Initial Review: Greencig G300 2 piece e-cig

[lotus14]

I finally got mine yesterday....I like the flavor of the original fluid...western tobacco. Vapor productions is great ....similar to a correctly filled KR carts. This is especially true when I start adding my liquids. Surprisingly the carts don;t last too long...since they are so long I would figure they would last as long as the KR carts...but not really. About a 100 puffs sounds right. Very east to refill. Funny thing is with the KR carts you can easily choke the ato...not with these.....can add a lot of liquid through the battery end. I really don;t see a point of opening them up to refill. As far as throat hit they are mellower than the KR808s....about the same as a 510...which is damn good. I have been vaping for almost 24 hours on these...I don't taste or smell anything burnt....still producing a crap load of vapor.


The only negatives....I hold ecigs in my mouth a lot and the cover of greencig carts falls apart. Also, it seems the first puff should be a long one to get the ato going....but after that...performs very well with shorter puffs. I think that is why wegster was having a lot of trouble with the greencig batteries....with a three sec cut off it will be very hard to get the ato going.

I agree - nice warm taste, great vapor, and the right amount of throat hit for me. The KRs sometimes tasted harsh - it seemed more like too much hot air than a real throat hit.

The carts do seem to be under/inconsistently filled. Not a problem though, just top and vape.

I don't like the cover on the greencigs either but for different reasons. The brown faux analog filter looks pretty silly on my black KR batts. I guess I could get some white batts, but I don't like e-cigs that look like they're pretending to be analogs. I prefer the sleek electronic look.

Took about 2 minutes to peel the cover off with a thumbnail and wipe the residue clean. Now I've got a sleek silver cart. Not sure how they would hold up under your teeth marks though, EDO. lol. Might be worth the trouble to me if these last as long as the seem they're going to.

Has anyone had one of these die on 'em yet? I used to burn up 2 or 3 KRs a day (even pre-filling and topping using EDO's method) and I'm still going strong on a GC cart after 2 days.

 

[wegster]

Have the same 'peeled cart' here, and agree on the look, would prefer colors...like black . Fill from top = guessing but good, pulling apart cart = near full refill.

 

[lotus14]

Have the same 'peeled cart' here, and agree on the look, would prefer colors...like black . Fill from top = guessing but good, pulling apart cart = near full refill.

Glad I'm not alone in the "style factor" category. Black would be ideal.

 

[Peaches]

Glad I'm not alone in the "style factor" category. Black would be ideal.

I also would prefer black to go with my batteries. The paper starts peeling off the cart and looks gross. If not black why even bother to wrap the filter but just leave it silver as it looks much better that way.

I am refilling the cart but since I don't have the ideal tool, I'm making a mess around the outside of the cart near the mouthpiece.

 

[lotus14]

I am refilling the cart but since I don't have the ideal tool, I'm making a mess around the outside of the cart near the mouthpiece.

Me too Peaches. These GC carts don't suck the liquid down like the KRs do. Anyone know where I can get syringe quickly with cheap shipping? Hate to pay $8 for shipping a couple ounces...

 

[wegster]

Umm, how are you refilling from the mouthpiece without proper tool? poking hole in end,or removing the cart 'somehow'?

If cant pull the inner cart out, I'd just drip in from the top. When flavor lightes up, 5-10 drops, let sit a bit, then vape away, or just 3-4 drops at will, and vape immediately.

You can get a syringe at a farm supply or possibly vet/animal hospital/supply place. Haven't tired the latter, but farm supply places have some bizarre stuff that cna be used elsewhere.

 

[EDO]

I don't know guys why even open this thing up?...seems like you can refill from the battery end all day long. It is specially easy if you use the bestecig liquid dispensers. I just put ten drops at a time and blow form the battery end and start vaping....this thing never chokes up.

I have been trying to get this thing to stop vaping....hitting it pretty hard and it is vaping away pretty good. I can taste that I am starting to get gunk all over the atty and the draw is getting harder but it is still producing tons of vapor....but i am getting the fishy face going here. Tried a new cart and much easier draw...and I really love the original liquid that they used...wish we could get more of it. It is safe to say that with refilling...you can easily get 400 hits with the Greencig carts.....I have vaped probably over 800 on this first cart so far.

 

[lotus14]

Wegster & EDO:
I meant to say making a mess at the battery end. Yeah, you can drip that way but I'd rather fill 'em up completely rather than 4 drops at a time, just to avoid the hassle, especially when I'm out. If I drip much more than that, say 10 drops, a couple of times I've gotten a mouthful of liquid.

I'd rather fill the cart and let the mystery hairs wick up what they want. The atty should stay cleaner that way - I do not like the fish face

I bent the end of a straightened paperclip just past 90° and clipped it off very short. That pulls the cart out no problem. By dripping a few drops, then lifting the stuffing, pushing it back in and dripping some more, I can easily get 20 drops into the cart and not soak the atty in liquid. Another 70 to 100 hits.

I just want to get a syringe so I don't have to pull the cart and play around with the stuffing to fill it, speed the process up a bit.

And yes, these things last like the energizer bunny

 

[EDO]

Lotus.... what liquid do you use? I have only gone through one cart so far so I don't want to make generalizations...but I started doing the 4 drops at a time and then more and more drops....at the end ten drops....I never had a problem with getting the liquid in the mouth or choking the ato. I have used the eastmall, bestecig, and JC (which is very runny) juices on the first cart.

Just general info...I opened up the heavily used cart. The cart material was completely clean...bone dry....the hairs were moist...but not a single burnt hair. The ato coil which wraps around the hair....was completely covered in gunk. The base was this plastic material....this is where most of the regular atos have porcelain base....that was in great shape. I didn't see anything to be alarmed at.

 

[lotus14]

EDO:
I've been using VaporNine's Carolina Tobacco which I had left over from my KRs. Now I'm using Drew's Cuban Pineapple. I was very dubious, but he convinced me to try it and it's very good. I'll probably try mixing it with his High Tobacco, which tastes too dry and harsh for me. I'd like to sweeten it up - maybe some glycerin? I will say the HIGH part is right...a few good hits and bzzzz....

I've been tempted several times to get some JC Tennesee Cured, since it sounds like just what I want, but you hear such mixed reviews about them. Guess i'll just order some and decide for myself.

I can see what you're saying about not "damaging" the atty, these things are VERY well made. But I don't want any clogging to change the draw. I took one apart before ever using it so I have a vigin state one to compare to an old one - when I finally manage to wear one out. They make the KR808s look like a toy.

But filling from the mouthpiece with a syringe (no need to pull the cart) wouldn't take me any longer overall than dripping into the batt end, I wouldn't have to do it as often, and there's no atty clogging. I like the easy draw on these. No fishy face 4 me ;-)

 

[wegster]

Lotus.... what liquid do you use? I have only gone through one cart so far so I don't want to make generalizations...but I started doing the 4 drops at a time and then more and more drops....at the end ten drops....I never had a problem with getting the liquid in the mouth or choking the ato. I have used the eastmall, bestecig, and JC (which is very runny) juices on the first cart.

Just general info...I opened up the heavily used cart. The cart material was completely clean...bone dry....the hairs were moist...but not a single burnt hair. The ato coil which wraps around the hair....was completely covered in gunk. The base was this plastic material....this is where most of the regular atos have porcelain base....that was in great shape. I didn't see anything to be alarmed at.

Same experience. I have noticed a flavor change in the 'never ending cart,' though. You?

Entirely random mixtures - JC, eastmall, smokesafe, some home mixes, etc.
so it's possibly my atty is getting tired/crusted, not sure yet.

How's your atty looking on pulling it apart? color? buildup?

 

[wegster]

@lotus14 - the syringe will only hold the end to the battery end opening, you won't be able to get a needle inside, IMO, let alone to the cart itself, from the battery end...but yes, is cleaner, less drops spilled outside the cart battery end opening..

Do you have a macro pic of a new atty? What color do they start out as? If not, will pull a brand new one apart later tonight..

 

[EDO]

EDO:
I've been using VaporNine's Carolina Tobacco which I had left over from my KRs. Now I'm using Drew's Cuban Pineapple. I was very dubious, but he convinced me to try it and it's very good. I'll probably try mixing it with his High Tobacco, which tastes too dry and harsh for me. I'd like to sweeten it up - maybe some glycerin? I will say the HIGH part is right...a few good hits and bzzzz....

I've been tempted several times to get some JC Tennesee Cured, since it sounds like just what I want, but you hear such mixed reviews about them. Guess i'll just order some and decide for myself.

I can see what you're saying about not "damaging" the atty, these things are VERY well made. But I don't want any clogging to change the draw. I took one apart before ever using it so I have a vigin state one to compare to an old one - when I finally manage to wear one out. They make the KR808s look like a toy.

But filling from the mouthpiece with a syringe (no need to pull the cart) wouldn't take me any longer overall than dripping into the batt end, I wouldn't have to do it as often, and there's no atty clogging. I like the easy draw on these. No fishy face 4 me ;-)

Regarding the JC Tennessee...very good flavor....can be used with the 510 ...I don;t like it with the KR or the GC carts since there is no throat hit at all. I am going to try and add some PG to see if I can increase the vapor and throat hit.

Can you explain the last paragraph to me? There is a way to fill these with a needle without taking the cart out?

 

[EDO]

Same experience. I have noticed a flavor change in the 'never ending cart,' though. You?

Entirely random mixtures - JC, eastmall, smokesafe, some home mixes, etc.
so it's possibly my atty is getting tired/crusted, not sure yet.

How's your atty looking on pulling it apart? color? buildup?

Definitely when the carts get used up flavor becomes wierd/yukky. Also for me the draw becomes much harder....you also need more starter puffs to get the ato going. When you put a new cart in and compare...can tell the difference big time.

I pulled a very heavily used cart apart and ever thing looked prisitine except the ato coil...very crusty.

 

[lotus14]

Regarding the JC Tennessee...very good flavor....can be used with the 510 ...I don;t like it with the KR or the GC carts since there is no throat hit at all. I am going to try and add some PG to see if I can increase the vapor and throat hit.

Can you explain the last paragraph to me? There is a way to fill these with a needle without taking the cart out?

Thanks for the info. I'll skip the JC Tennesee for now since I plan to stick with a 2 piece.

If you think about what this guy's doing in the german video , he's just showing how to pull the cart out if you want to drip fill it like I am. Might also want to pull the cart, clean the atty, rinse the cart and stuffing (which I have done to avoid mixing flavors) and start fresh. Don't know yet about cleaning an old and crusty cart - I doubt it would be worth the trouble - but I'm sure I'll try it anywayz ;-)

To fill the cart with a syringe there's no need to pull the cart out, just the mouthpiece. Poke a small hole in the cart bottom with a hot needle or paperclip and inject away.

Sorry, no macro on the camera. The wick starts out dark brown but that's mostly liquid. Soaked all the excess I could with a paper towel and the mystery hairs are medium brown. Cut open the VERY tough clear plastic casing which is filled with epoxy or something and protects the two wires - one of which is what you see wound around the hairs. That's pretty much the whole atty.

 

[wegster]

Definitely when the carts get used up flavor becomes wierd/yukky. Also for me the draw becomes much harder....you also need more starter puffs to get the ato going. When you put a new cart in and compare...can tell the difference big time.

I pulled a very heavily used cart apart and ever thing looked prisitine except the ato coil...very crusty.

Right, not sure we're talking *exactly* the same thing here..or maybe I worded my Q poorly.
Def gets a slightly 'funk' tate when cart starts going dry, but, not a problem, it's slight and haven't seen any burning/damage from that.
But, on N number of refills on same cart, how is your taste/vapor degrading, or so far, it's not for you?

 

[wegster]

@lotus. yes, I have an atty in hand. Will upload a pic of it.

My Q is 'pristine atty pic/color/texture' versus after use, really.
No biggie, stand by, will upload pics of both.

 

[wegster]

Oh, and...KR shorty 2 hole carts are a nearly identical match to the GCs. Fits and charges in the G300 case, and the case closes.

Now, sigh..if only they weren't *white*

In search of a pair of *black* shorty KR batts now

 

[Peaches]

Now, sigh..if only they weren't *white*In search of a pair of *black* shorty KR batts now

I have a shortie Zeus in black from Vapor Options

 

[wegster]

@peaches

Gimme?
Please?

Ya, that'll be next..just odd VO said they're 4 hole..