So I went from ko gen do Japanese cotton to cotton bacon v2. Now I want to try some of that fiber freaks. I read it was rayon.
What are your guys favorite?
What are your guys favorite?
What's the best wicking material?
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I enjoy ko gen do, haven't had any issues so I keep using it. Plus I bought a 200 sheets from amazon for $6 so I might as well use it up first.
I prefer Japanese cotton pads (Koh Gen Do from Sephora & Shiseido from Nordstoms) because it works great and takes up so little space. I also have a huge box of CelluCotton - Rayon Fibers (40ft) from Sally Beauty Supply that works well but I always end up using the Japanese pads.
Will never need to buy wicking material again as I have so much.
Will never need to buy wicking material again as I have so much.
I prefer rayon.
In Phil's testing Japanese cotton and rayon came close to each other, but he didn't factor in price. Rayon is much less expensive.
In Phil's testing Japanese cotton and rayon came close to each other, but he didn't factor in price. Rayon is much less expensive.
+1 for bacon! KGD works and is super easy, true, but I get a strong cotton taste from it. I'm super sensitive to cotton taste tho, I even get it for 2-3 hits on the bacon, but on KGD it seems to stick around as long as if I were using cotton balls, so I don't like the price for that lol. Bacon took me a few days to get used to, but now I can pinch it as consistently as I could cut a strip off a KGD pad. Just my 2¢...or maybe 3 or 4¢, since I typed so much more than I meant to 
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You can buy enough Japanese cotton on ebay for 10 bucks to last a normal persons vaping for a year or more. I've got a huge bag of it sitting here that I bought in Feb that's about a quarter gone. I find rayon to have a faint wood or some sort of mellow flavor to it, where Japanese cotton I don't taste anything. Rayon does last longer but I use for rtas daily so I rebuild them once a week and I'm fine.
i have used both the KGD pads and cotton bacon
the bacon stuff took a little getting used to i found but when you get the knack of teasing off the amount you need its good and gently roll it into a round wick
the KGD is also good i found it easier at first
i like to rebuild and rewick my kanger occ coils and lean more towards the cotton bacon
the KGD is good but its like putting a square plug in a round hole to me
but each to their own just try different types and stick with what ever you prefer
the bacon stuff took a little getting used to i found but when you get the knack of teasing off the amount you need its good and gently roll it into a round wick
the KGD is also good i found it easier at first
i like to rebuild and rewick my kanger occ coils and lean more towards the cotton bacon
the KGD is good but its like putting a square plug in a round hole to me
but each to their own just try different types and stick with what ever you prefer
I seem to do better with rayon. Up to you, though. What you need is what works for you, and the way to get it is try different ones.
I've tried Cotton Bacon, KGD cotton, bamboo, hemp (works best for deserts, coffees, tobaccos), SS mesh, silica, ekowool, and several others, always find myself moving back to just plain ole Walgreens Green Label Brand Organic cotton balls for everything but my tobaccos, and hemp wick for my tanks with a tobacco in them.
I mostly use Japanese cotton pads but i have been trying out fiber freaks density 2 in my RDA's and I'm not sure how to describe it, i wouldn't say it's better flavor but maybe a fresher flavor, especially with fruit flavors i can taste the individual fruits better.
But i do find the FF density 2 harder to work with in RTA's, harder to position around juice channels but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.FF is a little more expensive to at €6 for 4-5 grams and my JC pads cost €3 for 200 pads.
But i do find the FF density 2 harder to work with in RTA's, harder to position around juice channels but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.FF is a little more expensive to at €6 for 4-5 grams and my JC pads cost €3 for 200 pads.
Do you wrap your coil around the silica when you make it? I tried stuffing silica into a mico coil and it was a no go for me.
Personally, I'm a fan of KGD, the taste is nice, and its good to know that if I run it dry, the worst I get is a little burnt cotton in my mouth. That being said, rayon does wick better than cotton, so its a tossup. My advice: try out a sample of several different types and see which one you like best!
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