Man oh man I hate cartos!
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These are all valid points 
It does boil down to opinion, but going back to my original post, I would probably buy 3x the amount of liquid I do now, if I had the option to sample it from something other than a carto. There's that opinion thing again
Orion 2.1, 69 mod with Cobra Atty, 28ga Kanthal, 5/6 wrap.
It does boil down to opinion, but going back to my original post, I would probably buy 3x the amount of liquid I do now, if I had the option to sample it from something other than a carto. There's that opinion thing again Orion 2.1, 69 mod with Cobra Atty, 28ga Kanthal, 5/6 wrap.
Not everyone can taste the filler in cartos. Normally, I can't. But I know of people who can taste the plastic in clearomizers, too. Some people are just sensitive to those tastes.
Same with drip tips. Some say that they can taste metal with stainless or aluminum drip tips. I can't, but I just don't like the way they feel. I prefer glass or TruStone.
Mark me down for cartomizers in a cartotank. I've sampled the same juice in both a vivi nova and a cartotank, and the cartotank won hands down. Granted it was with just one juice flavor, but I decided to do the test because I had noticed that some of my flavors were showing up absent in the vivi's.
I have an unproven theory on why a carto should have superior flavor than a clearomizer:
A clearomizer utilizes 2-4 silica string wicks to carry the juice (flavor) to the heating coil. Not much surface area there.
A carto totally envelopes the heating coil with it's wicking material, the polyfill. Much more surface area here.
Therefore, a cartomizer is bringing more juice (again flavor) to the coil than a clearomizer can ever hope to.
That's my rationale, and I'm sticking to it until proven otherwise.
Same with drip tips. Some say that they can taste metal with stainless or aluminum drip tips. I can't, but I just don't like the way they feel. I prefer glass or TruStone.
Mark me down for cartomizers in a cartotank. I've sampled the same juice in both a vivi nova and a cartotank, and the cartotank won hands down. Granted it was with just one juice flavor, but I decided to do the test because I had noticed that some of my flavors were showing up absent in the vivi's.
I have an unproven theory on why a carto should have superior flavor than a clearomizer:
A clearomizer utilizes 2-4 silica string wicks to carry the juice (flavor) to the heating coil. Not much surface area there.
A carto totally envelopes the heating coil with it's wicking material, the polyfill. Much more surface area here.
Therefore, a cartomizer is bringing more juice (again flavor) to the coil than a clearomizer can ever hope to.
That's my rationale, and I'm sticking to it until proven otherwise.
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I can not taste it either. I am glad, because I find the carto tanks to be very simple.
I really prefer carto's in a tank over atomizers, but I definitely prefer them over clearo's. Clearo's just don't seem to keep up and I've never had a burnt hit on a carto/tank setup and the flavor/vapor is much better.
+1 for cartos!
I used a stardust ce4 and that burnt out way too quickly, and currently still trying to figure out this t3 that keeps either flooding or leaking. It's looking to me like I'm going to stick with cartos till I can get into RBA's.
I used a stardust ce4 and that burnt out way too quickly, and currently still trying to figure out this t3 that keeps either flooding or leaking. It's looking to me like I'm going to stick with cartos till I can get into RBA's.
RBA's really are the way to go.
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+1 for clearo's. now my vote for clearo's is because I'm comparing only against using non "in-tank" cartos. I hate puffin through poly but maybe when I try one in a carto tank submerged in juice I'll change my tune.
another +1 for cartomizers. I have a ton of clearos sitting in a drawer right now because I can't stand them, threw about 5 of them away because they gave dry hits or leaked/flooded etc.
I found a great place to get good cartos for a very good price and have not looked back, no leaking, no dry hits, can toss them around and 2 of the Resurrectors last me all day, I get a few weeks out of them with refilling before I have to clean them.
I luckily do not taste the filler at all. I actually decided to test the new kanger EVOD to see if the issues were resolved (they aren't btw, many dry hits even with priming) against my resurrector for flavor and found the carto flavor to be much better, even when I got an actual good hit from the kanger.
I found a great place to get good cartos for a very good price and have not looked back, no leaking, no dry hits, can toss them around and 2 of the Resurrectors last me all day, I get a few weeks out of them with refilling before I have to clean them.
I luckily do not taste the filler at all. I actually decided to test the new kanger EVOD to see if the issues were resolved (they aren't btw, many dry hits even with priming) against my resurrector for flavor and found the carto flavor to be much better, even when I got an actual good hit from the kanger.
Got it done with a poly pro carto/tank. I have tried the vivi and clearomizers and they literally fall flat to carts.
I typically use cartomizers because I am using e-cig as a substitute for smoking analogs. Clearos do not give me a good enough throat hit, although I do use both. My B&M uses clearos for sampling, however the employees all use cartos with tanks except for one of them.
+1 cartos!
+1 cartos!
To be honest, neither the clearos, nor the cartos, are all that great for taste.
The cartos, however, are more consistent, so I stick to juice with a stronger or sharper
flavor to counteract any filler aftertaste, or muted flavors.
+1 cartos
If you are into RBA's, why aren't you using an IGO or something similar for taste testing?
The cartos, however, are more consistent, so I stick to juice with a stronger or sharper
flavor to counteract any filler aftertaste, or muted flavors.
+1 cartos
If you are into RBA's, why aren't you using an IGO or something similar for taste testing?
Cartos for me, after I remove the poly fill and replace it with cleaned cotton.
Carto's +1
70/30 pg/vg 4.5 v Provari
Just switched to cartos a week ago Sunday ... better flavor than my Vivi Novas hands down! IMHO
Even though whatever carto came in my texas tough tank lasted a day and a half! The Smoktech 510 Steel Dual Coil XL 3.0 ohm hasn't failed going on day 5.
70/30 pg/vg 4.5 v Provari
Just switched to cartos a week ago Sunday ... better flavor than my Vivi Novas hands down! IMHO
Even though whatever carto came in my texas tough tank lasted a day and a half! The Smoktech 510 Steel Dual Coil XL 3.0 ohm hasn't failed going on day 5.
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