UNITANK BY KANGER

Two posts in one day?  Inconceivable you say?  Not so my friends. It appears to be a Kanger review day, so I am posting my review of the Kanger Unitank. I have been sitting on this one for a while, but I will get into that later. Also, I am adding an addendum to this review at the end for more advanced vapers, so check it out.

UNITANK by KANGERTECH

It would seem that hot off the heels of the Protank 2 but before the release of the Protank 3, Kanger decided to take a page out of Apple's book and release the same thing with new useless features.  OK, Ok, I will be fair and give it it's due before giving my impression.

The Kanger Unitank is a bottom fed single coil tank just like the Protank 2, with two very significant differences.  Unlike most bottom coil tanks, the Unitank is filled from the top, which is feature number one. The Unitank boasts a unique design in that the tank itself is divided into two chambers. The divider is spring loaded, so when you remove the tip to fill it, the divider seals off the bottom chamber preventing spilling of your e-juice.  Replacing the tip pushes down on the spring, and fresh juice flows into the bottom chamber to the awaiting coil below. Perfect for when you have to add juice while riding a mechanical bull or those pesky times when gravity reverses and all liquids float formlessly into the air. Seriously? I mean, this all seems well and good, but I have been filling top-fill tanks for quite some time and can honestly say I have never had trouble with liquid trying to escape unless I dropped it. And if you think this is great because you fill your tanks upside down... YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG!

This tank truly looks over-engineered simply for the sake of being over-engineered.  Created specifically for those folks who would buy Kanger underwear just because it said Kanger on the ass. But if you think you hate it now, wait until you vape it. I can't really speak to how well this thing vapes out of the box, BECAUSE IT HAS NEVER WORKED WITHOUT FLOODING!  It flooded from the very first time I used it, and I mean full on sucking e-juice from a straw flooding.  It was virtually unusable. Trust me, I enjoy Kanger products as much as the next guy, but I was highly disappointed here. Like I said, I sat on this for a while. My girlfriend purchased the Unitank from one of our local vape shops as we were both patiently awaiting arrival of the Protank 3, and for what it cost, I expected much more.

So enough bashing, on to my impression.  POOR!  Yes... I think that sums it up nicely. To be fair, it is possible that we got a lemon and I am just tasting sour grape e-juice, and the spring loaded design may have nothing to do with it. Yet one of the great features of the higher end Kanger tanks is the ability to disassemble and reassemble them. With the Unitank, you now have more parts and steps to fumble with. Keep it simple.

I give the Kanger Unitank 1 Vape out of 5 for all the reasons listed above. If you have trouble slinging e-juice all over your kitchen counter when refilling your tanks this might just be for you, but I doubt it. My advice, go directly to Protank 3, do not pass Unitank, do not spend 21 dollars.

More reviews in the works. KEEP VAPING.

*** FOR ADVANCED VAPERS ONLY***

So if you are reading this and have already felt the pain of purchasing a Unitank, here is a simple solution for the more advanced vaper. My girlfriend, determined to not be defeated, researched and found people with similar issues on the Unitank.  One solution she discovered actually works, and works well. Take the coil out, or start with a fresh one, and remove the flavor wick. If you have rebuilt one of these before, you know how to do this.  Replace this with a much thicker wick. She used silica wick material to do this. Put it back together and give it a shot. We were both impressed, getting the good old Kanger vapor we were used to, as well as a nice flavor burst.  Certainly no one wants to have to do this every time, but it will make you feel better than the sound this thing makes when it hits the bottom of your trash can.