I just purchased the uwell Calibur KOKO 11w pod device. It is very small. I am curious if I need nicotine salts to get any taste and hit when using this device. I have quite a bit of regular vape juice in 12mg and 6mg nicotine concentrations. Will that work for such a small devices or should I look into getting salt nicotine?
Do I need to use nic salts with small devices?
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That really depends on your level of nicotine dependence. When I first started vaping it was at about 8w with 24mg freebase. That was before salts, and it was harder to find flavors that mixed well with the nicotine flavor. It couldn't hurt to try with the 12mg and see if that's satisfying.
Use of nic salts is more for higher nic concentrations, than for size of the device. Usually 18mg or higher, but nothing is firm. If you are not getting a decent throat hit with freebase, you could try salts.
Actually salts greatly reduces th hence being able to use at higher mg levels. To the OP, you only might want to try salts if the 12mg you have isn't satisfying in a weaker smaller device.
Most of the smaller devices designed to handle nic salts work fine with freebase. I use 9mg liquid in a few pods with no problem, decent MTL.
Trying 12 sounds reasonable but many folks can tolerate higher freebase nic than that if you need more nicotine. It will depend on the vape output and it sounds like you will get it figured out. I started with nic salts and moved to freebase I actually prefer them.;
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Freebase vaper here,
I use 5-6mg/ml with my RTAs and RDAs.
In pod devices, anything under 25mg/ml is unsatisfying, flavored air.
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I use 5-6mg/ml with my RTAs and RDAs.
In pod devices, anything under 25mg/ml is unsatisfying, flavored air.
Cheers
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I use salts in regular ol RTAs (.75 ohm single coil @ 13 watts). Works great. I don't really think there is a difference at all (salts vs freebase) when vaping except delivery of nicotine to your bloodstream. I'm not a scientist though.
Many 'nic salts" ejuice also tailor their recipes knowing they'll be used in lower powered devices such as yours. An increase in the amount of flavor, nicotine, and PG. In my low power devices, I usually increase my salt nicotine to 4x my regular amount.
On a whim, I filled an Orion pod with my 6mg choco mint DIY. I'm missing the kick of 50mg salt I normally use in this but it's far from unflavored air lol. But the OP, you can probably get away with 12mg or higher freebase in the Caliburn. It's all dependent on your tolerance to nicotine. The higher you go the more you're gonna feel it. The Caliburn is a decent device for its size and performance. Good choice. Did I mention the Orion? Lost vape Orion and the Orion q. The q doesn't have adjustable output but it's a damn decent little thing. Doesnt leak either like most pods I've tried. The Caliburn isnt too leaky either but you do need to swab out the area where the pod fits from time to time with a qtip.
I've used sub ohm tanks with 3 mg nicotine juice since 2012. I have a habit of chain vaping which led to complaints from the wife about the clouds of vapor always in the air. I knew that devices like the Uwell Caliburn produced considerably less vapor and that you could switch to a higher nic content on these devices. I decided to try the Caliburn with a 50 mg nic salt juice. The Caliburn did produce way less vapor (good) but the 50 mg nic salt was too strong (bad) so I diluted it to about 25 mg. I find this combination perfect for evenings at home, or when in the car, and the wife has stopped .....ing about the clouds of vapor. I also find that I don't chain vape the Caliburn like I do with the sub ohm tank with 3 mg juice. And my juice consumption has decreased dramatically as I now limit my sub ohm use to outdoors.
One thing that I find helpful with theses small devices is to use juice with less VG. I had some 80% or 90% VG and it would leak (Novo and Vinci). You might have a easier time using at least 70% VG or less.
It really depends upon your own individual needs...
I can easily vape 4 mg ejuice in a pod but that's because I'm more hand-to-mouth dependant than I am nicotine dependant.
Nicotine salts are PH balanced to reduce the throat hit so that you can use higher levels of nicotine in lower daily consumption devices like pods..
Generally, if you need more than 18mg/ml in your device, you'll find yourself happier with salts because it won't tear your throat up... anything less (like 12mg) and you will likely be perfectly happy with regular nicotine ejuice..
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