Kanger Five6 Review – Seven Eight
The Kanger FIVE6 is the biggest, most unique mod that weve ever reviewed. Surprisingly, the whopping five 18650 batteries that it holds isnt even the craziest feature. That title belongs to the tank and its adjustable coil engagement. Lets dive right in. Also, be sure to check our vape buyers guides for important information to consider before making your first purchase.
Review: Kanger Five6
Manufacturing Quality
Im going to go ahead and say that the manufacturing quality of the FIVE6 is outstanding just for its innovativeness alone. Kanger really came out of the left field with this, and I like the result a lot. This surprises even me because I wasnt really digging the other mods out there that have more than two batteries. It felt like overkill, and I didnt like the way they looked all that much.
So why is this different? Why are five batteries better than three or four? For starters, its really not that heavy. There is a lot of plastic involved with this, but it doesnt feel cheap and this helps keep the weight manageable. Surprisingly, this is actually lighter than many mods that Ive tried. I was expecting it to feel like a brick. Dont get me wrong, its still heavy. But it’s manageable. If youve been using big box mods with 510 carts it may be time to look for something smaller, most vapers tend to start with Linx Hermes 3 for their oil because it’s much more compact than a mod.
I also really like that this also serves the purpose of a charging bank. This has an actual USB port for you to plug in your phone or camera. I like this feature a lot because it adds to the versatility. Theyre very clear that you cannot charge this through that port, but you shouldnt be doing that on other vapes even if its technically an option.
The rest of the actual mod is pretty standard, but the tank is anything but that. To begin to understand it, I think you have to start with the coils themselves. Inside the coil head there are three pairs of coils in parallel, meaning that there are six coils altogether.
The crazy thing is that the coils dont have to run together. Each pair has its own separate connection when you screw the head into the tank, and the tank as switches on the outside to activate or deactivate individual pairs.
This means that with one tank, you can vape on two, four, or six coils and alternate between different configurations with the flip of a switch. No one else has anything close to this type of functionality available, at least not to my knowledge.
One more thing. They include a color changing glass that you can use for your tank instead of the regular clear Pyrex. Relatively small compared to everything else, but still cool.
Flavour Quality
The flavour quality is excellent. I really enjoy this tank. I tried it with every combination of coils, and Im going to share my notes on each here. For starters, just using 2 coils works wonderfully. I thought it may feel underpowered or just not work great, but I was wrong. I got an incredibly smooth vape with amazing flavour, and the cloud size was massive. You can take a pretty long draw with just two though.
When you bump it up to four total by activating two pairs, you can tell it gets warmer immediately. The vape automatically increases the wattage when you activate an extra coil pair, but you can always decrease this manually and the vapor gets cooler again. Even though it was warmer, it was still smooth with good flavour, and the clouds got even bigger.
Adding the last pair bumps the wattage up even further. This was a bit too much for me, and even a short draw delivered absolutely massive clouds. The flavour was still good. If you like vaping at high wattage, youll enjoy this tank I think. Users who are interested in 510 thread cartridges for oil often prefer the Tronian Pitron.
Power Flexibility
The power flexibility is good. The max wattage is 222W, which may be surprising to people who assumed that 5 batteries meant insane power.
In this case, the extra batteries are there for delivering insane battery life. I like this decision because Ive never felt the need to vape anywhere near the 222W max of this.
While it doesnt have advanced heating modes like temperature control, it gets extra points since the battery bank can be used for charging.
Youd think all these features would make the FIVE6 hard to use, but its actually pretty simple. Like I mentioned above, there arent any heating modes outside of just changing the wattage.
So all you really have to do is turn this on and choose how many watts you want to run. When you want to activate or deactivate a coil pair, you just flip a switch.
When you want to fill your tank, you slide the top open and fill it up. The batteries are accessed by sliding the entire exterior case off.
Portability
This is one of the biggest mods on the market, so it obviously is far from being considered portable. But before you completely discount this, you should also know that its comfortable in the hand.
Theres also the fact that it will give you the best battery life out of any mod on the market. So if you have a place to carry this other than on your actual body – like a backpack or a purse – this could actually be more portable than anything else in the sense that you wont have to stop and charge it for long periods of time.
Overall Experience
Im a big fan of what Kanger did with the FIVE6.
The size may mean that it isnt practical for many people, but theres no denying that it’s extremely innovative and delivers excellent performance.
Im not sure that I would recommend this to anyone looking for their first vape, or anyone who wants one vape to use in all circumstances.
With that being said, I would recommend this to pretty much anyone who has a collection. You know who you are.
This is not just another mod. This is not just a novelty. This is a well-built device that has innovations Ive never seen in other devices, and I like it.
Those looking for a more traditional setup be sure to check out the Coolfire IV 100W. And for those who want a more portable vape that offers wattage control, we highly recommend the Vaporesso Target Mini.