Maggie, has your little Taifun arrived yet and how is it in the VTR?
Yes, yes, yes, my Taifun GS arrived here in the spring-like Middle East on Wednesday and I have been playing with it and comparing it to my beloved Kayfuns ever since. I haven't been here at ECF because of connection problems, but that seems to have been solved, too.
My impressions and experiences with it have been really good. It is a beautifully machined little guy, very well made, very clean industrial design. With a Kayfun drip tip on it, it is VERY difficult to tell the difference in the quality of the draw - which is an enormous plus to my mind.
I find the taste is more pronounced and intense with the Kayfuns, but only slightly. I still prefer the Kayfuns for taste, but the GS is definitely up there at the top with them, though. No comparison with PTs, iclears or anything like that.
Building it is different from the Kayfuns, because of the way you need to thread wicks up into the liquid After studying the manual, I came up with a kind of hybrid silica build, where I did the coil and wicks, and then 2 separate pieces of silica to wick-lead the liquid down to the main wicks. Some people use mesh to do this, but since I don't like mesh, I'm not trying it. May try cotton, though. I've built it a couple of different ways, just to see if I could and what would happen. People are going to find it finicky to have to wick up through the very small holes, but I think if you use fairly thin silica or cotton, you won't have to change them when you change the coil. Put them in and leave them.
It is perfect for the VTR, in my not so humble opinion. It gives a great quality vape without adding extra weight. No gurgling, no leaking, no noise whatsoever. Very, very easy to refill. Definitely worth it.
I will admit that I've only used it with the VTR - that's what I got it for, and that is its new home. On anything else it might look a bit long and slightly top-heavy - with the drip tip, it is a bit longer than the Russian 91, and about as long as the 3.1.
So, all in all, there is a very happy little old lady over here!
