When buying cartos

[annah]

How long do you assume they will last? If I wanted to buy enough, for say, 3 months. What would be a good guideline? Assume 1 per week? 6 per month? 2 a week? Etc. How many is enough?

I'm still new to the cartos, so I don't have enough experience under my belt to guesstimate. I've been using cartos a week, and am getting ready to throw the 2nd one into the dirty bin to be washed. It seems to be 3-4 days and they are tasting funny. That's running between 24-32 mls of juice through them. I'm not sure how many will survive the wash cycle, but I really hope to get more than 3-4 days out of a carto. I'd really like a week or more before it's trash, but not sure how realistic that is considering how much juice I'm using.

 

[madjack]

How long do you assume they will last? If I wanted to buy enough, for say, 3 months. What would be a good guideline? Assume 1 per week? 6 per month? 2 a week? Etc. How many is enough?

I'm still new to the cartos, so I don't have enough experience under my belt to guesstimate. I've been using cartos a week, and am getting ready to throw the 2nd one into the dirty bin to be washed. It seems to be 3-4 days and they are tasting funny. That's running between 24-32 mls of juice through them. I'm not sure how many will survive the wash cycle, but I really hope to get more than 3-4 days out of a carto. I'd really like a week or more before it's trash, but not sure how realistic that is considering how much juice I'm using.

...3-5days is all I get out of a carto before dumping it in the trash...I vape 5ml orso/day...once the taste gets off, it is time for a new one...I tried several diff methods of cleaning and performance was never the same as new...since, I spent 10bux/day on the funkarettes, 3bux/week for nice, new, fresh cartos is more than worth it to me, too maximize my vaping experience..........
madjack

 

[Princessdee]

...3-5days is all I get out of a carto before dumping it in the trash...I vape 5ml orso/day...once the taste gets off, it is time for a new one...I tried several diff methods of cleaning and performance was never the same as new...since, I spent 10bux/day on the funkarettes, 3bux/week for nice, new, fresh cartos is more than worth it to me, too maximize my vaping experience..........
madjack

Yup. What he said. Figure, if you're buying ahead, one every other day. That'll give you a bit of cushion for any DOA or putting flavors you end up not liking in them.

Cartos were originally designed to be filled at the factory and disposed of when done, not refilled. I'm amazed we get the life we do from them.

 

[DaveP]

I use a box of 5 Boge 2.0 cartos a month, so your estimate is about right. 3-4 boxes should last you about 3 months. A lot of the life equation is governed by the juice you vape. Sugary juices will caramelize. Thicker ones clog up the filler. It's pretty subjective how long cartos last.

 

[annah]

Thanks guys! I just ordered 6 boxes for now, so I'll see how long they last. I'm using only peppermint in them. It's totally clear, with only very slight sweetener. Hopefully such a plain juice will not junk up very much.

At a little over $1 per, you're right, it's definately cheaper than analogs. But I'm also a cheapo, and I don't want to throw them away any earlier than I can avoid.