and they only have the gold in stock but at the price I couldnāt say no!
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The Fog Works are great, Iāve used them a few times. Unbelievable bargains now and then.
Sadly I couldnāt live with a gold tank so Iāll maybe look elsewhere.
Thanks 
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Hahah I did wonder whether I could or not but Iām planning to only use it at home
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As far as 22mm single coiler RDAās are concerned my favourite is the Coilart DPRO Mini.
I love a restricted DTL vape and all of the others that I tried were far too airy for me even the Hadaly with the airflow almost closed but this one is perfect and the flavour is top notch no matter what I put in it. It mostly sits on my HotCig RSQ squonker and they are a great little setup with just a small fused Clapton coil running at 20-30 watts. Iām thinking of getting a Haku Venna next as I fancy trying one out but Iām in no rush as Iām happy with what I have now.
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OK Brother Louie. Iām taking your word for itā¦
Me too. I thought I was a unicorn once, but just mixed up my meds. A story for another timeā¦ Anyway, thanks for the great find. Bought a rose gold to sit on a bronze Katana.
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I didnāt care for it. I donāt agree about the Elder Dragon suppressed bakery comment above either lol. We all use different juices and like different atomizers which is fine. I donāt like getting into āWhich is betterā¦ā arguments/debates. Whatās best for me might not be for others. Iāve yet to find another RDA that beats the Elder Dragonās performance. The Tauren Solo came close but I really donāt like the way it squonks.
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I think itās fascinating how some people can detect things like that. Iām not saying they are incorrect because we all have different vibes. But the only thing I can ever tell between attyās is whether they seem to produce more or less flavor or vapor than others. In a lot of ways Iām glad Iām not quite that sensitive, to be honest.
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Just out of interest @louiesquared what type of build/setup do you run in your artisan? I got mine a couple of days ago and have watched a few setup videos and run through a couple of different coils builds and setups but so far Iām not wowed by it, itās my first proper bottom air flow rta, and after hearing everyone rave about bottom airflow maybe my expectations were a little high. Iām not saying itās a total flop there is flavour there and the flavours good it just seems a little distant and makes me want to up my mix %, which I know to be good Iāve tried it on my RDAs single and dual coil and in my Zeus x. Anyhow prob to much info like I say I was just wondering what coil types/placement you use in it, so far Iāve tried a couple of different clapton builds, I even tried twisting one so it sat more over the main air holes in the deck bit that just twisted the wicking and cause a bit of s leak I havenāt done any simple wire builds yetā¦
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I run either a dual core fused Clapton 26g wrapped with 36g or a triple core 30g wrapped with 40g. All SS316L. 3mm or 3.5mm inner diameter. I dont count how many wraps, I just make it the right width to fit the holes. I place it about 2mm above the deck. I get a warm and dense vape between 35 to 45 watts.
Excuse the dirty coil. I need to clean and re-wick. This is a tri-core 30/40 at 3.5mm ID.
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Awesome thankyou @louiesquared. Iāll have a bit more of a play, it is a quirky little beast and I do like it just need to find the sweet spot for it. Thanks again! 
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