Clearomizers: Long or Short Wick?

[Wolf308]

I have short wicks right now and I'm not real happy with them. I carry my PV around my neck on a lanyard, so I have to keep flipping it to wet the wicks or it burns. Are long wicks any better for this?

 

[ObsceneJesster]

I have tried numerous clearomizers and haven't had much luck with any of them. Have you tried regular Boge Cartomizers? In my opinion, the flavor is better and you get better vapor. The only downside is you may have to fill them more often. Sorry for the Clearomizer hate but I really do despise them.

 

[TechDiva]

I like my long wicks better. My first batch were all short wicks and I too was doing a lot of tipping. If I forgot, I was charing the wicks and started having a premature burnt taste. I have 8 long wicks in rotation right now and all are great.

 

[DreamingButterfly81]

+1 for long wicks, the difference is pretty impressive

 

[mccrji]

Looks like it's time to buy something else for my vaping pleasure! lol Definitely want to try to the long wicks!

 

[Jason McRoy]

Yes, definitely try different sizes to see what works best for you. Personally, I do well with the short wicks. I am using a Vivi Nova V2 with the short wicks. When the level of juice starts getting low I do tip occasionally but I have never had any trouble with dry hits or anything like that. I also tend to tip my PV up as I vape, so the juice naturally hits the wick for me.

I had some CE2 clearomizers with the long wicks and I had to keep tipping those also because it seemed the wick wasn't really taking the juice to the coil fast enough. It could just be my vaping style too. I tend to chain vape and take long drags.

So, you will probably need to experiment and see what works best for you.

-Jason

 

[tj99959]

Maybe they will come out with a V-3.1 with shorter long wicks

 

[mattt9998]

Maybe they will come out with a V-3.1 with shorter long wicks

Nah they should come out with longer short wicks

 

[Pappy]

Frankly, I haven't figured out if the wick length makes any difference. I've got both kinds. Some of the short wick versions work fine, and others don't. Likewise, some of the long wick versions work well and others don't.

I think the quality control on these is horrible, and that's where the variations come from. If I could find some that worked well consistently, I wouldn't care how long or how short the wicks were. Tipping the short wick ones is no problem for me.

 

[ShelleyF]

I tried the short wicks and hate them. So I now have the long wicks and love them. I use a higher VG so the long wicks soaks it right up quickly for me. Never going back to the short wicks. I still have 1 short wick I will use until it breaks but it is for emergency use only, lol

 

[tj99959]

Actually I have both and use both. All it amounts to is that the coil is wet or it isn't, if it isn't wet ... get it wet.

 

[Jason McRoy]

Another good point here- If you get the version with the longer wicks and find that it is not working for you, it is very easy to mod it and shorten the wick.

Unfortunately you can't go the other way though, at least not with the same wick. I have read in a few places about some people replacing the existing wick with cotton. I may try it this week just for fun.

-Jason