This is great news, i still have to get mine from Room fogger. this review makes me excited to try it now.
This is great news, i still have to get mine from Room fogger. this review makes me excited to try it now.
OK let's give them a try... first try was a bit of a fail because I didn't give the wick time enough to expand and the juice hole gap wasn't completely covered and I got some leaking. Take two. Second time around I gave the wick time to expand and fluffed it up a bit and primed it... All good and no leaking... a little bit of cotton taste but really not bad and it goes quickly. Let's see how it goes after a few hours.
PS The scissors are not great! Tweezerman for the win!
PS The scissors are not great! Tweezerman for the win!
I will be trying it along with @MrGSmokeFree and @Puff the Magic Dragon at the vape meet.
I also (just from looking) doubted the scissors. I think they will only be the “in a pinch” set, or mini travel set.
So do I count as pioneer, influencer, early adopter? Lol.
For sure
Having used the VIK Cotton sticks for the day alongside an identical setup using Titanium Fiber Cotton I have to say I prefer TFC and Mavaton X.
The presentation and usability of the VIK Sticks are amazing, and I love innovation like this. My best description of the VIK cotton would be very similar to Cotton Bacon Prime… kind of stiff and hard compared to TFC. I get an almost “drier” vape from VIK just like I do with CB Prime.
All in all, I’m glad I got a couple of packs and it will great for juice tasting sessions where I need to change wicks often and good to have when out an about.
One tip is once your wick is in place you need to manipulate it a fair bit to get it fluffy.
The little scissors in the bottom drawer of the case is a nice touch but they are very small and not that great… but again if you are out and about and need to change wicks and trim, they will work.
Full marks for bringing the product to market and a lot of people will like it…
The presentation and usability of the VIK Sticks are amazing, and I love innovation like this. My best description of the VIK cotton would be very similar to Cotton Bacon Prime… kind of stiff and hard compared to TFC. I get an almost “drier” vape from VIK just like I do with CB Prime.
All in all, I’m glad I got a couple of packs and it will great for juice tasting sessions where I need to change wicks often and good to have when out an about.
One tip is once your wick is in place you need to manipulate it a fair bit to get it fluffy.
The little scissors in the bottom drawer of the case is a nice touch but they are very small and not that great… but again if you are out and about and need to change wicks and trim, they will work.
Full marks for bringing the product to market and a lot of people will like it…
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Ok so I received mine. Thank you once again for making it happen @CJB85 , and a special thank you to @Room Fogger for collecting on my behalf
I have re-wicked as follows
2 x Single coil RDA's.
4 x Dual coil RDTA's
1 x Exocet
1 x dual coil RDA
First impressions would be the cotton is similar to a UD cotton we used way back when.
Fitting into the coils and removing the paper is as easy as one would like. However did I safe time? I would say no, it requires a lot of "fluffing" and manipulation to get it open. I would also have liked it 2 or 3 mm longer for the RDTA's, however this is a personal like...
I vaped on all setups now and I do get a slight cotton taste however it disappears quickly.
I am not sure if I will buy it again, I have 3 x packets and will add it into my traveling kit. It is not bad cotton but it will not replace Cotton Bacon for me. However the frustration is the manipulation required to get it fluffy not so much the cotton
Don't take my word for it as I also don't like TFC to much and absolutely loath Cotton bacon Prime. So it will still be down to personal preference
I did not take pictures
I have re-wicked as follows
2 x Single coil RDA's.
4 x Dual coil RDTA's
1 x Exocet
1 x dual coil RDA
First impressions would be the cotton is similar to a UD cotton we used way back when.
Fitting into the coils and removing the paper is as easy as one would like. However did I safe time? I would say no, it requires a lot of "fluffing" and manipulation to get it open. I would also have liked it 2 or 3 mm longer for the RDTA's, however this is a personal like...
I vaped on all setups now and I do get a slight cotton taste however it disappears quickly.
I am not sure if I will buy it again, I have 3 x packets and will add it into my traveling kit. It is not bad cotton but it will not replace Cotton Bacon for me. However the frustration is the manipulation required to get it fluffy not so much the cotton
Don't take my word for it as I also don't like TFC to much and absolutely loath Cotton bacon Prime. So it will still be down to personal preference
I did not take pictures
Once again BIG THANK YOU @CJB85 for spotting this cotton and putting together a super smooth group buy from start to the end, you sir are from now on the GB legend on the forum.
And then "Mr F" , A.K.A @Faiyaz Cheulkar A BIG THANK YOU for just jumping in and getting all our orders for the Cape Town gang, it is really appreciated my friend!
Now let's start with my opinion regarding the VIK cotton 2.5 mm I got mine Saturday at the vape meet.
I dig the cotton holder .
A quick fluff there and there and you are done.
And in the next pic you can see can see how the "Un fluffed" cotton absorbs juice they are thirsty little buggers.
So would I buy this cotton again? Yes I would DEFIANTLY buy it again.
The VIK cotton works perfectly with my MTL setups and the cotton seems to like the tobacco juice.I get no cotton
taste.
I love the little carry case but the only problem I have are the "scissors". If you have smaller fingers they might work for you but for me they don't work.
I really tried but my sausage fingers are to big.
All in all this cotton is a win in my books
And then "Mr F" , A.K.A @Faiyaz Cheulkar A BIG THANK YOU for just jumping in and getting all our orders for the Cape Town gang, it is really appreciated my friend!
Now let's start with my opinion regarding the VIK cotton 2.5 mm I got mine Saturday at the vape meet.
I dig the cotton holder .
A quick fluff there and there and you are done.
And in the next pic you can see can see how the "Un fluffed" cotton absorbs juice they are thirsty little buggers.
So would I buy this cotton again? Yes I would DEFIANTLY buy it again.
The VIK cotton works perfectly with my MTL setups and the cotton seems to like the tobacco juice.I get no cotton
taste.
I love the little carry case but the only problem I have are the "scissors". If you have smaller fingers they might work for you but for me they don't work.
I really tried but my sausage fingers are to big.
All in all this cotton is a win in my books
I took a few pictures, but the light was a little terrible.
Here are my initial thoughts, that need to be taken with a pinch of salt, as I vaped old Red Pill 70/30 in an MTL Dvarw for this. EDIT: The flavour is good, compared to my Berserker, but I have no idea if this is just due to the atty, or the what effect the cotton has. I mixed up some proper MTL Red Pill on Saturday, so that will be going into a fresh tank and fresh cotton tonight. I will have a better idea about the flavour by then.
I first came across VIK Cotton while searching for an alternative to Firebolt cotton, as they come in 3mm packs and the ID for my MTL coils is 2.5mm. Yes, I know there are mixed packs, but then I am left with 7 3.5mm laces every time (starting to sound like Sheldon Cooper here).
My problem was getting the perfect amount of cotton through the VandyVape Superfine MTL coils. A tiny little bit too much and the coil would be pulled out of orbit, a tiny bit too little and the coil would crackle and spit. Enter VIK Cotton.
The paper strip slides through the coil like hand into glove.
The paper strips off easily and without leaving any paper bits behind.
The cotton takes a little longer than expected to fluff up, but boy does it fluff...
The scissors are awkwardly small and I forgot to wash the machine oil off, so I ended with an oily first strip and had to replace it.
It wicks easily and well, with no leaking and no dry hits... even under "matrieks agter die pawiljoen" style chain vaping.
Someone mentioned (speaking about vendors) that the cotton will be seen as an enthusiasts cotton, referring to the price point. I disagree with that 100%, here is why;
If you are someone who peels off the "perfect" amount of cotton while keeping an eye on the rugby, VIK IS NOT FOR YOU.
If you are someone who can deftly manipulate a cotton strip to coax it through flimsy coils on tiny decks, without sweating like a 4 year-old playing "Operation", VIK IS NOT FOR YOU.
If you enjoy the process of doing your pitstops, like someone lovingly trimming their collection of Banzai trees, VIK IS NOT FOR YOU...
All of the above NOT FOR YOU-ness refers only to the view that VIK is an expensive cotton. If you fall into the above categories, you will do perfectly fine using any cotton you prefer (if that turns out to be VIK, great), but the "convenience" of VIK will not make the purchase worth it.
So who do I think this cotton is for?
To an extent, anyone who struggles to get the correct amount of cotton through their coils, be it too much, or too little. The ones who do not like to waste, but are tired of trying to snip a cotton lace just perfect, so their is a strip left over that is large enough to wick a smaller atty. You get the idea, DIY people who do okay, but struggle a little with cotton quantity, meh...
HERE IS WHO I THINK WILL BENEFIT THE MOST FROM VIK...
Have a quick think, how many people have you spoken to that complain about how quickly they burn through commercial coils on sub-ohm tanks, but do not have the confidence to try their hand at an RTA? These are the people VIK is truly made for, the people who are on the fence about making the move to the awesome world of RDA's and RTA's. VIK is the pre-made coil of the cotton world.
If any retailers are reading this, I would ask VIK to do a much cheaper packaging on 1000 pieces of cotton if I were you, then I would sell 10 (20? 50?) of them to every first time atty buyer who walks through my door.
Here are my initial thoughts, that need to be taken with a pinch of salt, as I vaped old Red Pill 70/30 in an MTL Dvarw for this. EDIT: The flavour is good, compared to my Berserker, but I have no idea if this is just due to the atty, or the what effect the cotton has. I mixed up some proper MTL Red Pill on Saturday, so that will be going into a fresh tank and fresh cotton tonight. I will have a better idea about the flavour by then.
I first came across VIK Cotton while searching for an alternative to Firebolt cotton, as they come in 3mm packs and the ID for my MTL coils is 2.5mm. Yes, I know there are mixed packs, but then I am left with 7 3.5mm laces every time (starting to sound like Sheldon Cooper here).
My problem was getting the perfect amount of cotton through the VandyVape Superfine MTL coils. A tiny little bit too much and the coil would be pulled out of orbit, a tiny bit too little and the coil would crackle and spit. Enter VIK Cotton.
The paper strip slides through the coil like hand into glove.
The paper strips off easily and without leaving any paper bits behind.
The cotton takes a little longer than expected to fluff up, but boy does it fluff...
The scissors are awkwardly small and I forgot to wash the machine oil off, so I ended with an oily first strip and had to replace it.
It wicks easily and well, with no leaking and no dry hits... even under "matrieks agter die pawiljoen" style chain vaping.
Someone mentioned (speaking about vendors) that the cotton will be seen as an enthusiasts cotton, referring to the price point. I disagree with that 100%, here is why;
If you are someone who peels off the "perfect" amount of cotton while keeping an eye on the rugby, VIK IS NOT FOR YOU.
If you are someone who can deftly manipulate a cotton strip to coax it through flimsy coils on tiny decks, without sweating like a 4 year-old playing "Operation", VIK IS NOT FOR YOU.
If you enjoy the process of doing your pitstops, like someone lovingly trimming their collection of Banzai trees, VIK IS NOT FOR YOU...
All of the above NOT FOR YOU-ness refers only to the view that VIK is an expensive cotton. If you fall into the above categories, you will do perfectly fine using any cotton you prefer (if that turns out to be VIK, great), but the "convenience" of VIK will not make the purchase worth it.
So who do I think this cotton is for?
To an extent, anyone who struggles to get the correct amount of cotton through their coils, be it too much, or too little. The ones who do not like to waste, but are tired of trying to snip a cotton lace just perfect, so their is a strip left over that is large enough to wick a smaller atty. You get the idea, DIY people who do okay, but struggle a little with cotton quantity, meh...
HERE IS WHO I THINK WILL BENEFIT THE MOST FROM VIK...
Have a quick think, how many people have you spoken to that complain about how quickly they burn through commercial coils on sub-ohm tanks, but do not have the confidence to try their hand at an RTA? These are the people VIK is truly made for, the people who are on the fence about making the move to the awesome world of RDA's and RTA's. VIK is the pre-made coil of the cotton world.
If any retailers are reading this, I would ask VIK to do a much cheaper packaging on 1000 pieces of cotton if I were you, then I would sell 10 (20? 50?) of them to every first time atty buyer who walks through my door.
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You had to have done that to appreciate the analogy - couldn't say it better even if I tried PS I am a quick developer however - I didn't wait till matric. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
If the filter was still round and longer than the ember, you were doing it wrongYou had to have done that to appreciate the analogy - couldn't say it better even if I tried
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If the filter was still round and longer than the ember, you were doing it wrong
I can see you did that thing
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If you were the third person or later in the smoking queue, the flame was longer than the filter !! you needed to have burnshield on hand!If the filter was still round and longer than the ember, you were doing it wrong
I did... really wish I gave it up sooner though.I can see you did that thing
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That was the 90's version of burning your lips on an RDA cap
I didn't take pictures this time, but here are my initial thoughts:
1. The 3mm cotton does not expand enough in a 3mm ID coil according to me. Even after 5 minutes and later after priming, it still moves around too easily. Yes, my coils are exactly 3mm inside, I'm very OCD about that.
2. The scissors are too small for my fingers and not as sharp as others have stated (maybe I got the dud....dunno). My Dischem scissors are still way sharper.
3. There is a bit of an initial taste, but I have to admit that it's less than what the CBP gives me.
4. It wicks ok. Not as good as my prime, but ok. I can go with that.
I'll give this another two or three runs before I make my final dicision, but it's not bad. Don't know what the hype is all about, as it's average to good, not brilliant.
Will take pictures next time, as this time I was in a hurry to go somewhere and had to wick quickly, which brings me to my final point. It took me as long to wick with this as it does with my CBP. Yes, the thickness in this is constant from end to end as the CBP never is, I'll give it that.
1. The 3mm cotton does not expand enough in a 3mm ID coil according to me. Even after 5 minutes and later after priming, it still moves around too easily. Yes, my coils are exactly 3mm inside, I'm very OCD about that.
2. The scissors are too small for my fingers and not as sharp as others have stated (maybe I got the dud....dunno). My Dischem scissors are still way sharper.
3. There is a bit of an initial taste, but I have to admit that it's less than what the CBP gives me.
4. It wicks ok. Not as good as my prime, but ok. I can go with that.
I'll give this another two or three runs before I make my final dicision, but it's not bad. Don't know what the hype is all about, as it's average to good, not brilliant.
Will take pictures next time, as this time I was in a hurry to go somewhere and had to wick quickly, which brings me to my final point. It took me as long to wick with this as it does with my CBP. Yes, the thickness in this is constant from end to end as the CBP never is, I'll give it that.
Thanks for all the trouble Mr .J . Got mine today and will start playing shortly ~
From your comments I'd probably like it alot.
I absolutely hate Cotton Bacon but love TFC. I decided not to try Cotton Bacon Prime as I hate Cotton Bacon so much. From your post I might just have to give Prime a go.
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