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I'm glad you found something that works for you! I'm a firm believer that whatever works great for you is the best darn device out there. I, however, respectively disagree. But only for the simple reason that I can taste the filler material in a carto and it's gross to the point that I literally gag on it.
In fact, I went out and bought a fresh pack of Boges just a couple of weeks ago just to see if my opinion had changed. They haven't! Put a juice in it that I love, filled it up, let it saturate...And I regretted it the moment I took a puff. The flavor of the juice was there, it wasn't even remotely dry, but I could taste that filler material and it just doesn't work for me.
Alas, I'll seemingly never experience the joy that so many get out of cartos. Oh well. There are plenty of other systems out there that work great for me.
Again, I'm happy you found something that works for you, though! Good job and keep vapin'!
In fact, I went out and bought a fresh pack of Boges just a couple of weeks ago just to see if my opinion had changed. They haven't! Put a juice in it that I love, filled it up, let it saturate...And I regretted it the moment I took a puff. The flavor of the juice was there, it wasn't even remotely dry, but I could taste that filler material and it just doesn't work for me.
Alas, I'll seemingly never experience the joy that so many get out of cartos. Oh well. There are plenty of other systems out there that work great for me.
Again, I'm happy you found something that works for you, though! Good job and keep vapin'!
That seemed to be the problem I had with cartos.Burnt,mouth full of juice and just not lasting/consistantcy
If you're not into rebuildables carto-tanks (and the Pro-tank IMO) are probably the best toppers for vapor and flavor.
That said, I've never had to let mine sit for days before using them. How are you filling them? Do you shake or spin the carto to force the liquid to the bottom? I use an e-cig lanyard to fill mine (I leave the bottom cap on to keep the liquid from flying out). I drip, spin, drip, spin until the carto looks moist on top (if using carto-tanks you should only have to do this the first time you put a new carto in). The condom method was just to messy for me.
You should be able to get 25 to 30 drops depending on the carto.
I probably could be spinning it more - need a better apparatus for that. It's a pain in the .... though - I like the idea of filling a tank much better. Just so much less work.
I will probably look into rebuildables down the line - just not ready yet to take on the professional fiddling.
So as long as we are talking about carto tanks, what is better, low resistance cartos or regular, and why?
Also, one or two holes punched in the cartos...?
I will probably look into rebuildables down the line - just not ready yet to take on the professional fiddling.
So as long as we are talking about carto tanks, what is better, low resistance cartos or regular, and why?
Also, one or two holes punched in the cartos...?
When using a carto tank, you will not have to let the cartos sit around for more that a few minutes. The juice from the tank will feed into the carto as you vape, and keep it moist. Looks like you have read Badatitude carto tank info, so you are good to go.
Resistance is personal preference. I prefer 3.2 because it gives greater flexibility of what volts you can set your device at.
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Number of holes is also personal preference and depends a bit on your juice. Higher PG juice is thinner than VG. So, more holes for high VG juice. I use 80PG/20VG juice and 2-hole cartos. You just kind of have to experiment to see what works best for you.
I have IBTanked, Phiniacs, Fluid Flask, Triple V Pyrex, and a Loki Labs SS1.
For the IBTanked and Triple V use a tank tool to fill. The rest I mentioned have removable top caps to fill them. Either works well for me.
For the IBTanked and Triple V use a tank tool to fill. The rest I mentioned have removable top caps to fill them. Either works well for me.
I have two T2 tanks that I rotate, throughout the day, with different nic levels, but I use cartos to try different flavors.
Btw, you can use a drip tip on a carto, if you don't want to be bothered with finicky carto plugs.
I wouldn't use LR cartos, unless a particular flavor calls for it.
Btw, you can use a drip tip on a carto, if you don't want to be bothered with finicky carto plugs.
I wouldn't use LR cartos, unless a particular flavor calls for it.
I used to be only a carto tank guy but now prefer the Protank etc. I feel that the performance is just so much better, with minimal flavour loss. Also, as Eric stated - it's nice being able to rebuild your tanks.
I'm a carto tank gal and I find the whole process unfussy. If I want to fuss, I have an AGA-T2 and a brand new RSST to play with. I also found clearos to be fussy. It's just personal preference. Options exist because of that.
im the opposite. went from carto tank to protank find I get better flavor with the protank and I can rebuild it easy.
although green apple tasted amazing out of my carto tank.
find I get better flavor with the protank and I can rebuild it easy.although green apple tasted amazing out of my carto tank.
Carto tanks kick out better flavor, but I still think there is more maintenance compared to clearos. Syringes, slushes, changing carto after X number of juice, carto tool, etc. I like both, they both have a place in my rotation. 
I use 70pg/30vg, so I buy laser punched cartos. I need the hole(s) really tiny.
I agree with Eric. If I can't rebuild it, I really don't want it. But that said, if I run out of silica or kanthal, I usually go to the gas station and buy some cartomizers to punch myself. I like carto tanks but they dont last as long as clearomizers and a pack of new cartos is getting expensive, or 5 prepunched flanged cartos is even more expensive. But you cant look inside a carto to see whats wrong. You cant recoil it. So its really annoying if you buy a dud. Or if you lose one of your batteries for your VV mod and then all you have left is high ohm cartos and a mechanical mod? Screw that.
I agree with Eric. If I can't rebuild it, I really don't want it. But that said, if I run out of silica or kanthal, I usually go to the gas station and buy some cartomizers to punch myself. I like carto tanks but they dont last as long as clearomizers and a pack of new cartos is getting expensive, or 5 prepunched flanged cartos is even more expensive. But you cant look inside a carto to see whats wrong. You cant recoil it. So its really annoying if you buy a dud. Or if you lose one of your batteries for your VV mod and then all you have left is high ohm cartos and a mechanical mod? Screw that.
They sell cartomizers at your gas station?
How is recoiling or rebuilding a clearo head less maintanance than just priming a new carto?
Pre-punched cartos run me about $2 each. Replacement heads for my clearos run 2.50 +. What am I missing here?
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A gas station in my area sells branded egos and juice. I think they are trying to recapture those lost cigarette sales.
How is recoiling or rebuilding a clearo head less maintanance than just priming a new carto?
Pre-punched cartos run me about $2 each. Replacement heads for my clearos run 2.50 +. What am I missing here?
Rebuilding heads of a clearo is like 0.10 and takes like 30 seconds.
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