4 Months?? Wow I was happy with 3 weeks...sorry to be ignorant but what is YMMV?
Surprised me also, That was the first revision with the fat wicks. I'm using 3 of the newest revision now and expect about the same. The only difference I can see between the revision in the wicks is they may be wound a little tighter or not, just kinda looks that way to me.
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary