Anybody still using carto tanks!?

[Aviz]

Using Cartos outdoors with the G6, but Prorank\iClear as primary, I got a dual coil smoktek mega dual coil carto just to try it out... OMG I get grimgreen now. very nice throat hit, a TON of thick vaper (high wattage).

Question: Do cartos leak? (my only long term experience is with the Halo G6 baby cartos - which I consider toys).

 

[eMats]

Cartos and regular atomizers are all old school. Rebuildables is where it's at!! No more paying crazy prices to vape anymore, just some wire and wick, done.

 

[StevenServo]

still use carto tanks with my k100...shoot i still use good ole fashion cartomizers i think there sexy with a drip shield

 

[eMats]

I mean I use regular atomizers but only because I have them so I wanna use them up. I won't ever purchase more given I can do a nice coil in a tank or RBA and get better vapes. No reason to buy them, some reason to use them. If you wanna get nostalgic, go ahead - it's not better, just a more "OLD" way of getting the same job done with more hassle.

 

[Myrany]

Carto tanks were the first delivery system I ever used, and I stuck with them for a year or so until I discovered BCCs (EVODS, Protanks). I stuck with BCCs for about another year until I started rebuilding and have since become a sub-ohm lunatic cloud chaser. I don't think I could ever go back.

I combined my love of rebuildables and cartotanks by putting a Diver in my tank as opposed to a carto

 

[ChiefAllDay]

Very few people rebuild compared to those who use carto tanks. Oddly enough, very few people frequent ECF compared to the population of vapers. Hang out at an average B&M store and see what people are buying. I was blown away the first time I checked one out...

 

[eda123]

Lots of folks using cartos. But RBA is goring by leaps and bounds. Even local mom and pop vapor shops near me who previously just sold juice and pro tanks/egos etc are now carrying a few RBA and rdas, and wick/wire. That's a sign there. In fact, three local shops are now holding "rebuilding classes".

I think it's great.

RBA intimidated me when I watched a video on the Z atty. I thought who the hell would do that!?!? But the kayfun design has changed the landscape dramatically.


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[smacuser]

I just received my SVD and can't wait to order a 22mm IBTanked with the stainless caps.

22mm Cartomizer Tank

 

[Baditude]

The vast majority of newer vapers are not interested in rebuilding. Heck, most don't want to have to change a replacement coil head in a clearomizer or replace a cartomizer in a cartotank by comparison. Most want something that was as easy to use as a cigarette.

Rebuildables are fine and dandy if you like to tinker and fiddle with your gear. I've given them a nice fair shot myself. Sometimes they worked great, sometimes not so great - they required the tinkering, fiddling, and time I'm not interested in doing. I watch in amusement the rebuildable enthusiasts at my local vape shop. They seem to never be satisfied with their "builds" and often redo them every 2 - 3 days. Maybe they are just perfectionists, but that's not what I want to be doing. I just want to vape.

Rebuildables took me nearly a half hour to do a new build. Cut, oxidize, and roll the SS mesh wick. Oxidize and wrap the coil. Measure the resistance. Pulse fire and check the coil for shorts. Prime the wick and do more test fires. I'm sure with more experience the time would become shorter, but that's still more work & time than I'm willing to put into my juice device.

By comparison, I get a wonderful vape from my cartotanks. Excellent flavor and vapor; not the clouds one can get from a rebuildable, but that's not my ultimate goal. I want something KISS (keep it simple stupid). I spend 6 minutes setting up a new cartotank, and the only maintanance thereafter is refilling the tank for the next 2 - 3 weeks. Change the carto with a primed carto and I'm still good for another 2 - 3 weeks.

Rebuildables are only popular with the enthusiasts who frequent e-cigarette forums or vape shops, and even then they are a subculture of that subculture. By comparison they are but a fraction of all vapers. Rebuildables will never become mainstream. It will always be a subculture interest.

 

[Rocketpunk]

^^^ This. What he just said, in spades.

 

[DJLEC]

The vast majority of newer vapers are not interested in rebuilding. Heck, most don't want to have to change a replacement coil head in a clearomizer or replace a cartomizer in a cartotank by comparison. Most want something that was as easy to use as a cigarette..........but that's not what I want to be doing. I just want to Vape.

By comparison, I get a wonderful vape from my cartotanks. Excellent flavor and vapor; not the clouds one can get from a rebuildable.......... Change the carto with a primed carto and I'm still good for another 2 - 3 weeks.

This post is very ironic since I reviewed the Kayfun yesterday for fun. I am seeing more of what I call " Fog Machines " at the Airport where I am working. While they are impressive, if one looks back at smoking Cigarettes you did not produce that much Smoke on exhale. Carto Tanks for me produce more Vapor than a Cigarette when I smoked. Sometimes less depending on the behavior of the Carto. This is more than enough to satisfy me to stay off of the Analogs.

As I am reviewing the Kayfun Video my first reaction was I am spending enough time keeping my Batteries Charged, Tanks Full, and Juice Stash organized.

I agree with Baditudes comment above; " I just want to Vape "

 

[Rocketpunk]

I know a fella who, since he switched to sub-ohm vaping, all he ever worries about are his high-end Orbtronic batteries. He's constantly talking about the charge on his batteries... when he's using them in his mechs, when they're charging on the charger... Always constantly checking on batteries. It has become...... annoying. ;-)

 

[suspectK]

It would be highly ignorant to say RBA's are better than cartos, or vice versa. That would be like saying one sport is better than the other.....it is all about what YOU, as a vapor, WANT.

We all know that hockey is the best sport.

 

[Wow1420]

Call me Mikey, I'll vape anything.




Just kidding on the Njoy, would not bother with those again. Don't really use the Bloog anymore either.

The small carto tanks get used while driving, the mini ego with carto stays in my pocket for an occasional stealth puff. Larger stuff gets used only at home.

 

[TheJakeBailey]

I probably said this somewhere already. I forget sometimes... Lol

Because I tried and am more than satisfied with my carto tanks, I don't feel pressure anymore. I know when I leave the house, I'm good for the day. I didn't feel that way before, when burning heads, leaks, and all of that were a likely outcome.

And now that I know I'm good on a daily basis, I can dedicate time and energy into trying things like Rdas and rebuilding. If I build something and it doesn't work, it's no bigee. If I try a material and don't like it, no worries. I can do things just for fun now, which is nice. (And...fun)

 

[ambientech]

When I first started with rebuilds it too took me time to set them up, but with a little practice it is quick and easy. There is a learning curve with everything. What ticks me off is the lie that you must like tinkering to do rebuilds. That may be true with some types like an Ithaka or genesis it is not true of all. My 4 Kayfuns all sport the same coil I built the day I received them. 2 of them are 5 months old. The only thing that gets changed is the cotton wick. Depending on the juice it can be as little as 3 tanks and others 100mls. Just because some like to tinker does not mean you must. 8 minutes is all it takes me to build a coil to vaping, if it is a re-wick it is just as quick as swapping a carto out in a tank.

 

[Dzaw]

I just put my first Ibtanked down to vape my rocket for awhile. These two devices definitely perform differently, but I don't know as I could say one is better than the other.

My carto tank has an ikenvape 510 fusion punch that is about 2 ml shy of having had 50 ml through it. Just fill n go. I'm about out of that flavor, so it'll be time to switch out the carto soon.

The flavor coming out of the rocket is pretty darn good, but I still need to dial in my preferred draw vs wicking balance. The Rba's don't hold anywhere near the capacity, though they claim 4.5 ml, it's closer to 2...

I have a couple of drippers, a kayfun lite clone and a rocket, but for all day convenience, I still reach for my carto tank. Everything else is for at home.

 

[sdennislee]

I use my carto tank about 50% of the time. The other 50% its a BCC. I like the simple nature of the carto.

 

[vjdossey]

Just started using carto tanls after trying every clearo out there as well as buying all kinds of rba stuff. Simole, fill and go. I love em so much. Now I can focus on less tinkering and more vaping. Tinkering is fun, not a must!!!

 

[catalinaflyer]

I just had one of those "ah ha" moments thanks to Baditude and my new found love for Carto's. (Yes I have all the normal tanks, RDA/RBA's). I have a juice that I like, have tried in everything and it has been okay. So last night I decided to load a carto with it and WHAM! It's absolutely of the hook, vaped a 15ml bottle since then and am in love all over again.

My Kayfun's were last seen with a pack over their shoulders leading my other atomizers away since they have not been touched since loading my first carto last Sunday.

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