First time Reo owner...what should I expect? Any tips or advise?

[Rhapsodies Fire]

That's a tough call, really. I like airy atties and I'm not a fan of too much heat or throat hit...but I'm big on flavor and plumes. Lots of people prefer heat and throat hit.
I went to rebuildables months ago and have no inclination to go back to regular atties. My three most used REOs are sporting a Chalice II, the Hornet and the Reomizer.

The last bunch of atties I was really into were the Cisco 306 (the bridge-less ones were good too) both 1.5Ω and 2.0Ω depending on the flavor of juice. I was also fond of the Joye Tech 510s with the gold band on the bottom. The HH357s I had were fantastic, probably the best performing atty I had at the time, but I wasn't a fan of the price.

 

[ancient puffer]

Everybody's different as far as attys, I use 1.7ohm bulks attys from Vaporkings. If you haven't already tightened your door, you could slip a piece of ribbon behind the battery to make getting it out easier, and lap the ends over the front, that tightens the door too.

And welcome to REOville!

 

[redeyedancer]

My favorite atomizers were east mall 1.5 ohm atomizers . I admit I am hooked on rbas

 

[Whodoo]

Everybody's different as far as attys, I use 1.7ohm bulks attys from Vaporkings. If you haven't already tightened your door, you could slip a piece of ribbon behind the battery to make getting it out easier, and lap the ends over the front, that tightens the door too.

And welcome to REOville!

I added tiny pieces of clear tape to the door on my vv grand a few days ago, worked great! I didn't need to wrap any on the front side...it's totally hidden,

 

[the_vape_nerd]

man i want a reo so bad......reading all this....

 

[Absintheur]

Tightened the door up by bending it a touch...still a bit slidy but much better than it was. Feeding better but still not feeding as well as I think it should, can the metal tube be gunked up?

At any rate I am liking the unit and it is a good color...

 

[nerak]

Tightened the door up by bending it a touch...still a bit slidy but much better than it was. Feeding better but still not feeding as well as I think it should, can the metal tube be gunked up?

At any rate I am liking the unit and it is a good color...

You might want to get a new o-ring for the cap on the juice bottle. You can order a new cap and tube assembly and replace the whole thing.

Also the tightness of the cap on the bottle will change how well the juice flows.

 

[super_X_drifter]

Tightened the door up by bending it a touch...still a bit slidy but much better than it was. Feeding better but still not feeding as well as I think it should, can the metal tube be gunked up?

At any rate I am liking the unit and it is a good color...

Nice lookin rig ya got there bro. That knife collection looks awesome too.


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[Rhapsodies Fire]

Tightened the door up by bending it a touch...still a bit slidy but much better than it was. Feeding better but still not feeding as well as I think it should, can the metal tube be gunked up?

I suppose it's possible. Have you flushed the mod yet? If not, I suggest a hot water flush...after removing the battery, juice bottle and atty....turn your tap on hot and hold the mod under it letting the hot water run through the tube. You can also use alcohol if you want through the feed system. But worst case, try unbending a paperclip and slide the end down the connector. Sometimes old juice will set up in there if the mod has been setting around for a while without being cleaned. Keep us posted.

 

[FisherPal]

Also the tightness of the cap on the bottle will change how well the juice flows.[/COLOR]

I didn't know that about the cap and bottle. Sometimes I have problems with the juice flow as well ... will have to play around with how hard I screw the bottle in and find out what works best for me. Thanks for that tip!

 

[oldbroad]

I didn't know that about the cap and bottle. Sometimes I have problems with the juice flow as well ... will have to play around with how hard I screw the bottle in and find out what works best for me. Thanks for that tip!

have you cut , at an angle, just a little bit of the tube? Sometimes, if it touches the floor of the bottle, it's harder to get the juice flowing.

 

[clyde2801]

I have been vaping well over a year now, I have all manner of mods including a Vapage which is kinda of bottom bottle fed but this is my first Reo. I know I need hybrid style atomizers for it, are there ones that work better than others? What other tips would you have for an experienced vaper with his first REO. According to the seller the reducer tube (?) is already installed.

I really want to to be a good experience.

You get mad nerd prompts for your signature! It made my morning!

 

[Absintheur]

More great tip...that is why I love this forum!

Because the reducer tube was in this when I got it after it's removal the bottom on the tube is about 1/8 of an inch from the bottom of the bottle so it isn't sealing there.

There was a bit of gunk in the metal part of the feed tube that came out on a sewing needle, will do the hot water flush.

My knife collecting rivals my mod collecting...this is just a small portion of my collection...

And I admit it...I am a sci-fi nerd...lol.

 

[super_X_drifter]

More great tip...that is why I love this forum!

Because the reducer tube was in this when I got it after it's removal the bottom on the tube is about 1/8 of an inch from the bottom of the bottle so it isn't sealing there.

There was a bit of gunk in the metal part of the feed tube that came out on a sewing needle, will do the hot water flush.

My knife collecting rivals my mod collecting...this is just a small portion of my collection...

And I admit it...I am a sci-fi nerd...lol.

Damn. That is a collection. I'm guessing that your gun collection is equally impressive.


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[Absintheur]

Mostly working guns these days...lol, some competition stuff, some fun stuff. Been spending more on mods this past year.

 

[Commie]

More great tip...that is why I love this forum!

Because the reducer tube was in this when I got it after it's removal the bottom on the tube is about 1/8 of an inch from the bottom of the bottle so it isn't sealing there.

There was a bit of gunk in the metal part of the feed tube that came out on a sewing needle, will do the hot water flush.

My knife collecting rivals my mod collecting...this is just a small portion of my collection...

And I admit it...I am a sci-fi nerd...lol.

That is numerous Though I don't see any spydercos/benchmades? You should fix that...

 

[Absintheur]

That is numerous Though I don't see any spydercos/benchmades? You should fix that...

You missed something...those are all slipjoints..."tacticals" have a different shelf as do fixed blades. But so they aren't left out how about a black CO7S Police Model from the original run of them...

 

[Commie]

Aah, now I feel less psycho My first present to my now wife was a first axis lock from Benchmade. And to answer the subject, what should a first time Reo owner expect, it is to hang out in company of some weird internet people.

 

[Absintheur]

I am getting more comfortable with the REO. The feeding however seems to be...well...excessive. Really have to squonk hard and dry pull, I have a couple more brands of 510 attys on the way. I am wondering if the way I chain vape may be part of the problem.

 

[Commie]

You can try cartos or RBAs. Both hold more juice so you can go longer between squonks. The 1.7 ohm shorty cartos taste pretty close to atomizers, and Rob has them very cheap.

Also, if you chain vape, most RBAs will get unpleasantly hot. If you use delrin drip tips, it's not bad, but the metal ones will remind you when to squonk