Hello and welcome back. Today I will be taking a look at the eleaf Iore Crayon Pod kit. The Crayon is the latest in the Iore series. I recently reviewed the eleaf Iore Lite 2 which I was very pleased with. The Crayon is a larger device with a couple more features and a really different design from past Iore versions. The Crayon has an internal battery rated at 1000mah with a charging rate of 5V/1A through the USB-C charging port. It can be used either as an auto draw or button fired device. The included pod does not have a replaceable coil. The built in coil is .8 ohms and the pod has a liquid capacity of 2ml.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
SPECIFICATIONS:
FEATURES:
-Beautifully designed with comfortable feel
-Bright and elegant colors
-Mesh Pod
-Button-activated and draw-activated
-Visible E-liquid level
-Easy refilling
-Long-lasting 1000mAh Battery
-Ultra light and compact
INITIAL THOUGHTS:
The packaging for the Crayon is pretty basic as far as packaging goes for pod devices. There’s no tray holding the device or accessories. As a matter of fact there really aren’t any accessories besides a user manual, warranty card, and a USB-C charging cable. The Crayon comes with one pod that has a built in internal coil. The front of the box has a picture of the device as well as the usual branding and product name. The front and back both have a large warning label. The back also has a contents list, specifications, and company information.
The sides of the box have an authenticity code, some features, a bar code with the color version contained inside and another warning. The picture on the front does not necessarily match the color of the actual device purchased.
The box comes wrapped in plastic much like most other samples but normally there is a plastic tray inside holding the device. It is not the case with the Crayon. The Crayon is simply put inside the box inside a plastic bag with one end not sealed. Also inside is the user manual, warranty card, and charging cable. There is only one pod included in the kit and it comes pre-installed on the device but does have a safety seal on the bottom to keep it from being fired before filling it. The seal instructs the user to wait five minutes after filling before using it which is a nice touch.
The Crayon has a 1000mah internal battery which is a decent size but for as big as the Crayon is compared to smaller pod devices carrying the same size battery, it seems to me that they could have fit a larger battery inside like a 1200 or 1500mah battery.
On the front of the mod is a single fire button, an indicator light near the bottom and the Eleaf name printed near the bottom. The back side has the Iore Crayon name printed near the bottom.
There is a magnetic cover over the top of the pod with viewing windows on opposite sides to allow the user to hopefully see the liquid level. This design reminds me of another device that I reviewed previously that had a cover over the pod but can’t recall the name of it. However, on that device the cover was a silicon piece where the Crayon’s cover is a hard plastic with a magnet in the center opening that goes over the tip and holds the cover on securely. There are grooves inside the top cover on opposite sides that have to be aligned with the notches on the mod to allow it to go on properly.
The USB-C charging port is located on the bottom of the device so it can’t be stood up while charging. The body has a square shape and is large enough that if the port had been put on one of the sides then it could have been stood up while charging. It really doesn’t matter to me but I know some prefer to stand devices up while charging. The entire body of the mod is plastic but has a soft feel to it. I’m not sure exactly how this is done but it reminds me of an old “silk” mod that I had years ago. The charging rate on the Crayon is 5V/1A so it should be able to fully charge in about an hour since it has a 1000mah internal battery.
The pod opening on the battery has the standard two spring loaded contacts along with the airflow sensor for the auto draw since the Crayon can be used as an auto draw or button fired device. There are four magnets in the opening that align with the four magnets on the base of the pod to hold the pod in place very securely. The device is fairly lightweight and can be easily lifted by the top cap or pod without the pod coming loose or moving. I find it interesting how the airflow channel in the opening is designed with the grooves cut out and the pod airflow intakes are on either side of the sensor once the pod is installed.
The pod has a liquid capacity of 2ml which is a little deceiving to me because with the square shape of the pod it would lead me to believe that it would have a larger capacity. The Eleaf name is printed on one side of the pod. The coil contained inside the pod is rated at .8 ohms and the mod has an output rating of 15 watts maximum which to me is a good combination for a pod device. The fill port plug is opened from the top and the way it is designed the tab of the plug sticks up a little past the top of the pod to make it very easy to grab and pull down to open the pod for filling. The fill port opening is measured at 4mm and I had no issues filling with my normal 10 and 50ml bottles that I commonly use. The drip tip is not replaceable on these pods. It is part of the pod. Eleaf was nice enough to send me an extra package of pods which come in packs of two. The ones I received are the same as the ones included in the Crayon but did notice that there were two pictures on the package showing one with a white tip and one with a black tip. I don’t know for sure but am wondering if the ones with the black tip will be a different resistance rating.
The indicator light on the Crayon is illuminated in white whenever you take a puff or press the fire button. However, when charging the light shows up as red until the battery is fully charged and the light goes off once fully charged. The Crayon is turned on/off by pressing the fire button five times.
The Crayon does have some built in safety protections and they are as follows.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I haven’t been doing reviews for Eleaf for very long but have to say that they are really putting out some good products. The Crayon is a fairly simplistic device but has a larger footprint than many other pod devices on the market that have a similar sized battery capacity. I like having the option of being able to button fire or auto draw. My preference with the Crayon has been to auto draw with it. I do kind of wish there was a button combination so you could disable the button for pocket carrying but I have not had any issues carrying it in a jacket pocket. It is a bit too large for carrying in a front shirt pocket. If you don’t like the small viewing window on the top cover then you could run it without the cover. It really doesn’t have any function besides protecting the pod. One thing to keep in mind if you are around metal dust or shavings is that the magnet in the top of the cap will attract metal dust as I found out at my work. The cap can be removed and cleaned easily so it’s not that big of a deal. I happen to work in a shop where there is metal dust around so I may be the odd man out on this.
The auto draw function worked very well the entire time I have been testing the two Crayon samples that I received. The draw is a fairly loose MTL draw which I happen to like. I think you could even do an RDL if you tried. The flavor production from the .8 ohm coils was very good in my opinion. I tried my usual menthol tobacco in one and ran Dinner Lady Fruit Splash in the second one. I was very happy with the flavor production. The vapor was just slightly warm at first but if you chain vape then it will get quite warm and the tip actually gets a little warm. During chain vaping using the auto draw function I did get a tiny bit of spit back if I got too aggressive with the chain vaping. Overall though the pods performed very well and produced a very nice amount of vapor.
I’d like to thank Eleaf and Adela for sending the Eleaf Crayon Pod Kits for this review. It has been a pleasure. Thanks as always to the dedicated readers that make it all the way to the end of my reviews. Below is a link to the website if you’d like to take a look at the Crayon or any of the other many products that Eleaf has to offer.
Eleaf IORE CRAYON Refillable Pod Vape Kit - Eleaf Official Website (eleafworld.com)
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
SPECIFICATIONS:
FEATURES:
-Beautifully designed with comfortable feel
-Bright and elegant colors
-Mesh Pod
-Button-activated and draw-activated
-Visible E-liquid level
-Easy refilling
-Long-lasting 1000mAh Battery
-Ultra light and compact
INITIAL THOUGHTS:
The packaging for the Crayon is pretty basic as far as packaging goes for pod devices. There’s no tray holding the device or accessories. As a matter of fact there really aren’t any accessories besides a user manual, warranty card, and a USB-C charging cable. The Crayon comes with one pod that has a built in internal coil. The front of the box has a picture of the device as well as the usual branding and product name. The front and back both have a large warning label. The back also has a contents list, specifications, and company information.
The sides of the box have an authenticity code, some features, a bar code with the color version contained inside and another warning. The picture on the front does not necessarily match the color of the actual device purchased.
The box comes wrapped in plastic much like most other samples but normally there is a plastic tray inside holding the device. It is not the case with the Crayon. The Crayon is simply put inside the box inside a plastic bag with one end not sealed. Also inside is the user manual, warranty card, and charging cable. There is only one pod included in the kit and it comes pre-installed on the device but does have a safety seal on the bottom to keep it from being fired before filling it. The seal instructs the user to wait five minutes after filling before using it which is a nice touch.
The Crayon has a 1000mah internal battery which is a decent size but for as big as the Crayon is compared to smaller pod devices carrying the same size battery, it seems to me that they could have fit a larger battery inside like a 1200 or 1500mah battery.
On the front of the mod is a single fire button, an indicator light near the bottom and the Eleaf name printed near the bottom. The back side has the Iore Crayon name printed near the bottom.
There is a magnetic cover over the top of the pod with viewing windows on opposite sides to allow the user to hopefully see the liquid level. This design reminds me of another device that I reviewed previously that had a cover over the pod but can’t recall the name of it. However, on that device the cover was a silicon piece where the Crayon’s cover is a hard plastic with a magnet in the center opening that goes over the tip and holds the cover on securely. There are grooves inside the top cover on opposite sides that have to be aligned with the notches on the mod to allow it to go on properly.
The USB-C charging port is located on the bottom of the device so it can’t be stood up while charging. The body has a square shape and is large enough that if the port had been put on one of the sides then it could have been stood up while charging. It really doesn’t matter to me but I know some prefer to stand devices up while charging. The entire body of the mod is plastic but has a soft feel to it. I’m not sure exactly how this is done but it reminds me of an old “silk” mod that I had years ago. The charging rate on the Crayon is 5V/1A so it should be able to fully charge in about an hour since it has a 1000mah internal battery.
The pod opening on the battery has the standard two spring loaded contacts along with the airflow sensor for the auto draw since the Crayon can be used as an auto draw or button fired device. There are four magnets in the opening that align with the four magnets on the base of the pod to hold the pod in place very securely. The device is fairly lightweight and can be easily lifted by the top cap or pod without the pod coming loose or moving. I find it interesting how the airflow channel in the opening is designed with the grooves cut out and the pod airflow intakes are on either side of the sensor once the pod is installed.
The pod has a liquid capacity of 2ml which is a little deceiving to me because with the square shape of the pod it would lead me to believe that it would have a larger capacity. The Eleaf name is printed on one side of the pod. The coil contained inside the pod is rated at .8 ohms and the mod has an output rating of 15 watts maximum which to me is a good combination for a pod device. The fill port plug is opened from the top and the way it is designed the tab of the plug sticks up a little past the top of the pod to make it very easy to grab and pull down to open the pod for filling. The fill port opening is measured at 4mm and I had no issues filling with my normal 10 and 50ml bottles that I commonly use. The drip tip is not replaceable on these pods. It is part of the pod. Eleaf was nice enough to send me an extra package of pods which come in packs of two. The ones I received are the same as the ones included in the Crayon but did notice that there were two pictures on the package showing one with a white tip and one with a black tip. I don’t know for sure but am wondering if the ones with the black tip will be a different resistance rating.
The indicator light on the Crayon is illuminated in white whenever you take a puff or press the fire button. However, when charging the light shows up as red until the battery is fully charged and the light goes off once fully charged. The Crayon is turned on/off by pressing the fire button five times.
The Crayon does have some built in safety protections and they are as follows.
- Overtime protection: After vaping for 10 seconds then the output shuts off and the light flashes 5 times.
- No Pod Detected: Indicator light flashes slowly three times.
- Low Battery Protection: If the battery drops below 3.3V then the light will flash 10 times.
- Short Circuit Protection: If there is a short detected before vaping then the light will flash 5 times and there will be no output. If the short is detected while vaping then the light will flash 3 times and there will be no output.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I haven’t been doing reviews for Eleaf for very long but have to say that they are really putting out some good products. The Crayon is a fairly simplistic device but has a larger footprint than many other pod devices on the market that have a similar sized battery capacity. I like having the option of being able to button fire or auto draw. My preference with the Crayon has been to auto draw with it. I do kind of wish there was a button combination so you could disable the button for pocket carrying but I have not had any issues carrying it in a jacket pocket. It is a bit too large for carrying in a front shirt pocket. If you don’t like the small viewing window on the top cover then you could run it without the cover. It really doesn’t have any function besides protecting the pod. One thing to keep in mind if you are around metal dust or shavings is that the magnet in the top of the cap will attract metal dust as I found out at my work. The cap can be removed and cleaned easily so it’s not that big of a deal. I happen to work in a shop where there is metal dust around so I may be the odd man out on this.
The auto draw function worked very well the entire time I have been testing the two Crayon samples that I received. The draw is a fairly loose MTL draw which I happen to like. I think you could even do an RDL if you tried. The flavor production from the .8 ohm coils was very good in my opinion. I tried my usual menthol tobacco in one and ran Dinner Lady Fruit Splash in the second one. I was very happy with the flavor production. The vapor was just slightly warm at first but if you chain vape then it will get quite warm and the tip actually gets a little warm. During chain vaping using the auto draw function I did get a tiny bit of spit back if I got too aggressive with the chain vaping. Overall though the pods performed very well and produced a very nice amount of vapor.
I’d like to thank Eleaf and Adela for sending the Eleaf Crayon Pod Kits for this review. It has been a pleasure. Thanks as always to the dedicated readers that make it all the way to the end of my reviews. Below is a link to the website if you’d like to take a look at the Crayon or any of the other many products that Eleaf has to offer.
Eleaf IORE CRAYON Refillable Pod Vape Kit - Eleaf Official Website (eleafworld.com)
