Convince me Reoville is the place I should call home.

[malkuth]

I'm an old school PC guy and I could never see myself replacing a computer I built with high end parts for a phone/tablet as my main computing unit. I love PC gaming way too much for that . However replacing a laptop for a phone/tablet that you describe, that's pretty much a given for me.

I also have my desktop and servers. They cannot be replaced by a tablet. However, for on the go, you cannot beat a tablet. I do not do games.

 

[jcalis1394]

I also have my desktop and servers. They cannot be replaced by a tablet. However, for on the go, you cannot beat a tablet. I do not do games.

I agree, and games on a tablet are crazy fun to kill some time as well .

I was thinking, whenever I sell the laptop and probably get a tablet (the price range I'm expecting to put on it is around $300-$400) I would end up with a spare $400-$600) If I were to dedicate that amount to fund some more toys, I was eye-balling the Bogger Box. At first I thought the only reason for it would be the DNA20 chip in it but I'm getting more and more into mechanical/RBAs to the point I'm losing interest in regulated mods. So here's the thing and I want to hear your input specially if you have experience with this box mod.

Out of those funds, unquestionably a portion would go to another REO+RM2. So there's $200. Assuming I manage to get to sell the laptop for $1000 (which would be a feat, almost impossible) I'd still have $400 left. I'd grab $200 and save for a Woodvile, and with the spare $200 should I get yet another REO or should I give the Bogger Box Mechanical a try? The only thing I read about it being good is having a relatively good voltage drop. Other than that, that's about it. And again, I don't care for voltage drop. I do love wooden box mods though. I got loads of time to think (and that's more often than not a bad thing )

 

[JC Okie]

I agree, and games on a tablet are crazy fun to kill some time as well .

I was thinking, whenever I sell the laptop and probably get a tablet (the price range I'm expecting to put on it is around $300-$400) I would end up with a spare $400-$600) If I were to dedicate that amount to fund some more toys, I was eye-balling the Bogger Box. At first I thought the only reason for it would be the DNA20 chip in it but I'm getting more and more into mechanical/RBAs to the point I'm losing interest in regulated mods. So here's the thing and I want to hear your input specially if you have experience with this box mod.

Out of those funds, unquestionably a portion would go to another REO+RM2. So there's $200. Assuming I manage to get to sell the laptop for $1000 (which would be a feat, almost impossible) I'd still have $400 left. I'd grab $200 and save for a Woodvile, and with the spare $200 should I get yet another REO or should I give the Bogger Box Mechanical a try? The only thing I read about it being good is having a relatively good voltage drop. Other than that, that's about it. And again, I don't care for voltage drop. I do love wooden box mods though. I got loads of time to think (and that's more often than not a bad thing )

Forget the Bogger Box. That's what I think. Wait 'til you see the Woodvils Rob will come up with......you'll want TWO of those.

 

[jcalis1394]

Forget the Bogger Box. That's what I think. Wait 'til you see the Woodvils Rob will come up with......you'll want TWO of those.

Oh you, stop teasing me . I had to go google some of its pictures, and all I could think was "I want this NOW."

 

[ltrainer]

Forget the Bogger Box. That's what I think. Wait 'til you see the Woodvils Rob will come up with......you'll want TWO of those.

You retire and become a showoff. Look at your avi!!!! Showoff!

 

[JC Okie]

You retire and become a showoff. Look at your avi!!!! Showoff!

I know, right? LOL!!! Laurin, isn't that just stunning? Love, love, love it!!!

<---------!!!!!!!

 

[malkuth]

If I were to dedicate that amount to fund some more toys, I was eye-balling the Bogger Box. At first I thought the only reason for it would be the DNA20 chip in it but I'm getting more and more into mechanical/RBAs to the point I'm losing interest in regulated mods. So here's the thing and I want to hear your input specially if you have experience with this box mod.

Out of those funds, unquestionably a portion would go to another REO+RM2. So there's $200. Assuming I manage to get to sell the laptop for $1000 (which would be a feat, almost impossible) I'd still have $400 left. I'd grab $200 and save for a Woodvile, and with the spare $200 should I get yet another REO or should I give the Bogger Box Mechanical a try? The only thing I read about it being good is having a relatively good voltage drop. Other than that, that's about it. And again, I don't care for voltage drop. I do love wooden box mods though. I got loads of time to think (and that's more often than not a bad thing )

These are MY opinions only. YMMV
The first thing I want to ask is do you want something to vape or something to put up on a shelf and look at. If you want to vape it, do NOT get a bogger. I purchased a DNA20 BB because at the time it was the ONLY DNA20 bottom feed mod out there. I waited 6 weeks to get it to begin with. As I was waiting for it to arrive (it said 3 weeks on the web site), I went through and cleaned house. My wife had an old goat mod so I could practice on it. It arrived. I looked at it with my normal eye, and was appalled at the poor finishing job that was done on it. There were scratch marks from the sandpaper, inconsistent lines from the wood pieces, etc. I said oh well, it is hand made, you have to expect that it will not be perfect. I used it for 10 days before it went south. I had juice inside the box, and running down the battery. The modder told me that his mods do not leak, so it had to be my fault. I said ok. I could not prove him wrong, so I would accept his excuse. I sent it back and of course, he could find nothing wrong. After three weeks, it came back. I put a battery in it, waited 4 minutes, and it was out again. I sent it back. He said he replaced the chip and sent it back. Another 3 weeks. I got it back, had it 3 days, and it started acting up again. I opened it up, saw juice in the box, smoke coming out of the electronics, and the spring collapsed. He refused to fix it. I have left out all the times I called, sent emails, pm'd him, etc. with no response. I even had to get the mods at ECF to get his attention to respond to problems I was having. That did not work either.

Do not buy a bogger box​

 

[jcalis1394]

Well, after thinking a lot, I want mechanical mods that will last me for years and years, that are durable, that have the ability to be modded. Aluminum mods are my preference there, but one or two woodvils, I just can't resist the sexyness. Since all I've heard about woodvils is that they might come out on November, that's roughly a bit less than two months away. So one more REO Grand, and either two woodvils when they come out or one woodvil and another REO Grand. Depends on how I'm standing financially when the time comes. I also want to get a couple of inexpensive sealed RDAs for home use, since I wouldn't want to be replacing the bottle every time I want to change juice (fairly often in my case mind you ) and I don't want that juice to get mixed with the one in the bottle, so I need it to be sealed. (IGO-L is in my sight) I guess the tale doesn't end just yet does it?

Well, we'll see what happens. I need to give the laptop a pro cleaning, and get it to an out-of-box state. Then off to Ebay.

@malkuth
I saw your case in the Bogger Box thread. Sad indeed, that you'd get such customer service. I did hear that the maker kind of went overboard and offered more than he can produce, thus ending up in too much to do and little time to do so. Hope it gets resolved for you and thanks for the input!

 

[JC Okie]

Remember, Christmas is going to fall somewhere in here.....maybe Santa will bring you what you don't get with sold-computer money. Or, maybe not....

 

[jcalis1394]

Remember, Christmas is going to fall somewhere in here.....maybe Santa will bring you what you don't get with sold-computer money. Or, maybe not....

Are you implying Rob will do a tour around the US dressed as Santa sneaking into REOnaut's houses dropping off Woodvils?
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Yes.

 

[Thedan1284]

I agree, and games on a tablet are crazy fun to kill some time as well .

I was thinking, whenever I sell the laptop and probably get a tablet (the price range I'm expecting to put on it is around $300-$400) I would end up with a spare $400-$600) If I were to dedicate that amount to fund some more toys, I was eye-balling the Bogger Box. At first I thought the only reason for it would be the DNA20 chip in it but I'm getting more and more into mechanical/RBAs to the point I'm losing interest in regulated mods. So here's the thing and I want to hear your input specially if you have experience with this box mod.

Out of those funds, unquestionably a portion would go to another REO+RM2. So there's $200. Assuming I manage to get to sell the laptop for $1000 (which would be a feat, almost impossible) I'd still have $400 left. I'd grab $200 and save for a Woodvile, and with the spare $200 should I get yet another REO or should I give the Bogger Box Mechanical a try? The only thing I read about it being good is having a relatively good voltage drop. Other than that, that's about it. And again, I don't care for voltage drop. I do love wooden box mods though. I got loads of time to think (and that's more often than not a bad thing )

I have a standard 18650 bogger and a dna20d bogger. I also have 5 grands and a vv grand. The boggers took so long to make (and with horrible communication/customer service while waiting)- that i would NOT recommend them. I ordered a reo grand because i thought bogger had heisted me and that i wouldnt get it. Long story short, I've vaped on the boggers for a total time of under an hr between the 2 of them. But my reo NEVER leaves my side. Its smaller and much more stealthy and comfy to hold,more durable, and you can pocket it without cringing. My reos fit in a small flashlight case the size of a leatherman holster. After my experience with bogger and GREAT experience with rob and reosmods, no other mod but a reo will get my hard earned money.
As a matter of fact there will probably be 2 good looking bogger boxes in the classies once i return from my deployment and get verified on here. The money earned will be set aside for a woodville (hope i can find one), rm2, and batts.

 

[jcalis1394]

I have a standard 18650 bogger and a dna20d bogger. I also have 5 grands and a vv grand. The boggers took so long to make (and with horrible communication/customer service while waiting)- that i would NOT recommend them. I ordered a reo grand because i thought bogger had heisted me and that i wouldnt get it. Long story short, I've vaped on the boggers for a total time of under an hr between the 2 of them. But my reo NEVER leaves my side. Its smaller and much more stealthy and comfy to hold,more durable, and you can pocket it without cringing. My reos fit in a small flashlight case the size of a leatherman holster. After my experience with bogger and GREAT experience with rob and reosmods, no other mod but a reo will get my hard earned money.
As a matter of fact there will probably be 2 good looking bogger boxes in the classies once i return from my deployment and get verified on here. The money earned will be set aside for a woodville (hope i can find one), rm2, and batts.

Thank you for sharing your experiences. That's a lot of useful information. I too have been reading quite a bit of complaints about delayed orders and some cases of poor customer services while with Rob I can't say I could imagine customer service getting any better.

Well, the only real reason I was looking at the Bogger Box is because I'm craving a wooden box mod, but just like the REO, it will be a waiting very well worth it. However, that third REO+RM2 are coming the moment I sell the laptop . Which color will it be, hmmm I wonder...

 

[JC Okie]

Well, the only real reason I was looking at the Bogger Box is because I'm craving a wooden box mod, but just like the REO, it will be a waiting very well worth it. However, that third REO+RM2 are coming the moment I sell the laptop . Which color will it be, hmmm I wonder...

Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo.........

 

[Treebeard]

'm craving a wooden box mod

I am too. So I snagged a 18650 Touchwood. I love it but unfortunately it doesn't squonk. Great for dripping though. I'm still craving a Woodvil. I hear tell sometime this fall. I just hope there will be enough to go around reoville.

 

[jcalis1394]

I am too. So I snagged a 18650 Touchwood. I love it but unfortunately it doesn't squonk. Great for dripping though. I'm still craving a Woodvil. I hear tell sometime this fall. I just hope there will be enough to go around reoville.

Yep, can't wait. I'll be checking all the time, specially around November.

Also I just got a package from Rob with 4 of the clear XL 1.5 ohm cartos and 6 of the shorty ones. For some reason, I'm getting much better taste from them than my tanks. Not only that, but I load 10 of them on my pouch along with 2 batteries and I got an arsenal of flavors to vape on plus my favorite ones on the REOs compared to just 4-5 tanks that need an adapter and take too much space, let alone flavor. You might see a bundle of Vivi Novas, Protanks and iClears on the classifieds soon .

PS: Vaping off a shorty without a drip tip, just using the default cap, the vapor is so warm and flavorful

 

[Vapeaddikt]

+1 on the woodville I can't wait till Rob does more.

 

[jcalis1394]

Well, I have no luck selling the Provari . The guy who bid on it on Ebay and won, has not paid and this is the 4th day after the bidding ended and he doesn't answer. I already opened a case but will have to wait about a week if he doesn't respond to be able to relist it. I'm not in a hurry, that's why I'm not willing to drop the price to the ground just to have it sold quickly. For the whole kit and being less than a month old and relatively new, $180 free shipping seems like a good deal to me.

Well, we'll see how the laptop fares.

 

[jcalis1394]

Woohoo, first double post . So what to fill it with...

Good afternoon Reoville! How are you guys doing on this fine day

 

[jcalis1394]

Finally got 100 feet of kanthal 26g. Went ahead and did 2 micro coils at .6 ohms. Out of this world flavor and vapor. Damn, delicious.

Two weird things that I noticed today. I don't know if they started happening today or not because I don't usually pay attention to that (which would require me firing the REO without the door looking at the positive pin). One, sparks. I noticed that when I released the firing pin, usually I'd see a little spark in there. The second, one of my springs kind of collapsed. By "kind of" I mean it was completely different from when I first caused a short on my first REO. This time it didn't just collapse as usual, in fact the only way I noticed was because the firing pin was going lower than usual, but the REO never stopped firing, and the battery was cool. It never got hot, red, never smelled burnt (like the first time where I actually smelled the strong burnt odor). The spring was cool to the touch, it just had semi-collapsed. I tested my coils for shorts and everything was fine. One funny thing though, ever since doing .6 ohms, both units get a bit warm, and ofc the RM2 gets burning hot. Then again this is pretty much my first time venturing into real sub-ohms (my previous coils were, the lowest, 0.8 and I ditched it. I was rolling with 1.0-1.2 ohm microcoils)

The sparks were solved by adding a good amount of noalox on the firing pin. The spring, well, I pulled it back up but put it aside anyways and replaced it with one of the spares. It is curious because my first short the spring totally collapsed, got hot and smelled burnt, and I couldn't fire it unless I pulled up the spring. This time, it was firing all the time, it just collapsed a little to the point that I could fit the battery without pushing it, but it wasn't so collapsed that the battery would fall. They haven't collapsed at all again.

What do you guys think?

Edit: Forgot to say sparks only happen when using the RM2s. Tried a couple of cartos and didn't happen. Interesting, I'll have to take a deeper look at my coils, but odd since they passed all the tests for shorts.

Edit2: Relooked my coils. Nothing wrong. Tested them again on multimeter. Nothing wrong either.

Edit3 p): Sparks issue is solved completely. Filed the firing pin and readded noalox. The spring issue, I'm still puzzled. Obviously there's nothing shorting, and if the coil itself had a short I would have collapsed the spring again. Yet it's firing perfectly fine and since the spring only collapsed a little, it must have been a small short. Actually thinking back I was using my multimeter a lot, so maybe somewhere in that craziness it did a small short. But I'm 100% positive the coil wasn't, since it has been firing all along. I need to be more careful with my multimeter I guess.

 

[CATastrophe]

Interesting. I have no idea. I've never collapsed a spring and only know what they look like by seeing pictures. I'll be interested in hearing what others say.