Reo finish and HOT weather

[cioranes]

Hi guys,

I've been vaping happily my Reo mini black wrinkle for a year now, working from home, and not minding changing batteries and filling juice very often (0.5 ohm micro/cotton).
But I'm leaving for Africa (south sahel) for work in a few weeks, and will likely stay there a year or so. I need a grand for the bigger battery life and juice capacity.
My question is about finish. Which one is best under the desert sun? Which one will survive the sand?
What is your experience with hot weather? (not necessarily dry, I'll be in places with rain season too)
I like the black wrinkle, and think it might be OK, but I'd like a change.
Thanks!

 

[RattlerX]

My recommendation is a silver hammer tone. Tough finish and smooth enough to wipe clean.

I had a black wrinkle with me yesterday in high west Texas winds. The blowing red dirt and sand had to be washed off.

 

[nerak]

I would suggest the Tumbled Raw Aluminum. It is smooth as satin and will not show wear much at all.

It is a rugged REO but looks and feels superb.

The only thing that will happen to the finish with sand is you might get some polishing done!

I use to keep one of mine in a leather holster. Over time the edges started to appear slightly polished.

Might I suggest you take along reducer tubes. With high heat you might find they inhibit the juice flow enough to keep leaking at bay.

 

[cioranes]

Thanks for the advice! I've been eyeballing the tumbled raw for quite some time. I'm just a bit worried it might get burning hot if left in the sun too long. Would it?
I might just get one anyway though. I don't know how I've lived so long with just one Reo haha.

 

[tmel]

I live in Arizona, your metal reo will get very hot when left in your car at 150º for example.

Get a reducer tube, your black wrinkle is fine oh and a plastic or delrin drip tip. Nothing like taking a vape and burning the flesh off your lips!

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Physics, dark colors absorb more heat radiation. Black car hotter to the touch than white or silver. Put a cover or case on it.

 

[cioranes]

Physics, dark colors absorb more heat radiation. Black car hotter to the touch than white or silver. Put a cover or case on it.

Sure, but I do get the impression that black wrinkle is more "temperate". Less hot in summer than plain metal. Maybe that's the grain more than the color.
(I want a white wrinkle)
But the only summer I've lived with it was in Paris so... not that hot.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Sure, but I do get the impression that black wrinkle is more "temperate". Less hot in summer than plain metal. Maybe that's the grain more than the color.
(I want a white wrinkle)
But the only summer I've lived with it was in Paris so... not that hot.

The other side is dark colors absorb and transfer heat white colors reflect heat. A white coffee cup keeps the coffee warmer longer than a black cup will. You can think heat as light, black absorbs white or mirror reflects. Yes I agree a textured finish will have less surface contact with your hand and would feel cooler than the same color that was smooth.

Sitting in a hot car for hours they would both be equally hot, the black will get there faster.

 

[marsos52]

I bought a Tumbled Raw Aluminum grande for taking it to work. its wonderful

 

[InTheClouds]

Make sure you take plenty of supplies with you, check the laws, but if I am not mistaken from reading someone else's posts who lives there, vaping is illegal, or shipping in supplies is illegal where they live in S. Africa.