Our friends at Health Cabin sent me a white Kangertech Juppi for review a couple weeks ago, and I think I've used it enough to post up an informed review...
Stock photo... I've not taken one with my camera, sorry...
First up, I like the size and recessed-tank design. It is very compact and fits nicely in your hand and pocket. The top-fill makes it very easy to keep it topped-off without having to work so hard to remove the whole tank (which isn't difficult, but isn't easy either, if you have large hands). Keeping it's 3ml tank topped-off is a chore... it does burn through juice quite rapidly due to the large cotton area and large coil design, but it does produce great clouds and flavor!
The unit takes a single 18650 battery, which is something I do like... for me, it is more convenient to replace a battery quickly, rather than wait for it to recharge, or be tethered to a charging cable while I'm using it.
The kit does come with mod, tank, charging cable, and spare o-rings for the tank... but no spare cotton or spare coil.... this is a bad thing in my opinion. Even the top-tanks and older subtank minis came with spare cotton and extra coils. I would think ALL starter-kits should and would come with at least one extra coil and some spare cotton, considering the design requirement of this tank?
The coil design is unique as it is just a coil... a long coil in a casing to keep its shape, and you have to wrap a piece of flat cotton (Japanese cotton or cotton-bacon) around it, then slide it into the center tube. The design is simple, but very prone to leaking if you don't get the cotton just right or fully seat the coil unit. I found that out the hard way during the first week :( Another drawback to the design is that it does not like high PG juices, and even 50/50 over-wicks to the point of leaking if you don't use it for a day or two. It's sweet-spot for juice is 60% VG or higher, and works very well with max-VG juices. I've had the unit for 2-weeks, and am on my 3rd piece of cotton, but the coil is holding up very well to my "clear" sweet-tart juice in 40/60 PG/VG.
The unit itself is 75W TC, and has settings for Ni, Ti, SS, and TCR in standard temp ranges (200-600F / 100/300C), and seems to work well using a Toptank Nano with Ni or 316L-SS coil. The TCR mode using Kanthal coils is a bit strange... it ramps up slow, then blasts you with warm vapor which is hotter than the temp on the dial, but it is tolerable if you dial it down.
Two major nit-picks on the device... ONE, the coil (and paperwork) do not indicate what it is made of, but I was able to determine through trial-and-error and a bit of research, that the included coil is 316-L Stainless Steel, and it works very well on the SS setting for TC. The second gripe is the position of the fire-button (see picture above)... it's on the side of the unit's battery compartment, not the edge! It is also very small and difficult to hold comfortably with large hands. I find myself holding it awkwardly to use my finger or thumb to fire it, or just palming it like squeezing a ball, hoping it fires... it is NOT a great design placement for the button... much like the old MVP 2.0...
Overall, I like the design characteristics of the device... small, protected tank, robust TC function, top-fill, unique tank/coil design... but it would not be my first choice for a "starter kit". Price is the biggest drawback, when you can get a 75W Platinum Toptank Mini kit for $20 cheaper... HealthCabin has them listed at $70. Another drawback is the coils... none of my local shops have Juppi coils in-stock, and they are also not available from every online retailer, even ones that sell a Juppi. It is very prone to leaking until you figure out the quirks of wicking (not a beginner skill-set), requires higher VG juices (which not everyone has), and is awkward to hold/use for larger hands. I think this device is better suited for experienced users with smaller hands, and that is proven in the fact that my 5'2" fiance says she has little problems using it So, she will be the primary user of it... just as soon as I finish this bottle of yummy juice
I received this Mod set up from Health cabin and Id like too give you all my review/thoughts on it
Right off the batt when I took it out of the shipping envelope I was impressed at how good it was wrapped up It could of fallen out of the truck and bounced around on the highway and still been untouched..
This setup comes in a few different cool color combos I wanted the Blue one and Im glad I got it it looks awesome (got a lot of compliments on it)
In the box pretty much the standard contents manuals,usb cable,spare glass/orings etc the tank comes with a Proc1 coil 0.4ohm pre installed and 40-80W and a second ProC4 50-110 W coil.
This is a 228W mod that runs on 2 18650 batts and it has all the Temp control options SS NI etc and has the option for an analog or digital clock display It also has a puff counter and option for preheat settings and probably a few more other things Im still trying too figure out Th display screen is huge and very easy too see and you have the option of what you want too set as your screen
Ok Ive been vaping it on and off for a week now I started with my batts at 3/4 charged after 250 puffs I had too charge them not too bad. Im using the ProC1 col at 56w and the flavor/cloud is awesome. I havent tried any of the TC settings as Im not that tech savy and Im still trying to learn but in straight up Watt mode Im diggin it .
The procore tank is new too me its a MTL tank for sure and uses the same coils as the baby beast which is a plus for me I like tanks that can use other coils. It doesent use a standard 510 drip tip that pushes in this one actually pushes over (see pic)
The mod feels great in the hand and has the option of two fire buttons one is on the side the other is the tap pad located at the top of the mod on the screen side. Whats different about this mod is there no protruding buttons the fire button on the side sits flush with the mod. Ive seen a few reviews where others do not like the fire button n the touch pad as it is very sensitive and can fire if put in a pocket/bag etc (you have the option too lock this fire button as well as the up and down adjustments also touch pad) I happen to like using the touch pad to fire it just feels right too me as I hold it. Another thing this Mod has is pressure sensors located on either side of the Mod you basically tap/squeeze the mod in your hand to bring up certain menus with in the Mod Pretty cool feature takes a bit of getting used too to get the hang of it
All in all this is a pretty cool mod setup with lots of cool features. I would highly recommend it especially for those of you that like cool tecky features and like I said its great used in regular Watt mode..
this is my review for you guys I hope it makes sense If I figure out more things it does I will update it here
Heres a few pics the touch screen for the fire button is the space above the display and the adjustment pad is just under the screen the main fire button is up top too the left
