ok seriously its not that time consuming
FIGURING OUT what type of coil you like is time consuming
but actually using rtas or rdas is not
First off
you can just buy premade coils
people actually custom make coils for you
this is a bit pricey BUT the coils can last for months as someone stated unless you fuck them up
figure $10-$20 a pair depending on the type of coil
thats THE MOST that way will cost you
And it might be the least time consuming
Because if you contact someoen here like
@raymo2u He is not going to just give you any old thing
hes gonna check with you for your stlye and what the rta/rda is. He has experience with alot of tanks and rda so he has a good idea of what works for people. SO he will guide you into buying the right stuff from the get go
and whatever you get from him may not be YOUR PERFECT VAPE, but it will probably be better then most stuff you have used
reaymo2u isnt in this for the money he is a hobbyist builder(he builds coils CONSTANTLY) and a person who wants to help out his fellow vapers. SO while yes he will sell you coils and make a profit he is going to sell you something good
So that may be the least time consuming easiest way to start with coils
and just talking to ray will give you an education on how different coils behave
Another opyion is chinese companies are selling all kinds of coil assortment pack for the cheap. they are an excellent way to have a bunch of coils and try out different style sto find out what you do or do not like and get a mega shit ton of coils cheap
Then there is my way
I know I like stainless steel wire
i know i prefer the flavor of a basic clapton
i know what the resistance range is for my goto build
I buty a spool of wire that is already clapton wire. so I dont have to spend time doing that
I then just use a coil jig and wrap the coils
I spend maybe 20 minutes at MAX building 2 coils installing and wicking on any of my gear
But when the flavor is off
I can pull the wick, dry burn, rewick and be vaping again in 5 minutes
some people do rewick like everyday, every 2 days, once a week, once a month once every 2 months
that all depends on how you vape and your juice
I have 3 rtas i rewick about every 2 weeks and 3 i rewick every 4-8 weeks
I have to replace the coils in a rta maybe 4 or 5 times a year, and its because i fuck them up, not because they are not good any more
so if you go with working with someone like raymo2u and getting a couple sets of coils from him and learning something
you will spend a few days or weeks just talking back and forth. once you get the coils
you will spend 10 minutes maybe 20 getting the coils in and wicked
the first thing to do is decide on if you want to try that
find the rta you want - i highly recommend griffins
but everyone has their favorites
decide how you are going to get your coils
and go
I literally spend maybe $50 a year on coils and wicks - which includes me trying something new once in a blue moon and me fucking shit up constantly
and if you go with having someone premake your coils then the only tool that i think would be super handy for installing and adjusting is a set of ceramic tipped tweezers which can cost from $3-10
if your going to just wrap coils or make simple coils then you also need wire cutters and coil rods - another $10-20 investment
I used crown tanks and maganus tanks for over a year. After getting frustrated with coils not lasting long or burning out in a few days
i tried using the rba section to my kanger subtank
that was horrible for me and I almost gave up on the idea of making my own coils
then i picked up a crius rta on black friday special
tried a few things and guess what? It worked good enough.
did some research got a better vape off that crius then my crown and maganus or anything else I used ever.
Then I got a griffin 22 and started using the preade clapton wire in SS from advancedevapesupply.com and havent looked back. my crown and maganus and kanger suntanks just sit in a drawer for emergency use with some brand new coils with them
It seems time consuming and Ill be honest the first few tries and the initial learning curve can be time consuming. BUt once you get the hang of it its all down hill and it becomes a super easy thing to do that takes minutes
A few weeks ago all my rtas were driving me nuts for some reason
i replaced the coils and wicks in 6 rtas in 2 hours. Now that seems like a lot of time but thats 20 minutes an RTA and i think i have rewicked one of them since
so for at least 2 weeks of vaping without doing shit plus I know for teh next 2 weeks i may rewick 1 or 2
so even if that is all i get out of them
2 hours plus 3 rewicks at 5mins a piece
2hours 15mins of work for 30days of vaping pleasure at a cost of maybe $5
versus how much time do you waste trying to get that premade coil to work for you, changing it out with another coil switching mods etc etc etc and it costing you more money
when you factor it all in
the rta/rda route is less time consuming and frustrating and cheaper in the LONG RUN