Hello there,
Today I have the new Vandy vape Kylin Mini II for review. It was sent to me by sourcemore and funny enough in the same day I also received a sample version directly from Vandy vape. Good thing is that I can show you two colors
Good news is that I received a discount code from Sourcemore, you can get yours for just $21.39. Will mention the discount code in the conclusion of this review.
More in-depth information can be found through Vandy Vape Kylin Mini V2 RTA Φ24.4mm 5ml
Special thanks to Sourcemore and Vandy Vape for sending me these two RTA’s!
Specs:
Packaging (commercial):
1 x Kylin mini v2 RTA
1 x Pyrex Glass tube
1 x Spare Parts Bag
1 x Coil Lead Guide
1 x Instruction Manual
1 x Prebuilt Fused Clapton Coil 0.30ohm
Review:
It is called Mini, but it is not small in any ways, it is actually the same size as my Zeus X. It is big because of the large chamber required for it unique 270° inner airflow system to which I will come back later.
Received colors Rainbow and Stainless Steel. I am not a rainbow type of guy, so my preference goes out to the Stainless steel one.
It looks like a proper RTA and I cannot complain about the way it is designed. Short base and larger top due to top-airflow. All threading feels smooth and am not having any issues to take apart this RTA for building or cleaning purposes. For me it looks much better with the straight glass, but with the bubble glass you simply get more capacity. Straight 3ml and bubble 5ml, enough for a single coil RTA.
It has a large top fill that does not require you to put the bottle tip inside the hole. It is built in quite deep so you can just drop your liquid anywhere on the sides and it will fill with no issues. The ridged edges make it an easy twist. I would have preferred to see a quarter turn top-cap, but it unscrews with a full turn and threading. With threading there is just a larger risk it will worn out quickly if not handled carefully.
Honeycomb airflow ring turns smoothly, when lubricated with liquid maybe a bit too easy, a bit more restriction would have been nice. It is a very smooth sounding airflow no matter which way you have it set. When fully open it really offers a lot of airflow, dual-coil standard I’d say. You can get a restricted hit by leaving only three holes open.
It is easy to unscrew the base from the tank. A very interesting build deck on this tank, it has a 270° U-shaped airflow design. What happens is that the air comes in from the top and travels past the sides of the chamber and hitting the coil from bottom and side. Not sure how much air actually reaches the bottom but it for sure is an interesting concept.
It is a floating deck, which means it turns. It takes some getting used to while building, but it is a good thing it turns. Because of this you don't have to worry about which direction to put the top back on as it will turn into place automatically. Also, it makes sure that the airflow is perfectly aligned for ultimate coverage.
Building is easy, just unscrew the screws on the side and drop in the coil. The provided coil cutting tool shows which coil-leg length is best, 7mm is marked with a sticker. One thing which I don't understand is why Vandy Vape positioned the leg inserts this way, as it required a counterclockwise twisted coil. Most premade coils are made in a clockwise matter, and most right-handed people twist their coils clockwise. Still you can get a clockwise turned coil in here, but leg length must be a bit longer as it needs to 'cross' towards the other direction. They could have chosen to have 4 inserts so that any coil would easily drop in there. The provided coil is very beefy with 24G, not my regular type of coil, but it does the job well.
There is also no ports to put your cotton in, so you need to saturate the end of your cotton to lay it into place. Not a big deal as wicking it in general is not complex.
It does vape extremely well though. The flavor is very good, and the airflow just makes it a very pleasant vape. The 270° coil coverage helps a lot here, not sure how to explain, but I kind of feel the airflow system doing its work.
What I find the main downside of this tank is the wicking channels on the outside of the chamber, they are a bit too tiny and also too close to bottom of the glass, where the distance between the chamber and glass is minimal. With 70VG it does keep up quite well, but when using 75+ VG it takes 2-3 hits to get a dry hit.
Conclusion:
To me this RTA is a very pleasant experience. It delivers lots of airflow options which sound very smooth, delivers great flavor and is easy to build on.
Maybe not the best-looking RTA with the bubble glass installed, but 5ml capacity is lots for a single coil RTA.
What I would improve:
- On the build-deck is the positioning of the coil inserts, either having them placed the other way around or having 4 inserts so that it would not matter which direction your coil was twisted in.
- The top-cap being a quarter turn lock-mechanism instead of full-turn threaded.
- Slightly larger wicking ports on the chamber so that cottons stays well saturated when using 70+ VG.
Is it worth it? In my opinion it is. If you are someone that likes single coil DTL RTA tanks than this one will fit your collection very well.
With discount code KYLIN you can get this RTA for just $21.39, a very good price for such RTA, you can find it here: Vandy Vape Kylin Mini V2 RTA Φ24.4mm 5ml
Thank you for taking your time to read, wishing you a pleasant cloudy day.
Take care,
Sjoerd
Today I have the new Vandy vape Kylin Mini II for review. It was sent to me by sourcemore and funny enough in the same day I also received a sample version directly from Vandy vape. Good thing is that I can show you two colors
Good news is that I received a discount code from Sourcemore, you can get yours for just $21.39. Will mention the discount code in the conclusion of this review.
More in-depth information can be found through Vandy Vape Kylin Mini V2 RTA Φ24.4mm 5ml
Special thanks to Sourcemore and Vandy Vape for sending me these two RTA’s!
Specs:
Packaging (commercial):
1 x Kylin mini v2 RTA
1 x Pyrex Glass tube
1 x Spare Parts Bag
1 x Coil Lead Guide
1 x Instruction Manual
1 x Prebuilt Fused Clapton Coil 0.30ohm
Review:
It is called Mini, but it is not small in any ways, it is actually the same size as my Zeus X. It is big because of the large chamber required for it unique 270° inner airflow system to which I will come back later.
Received colors Rainbow and Stainless Steel. I am not a rainbow type of guy, so my preference goes out to the Stainless steel one.
It looks like a proper RTA and I cannot complain about the way it is designed. Short base and larger top due to top-airflow. All threading feels smooth and am not having any issues to take apart this RTA for building or cleaning purposes. For me it looks much better with the straight glass, but with the bubble glass you simply get more capacity. Straight 3ml and bubble 5ml, enough for a single coil RTA.
It has a large top fill that does not require you to put the bottle tip inside the hole. It is built in quite deep so you can just drop your liquid anywhere on the sides and it will fill with no issues. The ridged edges make it an easy twist. I would have preferred to see a quarter turn top-cap, but it unscrews with a full turn and threading. With threading there is just a larger risk it will worn out quickly if not handled carefully.
Honeycomb airflow ring turns smoothly, when lubricated with liquid maybe a bit too easy, a bit more restriction would have been nice. It is a very smooth sounding airflow no matter which way you have it set. When fully open it really offers a lot of airflow, dual-coil standard I’d say. You can get a restricted hit by leaving only three holes open.
It is easy to unscrew the base from the tank. A very interesting build deck on this tank, it has a 270° U-shaped airflow design. What happens is that the air comes in from the top and travels past the sides of the chamber and hitting the coil from bottom and side. Not sure how much air actually reaches the bottom but it for sure is an interesting concept.
It is a floating deck, which means it turns. It takes some getting used to while building, but it is a good thing it turns. Because of this you don't have to worry about which direction to put the top back on as it will turn into place automatically. Also, it makes sure that the airflow is perfectly aligned for ultimate coverage.
Building is easy, just unscrew the screws on the side and drop in the coil. The provided coil cutting tool shows which coil-leg length is best, 7mm is marked with a sticker. One thing which I don't understand is why Vandy Vape positioned the leg inserts this way, as it required a counterclockwise twisted coil. Most premade coils are made in a clockwise matter, and most right-handed people twist their coils clockwise. Still you can get a clockwise turned coil in here, but leg length must be a bit longer as it needs to 'cross' towards the other direction. They could have chosen to have 4 inserts so that any coil would easily drop in there. The provided coil is very beefy with 24G, not my regular type of coil, but it does the job well.
There is also no ports to put your cotton in, so you need to saturate the end of your cotton to lay it into place. Not a big deal as wicking it in general is not complex.
It does vape extremely well though. The flavor is very good, and the airflow just makes it a very pleasant vape. The 270° coil coverage helps a lot here, not sure how to explain, but I kind of feel the airflow system doing its work.
What I find the main downside of this tank is the wicking channels on the outside of the chamber, they are a bit too tiny and also too close to bottom of the glass, where the distance between the chamber and glass is minimal. With 70VG it does keep up quite well, but when using 75+ VG it takes 2-3 hits to get a dry hit.
Conclusion:
To me this RTA is a very pleasant experience. It delivers lots of airflow options which sound very smooth, delivers great flavor and is easy to build on.
Maybe not the best-looking RTA with the bubble glass installed, but 5ml capacity is lots for a single coil RTA.
What I would improve:
- On the build-deck is the positioning of the coil inserts, either having them placed the other way around or having 4 inserts so that it would not matter which direction your coil was twisted in.
- The top-cap being a quarter turn lock-mechanism instead of full-turn threaded.
- Slightly larger wicking ports on the chamber so that cottons stays well saturated when using 70+ VG.
Is it worth it? In my opinion it is. If you are someone that likes single coil DTL RTA tanks than this one will fit your collection very well.
With discount code KYLIN you can get this RTA for just $21.39, a very good price for such RTA, you can find it here: Vandy Vape Kylin Mini V2 RTA Φ24.4mm 5ml
Thank you for taking your time to read, wishing you a pleasant cloudy day.
Take care,
Sjoerd
