Japanese Cotton

[Kandem]

Why does it taste so bad, and what can be done to mitigate the weird taste it gives? I find that this is concurrent with all coils that kanger sell. I prefer regular organic cotton as it doesn't give any bad taste at all. Anyone else find this as well? What if I wash the new coils and let them dry fully prior to their first priming?

 

[Jdurand]

Have you considered rebuilding your old coils with your preferred cotton?

 

[bluecat]

I have never liked the cotton or silica (for that matter) in the prebuilts. I have some japanese cotton and I can;t tell the difference between it and my boiled organic cotton. The japanese seems to wick better, but that may be from the boiling. I won't ever boil it again.

 

[RAWRferal]

Two words: Cotton Bacon

You're welcome [emoji12]

 

[Kandem]

I normally use a STM RBA and build my own, because I hated the coils it came with, and I bought some vocc coils to replace what came in my genitank (which is my backup). The updated coils now are vertical and have the ... cotton in them. I don't have the time to figure out how to rewick those since they are vertical and would be a real pain to wick. The first few puffs are great, but then comes that dank taste that I have noticed from the kanger ... cotton.

I can't get cotton bacon....I've looked for it. I don't want to buy from the states. I've known about it for about a month now. Just can't find it from my regular places to order from.

 

[HauntedMyst]

Have you considered washing the coils and wicks and letting them dry to see if that washes away the funky taste? Most Japanese cotton doesn't have a funky taste.

 

[Kandem]

I'm going to try doing that with one, but I tell ya....the kanger cotton does have a crappy taste.

 

[Danbrooks2k]

pill bottle cotton. As a paramedic offshore I have tons. Its all I use.. I have had no luck with anything else. Love it!

 

[Alien Traveler]

pill bottle cotton. As a paramedic offshore I have tons. Its all I use.. I have had no luck with anything else. Love it!

I wanted to try it, but when I took it out of bottle I saw a lot of dust ("pill dust") coming of cotton (rayon?), so it went to trash.

 

[Danbrooks2k]

depends on what kind of "pill" was in the bottle... lol... I microwave mine in scalding water after a rinse... It is very bacon like... works great!

 

[mudmanc4]

Experienced that different taste the fist time I used what I call 'Fukushima' cotton.
Now it's all I use, wicks great, I don't notice the 'flavor' unless I don't pay attention with a new wick, and it's a little dry.

Now, anytime I use anything else, it taste strange and smells like grandma's linen closet.