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Steam Crave Aromamizer Plus V2 RDTA
I have the worst friends in this industry, they know I'm weak, well.....not just weak, but the walking epitome of a sales person’s wet dream. You only have to suggest something to me and I'm all in, but my friends don't stop there, oh no.....they are the meanest, most malicious bunch of Jedi mind bending enablers the world has ever seen, and not a day goes by that I don't hear the immortal phrase..
"Hey Pugs....have you seen this?"
As they present me with a piece of vape pornography that not only do I not own...but really and truly belongs in a glass cabinet on a jewellery showroom floor, and as ever...I try my best to be polite in my retort...
Does it stop them?....no...does it fuck, what it does do, is entice them to scurry back under their little rock...which happens to be covering a vape cave full of hidden....SHOULD be illegal....vape paraphernalia, and what do they do with this treasure trove of trinkets ten minutes later?....
"Hey Pugs....have you seen this?"
Mean......pure, unadulterated, vindictive, malicious and downright unruly meanness. I mean don't get me wrong, I have quite the arsenal myself, you don't stay in this game as long as I have without acquiring 'one or two' stand out pieces.....but.... these guys seem to fill every gap in my collection with something that more often than not....makes a little voice in my head come alive with some really useful advice...
(pssssst.....they're alone......you could totally take them out right now......and no one would ever know.....then we could go and get a McDonalds)
Honestly....if it wasn't for that voice in my head I'd probably be skinny.
And it's exactly this kind of premeditated peer pressure which has led us to where we are today, a device that pretty much most of my selfish Steam soirée had before I got my hands on one, and my word....did they enjoy that fact. So much so....that I may have one less friend who may...or may not....now be buried under my patio.....but....at least my vape arsenal has one less gap in it....silver lining and all that...
That's not admissible evidence.
Shall we...?
Welcome back once more unto the breach my finest fluffy fog fetishists. Here again with more literal bollocks for your semi-enjoyment....and I emphasise the word 'semi'. And this time....we ain't fuckin around, not that I ever just 'fuck around' being the consummate, award winning professional that I am...
But in terms of rebuildable tanks?....today's offering deserves something of a more respectful nature....me....respectful? Hey I can only try, right?.....Short of fainting or bursting into flames what's the worst that could happen? ....Famous.last.words.
So.....without further ado, please.....allow me to present to you, Courtesy of Steam Crave, who finally gave into my wanting 'diva-like' demands, the quite simply stunning Steam Crave Aromamizer Plus V2 RDTA ...
I can literally hear the sound of wallets and purses flapping frantically everywhere as they try their hardest to oust that vape budget with complete abandonment. Man....that's a sexy looking tank right there. I own it...and I'm still licking the computer screen at that picture, shit....compose yourself Pugs...
It's funny...because it's true.
Moving on...believe it or not, this is actually the first time I've ever reviewed any of Steam Crave’s gear, which is especially odd given that I own 4 of their tanks....and....I don't actually remember buying 2 of them. I probably owe an apology to someone there, best not attract too much attention to that fact....but the one I definitely do remember buying is the Aromamizer Supreme V1, and I have had that thing now for...what...5 years? Back in the day when I first received it...there was nothing which came even remotely close to it. I admit...I probably haven't used it for the last couple of years, but that's just the nature of the game - you're testing new tanks all the time and things get put on the shelf and forgotten about, regardless of how good they are. But....because of what I was reviewing today, I decided to dust off my entire Steam Crave collection and give them a bit of much needed attention...
And would you like to know what I discovered..??
The Aromamizer Supreme V1 will still hold up against any RTA on the market today in terms of machining, flavour and vapour production....even though it's 5 years old.
Right?....I am a constant wealth of interesting facts which make your life that little bit better...sometimes I just don't know how I manage it...but this fact alone, I believe, is testament to the kind of quality we are talking about today......so there.
The Lowdown
The Steam Crave Aromamizer Plus V2 RDTA is a girthy 30mm RTA......and I'm going to continue to call it an RTA, because essentially....that's what it fucking is. "But it's clearly called an RDTA?" you may well shout at me - and you'd be right. But.....although this terminology is by no means set in stone, the term RDTA is generally known as a dripper sat on top of a tank, which this isn't. The fact that this can be used as a dripper...does not make it an RDTA....it makes it an RTTCABUAADA, which is EXACTLY....why I'm not allowed to name anything .... ever ...I'm sure you'll agree...
Now, the kit I received is the Steam Crave Aromamizer Plus V2 RDTA Advanced kit, which comes with a fair few extras. However it is also available as a straight forward, no nonsense, basic kit. The tank is essentially the same though, which...in its basic form can house a very respectable 8ml of liquid in it's belly.
Now...when you've handled a lot of tanks in your time, it becomes instantly apparent that when you pick up anything made by Steam Crave, you're picking up something that's been so expertly milled, so finely crafted, and so lovingly engineered..that you can't help but get a little vape chubby while you fondle it. Does that make me weird?....No...that doesn't make me weird at all, there's literally thousands of things that do make me weird...but that's not one of them - and any Steam Crave fan knows exactly what I'm talking about. You would honestly believe that you were handling a high end tank...yet...you didn't pay high end prices for it...what's not to like about that.
But as for the Steam Crave Aromamizer Plus V2 RDTA ......We'll start at the top.....
A standard fitting 810 drip tip....but the tip itself is anything but standard - beautifully rounded edges in deep, rich colours making it not only incredibly comfortable to use, but also really pleasing to the eye. Below that we have the heavily debossed name of the tank, this used to be engraved around the top of the tank just under the top cap, but I am bigger fan of this, and the debossing is immaculate.
Unscrew the top cap....which....by the way, makes you pull this face when you feel the silky, smooth threading...
And you are greeted with something that, in my opinion, is the the most perfectly executed top fill system known to man....
Two huge kidney shaped fill ports which are heavily recessed to prevent any spillages....but then, you'd be pretty fucking dumb to miss those holes with any bottle (I totally did btw...stands to reason)
And underneath this you have the glass, of which you get a spare. Now...8ml...is not to be sniffed at, and in a tank this size it's practically the bare minimum you would expect. However, at this point in the proceedings I'm going to break off and show you an optional extra available from Steam Crave that...for the price....I think is a must if you're ever going to pull the trigger on one...
Yes...you're right, the packaging is uninspiring, but it seems to me that the money they save on presentation is reflected in the price, for what you actually get in return for around $10/£8...
No, the cap isn't included, it's just for show (available at Steam Crave), but what you do get are 2 x 14ml straight glass (up from 10ml on the V1), 2 x 18ml bubble glass (up from 15ml on the V1) , an extension tube, a bunch of O-rings and a suitable tank band.
Now, I'm a pig for bubble glass, it's the first accessory I look for when I open the box of any new tank...
If it comes with one then installing it is the first thing I do EVERY time, and as if the Aromamizer Plus V2 RDTA needed to look any sexier....would you just look....at....that.
And just for the record...it's really difficult taking pictures of something when you're pulling this face.....
Aaaanyhoo, what this kit does -apart from make you pull weird faces while ogling it's completely irresistible and pant party-ish appearance - is not only raise your temperature and... possibly your gentleman sausage...but also raise your liquid capacity to 18ml, which....in my eyes...IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH...
So...
Let's fuck shit up, it is after all my absolute favourite past-time. And how am I going to do that exactly?...Well...this is the advanced kit, and one of the extras you get in this kit.....IS ANOTHER FUCKING TANK EXTENSION!!
I think I.....I just need a minute....just look at all that brushed stainless....(sobs)
In short....there is nothing short about this set up. This curvaceous monolithic statue comes in at 85mm from base to tip, and in this guise it can hold a quite frankly preposterous 26ml of your finest, plus a couple of ml in the deck.....28ml......28ml!....from a 30mm Tank!......do you use 30ml bottles?....prepare to cry after you fill it up...
Now, as we avert our eyes away from the mesmerising 'aquarium' for a minute, just below this we have something synonymous with all Steam Crave tanks, and something you rarely see on any other tanks - a juice flow control, as well as the AFC ring.
Why do you need a juice flow control on Steam Crave tanks?.....Honestly, I can't answer that, I always have it wide open on all my Steam Crave stuff, and I've never had anything flood during normal use so....it's just the way these things are made. I'm sure there's some technical explanation, but hey, if it ain't broke don't fix it. But you sure as shit have to close that thing right down when you fill it up, the last thing you want is 28ml of liquid to come cascading through the airflow....which will happen if you don't. And as for the airflow, it goes entirely from one extreme to the other - wide open it's really airy, right down to practically closed, I like an airy tank and I have it somewhere in the middle....and it has to be said, the tension on both the juice control ring and the AFC is absolutely perfect.
Now to the guts of the whole ordeal.....an area which, I'm sorry to say, may make some of you a tad disappointed - without real reason I might add, because the Steam Crave Aromamizer Plus V2 RDTA and all it's 'hulking mountain of a tank on steroids'....as it turns out....actually has quite a small willy...such is life. Simply unscrew the bottom base plate off, and pull it out by the 510...
Aww....it's like a build deck....only smaller.
. 'bout time you got a Steamcrave in your life 
. The mesh deck in squonk mode on a Drone is the bees knees. The restrictors are well worth trying out & the single coil deck really does add another dimension. SC have been on their top game with this & the Ragnar & the Supreme V3 (when mine finally turns up). I know you're not a mesh lover but flipping the AFC ring makes a surprising difference keeping airflow at the top half of the mesh on 2 rows.
