The Desire Desire Bulldog is from a Shenzhen vaping brand that almost no one had heard of this time last year, yet with a string of hugely successful, high quality releases, they’re quickly becoming a respected name in the vaping world. With today’s subject of review, its easy to see why.
I had the extreme pleasure of sampling the brand’s Rage Squonker, a collab with public figure, Ohm Boy OC, earlier this year and it remains my favourite squonk mod on the market.
Also drawing rave reviews for Desire design currently are the Mad Mod and X-mini mod, which look simply breathtaking and, apparently, perform just as well…i need to get my paws on those.
With the Rage, the brand’s attention to aesthetics and the outstanding quality of build astounded me and, with the Bulldog sub ohm tank, my sentiments are exactly the same.
My god…this tank is beautiful.
One of the reasons that this review is a little late in coming is that the brand alleges a 70% longer lifespan off their coils and cotton in the Bulldog tank. I decided to put this to the test.
Luckily I received 2 Bulldog tanks, so I was able to review both included coils options over the course of a month. I am still vaping on the same coils, which, for me, is unheard of since I’m an extremely heavy vaper…I’m sold. Claims verified!
What’s In The Box
- 1 x 4.3ml Bulldog tank with 0.18 Ohm mesh coil preinstalled
- 0.2 Ohm Triple coil
- Spare glass
- Accessories bag
- Instructions
Features
- Bespoke resin drip tip
- Intuitive push top
- 70% Longer lifespan with XingJiang cotton and dry-resistant coiling wire
- 4.3 ml Capacity
- Dual bottom adjustable airflow
- SS and aviation grade aluminium
- Available in silver, purple, black, blue and red
Build Quality & Design
I can’t describe how lucky I felt when I opened up that DHL vape mail to find not one but two Desire Bulldog tanks, one in blue and one in red.
Opening up the boxes, I instantly recognised the quality of material, aesthetic and finish which blew me away with the Rage sqounker. The brand uses a unique sandblasted finish on the coloured parts (aluminium components) of the tank, along with the perfect proportions, lines and details of their designs, make for some sexy sexy stuff, let me tell you.
The attention to detail is obvious, right down to the way their bulb glass and spare glass tubes are finished. The edges are gently rounded and smoothed…checking their glass against other spares from popular tanks, I can actually see the difference. Everything is is just….perfect and pleasing.
The Coil Heads:
I want to start with a description of the coil heads, because they’re the component that’s claimed, by the brand, to have a 70% longer lifespan. Not only is the cotton extremely high quality Xingjian cotton but the coiling wire is actually dry resistant, eliminating carbon deposit and build up and extending the lifespan of these heads.
I was instantly impressed by the massive holes around the sides of both included heads.
Usually such huge holes…these should make for a smooth vape and…having never seen holes quite so big around a coil head, I imagine the effect on flavour will be pronounced,
Also, the cotton is clearly high quality and raw, as I can see the fibres sticking out here and there, long fibres, curly fibres. The cotton is nicely packed, dense but with a bit of give so there’s space for juice in there and there’s a hang of a lot of cotton wrapped around those coils.
The Tank:
The tank is stainless steel, with the coloured components (the sliding top cap and the airflow ring) being aviation grade aluminium.
The 25mm base has a neat 510 connection.
The base consists of a coloured airflow ring, with a thin band of stainless steel below it and a slightly thicker one above.
Movement of the ring offers perfect resistance and is smooth, smooth smooth.
There are 6 neat notches on the ring as knurling, along with 2 remarkably thick, long airflow slots…20mm long each and over 3mm wide.
Bubble glass has been fitted, through which that beefy, flavour absorbing, pre-installed mesh coil head is visible.
Above that is the top cap…split into a fixed SS band, with a seam around the middle and two SS lips on either side…and a textured and tapered sliding top cap, for easy top fill.
The top cap mechanism is flawless and the tapers either side give the tank a unique and beautiful look.
Those tapers are functional…at least one is. The side that you push to open the cap is textured and the taper, when you are filling, will cause any spilled juice to roll back down into the hole. Neat and perfect, wow.
The drip tip is easy to remove, perfectly fitted and it is, hands down, the most beautiful drip tip you’ll get included with a tank…if you ask me.
The drip tip has a stainless steel band at the bottom and that band is the only place you’ll see branding anywhere oil the piece.
The resin on the blue tank is silver and blue, while then red tank had a magnificent multicolour tip. These are drip tips I would pay big money for…they are absolutely beautiful, wounded out in the tube and around the edges…super comfortable on the lips.
One thing, although they are 810’s, people with larger lips might find them a little small. For me, they are perfect.
How Does The Desire Design Bulldog Tank Perform?
From start to finish the Desire Bulldog is a winner. Ease of use and build quality are the first things you’ll notice, then comes the outstanding airflow which is smooth as dreams and variable from an insanely open to a stunning restricted airflow vape.
I’ve really put both my Bulldog tanks through STRESS, extended periods of vaping at the top of the wattage for the included coils. Heat distribution is excellent and while the tank can get hot when really pushed, it cools down exceptionally fast.
Break down is extremely smooth and all the moving parts are excellently machined and smooth functioning.
The tank blows my mind, performance wise and, along with the Rage squonker, has made me a serious fan of Desire Design…I am now watching this brand hard and am determined to own as much of their gear as possible.
I have quite a large friendship group and, since I’m SA based, where vaping isn’t as big a thing yet, necessarily, I tend to spend a lot of time passing my vape around and taking in the comments. I lost count of the times that friends hit on this big guy and said…”shit, that’s the best one yet.” Or something to that effect.
It’s smooth, it’s flavourful, it chucks clouds and it looks gorgeous while doing it.
How To Fill
- Push the top cap away from the side with grip texturing
- Fill through the ample slot
How To Change the Coil
- Unscrew the glass from the base
- Unscrew the coil head from its seating
- Replace
Bulldog Tank Stock Coil Performance
Claims such as 70% longer lifespan have that ‘water off a duck’s back’ effect on most of us. We don’t believe them, period. With this tank and these coil heads…I decided it was worth staying the course and really seeing whether there’s truth to the claim. I’m overjoyed to inform you that, in my experience, the claim is entirely justified.
With your average, let’s say, Smok coil of a similar range, I can guarantee you that the way I vaped on these guys, those coil heads would have been finished over a week ago but both the mesh and the triple are vaping beautifully after almost a month, with barely any colour change on the cotton.
What’s more, washing this cotton off under a tap will be even more effective than normal, due to those massive intake holes around the coil head.
0.18Ohm Mesh Coil
Starting with the 0.18 ohm mesh coil, which has a massive 50-110W range. You couldn’t ask for more from a coil. pronounced, massive flavour and cloud…I enjoy this coil the most around 80W but it performs phenomenally throughout its range.
The 0.2 Ohm Triple coil will surprise you. The intensity of flavour for a non-mesh coil is something to write home about and, for a change, a coil that can sit for days at the top of its high wattage range without complaining. This one has an 80-130W range and delivers even more flavour than the mesh, with a beautiful, warm 110W this baby, if you’re not a sub-homer yet, you will now become one.
Pros
- Top notch build quality with a sophisticated aesthetic
- Easy to use top fill
- Smooth, effective airflow
- Innovative coiled design for maximum flavour
- Extended lifespan on cotton and coils
- Phenomenal flavour
- Massive cloud
Cons
- Bleh!
Final Review Verdict
Whether you are a new sub-ohmer or a seasoned vape-fiend…the Desire Bulldog tank will impress you with smooth, outstanding performance, profound flavour and seriously extensive cloud formation!
This sub-ohm winner from Desire Design is my new go-to tank for medium to high wattage vaping and is now the standard by which I, as a reviewer, will judge the sub-ohm tanks I sample.
I can’t recommend a sub-ohm tank more highly than I do the Desire Design Bulldog.
And..
Would I buy the Desire Design Bulldog tank if I lost/broke the device? 100 million percent, yes!
