Vapouround magazine Issue 01 | Page 78

HARDWARE PRODUCT REVIEW Kangertech Subox Kit The Kanger Subox kit was purchased online from MyePack. co.uk for £49.99. Things change quickly and the older you get the more rapid the rate of change appears. Once upon a time the police would tell you the time and send young scallywags packing with ear clips but now it’s all helicopters, CSI and riot shields. It’s an age thing, I view change with a combination of suspicion and fear. What was wrong with new vapers buying an Evod and an eGo battery? These modern vapers, they don’t know how lucky they are with the new Subox kit from Kangertech. Let’s be perfectly clear, fifty quid is not an insignificant sum of money for an awful lot of people. On the other hand it’s only twenty-five EuroMillions tickets or less than a tank of petrol. What was initially billed as a starter kit has been taken to by many experience vapers – with good reason? The kit contains everything beginners need except juice and a battery: the box mod, a Subtank (that is currently more popular than randomly abusing strangers on Twitter), two prebuilt coil heads, a rebuildable head for advanced users, a couple of drip tips, spares and a charging cable. The experience kicks off with the packaging; if it were larger IKEA would sell it and middle-class families would invite their friends around to appreciate it during dinner parties. Bits that slide, bits that flip and layered sections all contribute to the notion that Kanger took the project more seriously than a primary school child tasked with counting in the rulers. The Subtank has transformed inside and out with the black and white coatings appealing to both Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder fans, although likenesses have been more readily formed with Star Wars. The redesigned coil heads take a vertical arrangement over the old transverse system, enabling the vaper to experience a fuller force from the juice. Initially, concerns were raised that the coating on the white version was flakier than a pre-election political party promise. It coincided with the launch supply and demand problems but once the pipeline cleared and stock began to flow there was no further evidence of an issue. It is the inclusion of the box mod that elevates this as a 76 AUGUST 2015 VAPOUROUND MAGAZINE package when considering the Subtank retails around the £25 mark on its own. The pocket-friendly regulated device can hit a useful fifty watts of power and the positive button clicks are reflected in changes on an OLED screen. The magnetic battery cover adds to the whole tool-free convenience of the kit when in use. In fact the only downside to the Subox kit is the 510-pin on the mod. Despite some websites falsely claiming it is a brass spring-loaded adjustable connection – it isn’t, it’s a fixed pin. This presents no problems if being used with the Subtank or atomisers with adjustable 510s but it is worth checking out if it will work with alternative tanks prior to purchase otherwise. Finally, the mod has more security features than Group 4 and a pass-thru function to keep you vaping throughout the day; it’s a very arresting package. by Dave Cross