REVIEW BY PAUL CAPLIN
THE SPECS:
• 25mm diameter base • 5ml maximum capacity
• Heat insulated flip-to-fill top cap
• 5mm x 8mm dual fill ports
• Valyrian replacement coils
• 0.15 ohm parallel dual coils
• 95 to 120W • Threaded coil design
• Unique interchangeable pins
• Precision triple adjustable bottom airflow
• 8.5mm x 3mm • Stainless steel construction
It’s not like me to write anything voluntarily, especially not
a review and certainly not a hardware review. In the three
years of editing Vapouround, I’d say I’ve maybe written two
hardware reviews. Every now and then something comes
along that catches my eye and this is exactly what happened
with the Valyrian tank by Uwell.
I’m a basic vaper. Although I’ve been vaping for three
years and it has become a passion, I would call myself an
intermediate. I can’t be bothered or don’t have the time or
inclination to make my own coils – I can’t even be bothered
using devices that don’t have an internal battery. For me, it’s
easier to carry two mods and switch the tank than carry spare
batteries, chargers, building gear and the rest. None of that
interests me. I want to get the best flavour the easiest way
possible and that’s what works for me.
So my set up has generally been the 80 watt iStick Power
from Eleaf UK, or lately it’s been the Eleaf iKuu i200 topped
off with a Smok big baby beast tank. Both run between a
4400-milliamp battery and a 5000-milliamp battery meaning
you usually get a full day vape running at 50 – 60 watts. My
point is this has been an easy, convenient set up for me. It
requires no thought or skill, it’s quick and simple and the most
complicated part is changing the coil, which anyone could do.
This has been my set-up of choice for at least two years.
Until last month, that is. Someone asked me if I had tried
Uwell’s Valyrian tank. I was told it was incredible and that the
taste of the juice was so much better. As for the coils, I was
reliably informed they last about three weeks. I thought,
‘yeah right.’
“GET ME A COUPLE OF
THESE WONDER TANKS”
I was intrigued as to what this Game of Thrones ultimate sword
tank was going to do for my set-up. At present the Smok tank
runs a Smok V8 coil or the T coil, which depending on which
juice I’m vaping can last anywhere between 24 hours and five
days if I’m lucky. The flavour is great on the baby beast and I
just accepted that I had to regularly change coils and although
expensive, it was convenient, so I did it.
I said, ‘get me a couple of these wonder tanks and I’ll try
them.’ Anyone who knows me knows that I very rarely try new
hardware, I’m a simple person and I like to stick to what I
know. A week later I was presented with two of these tanks.
So, I primed up my coil and attached my tank to my iKuu i200
and set it to 70 watts.
He was right, the taste was incredible. I had never tasted
the juice I vape so flavoursome in the two years I had been
vaping it. I was very impressed. A week went by and still the
flavour was the same even with no change of coil. I was onto
a winner, as this outlasted the Smok coils by at least two days.
Two weeks later and it was still the same, no change of coil,
same amazing flavour. I couldn’t believe it. It was about two
days after this when the flavour started to change and there
was a very slight burnt taste. I knew the amazing long-lasting
coil was on its way out, but two weeks and two days – that’s
amazing! I changed it instantly, whereas with the Smok coils
I would have tried to wait a bit to save some money. With this
I knew that I would get another one in and it would last at
least two more weeks, which is a total bonus. My coil bill could
now go down from about £50 per month to £10 per month
giving me extra money for new hardware or juice. I would
recommend anyone to try this tank especially if you want to
save money on coils.
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