Flavour profile
Described as sweet and light, made from a blend of two summer staples: ripe, juicy strawberries and refreshing watermelon. Put another way, balanced sweetness with juicy watermelon.
Strawberry and watermelon work because the two fruits overlap without duplicating. Both are sweet and low in acid, but strawberry has a defined, slightly jammy top note where watermelon is watery and diffuse. The strawberry gives the blend something to hold onto; the watermelon keeps it from becoming heavy.
Device and performance
Light fruit blends are among the kinder liquids on a coil, with less sweetener than a candy flavour, so the taste tends to hold across the tank rather than going muddy early. On a 24ml device, that is worth more than it sounds.
Who it suits
Anyone who wants something refreshing without menthol. Watermelon reads as cooling on its own, which is why this flavour does not need ice to feel light in warm weather.
A safe choice if you are buying without knowingsomeone'se preferences: strawberry and watermelon are two of the least polarising flavours in vaping.
Nicotine and strength
One strength: 50mg/ml, 5%, nicotine salt. With no cooling and no acidity to add throat hit, it should read as one of the gentler flavours in the range at this strength.
Charging
USB Type-C. Expect a good number of charges across the life of a 24ml device. The battery is the small half of the equation.
Practical notes
A note on charging safety. Use a normal phone charger and cable, charge on a hard surface rather than a bed or sofa, and unplug when the display reads full. Do not leave it charging overnight unattended. None of this is specific to Tugboat; it applies to any device with a lithium cell, but it is worth saying on a product most people treat as disposable instead of as electronics.
How it compares in the range
The uncooled watermelon option. Lush Ice Tugboat T12000 is the iced version of the same fruit, and Watermelon Bubblegum Tugboat T12000 takes it into confectionery.
Strawberry appears four times here: this one, Strawberry Kiwi Tugboat T12000, Strawberry Mango Tugboat T12000, and inside Triple Berry Ice Tugboat T12000 as one of three berries. Of the flavours that name it in the title, this is the lightest.
Buying and delivery
The lowest-risk fruit flavour in the range to buy for someone else. Vapesoko Nairobi gets Nairobi orders out the same day, with nearby towns on an early run and the rest of Kenya in 1 to 2 business days.
The rest of the Tugboat range
Both fruits here appear in other flavours across the range, treated each time differently. Buying more than one? Mix flavours from the Tugboat T12000 range, compare against Tugboat Evo Pro 15000, or look at refillable pod kits and nicotine salt e-liquids if you are getting through enough of them to want a device you keep. Same-day delivery in Nairobi, nationwide shipping across Kenya.
Best for
- Refreshing without menthol
- Buying for someone else
- Smooth at 50mg
- Good flavour life across 24ml
- Two summer fruits, nothing added
Specifications
- Category: Disposable Vapes
- Flavour profile: Ripe strawberry with refreshing watermelon
- Cooling: No
- Puff count: Up to 12,000 (manufacturer rating)
- E-liquid capacity: 24ml, pre-filled
- Nicotine strength: 50mg/ml (5%)
- Nicotine type: Nicotine salt
- Battery capacity: 600mAh
- Rechargeable: Yes
- Charging port: USB Type-C
- Coil type: Single mesh
- Coil resistance: 1.0Ω
- Power modes: Two, Normal and Power
- Display: Yes, battery level and e-liquid level
- Activation: Draw-activated, with a button for the power modes
- Airflow: Not published by the manufacturer
- Dimensions: Not published by the manufacturer
- Refillable: No, sealed device
- Manufacturer: Fuumy Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd, Guangdong, China. Designed in the USA, made in China (carton)
