LOT’S-O-BOXES – YOU GET TO PICK WHAT’S NEXT!
Ok, so I’ve been inundated with a plethora (yes, I said plethora) of box mods coming from China. Which do I review first? I want to know what’s most important to you so you get to pick.
At the top of TasteYourJuice there is a poll listing all the box mods that have come in and I’m prepared to review (DNA-40s will need to wait for the DNA-40 review which I’m working on… really… I am).
You may also want to know where the MVP3 is. It’s not yet ready for prime time, but once I have the final market version, it will be there as well.
So find the one you want to see reviewed the most/next and vote for it.
KANGER COTTON – IS IT KOH GEN DOH?
Kanger was nice enough to send us back with some of their cotton being used in the SubTank (new versions coming soon… HINT HINT).
Although I didn’t ask them specifically if they were sourcing it from (it’s Muji), I did take some photos for you. To the untrained eye (mine) it looks and feels like the same stuff which makes me kinda happy.
I have tried it in my builds and it appears to work just as well. No difference in taste either.
For all I know, it’s all coming out of the same cotton factory.
In the photos below, their cotton comes in the smaller sheets. Take a look and decide for yourself.
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 1/11/15 – THE SMOK XPRO M50
This is a handsome box and feels pretty solid, but I believe they totally missed the mark on battery insertion and replacement. You’re going to need to use the included (or your own) allen key to take off the bottom (4 screws) and insert the battery which fits very snugly making it difficult to remove.
Now sure it has a micro USB charge port and you probably won’t have to change the battery often, but believe me, the first time you’re out and about, run out of power, and you or your friend has a spare battery and you don’t want to wait for it to charge, you will be cursing this design.
The “reset” port/button concerns the crap out of me. Why would that be needed? Hmmmm.
She’ll fire up to 50 watts and down to a .2 ohm. Note that I haven’t run the numbers yet.
Shown with a Kayfun V4 and Vapor Shark rDNA for size comparisons.
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 1/11/15 – THE CLOUPOR MINI
New in the queue is the Cloupor Mini. You know what? Although I haven’t run the numbers, I’m impresses with this little f*cker. The buttons feel good. The device feels solid. A magnetic battery cover makes me happy. A spring loaded 510 pin would make it perfect although it is adjustable. Damn!!
Shown with a Kayfun V4 and next to a VaporShark for size comparisons.
Cloupor Mini 30W Features:
1. Size: 77.5mm*36mm*22mm
2. Output power: 7W-30W
3. Removable 18650 battery
4. VV/VW Mode can be switched manually
5. Vaping time counting ( 15S limited protection )
6. Output voltage : 3.6V—7.0V
7. Max output current: 10 Amps
8. Can build on 0.45-3.0 ohm atomizer
9. Adjustable 510 Pin
10. Ohms reading calculats to 0.01ohm
11. Reverse battery protection , no worry about installing battery improperly
12. Left & Right Mode
13. Magnet back cover,no need to use screwdriver,more convenient
14. Instead of screen lock, It can be turned off
15. Over charge protection
16. Colors: Black,Silver
PICTURE THIS…
Picture this…
Every competing e-liquid and hardware manufacture in America, sitting together in a single room, with a single goal…
To move vaping forward and to keep vaping alive, the way it is now. The way WE like it. The way WE choose to vape.
That’s just about what I witnessed today as Dimitris and I talked to over 70 electronic cigarette manufactures in Schenzhen China, united under the single flag of SEVIA. What is SEVIA?
The Shenzhen Electronic Vaporizer Industry Association (SEVIA) is committed to promoting Quality, Research & Development and Technological evolution of the Advanced Personal Vaporizer and electronic cigarette industry in Shenzhen and around the world.
You can read more about SEVIA here.
I would so very much like to see the companies in America use this model. It’s ok to compete, it’s ok to disagree, but we are far stronger together and united than apart.
As you know, I’m not the advocacy or political expert. I leave that to my Greek pal, but from my perspective, it was pretty damn cool seeing companies like Innokin, Kanger, and Aspire sitting right next to each other.
From Dimitris:
We had a very successful conference today in Shenzhen China. The Shenzhen Electronic Vaporizer Industry Association lead by Innokin, Kanger and Aspire gathered over 70 manufacturers of ecigs and were presented the current status of the industry and the challenges we face both in the US and EU. We also had a 2 hour Q and A session. Both me and Phil Busardo were proud to part of it and doing our small part but it was also rewarding and refreshing seeing the manufacturers organize and willing to assist in the uphill battles we will face as an industry globally. It is a great start and I look forward for the effort being international soon. United we can accomplish great things. It’s time to be pro active and aggressively move forward.
THE INNOKIN MVP 3 FIRST LOOK
We got to see, hold, and vape the new Innokin MVP 3. This may not be the final market version, but it is the version we were shown.
It’s a 30 watt device able to fire down to a .4 ohm load, a large capacity 3800 mAh battery is contained inside, and it can still charge your electronic devices with it’s integrated USB charge cable.
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 12/29/14 – THE HCIGAR HB50
They’re coming in hot and heavy folks. I’m going to do my best to keep up!
Features:
- 7-50 watts
- Spring loaded 510 pin
- On board charger
- LED charge indicator
- Yihi SX300 board (Upgraded for 50 Watts)
- Adjustments via gravity sensor (tilting)
- Fires down to .3 ohms
For the price, I’m impressed with how this one looks and feels.
My initial thumbs down without firing it??
- A magnetic battery door to make the screws optional.
- Faster adjustments… although there is a two step accelerator, it still takes a while to go from it’s lowest to highest setting and vice versa.
- The inner ring of the 510 connection is once again slightly raised from the outer ring creating a tiny gap. Since the entire plate is raised slightly from the device, an opportunity has been missed. Lower the inner ring to the same height as the outer and give the outer ring air channels as well. Now you can flush mount on a solid base and still get air if needed.
A Vapor Shark rDNA40 is shown as a size comparison.
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 12/29/14 – THE PROMEC BY G&G LAB
This sexy little 17mm, 14500 device doubles as a straight up mechanical or a bottom feeding “squonker”. Just ordered some new 14500s to take her for a test drive. And it’s made in Italy. Hear that Dimitris?? ITALY! 🙂
The side button you see is not the fire button, that’s the “squonk” button. The fire button is on the bottom.
Shown with a NoFear bottom fed atty
THE INNOKIN VV4 & MVP 20W + NEW CONTEST!
A PBusardo Review & Contest – The Innokin VV4 & MVP 20W
In this video we take a full look at the Innokin VV4 and the MVP 20W then we wrap it up with a contest and give both of them away!
The Links:
Innokin
Misthub
SmokeCityCA
The Video:
The Photos:
THANKS VAPE NEWS RADIO!
Thanks very much to Vape News Radio for letting me tell my story!
You can hear the interview HERE.
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