Vandy Vape Berserker MTL RDA Review: Options Galore

Vandy Vape Berserker MTL RDA review

Colors: stainless, black, gold, rainbow
Price: $25-35

Build quality and design

I recently called the Vapefly Galaxies an RDA “made for squonking”. Well, the Vandy Vape Berserker is that and then some. Dripping through the tiny mouth-piece is challenging and the airflow is placed right under the coil, which means that any extra drops will end up flooding the airflow inserts. It is in squonk mode that the Berserker RDA really shines, and that is what makes it a worthy successor to the 18-mm RDA classics.

One thing about this device, be sure to keep the box and inserts. Unless you are a very organized person, it will be easy to misplace parts. Save yourself the headache and keep it all as it came.

Build deck

Overall it is a very simple and intuitive deck that is also forgiving except for one thing: take care to remove the airflow insert when placing your coil if you are planning on dry burning it. The heat produced by dry burning might end up melting the Peek insert, an issue that Alex from VapersMD mentioned on YouTube. The provided coil placement tool will be very useful for lowering your coil but, again, make sure your coil is not touching the airflow rod.

The Berserker RDA has a lot of space for cotton, and a deep juice well. Be careful not to over-squonk because you might end up reaching the entry point of the airflow insert and flooding it. Everything else is properly sealed so this is essentially the only way you could make this RDA leak in squonk mode.

Airflow

The airflow inserts really do affect the vape, but it will take tinkering with your builds to figure out what's best. There are so many factors coupled with so many options, it would be impossible to explain all that each can do. That said, I did try most of the combinations and settled for the second smallest airflow insert coupled with either of the middle airflow holes. The largest single airflow insert as well as the one with the three small holes were too loose for my liking. The thin line airflow insert felt a bit counter-intuitive due to the orientation of the line being perpendicular to the coil direction, but it did work just fine.

Performance

Word was that the Berserker is not a “true” MTL atty. I would have been the first to say it if I found it to be too loose, but fortunately this is not the case. I found the Berserker’s options perfect for every kind of MTL, from a rather tight to a looser one. Emulating the very tight draw of the Berserker RTA series would have been a challenging task for any RDA due to a number of structural factors. But the Berserker RDA with a 3-mm coil on the tightest insert with any of the smaller airflow holes open came closer than I expected.

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