iCloudcig Teapot RDA
Bizarre looking dripper don't you think?
Manufacturer: iCloudcig
Model: Teapot RDA
Country of origin: China
Design: 3 post deck - Tugboat style can be single or dual coiled
Size: 24mm
First released: 2015
Price: originally £15 I paid £5
Condition: Used
Materials: Pyrex glass cap, stainless deck, copper 510
Source: some dude off ebay
Simple two piece affair
Ha ha! Where do you start with the teapot RDA? It's a dripper I had seen a few times on the internet and thought that it looked a little different, a little fancy, a little bit unique to shove on a mod.
These teapots first saw the light of day back in 2015 made by that well known Chinese brand iCloudcig (right!). As these things were a few years old it proved difficukt to source a brand new original. The clone model was available but it was subtly different and it's always better to get the authentic ones I thought.
Enter good old eBay and some guy in England flogging one cheap.
Suffice to say I didn't hang when it came to bidding on it.
Authentic and numbered
The iCloudcig teapot RDA is basically a tugboat V2 style three poster with a rather unusual glass teapot sat on top. The teapot itself is made from Pyrex glass with a width of around 2mm (in places) with a single air hole on the top and a 4cm spout on one side. The spout is the drip tip of course.
The teapot has triple O-rings to keep the juice in and twin 3mm juice wells to drip juice into. So far so good.
The air flow on the teapot is not adjustable as it's basically a 3mm hole bored into the glass, maybe not so good?
Easy build three post coil deck
Two home made twisted FeCrAl coils @ 0.4ohms
The teapot offers a unique cloud and flavour experience compared to the results you might expect from a conventional dripper.
To be honest I'm not too sure why this is? Perhaps it's because the air flow is on the top for a change and the rounded tank swirls the vaper around a bit more? Who knows? It works like a dream though, I'm not complaining.
The glass is quite thick on the bottom
Cloudy with a chance of raised eyebrows
There's no way of getting around the fact that this thing looks like an illicit crack pipe!
I haven't dared to take it out in public yet for fear of ridicule or arrest, I certainly don't fancy the idea of explaining to the local police what this is and what it isn't.
Therefore I would suggest that the teapot never leave the house and is kept as a novelty for vape friends when they pop around.
The single air flow hole up top
Cloudy with a chance of blindness
I must draw attention to perhaps the worst aspect of this dripper mainly because it could lead to a visit to the hospital!
Imagine you have just coiled and wicked the deck, filled the wells with juice and set the wattage to the desired setting then all of a sudden, POP! and a magma hot giezer of eliquid shoots out the top and directing into your nearest eyeball. It's painful and totally unnecessary. This painful juice popping isn't a one off either, expect it to happen time and again like a sick and twisted game of Russian roulette, you just don't know when!!!
Ironically the lesser priced clone teapot has a longer spout allowing more of a chance to avoid a painful eye scalding.
Good points
- Unique design
- Good flavour
- Good cloudage
- Easy to build deck
- Deep juice wells
- Cheap
Bad points
- Risk of injury
- Risk of unwanted attention
- Fragile
- Limited, non adjustable air flow
Overall this atomiser is good at what it sets out to do. It provides a satisfying vape and is simple to set up and use. If you don't mind your innocuous vaping habit looking like an illegal one then this is the dripper to get your hands on.
Personally I really like it and more than happy to keep it as a party piece. It won't be to everyone's taste though!
Looking strange atop the Zenith mod
Rating: ✅✅✅✅ 4 out of 5
For those looking for something a little different to show off to their mates then the teapot may be a good choice.
It produces good cloudage and reasonable flavour although eye protection is advised for the enevitable coil pop!