Tootle Puffers, Part Three! (The Sequel of the Redux)

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I don't have a V5, but I have several V2 Lites and V3. I also had problems. I knew all along that it was me since so many people absolutely love them. Still, I wasn't having any luck, so I stored them when I discovered and fell in love with the Ego One Mega with the CLR coil. That's still my favorite atty/coil setup, but I kept thinking how I'd bought five Kayfuns ($9.99 each) so I need to learn how to make them work.

Bottom line, I think I was over wicking. I started searching Youtube and came across this video. This guy wasn't putting the cotton wick in nearly as tight as I was. I tried it his way, and it works like a charm. Great flavor in the Kayfuns, now. If you're interested, the part about wicking starts at 8:30 on the vid.



I tried the Lite and a 3.1ES. I still have a couple of V2.1 Minis. They are too tight of a draw for me, so I was constantly "overdriving" and burning. I'm having MUCH better luck with the V3 Mini and the V5.

Mike, you're right - barely enough cotton for a teensy bit of resistance. I actually prefer Rayon for my KFs. I can "overstuff" and still get great wicking. I also am VG-heavy in my juices. Rayon seems to work better for me in this instance.
 

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I tried the Lite and a 3.1ES. I still have a couple of V2.1 Minis. They are too tight of a draw for me, so I was constantly "overdriving" and burning. I'm having MUCH better luck with the V3 Mini and the V5.

Mike, you're right - barely enough cotton for a teensy bit of resistance. I actually prefer Rayon for my KFs. I can "overstuff" and still get great wicking. I also am VG-heavy in my juices. Rayon seems to work better for me in this instance.

I use rayon too, to cut down on burnt hits
 

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Between the V3 Minis and the V5, I do think I prefer the V5. I need to give it a righteous cleaning - I'm still getting a "funky" taste with fresh wick and juice :blink: That may be tomorrow's chore. I'm staring at a BUNCH of tanks that need some TLC this weekend.....
 

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Between the V3 Minis and the V5, I do think I prefer the V5. I need to give it a righteous cleaning - I'm still getting a "funky" taste with fresh wick and juice :blink: That may be tomorrow's chore. I'm staring at a BUNCH of tanks that need some TLC this weekend.....

Sounds like fun! Let us know if you wash away that funky taste...I get that too with the k5
 

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Between the V3 Minis and the V5, I do think I prefer the V5. I need to give it a righteous cleaning - I'm still getting a "funky" taste with fresh wick and juice :blink: That may be tomorrow's chore. I'm staring at a BUNCH of tanks that need some TLC this weekend.....
Another little trick in that video that helped me is putting juice on the wick and burning it a few times before putting the atty back together. That pretty much eliminated that cottony taste that I often got with a new wick. Seemed to last about half a tank sometimes. Soaking and burning it ahead of time really helped with that. Probably something other folks were already doing, but I never thought of it until he mentioned it.
 

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It may be a little bit early.












I never would have thought after struggling thru the first few days I would have made it this far.

Yay, congrats to you!!!! I'm almost at 6 months.
Good for you!!!!!!!!!!
 

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    Oh, and I also learned to top fill them, which makes them a lot nicer to use.

    Right, put your fingers over the holes. :thumb:

    Be sure to up end it before you screw down as not to flood?
     

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    Is the price difference huge with clones?
    Madvapes has some EHpro V1 clones for $9.99. They have one air-control screw instead of two, which the V2 have. With 13 percent off and free shiipping, though, you could get one for less than $9.
     

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