Kumiho Model V Review by Adam

Hello and thank you for stopping by to read another review by, well uh, me of course! Today’s device is the Kumiho V or 5 and was sent to my by Health Cabin for the purpose of a fair and honest review. I’m hoping to showcase just that in today’s review. First I’ll show some promotional images and then tell you about the features and specifications of this device. Lastly, I will unbox, assemble and use this device and tell you the highlights of my time with this device. So without further adieu, Let’s get started the Kumiho Model V Review together!

Kumiho Model V Unboxing, Assembly and Usage Highlights

The packaging for this device is actually pretty nice. It’s a box, obviously, but has a paper sleeve over it which is red and stylized. Kumiho, the branding, is embossed in gold. There’s the picture of the device, but also the model name in a glossed font along the right side. Pretty stunning, but red is my favourite colour.

On the left side of the sleeve it says Model V in the same glossy font. The back of the sleeve has all the pertinent information: a description of the device and is use, 6 “icons” and their explanations describing the features of the device, the package contents, the contact information for the brand and last but not least is a warning to “KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN”. Oh, and also that it’s made in China.

The box itself is pretty plain. White with the brand and model name in beige font. Tada.
Inside the box is where everything lives. There’s a sleeve that houses the manual, a spot to write down your purchasing information for warranty purposes, as well as more of the same information about the device itself. Then in the box you have the device and 2 pods, one 1.0 ohm and one 0.6 ohm.

Because it’s a pod device, I didn’t have to go wash it with soap and water and a tooth brush, I just used a sanitizer wipe and then wiped it off with a moist paper towel. Now that the mouthpiece is clean, I put my eliquid in the pod. The pods have a silicone plug that you have to pull out, and its on the side but near the bottom of the pod. In the 2 weeks I’ve had this device though, it hasn’t had a leak an the plug has held strong after multiple refills. Also, the hole is big enough that air can pass by the side of the nipple thing on my 60ml and 120ml chubby gorilla bottles, so that’s a definite plus. Zero issues when filling. I let the pod sit for about 20 minutes, just to be safe.

When i put the pod in, there was a vibration. Haptic feedback. And the pod clicks into place pretty satisfyingly. It has 2 magnets, but there are also a couple notches that link into place and clicks along with the vibration to let you know it’s seated properly.

On the side of the device is a little switch or lever and it controls the airflow. To be honest, I didn’t feel too much of a difference between it full open and full closed. It is not really a MTL device. I guess it can be, but its VERY airy. The draw was almost the same from both pods as well. The only difference I really noticed was in the way the liquid flowed through the pod. Weirdly enough, I found that my 50/50 10mg salt nicotine liquid would flood the 1.0 ohm pod very quickly, while when I used 70/30 6mg freebase liquid in the 0.6ohm pod, it couldn’t keep up. I emptied and put the same flavour of salt nicotine liquid in the 0.6 ohm pod and it still had a hard time keeping up. I had to make sure to take at least 20 second breaks between toots, sometimes more. The way these pods behaved made me wonder if they were perhaps mislabeled and should have been reversed? I don’t know lol. But I did get the 1.0 ohm pod to work well with freebase nicotine liquid. The flavour and vapour production was amazing and on point. I just wish they behaved properly and that the 0.6ohm coil would work right at all.
The restriction on the draw is identical between the pods. If you set the airflow and switch between the two, it will seem the same unless you have different liquids in them. The battery on the device lasts quite a while though, it took me 3 full days of use to kill it. So that is DEFINITELY a plus. The device is fairly nice looking but it also can’t stand up right, the bottom, which it where the charge port is, is rounded (probably to protect the port) and wont let it stand up. It will fall to either side when you try to stand it up right.

The device is pretty awesome when the pods work as they should. I hope that they work on the 0.6 ohm pod some more and perhaps check to see if the pods were mislabled and reversed.

I would like to thank Health Cabin for sending me this device to review. It’s a very nice device if you stick to the 1.0 ohm pods. I would recommend this device to those who like a restricted DTL pod with minimal airflow control.
Here is a link to pick it up from Health Cabin.

This review was written by Adam from ECF, click to view original review there with more photos.