I recently had the opportunity to use and give feedback on two Items I could never see me buying for myself, a Disposable Mesh Sub Ohm tank and a SMOK Baby Beast v2 Sub Ohm tank.
Sub Ohm tanks have been around for quite some time now and is the first venture into vaping that most modern Vapers take. It's a step in Vaping that I somehow skipped all together, I went straight from my Twisp's to a Wotofo Serpent RTA, having done my research and educating myself with RTA's to save costs on not having to buy replacement coils again (had my fair share with my Twisp devices) From RTA's I moved on to RDA's and RDTA's and just never looked back.
I've fallen into the habit of always advising against Sub Ohm tanks when people are looking for my recommendation, as from a cost perspective they do not "make sense". Suffice to say the task of providing feedback on these 2 tanks was something I dreaded. But they were given to me, free of charge, with a good heart and clean intentions, and I really did not want to look a gifted horse in the mouth.
First out was the I-joy Mystique Disposable Mesh Tank
Taking this little chunk of plastic out of the box did not raise my expectations at all, it felt cheap and flimsy. Big wide open airflow holes that whistled like a Super Rugby referee. I filled it up and let it stand for some time, as there is no way of priming the coils like with regular Sub Ohm tanks, if you try dripping juice in the top, it makes a hell of a mess with juice spewing from the airflow holes. Apart from the cheap construction and whistle the flavour surprised me. Mesh coils are notorious for good flavour I know, I was just not expecting much from the little cheap piece of grey plastic. I used that first tank for over a week with no leaks or loss of flavour.
Next up was the SMOK Baby Beast v2
I preemptively put an extra pair of tissues in my bag when I started to use this Sub Ohm tank, I feared the worst, expected juice EVERYWHERE! All these horror stories of SMOK tanks being leakier than an old percolator (there is another saying I could use here, but this is not the uncensored thread
)
I've used it more than a week without any leaks I'm happy to say, and flavour on this tank is really good (mesh coils again).
Both tanks surprised me completely as I personally did not want to believe they were any good.
Am I going to get rid of all my other atties and stick to sub ohm vaping going forward? Definitely a big NO, but it has allowed me to be more open to these tanks and their place in Vaping. The disposable mesh tanks still bug me in a environmental way, I'm not fond of the idea of having more and more plastic waste making it's way into our already over polluted oceans. I will however keep the two remaining ones as backups or the help someone in need. The SMOK will be used until the first coil is done, it will be thoroughly cleaned and together with a fresh coil it will be my backup of choice in my travel bag. Many a time, with dripping mostly, I've had "brain fart" or two where you do not keep track of what you are doing and end up burning some cotton. This tank is perfect for those situations where its not possible to do a quick re-wick.
This is not a review of any sort, just an account of my experience with two items that I would not normally have come to use in my daily vaping. Feel free to ask if you have any questions pertaining to these two tanks.
Do you have any input regarding these two tanks? How do you feel about Disposable or Sub Ohm tanks?
Sub Ohm tanks have been around for quite some time now and is the first venture into vaping that most modern Vapers take. It's a step in Vaping that I somehow skipped all together, I went straight from my Twisp's to a Wotofo Serpent RTA, having done my research and educating myself with RTA's to save costs on not having to buy replacement coils again (had my fair share with my Twisp devices) From RTA's I moved on to RDA's and RDTA's and just never looked back.
I've fallen into the habit of always advising against Sub Ohm tanks when people are looking for my recommendation, as from a cost perspective they do not "make sense". Suffice to say the task of providing feedback on these 2 tanks was something I dreaded. But they were given to me, free of charge, with a good heart and clean intentions, and I really did not want to look a gifted horse in the mouth.
First out was the I-joy Mystique Disposable Mesh Tank
Taking this little chunk of plastic out of the box did not raise my expectations at all, it felt cheap and flimsy. Big wide open airflow holes that whistled like a Super Rugby referee. I filled it up and let it stand for some time, as there is no way of priming the coils like with regular Sub Ohm tanks, if you try dripping juice in the top, it makes a hell of a mess with juice spewing from the airflow holes. Apart from the cheap construction and whistle the flavour surprised me. Mesh coils are notorious for good flavour I know, I was just not expecting much from the little cheap piece of grey plastic. I used that first tank for over a week with no leaks or loss of flavour.
Next up was the SMOK Baby Beast v2
I preemptively put an extra pair of tissues in my bag when I started to use this Sub Ohm tank, I feared the worst, expected juice EVERYWHERE! All these horror stories of SMOK tanks being leakier than an old percolator (there is another saying I could use here, but this is not the uncensored thread
)I've used it more than a week without any leaks I'm happy to say, and flavour on this tank is really good (mesh coils again).
Both tanks surprised me completely as I personally did not want to believe they were any good.
Am I going to get rid of all my other atties and stick to sub ohm vaping going forward? Definitely a big NO, but it has allowed me to be more open to these tanks and their place in Vaping. The disposable mesh tanks still bug me in a environmental way, I'm not fond of the idea of having more and more plastic waste making it's way into our already over polluted oceans. I will however keep the two remaining ones as backups or the help someone in need. The SMOK will be used until the first coil is done, it will be thoroughly cleaned and together with a fresh coil it will be my backup of choice in my travel bag. Many a time, with dripping mostly, I've had "brain fart" or two where you do not keep track of what you are doing and end up burning some cotton. This tank is perfect for those situations where its not possible to do a quick re-wick.
This is not a review of any sort, just an account of my experience with two items that I would not normally have come to use in my daily vaping. Feel free to ask if you have any questions pertaining to these two tanks.
Do you have any input regarding these two tanks? How do you feel about Disposable or Sub Ohm tanks?
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