808 cartomizer comparison review

[SonjaWi]

I've tried now three types of cartomizers over the last week, and wanted to give you a review of them.

Kanger 808 Cartomizers (1.80 per piece)

Pros: Cartomizer soft cap is super easy to remove, I need no needle or anything, can just pop it out with my fingers, which makes inbetween dripping a breeze.

Cons: out of five that came with my set, two had a terrible burning undertone.

Boge 808 Cartomizers (1.60 per piece)

Pros: seem to be a little tighter filled than the Kanger's Cartomizers and seem to hold a few drops more.No dead ones so far in the 10 I ordered.

Cons: I actually need some tool to remove the soft cap, which means I can't just easily redrip. I also have the feeling that I have to suck a bit stronger to get a nice hit, probably because its filled tighter.

And the winner is:

Ikenvape Mega Cartomizer (1.85 per piece)

Pros: This is the Cartomizer for people who do not want to redrip all the time. This Cartomizer holds about 70 drops. I prepared it in the evening and used it the next morning to start vaping. Holy cow! This is my kind of cartomizer - set it and forget it.

Cons: the soft cap is here also flush with the cartomizer so you need a tool to get in. However, as you don't have to refill as often, it does not matter as much.

Edit: I smoke 50/50 juice, mainly clear, but also have one dark juice in the rotation, so the performance with other juice consistency might be different.

Edited January 31, 2013 by SonjaWi

[Tam]

Thanks for your review! You might just want to ditch the soft cap and use a drip tip. I find that using the universal drip tip and a regular drip tip on top of that very handy. The long universal keeps you from getting juice in your mouth when vaping. It might look a little funny and much longer but I love these things! You can get those at Empire Mods.

http://www.empiremods.com/product_p/chrryuni.htm

[mse12]

I agree with tam, look into just using a drip tip. Easier to work with and a little more comfy on the lips.

[SonjaWi]

Yes, it's on my "to buy" list. Just have to wait for my next check to come through in a week..because all the shops pretty much charge shipping, I have to have a big enough order together to make it worthwhile.

[mcquinn]

If you doesn't has a drip tip you can cut down a cart that you would use with a DSE 901 attie so it fits in without hitting the filler but is still long enough to get a good hold.Way easier to remove and no hot metal in your mouth.I have used 510 carts as well but prefer the thin flat tip 901 carts.

[blucavvy]

agreed with the others on the drip tip. and i pretty much agree with your reviews though personally i stick with the lr boges when i'm using my 808s.

keep in mind as well that what battery your'e using it on will make a difference. if your'e using those kanger horizontal coils on a freshly charged gen1 battery then that is why your'e getting a burnt taste. horizontal coil carto's don't play nice with gen1 808 batteries. the same goes vice versa. vertical coil carto's produce little vapor at all on a gen2 battery and honestly just perform poorly.

gen 2 battery-horizontal coil carto= win!

gen1 battery-vertical coil lr carto= win!

anything else, not so much. some parts just don't mix and match well.