PBusardo wick test. Organic cotton, Ko Gen Do, Hemp, Rayon

[jblindy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcZjaG9RPZ4

Has anybody watched this? It's long but I found it interesting. He tested wicking capability, burning, flavor, longetivity fo wick. What are your opinions? Thoughs? Experiences? I think I'm gonna have to try some Japanese cotton.

 

[Ladiekali]

I watched it last night, went out today and bought me a box of rayon.
So far so good in my sophia.
I had been using organic cotton balls, but it often, not always had a funny taste.
Thinking now it wasnt wicking good.


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[derogg]

I saw it. As far as wicking goes I would have like to see some results with other blends, not just 100% VG. probably wouldn't have made much difference though. Also adding Silica wick in the test would have been nice. I agree with you I will need to try some japan cotton, even though I have no complaints from my regular old cotton balls.
- Dirk

 

[motabrownie]

NIce. Afternoon entertainment. Classic PBusardo. 47 minutes talking about various wicks...

 

[jblindy]

I watched it last night, went out today and bought me a box of rayon.
So far so good in my sophia.
I had been using organic cotton balls, but it often, not always had a funny taste.
Thinking now it wasnt wicking good.


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That's all I use as well, organic cotton. But I've always hated the break in period and that it starts tasting off after about two or three tanks. I don't really get dry hits with the build that use in my kayfun though. I'm a lazy vaper so I deal with the offness for about another tank or two. I have some rayon coming.......thanks Penguiness. I'm gonna have to try some of this Japanese cotton though.

 

[jblindy]

I saw it. As far as wicking goes I would have like to see some results with other blends, not just 100% VG. probably wouldn't have made much difference though. Also adding Silica wick in the test would have been nice. I agree with you I will need to try some japan cotton, even though I have no complaints from my regular old cotton balls.
- Dirk

I thought the same thing about adding the silica to the test. I think build also has a lot to do with the wicking. When I build my kayfun, I fluff the cotton up good rather than leaving it rolled together. But if Japanese cotton and rayon are indeed that much better, I'm willing to give it a shot. Worth a try anyway.

 

[motabrownie]

Sounds like he found no difference in taste between rayon and KGD. I find KGD easier to work with though so that gets my vote

 

[Ladiekali]

No break in period with the rayon!
No wicking issues. Changing flavors, i am not rewicking!

I pushed it and got a burnt taste, and it was NOT BAD, burnt organic cotton makes me gag.
This rayon was just off, vapor and flavor was real low so i pretty much new my hit was gonna be burnt.

 

[Newportlocal]

Lol I never boiled my cigarettes before I smoked them. That was classic.

 

[ElConquistador]

Just a heads up...if you have a JC Penney store nearby with a Sephora department in it, they sell shesheido Japanese cotton, which is very similar to KGD. I bought a package of it (using my wife as my mule to avoid looking like a girly man) for around $9-10 without messing with finding it, paying shipping, and waiting on vape mail. It is pure white cotton sheets, about 2 x 3 inches and maybe 3/16 inch thick. I think I have a lifetime supply of it, to go with my lifetime supply of every other cotton I bought.

To me, it beats cotton balls, yarn, and sterile rolled cotton in all ways.

 

[jblindy]

No break in period with the rayon!
No wicking issues. Changing flavors, i am not rewicking!

I pushed it and got a burnt taste, and it was NOT BAD, burnt organic cotton makes me gag.
This rayon was just off, vapor and flavor was real low so i pretty much new my hit was gonna be burnt.

I don't rewick when changing flavors either. I've found some interseting flavors that way. Like my current tank of OR3O and Virus.

 

[ElConquistador]

I have to re-wick every tank or two. The wicks are usually like new, but the coils get gunked up and start tasting a little harsh.

 

[Sloth Tonight]

oh man I'm gonna watch this tonight. I freaking love pbusardo. he is hilarious but also the best on youtube i've seen. with him I don't feel like it's just someone sitting down offering their opinion. he does so much testing and presents everything so well

 

[built4feel]

Good video, thanks for sharing! I like the rayon so far, but this has made me take KGD into serious consideration.

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

I'm weird but I like the cotton taste...to me it is like a new car smell...

That being said I love the rayon in my Dibi and Reo as I'm terrible about remembering to squonk and dry hits with cotton is beyond horrible while with rayon it's like "Huh, tastes strange...maybe need a squonk? Hmmmm..."

 

[pwheeler]

I have used everything under the sun for wicking. I've used cotton balls, silica, RxW ceramic wick, hemp mix, rayon, peaches and cream, bamboo, KGD, and I keep going back to KGD. It's easy to work with, wicks easy, good wicking, and no taste. The rayon also was clean, wicks like a champ, not so easy to wick. I have a life time supply of wick material! I have a whole bag of organic cotton balls I think I'll just put in with all the rest of the medicine stuff. I'm not using that anymore. You can't go wrong with either rayon or KGD.

 

[jblindy]

AS soon as I receive the rayon that Penguiness sent me, I'll give it a shot. According to his test, they were neck and neck, with the kgd wicking a bit faster.

 

[turbocad6]

I think his review is so spot on with these 4 that he tested. personally I keep going back and forth with rayon and KGD, I think I'm currently leaning a bit more towards the KGD as my ultimate favorite in BF drippers and rayon in tanks because of the longevity, but I don't use tanks much anymore so KGD gets my most use atm...

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

I even tried ramie...it's soft and silky, wicks but is harder than rayon is to work with. Soft and silky though.....

 

[turbocad6]

ramie was interesting, at first I really liked it, then I got kgd and rayon and I haven't touched it since.

I also liked hemp over cotton way back when, even though hemp added a little earthy flavor, it's so much more durable than regular cotton