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PIZZA DAVE DELIVERS - A RTA REVIEW - THE LOTUS BY HUGSVAPE

pizzadave80

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INTRODUCTION

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Hello everyone, Pizza Dave here, delivering a review of the Lotus RTA by Hugsvape. I had not heard of this company up until very recently, but they appear to be hitting the vape scene hard with some solid atomizers. The Lotus has been out for just a little while now. It is a compact, dual coil RTA, which features bottom air flow, a post less deck, and a pop open filling mechanism. Let’s dive down, look at the deck, how it vapes, and as always, I will see you down at the bottom for my final thoughts.




DISCLAIMER: This RTA was sent to me by Sourcemore for review.



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WHAT YOU GET



  • 1 Hugsvape Lotus RTA
  • 1 2ml Straight Glass
  • 1 5ml Bubble Glass
  • 1 510 drip tip adapter
  • 1 Spare parts bag


Available in Black, Gunmetal, Rainbow, Stainless, and Gold.


STOCK SHOT
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PACKAGING
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UNBOXED
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BUILD DECK AND WICKING


The build deck of the Lotus features a post less design. Building on this isn’t the best for beginners as it takes a bit of experience to know just what to do when you first see this deck. The post holes are inward w/ set screws coming in from the sides. I found it best to prebend the coils, so the leads come off one side, and place them so they are near the middle. At first this appears to be very simple to build on, but I found the chimney to be very low set and will contact the coils if you are not careful. I found that a 6 wrap, 2.5mm Clapton was the max I could fit, and the leads had to be snipped so it sat just a hair above the deck. With a chamber this small, it isn’t a deal breaker, as it doesn’t require huge builds. You just must keep it in mind when building. Wicking on this rta takes a bit of patience as well. The wicking slots are on the outside of the deck, and they are not very large. To help get it right the first time, thin the wicking with tweezers, cut to a length just below the deck, and saturate with liquid prior to reassembly. The liquid will help the wicks to stay tucked into place when you screw it all together. Even though the wicking itself takes some patience, once it is in place it wicks well. I never had dry hits on the 3 builds I installed.


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AIR FLOW


The Lotus RTA has an air flow system that is a bit different. It comes up the bottom, but the deck shapes the air flow to wrap around the bottom and sides of the coils. The feel of this air flow is very smooth, and not too airy. At wide open it is a nice lung it that has a little bit of restriction to it. It provides a smooth draw that has an excellent feel to it. I never closed it down as wide open was just right for me. If you do elect to close it down a bit, you’ll find the AFC ring to be nice and smooth, and locks either closed or open. I can’t stand when an AFC ring is too loose or too tight, so this one gets a pro for being just right.


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HOW IT VAPES


One big pro for the Lotus is the flavor it produces. It doesn’t need huge coils and doesn’t need a ton of power (60w for me) to produce a nice flavorful vape experience. I wanted to hate this thing based on the build deck and wicking out of the gate, but once I vaped it I forgave a lot of the issues it has. It is compact yet holds 5ml of liquid with the bubble glass. Another big pro is the wicking, as I never had issues with leaking or dry hits. I honestly felt I totally bombed the wicking and was going to have a bad time, but every time it worked the way it should. I wicked it very very thin every time, and not a single leak, even when it laid on it’s side overnight (by accident).



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PHOTO GALLERY

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The coils in this pic were my first attempt. 3mm ID 7 wrap fused claptons. They shorted against the chimney and I backed them off to 2.5mm ID and 6 wraps. 6 wraps gave me more space for the wicking to come out and down into the wicking slots.



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FINAL THOUGHTS


Hugsvape deserves a bit of a hug from me, because they produced a heck on a rta with this. It has a few cons that I must point out. The build deck is compact and doesn’t offer a lot of room for coils and the wicking takes some patience to get tucked in just right as I mentioned above. The last con is the slide and pop open top. It has a tiny little latch on top, so you slide a hair, and pop the top open to refill the fill ports. Every time I put this in my jacket pocket, it would pop open. It takes the slightest little bump and way it goes. Just a little larger latch or tighter seals would have went a long ways with this. However, once you get past the cons, you will find a laundry list of pros. The thing is one of my favorite looking RTAs to come out this year. The air flow is silky smooth. It provides a great tasting vape. It has 5ml of liquid capacity, all while being a relatively small rta. There are easily enough pros with this to overpower this little cons.


OVEN TEST:

If this RTA accidentally went in the pizza oven, would I go out and buy another? For sure. One of the biggest contributors to that is a super low-price tag of just $30. At that price, it is worth it to just buy it and try it out.



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PROS


  • Great Flavor
  • Smooth air flow
  • Great style
  • 5ml capacity
  • Forgiving to wick



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CONS


  • Build deck is crammed
  • Wicking takes patience
  • Slide and pop open cap is a bit loose


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Thank you everyone for reading my review and thank you Sourcemore for sending it my way for review. If you want to pick one up for yourself, I suggest hitting up Sourcemore, where they are selling it for right around $30.



https://www.sourcemore.com/hugsvape-lotus-rta-rebuildable-tank-atomizer-black.html



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REVIEW CRITERIA: I use each item extensively for about two weeks to ensure I have collected enough data to adequately write a review. I use the same e liquid in tanks or rdas throughout all my reviews to ensure that I am comparing apples to apples between all modern equipment. I do not post reviews until I feel confident that I have used all products enough to give an educated review. The reason I started doing reviews was due to poor purchasing decisions in my vaping infancy about two years ago. Back then, I purchased several different pieces of hardware without really enjoying them and I hope my reviews can guide people into spending their hard-earned money more wisely than I did! ****Keep in mind that some items I receive may be pre-release and not in retail packaging. Quality may be less than the finished product and what is in the package may differ from the retail package as well.


 

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