Calling out to all Reo vapers out there. Can someone please explain the benefits from having a Reo styled setup instead of a standard cleromizer or rta? It honestly do sent make any sense, but I am not discriminating, just a query.
Lol @Petrus
I dont have enough Reos to dedicate them to a juice
I am still on flavour families
Tobaccoes and 'everything else' for my two RM2/Grands
The two nuppins are mainly for fruitier menthols but they do everything. Like DDD for the past 2 weeks. But for lung hits I tend to prefer the fruity menthols
I dont have enough Reos to dedicate them to a juice
I am still on flavour families
Tobaccoes and 'everything else' for my two RM2/Grands
The two nuppins are mainly for fruitier menthols but they do everything. Like DDD for the past 2 weeks. But for lung hits I tend to prefer the fruity menthols
Hi, I use my moonshot atty for testing, then to the masters. Tobacco's, Fruity, Desserts, Menthols.
Spydie and I maybe take it a little too far and dedicate mods, atties, and builds to particular flavours. Decadent, I know.
The atty is a Matrix V2 and it does, indeed, have an afc. Super little single coil (twisted 28g in this one) flavour chaser.
Well, the good news is you're about to get a whoooooole lotta info, methinks.
I'll take a stab...
Basically, REO's do this thing called "squonking", which means we squeeze fresh juice up into the RDA to wet the wicks to vape. It is, essentially, dripping... from the bottom.
Most "I take this really seriously" vapers feel that dripping into a RDA gets you the best vape - cleanest flavour, best coil performance, most control over the build, etc. The REO gets you all that without the major hassle of constantly having to drip juice into the atty from the top.
Most people feel it's a better experience than, certainly, clearomizers. Now, RTA's have come a long way this past year, and their performance can be very, very good. I think a lot of people will prefer it's perceived convenience (eg, it's easy to swap a tank to a different mod) over squonking, but I haven't ever heard anyone say they perform better than a RDA in terms of the actual vape. Sooo... RDA dripping is still considered the most "pristine" vape, and squonking is preferable to hand dripping by many (certainly all Reonauts like us).
That's in terms of the vape performance. There's a whole host of other reasons the REO stands out with distinction within the squonking scene. In no particular order...
* It was there first, and has tremendous respect for what it did to the vaping landscape.
* It's nigh indestructible. These things are build to last, can survive hardships and mishaps that most other mods would not, have replaceable parts for pretty much anything that could ever fail on them, and have excellent customer support (including repairs, should you need it).
* They're fairly highly customizable, and so a lot of people who own them jazz up their appearance. This gives them personality - think what this did for certain cars like the VW Beetle. This results in an atypical emotional attachment to the devices.
* As an early mover in the squonk scene, they've attracted early adopters. These people of keen interest typically have a lot of knowledge to share with each other, so where there are REOs, there are Reonauts, and where there are Reonauts, there is a community of support. "Reovilles" like this one usually have some of the most experienced, helpful, and socially engaging peeps on vaping boards.
So well explained @Papa_Lazarou
After Papa's explanation of Reos even I'm keen on getting one. Although I've never looked into pricing, I hear they are on the expenaive side. What is a Reo going for these days?
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Cool, but my comments merely echo the sentiments of thousands of Reonauts worldwide.
"Expensive" is a relative term. Where I live and when I smoked, it cost me $10 (about R150) every day. A new REO grand would be paid for in less that 3 weeks of equivalent cost (including shipping, which is, admittedly, less for me than for you). That's new, and they're available at reosmods.com. Used, they are even more reasonable in terms of smoking-equivalent cost, and you'd find good pickings on a big international board.
Classified prices for REO Grands (the model I think most would recommend as a first REO) are in the range of $90-125 (~R1550-2125). You would prolly be hard pressed to get a regulated mod and decent RTA for that.
Vapour Mountain do... but they don't have stock right now...
http://www.vapourmountain.co.za/product-category/accessories/reosmods/
The only short term option is to either find one in the classifieds here or buy one direct from Reosmods in the US.
http://www.reosmods.com/
There's also a group but under way if the urge for a Reo is calling
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/reosmods-and-fat-daddy-usa-group-buy.t21542/#post-352137
Getting the most, literally everything out of a liquid IS the best of the best vape you're ever going to get. So while maybe what @Papa_Lazarou and I tend to do is a self-indulgent luxury, my attitude about it is life is short, so why settle for anything less than the best on this end of my life.
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Well stated... so I'll just add a little something else about how well they are made. Super X made a funny video about torturing a Reo Grand that you folks may not have seen and will enjoy. Russ is a really great guy, a bit of a class clown, but one that has a zest for life and helped a lot of noob Reo folks back in the days when he ran Reoville on ECF.
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Before I got my first reo I watched this video and was impressed by the beatings his reos got.
Can't imagine why anyone would do such but worth a watch.
@Rob Fisher, all I can say is, brilliant. By far my best atty in all aspects. Yes it is bigger than the OL16, but the best vape by far. After all the hassle to get hold of an authentic I am so angry that I didn't pull the triger to order 2. I see @Spydro and @Papa_Lazarou, also own some Snappy 's and I think they will definitely agree about the above. The build looks tricky, but it is easy in fact, compared to the Nuppin for example.
My only 2 reos
So excited the woodvil is almost operating again!
So excited the woodvil is almost operating again!
Nice pair of Reos, and your Woodie came out real nice... well worth the work you put into it.
Two is enough to double vape. More are not really necessary unless you have more than two hands, or have opposable big toes on your feet.
Why Papa and I seldom post selfies. They are hideous pictures, scary even with hands and feet sticking out in every direction.
(Does come in handy though if you want to multi-vape, scratch you arse and pick your nose all at the same time though).
Lol I have dedicated 'Reo bottles' for the different flavour profiles. But having only 1 Reo, means I rewick now around 3 times a day. This is on the weekend.
During the week I shove a good mint/menthol in the eVic/Velocity Mini... and I'm good for the day. Rewick the Reo usually twice at night.
If Santa would stop ignoring my requests for more Reos, there would be a lot more cotton on the planet
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My idea is to run the same juice in both reos, one for the road and out and about and another to be the permanent home mod. It's rather tiresome to rewick daily so I would rather have a backup for when I'm lazy.Nice pair of Reos, and your Woodie came out real nice... well worth the work you put into it.
Two is enough to double vape. More are not really necessary unless you have more than two hands, or have opposable big toes on your feet.
Why Papa and I seldom post selfies. They are hideous pictures, scary even with hands and feet sticking out in every direction.
(Does come in handy though if you want to multi-vape, scratch you arse and pick your nose all at the same time though).
FWIW, if you could get your hands on some RxW in SA, you'd only rewick 3-4 times a year with a dedicated joose. Even with cotton/Rayon, wicking daily to me is being OCD about wicking, especially in an atty that runs the same joose all the time. I rewick when my LDLH's finally burn the wick or degrade the flavor enough to warrant it other than those running NET's. The right builds for the joose doesn't degrade the flavor/wicks fast enough to need daily around here. And even the NET's, being dedicated and higher quality don't get degraded enough to be rewicked even close to daily here either. But mine are also helped along by rotating a lot of flavors/atty's/mods every day and night too, with none vaped all day and/or all night long.
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After about 10ml my coils are gunked and there is a noticeable flavour degrade.FWIW, if you could get your hands on some RxW in SA, you'd only rewick 3-4 times a year with a dedicated joose. Even with cotton/Rayon, wicking daily to me is being OCD about wicking, especially in an atty that runs the same joose all the time. I rewick when my LDLH's finally burn the wick or degrade the flavor enough to warrant it other than those running NET's. The right builds for the joose doesn't degrade the flavor/wicks fast enough to need daily around here. And even the NET's, being dedicated and higher quality don't get degraded enough to be rewicked even close to daily here either. But mine are also helped along by rotating a lot of flavors/atty's/mods every day and night too, with none vaped all day and/or all night long.
Instead of doing it every 10ml I just do it after each bottle.
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