Definitive Guide to Using Your E-pipe
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Definitive Guide to Using Your E-pipe
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Kangertech Subox Mini Review
Thanks to @ecigcolpedia for this review which I have unashamedly reproduced - original not used due to links...
The Subox Mini starter kit from Kangertech has become one of the most popular and well-known vaping setups all over the world. And there’s a reason for that – it’s a simple, reliable, quite powerful, all-in-one kit, suitable for beginners and advanced vapers as well.
This kit has been in the market for a while already, and, although many of you may already be familiar with it, let’s take a brief look at it, mentioning the pros and cons we have found in detail.
Kangertech Subox Mini Starter Kit Review
This kit comes with a whole lot of extras – the mod and the tank themselves, two different coils, a rebuildable deck with an already pre-built coil, another coil and some extra screws for the rebuildable deck, two drip tips, a packet of organic cotton, and even a tiny screwdriver. And, of course, a micro USB charging cable. To start vaping right away, you just need to get a good 18650 battery and some e-liquid together with the Subox Mini, and you’re good to go.
Overall 8.7
PERFORMANCE9/10
DESIGN9/10
BUILD QUALITY7.5/10
PRICE9.5/10
PROS
- Outstanding price-to-value ratio
- Great visual aesthetics
- Wide variety of coils in the kit
CONS
- Display is too deep inside the mod
- Tank color doesn't exactly match the mod
- Coating of the tank may easily chip off over time
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Looks & Design First Impression
The Kanger Subox Mini starter kit comes in two colors – black and white. We’ve got the white version, and, to be honest, we prefer the looks of it over the black one.
When we hadn’t gotten our hands on this device yet, we weren’t very pleased about the design, especially the finish of the mod, the Kanger KBOX Mini. It just looked too plastic for our taste. However, things changed when we finally got the kit and first opened the box. The visual aesthetics are outstanding – the finish is not a finger magnet; it’s neither too glossy, nor too matte, and the white color is just great. It somewhat reminds us of the Art Deco style from the 1930s – with all these posters with the aerodynamic trains in them – but at the same time, it has an ultramodern, sophisticated feel to it. The font chosen for the Kangertech logo also adds a nice touch.
The tank, Subtank Mini, comes in a matching color. We’ve heard people complain that the tank is in a bit different shade than the mod. This is barely noticeable, though, and we suppose that the tank simply has a different type of coating than the mod, so it reflects light differently. Nevertheless, it looks great together with the mod and sits very flush on it.
Ergonomics
The box is definitely heavier than it looks. It has some nice, solid feel to it, but it’s not too heavy, either. It fits in your hand quite ergonomically, and is very comfortable – even for a smaller hand. And it’s also considerably small – it easily fits, for example, in the pocket of your jacket.
The buttons are very nice to touch – they are clicky, responsive, and very solid. The wattage can be easily adjusted by pressing the ‘+’ and ‘-‘; by pressing them both together and holding for a bit, you can flip the screen around. The micro USB port also is placed on the side – making it possible to charge the device while it sits vertically. On the same side is also the fire button; however, it fires with a small (around half a second) delay. The fire button can also be used to just check your settings by clicking it once and quickly.
The OLED display is bright and well-readable. It has one tiny flaw, though – it is placed relatively deep inside the mod, therefore one needs to look at it in a pretty much straight angle to see the readings.
Functionality & Performance
The Mod – Kanger KBOX Mini
From the technical perspective, this little box is quite a simple device. It has a non-adjustable 510 connection, and it is powered by a single 18650 battery which is not included in the kit. We use a Samsung 25R battery with a 25 amp max continuous discharge rating in this mod.
The wattage can be adjusted from 7W up to 50W in 0.1W increments, and all of your current settings and readings – wattage, voltage, resistance, and battery level – are shown on the display. The KBOX Mini performs nicely – we haven’t had a single misfire, and, after clicking the fire button 5 times, it always turns on or off flawlessly.
The KBOX Mini features a magnetic battery cover which holds great in its place. The engineers have come up with an interesting solution here – the battery lid has an opening for ventilation in the shape of the Kangertech logo. And, to make the battery match the color scheme of the device, there are sticker strips included in the kit – in our case, we got black strips to be applied on the battery.
The Tank – Kanger Subtank Mini
Some of the goodies you get with your Subox Mini Starter Kit. 1.5 ohm OCC coil & 0.5 ohm OCC coil.
The Kanger Subtank Mini is a dual adjustable airflow sub-ohm tank made of Pyrex glass and stainless steel with a capacity of 4.5 ml. Aside from the good looks, it also does its job quite well – switching between the three different airflow settings happens without a hitch; the airflow adjustment ring is a bit ‘clicky’ and quite solid.
To change the coils or fill the tank up, you need to unscrew the bottom part of it. Such fill method can be considered a bit outdated and not so straightforward, but it works. In this kit, the tank comes with the 0.5 ohm OCC coil pre-installed; however, you can also choose one of the other coils which come with the kit.
Let’s take a closer look at the coils:
1. The 0.5 ohm OCC coil performs flawlessly. Although it has the optimal wattage written on it, I prefer firing it at around 25W when using a 50/50 PG/VG blend. With the airflow slots wide open, it delivers plenty of vapor, as well as great flavor with every hit, and is a true workhorse for lung hitters. Our coil lasted us around a week of heavy vaping, then we started getting some burnt taste.
2. The 1.5 ohm OCC coil is more suited for lung-to-mouth hits. Therefore, this is an outstanding option for smokers who have recently switched to vaping and chosen the Subox Mini as their first serious vaping kit. This coil also works great; however, it should be fired at much lower wattages – to be honest, we got the best hits from it only at 12-15 watts. It is also a great idea to adjust the airflow to the smallest airhole when using this coil.
3. The rebuildable deck with the pre-built 0.5 ohm coil is a nice option for those who wish to step into the world of rebuildables. The coil is already pre-installed – all you need to do is put a small piece of the included organic cotton in it, carefully drip some e-liquid on the cotton, and you’re good to go. There’s another pre-built coil in the kit, and, of course, you can get some kanthal wire and try to build your own coils. Although the rebuildable deck is quite small, it really does what it is supposed to do – we really enjoyed using it at around 25 watts.
Final Thoughts
The OLED display is bright and well-readable
As an all-in-one kit, the Subox Mini is an outstanding option for sub-ohm vaping. In fact, we can’t help but wonder: what more does a vaper need? If you do not strive for hundreds of watts, cloud chasing competitions, and tinkering around complicated coil builds, this is a kit for you! And, really, it has it all – superb looks, a much-better-than-average sub-ohm tank with two different coils and a rebuildable deck for you to choose from, as well as the flexibility of 18650 battery support. Well, the latter might be a con for some – but, even if you hate the non-inbuilt batteries, you can easily charge this mod – and vape on it at the same time – using the included micro USB cable. Besides, all of this comes with a simply awesome price tag!
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Vaping Around The World
I take no credit for this article... thanks to the guys at Totally Wicked_UK
Let’s just imagine you decide to do a Philleas Fog and travel the world in 80 days with your trusted device.
Would you get thrown in jail anywhere simply for vaping? Where would you have your device confiscated? And where would you be able to legally stock up?
(Note: We have done our best to reflect the latest laws – if you are aware that any of the information listed below is incorrect please let us know – as there is plenty of conflicting information regarding this. Please also note this is not an exhaustive list.)
Start at home: Here in the UK I think we probably have the best experts in the world that are, thankfully, engaging with vapers and research and seriously looking at e-cigs as a harm reduction tool, (think that PHE report of 95% safer…). But we too have the TPD implementation looming and some commentators on Tobacco Control, (ASH for example) would still quite like medical regulations. No one knows what the TPD implementation that will look like yet – but it won’t be vaping pretty.
Skip up to the frozen north to Scandinavia and the Nordic countries and it’s a mixture of e-cigs being seen as medicinal products, a tobacco product and a consumer product without nicotine; but you can import nicotine for personal use.
Finland – No online sales allowed and flavoured e-liquids to be banned. E-cigarettes and e-liquids and their brands cannot be displayed in retail stores. A dedicated shop can display their products provided the space has a separate entrance and products are not visible from the outside. Vaping will be banned in public places.
Sweden – Nicotine containing products will require a medical licence. Importing for personal use is allowed.
Go to mainland Europe and we have:
Austria – conflicting information about Austria – some sites say they are effectively banned, others they are medical products if nicotine containing, others that e-cigarettes and e-liquids only to be sold in specialist tobacconists, but recently that law has been overturned.
Belgium – If an e-cigarette contains nicotine, it is regarded as medicinal and has to be sold in a pharmacy. You can import nicotine-containing e-cigs for personal use. Vaping is treated the same as smoking, (though some changes here are being proposed).
Hungary – Vaping will be banned everywhere smoking is prohibited, and again, conflicting information about the legality of selling nicotine cartridges.* update * : Since writing this it appears that Hungary may ban flavoured e-liquid with e-cigarettes to be sold in tobacconists only.
The Netherlands – Medical licences will be required to sell e-cigarettes. Retail and online sales of nicotine are banned, non-nicotine containing products are allowed.
France and Germany at the moment are pretty similar to the UK, but again, both face the TPD and a rather scary misinformed article appeared recently from Germany, from their Cancer Research Centre that was, (no surprises) full of misinformation.
Go down to the Mediterranean and they are more after your tax money; thinkItaly. At least they are honest about their corruption/tax and have openly stated it’s not about health.
Spain – National and International online sales to be banned, all forums and Facebook groups re e-cigarettes to be banned. E-cigarettes and e-liquids will be sold in pharmacies or specialist tobacco shops, no dedicated e-cigarette shops allowed.
Keep going down and around a bit and you come to Malaysia where they have recently increased tobacco tax by 40% and are raiding e-cigarette shops, 300 at the last count, though there is some news that they will not be banned.
American vapers are in a clear state of panic with their deeming regulations now in the White House. CASAA their consumer advocacy group is, by all accounts doing a fantastic job getting vapers to call the White House and let President Obama know how vital e-cigarettes are. It looks as though the e-cigarette market could be effectively wiped out, (bar any legal challenges of which I am sure there will be some) – if the rumours prove to be correct and the grandfathering in date is not changed from 2007. Please note – this is rumour only, the latest deeming regulations have not (at time of writing) been released, and we are using information from prominent American advocacy blogs.
The Middle East don’t really like e-cigarettes, Australia doesn’t allow nicotine containing e-cigs, and Africa – have to admit I don’t know too much about the vaping scene there.
The poorer the countries, the more they are influenced by the W.H.O. and they don’t like e-cigarettes at all. Dr Chan the WHO Director, wants e-cigarettes banned, and I quote from the China Daily… “I recommend that national governments ban, or at least regulate, them,” she said.
Brazil, Seychelles, Uruguay and Singapore have (apparently) outright e-cigarette bans.
Coming back to the EU again, the TPD that was designed to ‘harmonize’ e-cigarette laws has sown more discord than an out of tune orchestra – medical regulations in some countries, tobacco products in another and yes you can, no you can’t have nicotine.
And we can’t leave out poor Wales, who are bucking the trend in the rest of the United Kingdom by proposing to bring in a public vaping ban.
I don’t think you’ll get thrown in to jail anywhere globally for vaping – but you could get your device confiscated in several places, be fined for using in public places and be unable to legally stock up on e-liquid in others.