[...] As to draw, the reason there is such a divide between airflow likes and dislikes is due mostly to the two different vaping styles... the direct-to-lungs draw that requires an airy draw to really pull in the vapor directly from the drip tip to the lungs; or the cigarette style vape that draws into the mouth only, then the inhale to lungs is a separate breath. The latter requires a tight draw or you feel like you need 3 sets of lungs to get any vapor. With the former if the draw is too tight you feel like you're trying to suck blood from a turnip.
I personally prefer the cigarette style draw as I get more flavor, but find tanks don't really vape well that way, to me anyway. Cartos are really better for that style.
I do too. For myself, I haven't found anything comparable to an iclear16 when it comes to mimicking the cigarette style of draw. I notice that tanks and cartos requires a slightly longer draw to get a thick mouthful of vapor before inhale.
Yeah, when you do inhale directly to the lungs if the draw is airy enough you can take a very long pull that releases much more vapor on the exhale than the other style of vaping. But there are two things I don't like about it... one is what I already mentioned, reduced flavor. The other is related to that... sometimes the rubber grommets on heads heat up and off-gas a horrid taste (or they actually char and it's even worse) and I don't want to inhale that. When you inhale to mouth first, you can detect anything off in the vapor, even if it's subtle, and choose not to inhale it. Too late when inhaling the other way.
That's the other plus for cartos... no rubber grommet to heat up and off-gas. However, a negative is silica wicking... I prefer cotton... and you can't rebuild a carto.
With that said, which carto setup do you use?
I don't! Ha! I started off with cigalikes and loved the draw and flavor but hated the hassle. So went to a mod (Vamo) and tanks to try to avoid the ordeal of re-charging small batts AND constantly fiddling with cartos... topping off, soaking, etc. Then some would burn.... many were bad right out of the box.... It became a hassle and also expensive.
I have been tempted to try a tank carto setup and a veteran here recommended a Phiniac tank and Smoktech or Ikenvape cartos, but frankly I don't want to return to the hassle of cartos and silica wicks.
If I DID go back to cartos I'd try a Smilomizer (Vapor 4 Life)
https://www.vapor4life.com/ecigarette-smileomizer made for the Zeus, but you could use them on any mod with a 510 to 808 adapter
https://www.vapor4life.com/510-to-808d-adapter. The Smilomizer is gigantic and reportedly a really good vape. But they ARE expensive @ $9 each for the LARGE size, and that's without the $7+ shipping! Supposedly can be filled 12+ times before they need replacing, and a good soak might extend that life. If shipping were free I might try it but that's waay too expensive for a disposable item, IYAM.
So I'm still on the hunt for the perfect (to me) setup. Something that hits like a carto, without a stinky grommet, that doesn't need constant dripping.
In the meantime I'd settle for a tank that uses a head with silicone grommets instead of rubber ones... which Kanger should be releasing soon.
