Tanks
Choosing a vape tank for a tight mouth-to-lung draw
How to choose a vape tank for mouth-to-lung vaping, the UK 2 ml limit, glass or metal tubes, filling systems and replacement tubes, from makers' data.
Tanks for mouth-to-lung vaping
L'Alcôve Feutrée, MTL tanks in detail
We look at mouth-to-lung tanks from where the flavour sits. How a tank carries an e-liquid, what a single notch on the airflow ring changes, and what can be expected from a tank held to 2 ml.
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Brands
Kangertech, the tanks of a historic brand and what remains of them
Kangertech through its own timeline, from the bottom-heat EVOD to the glass Protank, and what its catalogue shows in September 2026.
MTL Kits
JustFog Q16, filling, switching on, changing the coil and troubleshooting
JustFog Q16 in practice, filling through the two side holes, switching on with four presses, changing the coil and fixing the usual faults.
MTL Classics
Innokin Zenith 2, which Z Coil for which wattage and e-liquid
Innokin Zenith 2, every Z Coil with its wattage, draw style and VG/PG ratio according to Innokin, then how to set the airflow ring for each one.
MTL Classics
Aspire Nautilus, filling, airflow and stopping liquid in the mouthpiece
Aspire Nautilus in practice, from priming and top filling to the airflow ring, with each cause of liquid reaching the mouthpiece taken in turn.
L'Alcôve Feutrée airflow comparator
Set two airflow configurations, say the ring on your current tank and the one on a tank you have your eye on. The result follows every move of the sliders.
B opens 3.1 times as much area to the air as A.
Holes drawn at the same scale for A and B.
Formula area = holes × π × (diameter ÷ 2)²
This is pure geometry, the area offered to the air. How the draw feels also depends on the airways, the chamber and the way you inhale.
Corners of the alcove
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MTL Classics
Mouth-to-lung tanks that became reference points, and what still makes them worth tasting today.
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MTL Kits
Battery and tank sold together for mouth-to-lung vaping, judged on flavour before anything else.
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Brands
The makers who take mouth-to-lung vaping seriously, and how they go about designing a tank.
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Tanks
Capacity, glass, filling and sealing, everything that surrounds the tank of a mouth-to-lung atomiser.