Stainless Steel with Titanium plating.
One piece construction body.
Silver plated pins.
PMMA plastic tank.
Brass ring for airflow control.
Included matching SS w/ Ti plated drip tip (not shown in pix)
This is an interesting genesis style atomizer. Because it has a small volume cap, the flavor is very focused and rich. But because of the small air hole it has a, let's call it "drier" flavor. I believe that either drilling the hole larger might change this. Or even cutting a slot instead of a hole. However, vapor production is excellent as shipped.
Construction is too notch. Buttery smooth threading, and a precisely machined, very polished presentation. The very steam-punk look might put some off, but it is a conversation starter. The plastic tank is machined with nice edges and a rounded body that is subtle, but cool looking. This tank has a fatal flaw. The PMMA plastic is unbelievably crack prone. I am on my 3rd tank, having cracked the others with juices that that don't usually crack my other tanks. Word is they are shipping stainless steel tanks and PET-G tanks soon so hopefully that won't be a problem.
The included, small, matching drip tip looks perfect on it but the top cap of this atty gets HOT and I stopped using it immediately. The ribs carved into the top cap act as a heat sink, cooling off the unit quicker, but a plastic or delrin drip tip are a necessity on a mech mod.
Because of the unibody construction and excellent build quality, I have had no leaks at all. On the coil deck, you can set up a dual coil or u-wick setup easily, however the air hole only lines up with the right wick hole. This air hole is drilled after they thread the top cap on, so even though it doesn't rotate like on an RSST or Z-Atty, the hole lines up perfectly, every time. No pulling or twisting required. The screws and posts are well made and solid. As you can see in the picture, the insulator surrounding the center post will ride up if you push the center post down and back up, but if you're careful this won't happen. Yeah I have to fix mine as you can see, but the center pin does not short out unless the insulator is missing completely.
Building a wick and coil should be just like on any other genesis atty, however after 10 attempted, I could not get a build without a hot top leg. Only after building using the drill bit or Petar K method did I get a good firing coil with no hotspots. It seemed like the wick was shorting no mater what I did. I am an experienced genny-builder, but this one baffled me. After using the drill bit method, though, no problems.
This is a cool genesis style atomizer to have alongside your favorite atty, because the vaping experience is really different with the Storm Rider 2.1. And that's a good thing.
However, unless it comes with a glass, PET-G, or stainless tank, buyer beware.
More pictures next post...
. Do the pet g tanks crack?? Update: some e-liquids contains lactic acid which make this material unstable in volume higher than 3%. we tested our tanks in all available e-liquids but some new brands use lactic acid in volume higher than 3%. They are going to send me a new pet g tank and an SS tank for replacement!! This makes me love this atty even more totally worth every penny
