I don't own the Chalice and after owning my ERA's, Hornet and Surface RBA's just can't seem to justify paying as much for an RBA as most of my Reo's cost just my 2 cents
Peitro, I here ya man. I thought exactly the same thing. Its just another atty. i dont need it. As I read the posts, especially ones by Tim and Hildicat I said I need to try this thing that is so exceptionally praised, even by those with hornets.
I couldn't buy one because, you know, the little problem of it being sold out.
I then was able to do a swap for one. Awesome I thought.
Then I got it and struggled to coil it. Then when I got it coiled, there was a pungent flavor of the other guys (guessing tobacco) flavored juice. That was a deal breaker. I boiled it, soaked it in alcohol -still the potpourri taste. So I put it away, was considering selling it, went back to my hornet and was happy. But I kept thinking about it, so I removed the coil, the little screws and boiled it in water and dawn. Soaked it overnight in water. Rinsed it. Made a decent coil...
Vaped, vaped some more....vaped like hell. Couldn't stop. Old flavor gone, nothing but pure bright, warm bland unflavored nic pumping out of it. Copious consistent clouds of it.
Here is what I find to be the game changer between it and, say, a hornet:
As I vaped in the hornet, I found that the vape would lose its appeal as the hornet heated up. Exactly the opposite with the chalice. It doesn't heat up! Rather, each pull gets better than the last. Very hard to explain unless you have experienced it. Kinda like a power band on a two stroke dirtbike... Unless you have felt the hit, there is no way to prepare someone for it, you just hope they don't panic freeze the first time it hits!
So screw build quality, hornet is built like a champ too, and im used to REOs (cant get a finer craft than that) To hell with the screw off cap with no Orings, I was perfectly content taking mine off mi hornet.
Yeah, yeah yeah, the hornet was a little easy to flood with my ham fists, but so were cartos.
All things aside, it is a higher level of vape, very consistent, predictable and enjoyable. Those things can't be quantified with technical specs.
I would highly recommend that if you can get one, you do. They are the perfect heater for our mighty REOs. Hard to explain but in words but the difference in vape is HUGE.
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