Reo grand vs mini longievity

[gvil]

So Ive had my reo mini for about 2 weeks now and its great sofar with the exchangable batteries and 3 ml bottle which get me through a day so no more ego and carrying a bottle and dripping.

Thing is the battery, right now im using regular trustfire 900 mAH but Ive ordered 5 aw imr just last night which as I understand it will give me the same effect throughout its charge as my trustfire does just out of the charger. Im guessing it wont give me more vaping time but it shouldnt be shorter either since I charge the ones I have now before theyre empty as the effect wears of.

Im on the brink of ordering a grand aswell for the purpose of the 18650 battery. When I go on longer journeys without electricity as in hiking and the likes I would need atleast 4 batteries for just 2 days of being away and thats alot of batteries if im away for about 4 days which it usually ends up to be, I wouldnt be sure on that 2 batteries would last me a full day either so I might have to count 3 for a day which would mean 12 batteries . If you vape "semihardcore" or how to put it would an 18650 last you a full day? Would be pretty sweet to have 4 batteries that I could count on lasting me atleast one day each.

 

[aziffel]

Depends on how much you vape,I use ~4mls a day,and 1 AW 18650 lasts me all day with a std.resistance atomiser
LR will drain the battery faster

 

[gvil]

Yes ofcourse it varies from person to person. Let me try and describe it more then, if I do a normal work day and get to bed late I use 2 or 3 14500 trustfire batteries but for the sake of this lets say 3 and I use LR 306 attys. Does anyone have both (18650 and 14500 mod) and willing to share their experience?

Im guessing its hard to estimate but the aw imr 14500 battery is 600 mAH and 18650 is 1600 mAH so by speculating it should last almost 3 times as long and by that it should in theory work but theory =/= reality so its best to ask someone who might have em both and can give their experience .

 

[nerak]

I have every model of REO. The 14500 @ 600 mAh last me about 4 hours on the Mini's with LR306 or LR510. The 186500 @ 1600 last 8-10 hours on my Woodvils, and Grands. I pull them around 3.6 - 3.7 and change. Starting they meter at 4.2.
Hope this helps!

 

[mlinky]

On my Mini, I use 2-2.5 AW IMR 14500's per day (3ml); I can get a full day vaping in the AW IMR 18650 (3ml) both with 1.5 ohm 306 attys.

So yes, in actual use, I get 2.5 to 3 times more on the 18650; just like the mAh would indicate.

 

[SuziesMom]

I easily get through 3 ml of juice on a Trustfire 2600 mah 18650 with Boge 2 ohm cartomizers. I switch them out every night just as a force of habit, but I feel like I could squeeze another mil or two of juice out of those batts.

The one thing about 18650's is that they're a large, heavy battery. So when you're talking about backpacking you're not really saving a lot of room in your pack- it is less to keep track of though.

I'm a major fan of the 18650's- I can't keep track of little batteries, so I love my Grand to pieces. I'll deal with the extra size & weight just to have fewer things to think about.

 

[gvil]

Well first and foremost I wont be digging for batteries as often and its cheaper with 4 18650`s then 12 14500`s but then I have to account for a new reo aswell I guess but the simplicity of it all probably makes it worth it. Gonna have to think it over me thinks . Thanks for all the replies.

 

[FeistyAlice]

Our resident drill sergeant Adam posted a great how to on making a, very small, effective, solar charger for batteries. He uses it when out, for days, on training missions. And it just cost a few dollars to put together. I'll see if I can find the link.

Alice

 

[gvil]

Our resident drill sergeant Adam posted a great how to on making a, very small, effective, solar charger for batteries. He uses it when out, for days, on training missions. And it just cost a few dollars to put together. I'll see if I can find the link.

Alice

Have considered that but the size of the solar panel to make it worthwhile would be to large if you want any kind of noticeable results and you need more clear and bright sunlight then you get in Sweden to only bring a solar charger im afraid.