My experiences with Koh Gen Do

[SingedVapor]

Let me just start this by preemptively saying I'm a simple vapor. I've been using me reo, my RM2, and my cotton (non boiled just organic) for most of the time that I have vaped.

I have never bought into any of the recent (well recent to me in my opinion) fads of new kanthal subsitutes and all the different wickings. rayon, kgd,yarn, ect whatever. But in my quest for flavour I recently bit the bullet and purchased a few pads of KGD from kidney puncher, and I must say to all those who are still on cotton and wondering if the hype is real? Yes. It's amazing.

Firstly the taste... now that I have something to compare to cotton tastes muffled, compared to this. This tastes... well it really doesn't have one. All my pure Vg juices tastes amazing.

Absorbency? Compared to cotton. This stuff knocks it out the park. Cotton I generally had to lather in VG and wait a while for it to absorb, this stuff is a sponge. I'm giddy by how it absorbs, and yes i'm easily excitable. It's fun to watch how it absorbs the juice so quickly

Easy of applying to coil. At first I always assumed that I would have a difficult time of gauging how much to cut (since it's in sheets) combared to cotton which I can just unravel, but after a few tries I can gauge it perfectly and its so easy to slide into a coil. And for the added bonus since all the strands are going in one direction it channels the juice beautifully.


Do I sound like a kid on Christmas? yes... Well I am. It has brought my own vaping experience to the next level. So I may be onto something. I might have to give some of the other stuff a try now but I don't know how it could get better than this

 

[coaldriller]

+1 for the KGD, and +1 for ReadyXwick. Cant go wrong with either

 

[Katcandoo]

Have you tried 100% rayon and compared it to the KGD? I'm always looking for a great vape!

 

[SingedVapor]

Have you tried 100% rayon and compared it to the KGD? I'm always looking for a great vape!

No I haven't, Since I started rebuilding my own coils I just used cotten, but I have seen all the hype about rayon so I may try it now since my experience with this stuff has been so great. Maybe, someone who has will respond in this thread

 

[coaldriller]

Have you tried 100% rayon and compared it to the KGD? I'm always looking for a great vape!

Tried em' all, and still find myself using kgd and xc116. I find an unpleasant taste using rayon.

 

[TorontoOntario]

KGD is cotton. If assuming OP you know this but your post sounds like your saying KGD and cotton are two different things. But yes it IMO is the best type of cotton out. I have used other Japanese cotton but I still like KGD the most. It has little taste, channels amazing and absorbs quick just like you observed. The price is well worth it to me. I know some who swear by rayon and I tried it but I like KGD better. I just buy it from Sephoria and I am sure other like make up stores have it as well.

katkandoo I have tried rayon and I prefer KGD cotton. I think it wicks better and has less taste. KGD has zero taste IMO as in none what so ever. The fact that it soaks up juice like a sponge and all the fibres run the same direction make it my every device wicking material. Once you try KGD providing its wicked good i.e you use the proper amount and stuff its easy to see why its hyped up. Its amazing.

 

[SingedVapor]

Yes I do know it is cotton, which is exactly why I never tried it until now. It's just so surprising how different it acts from the normal cotton I have purchased

 

[Rat2chat2]

Based solely on my own experience, I use both the KGD (just a brand name but gets credit for all the cotton pads out there it seems) style and the rayon. While both are exceptional as far as saturation and overall fresh taste, I give the KGD style an edge because for me it is easier to wick. Recommended to me, this is what I will be purchasing next. I think it is a very good price and if you look at the reviews, well rated.

Amazon.com: Cotton Labo ORGANIC Cotton Puff Size M (200pc): Health & Personal Care

 

[CorallineAlgae]

I've had the same experience. Been using KGD for about 5-6 months and loving every minute. I also ordered it from a cosmetic web store (dermstore) because it was hard to find anywhere else when people first started recommending it. I got a box of 60 pads for $12 + shipping. I use nothing else and rewick pretty often. Might've gone through 5 or 6 pads at most. Worth every penny.

 

[roxynoodle]

I use both KGD and rayon. For the most part I'm an RTA girl and usually prefer rayon. I use KGD in my drippers though and in a couple of tanks.

 

[28if]

Yup, I'm a KGD junkie. Been using it for about 6 months. I like the the flavor over organic cotton balls. The thing that sells me is the ease of re-wicking. I have been tempted to try Rayon just haven't pulled the trigger yet as I believe I have a life time supply of KGD.

 

[Rule62]

KGD is all I use. I've been using it for probably a year now. I did experiment briefly with rayon, when it became a big thing last year; and I didn't like it as well as the KGD.


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[dbrandt01]

I've used organic cotton from walgreens, KGD and rayon. KGD beats everything in every aspect. I would place rayon second, it seems to do pretty well. I don't even want to touch organic cotton now.

 

[ReigntheGamer]

Not sure if they are still running it but I just got another box of KGD from Nordstroms it was $12.99 with free shipping and you get to choose 3 sample items. Didn't really need another box but the stuff is so amazing I know it's all I will be using to wick with so I stocked up.

 

[Necrotic]

Have used both kgd and rayon. Rayon wins hands down. After 3 days rayon will still be as white as the day I put it in. Flavor is much better and wicks great.

 

[Rule62]

The thing that sets KGD, and other brands of Japanese cotton pads apart is the fact that the fibers all run in the same direction, rather than random, like in cotton balls or rolled cotton.


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[ignotus]

I've been using Shiseido pads, which I had to boil because they did have a strong, almost sickening cotton flavor out of the bag.

This was back when KGD was scarce. Recently I acquired some from Nordstrom and tried it out last night in a Kayfun: no taste whatsoever.

 

[DavidOck]

I've used both, and either is much better than anything else I've used - but I lean towards rayon

Both wick exceptionally well, I personally don't notice any flavor from either, and also think the rayon lasts a bit longer.

 

[HDMontana]

Based solely on my own experience, I use both the KGD (just a brand name but gets credit for all the cotton pads out there it seems) style and the rayon. While both are exceptional as far as saturation and overall fresh taste, I give the KGD style an edge because for me it is easier to wick. Recommended to me, this is what I will be purchasing next. I think it is a very good price and if you look at the reviews, well rated.

Amazon.com: Cotton Labo ORGANIC Cotton Puff Size M (200pc): Health & Personal Care

I just got these in the mail from Amazon. The free shipping did take 3 weeks to get here from Japan, but now I won't have to buy any more for a few years.

HD

 

[beckdg]

after much fiddling around and general cheapness, i now have shiseido, koh gen do and cellucotton rayon.

tried all the cotton pads, balls, organic, sterilized, boiled, twice boiled, not boiled, etc. ... all garbage IMO now that i know what juice tastes like on the first hit.

tried a bunch of silica from general to amorphous to ekowool.

tried all the applicable "grits" if you will of stainless steel mesh (appropriate for genny tanks, but not much else IMO) very briefly.

haven't tried ready x wick (nextel xc kiln burned to remove the dangerous chemicals), glass, hemp, other brands of japanese pads or peaches and cream yarn. don't feel i need to, YMMV.

i'm a serial under squonker and/or forget-to squonker that sometimes doesn't have the time to re-wick. so although the KGD performs much better than the other materials if you can keep it wet and fresh, the rayon has been my go to lately. it's more forgiving if it gets a little warm whereas the cotton will scorch and taste burnt even before the juice does over time.