Reo Mini day 2 thoughts

[KiloWatts]

First off, I can barely see straight I've been vaping so much. That being said, I'll try to be coherent.

Being a recent switcher to cartomizers, I spent yesterday and today with my new Reo Mini using attys again. Sadly for my attys, I believe cartomizers (dual coil) are still the way for me. It's been nice testing flavors and getting the hang of using attys again, but I simply can't hang with the constant burnt/metallic taste. It's just terribly inconsistent, and the chances of having a good hit aren't worth the others.

The endless cycle of using attys: The first 2 hits gurgle... the 3rd and 4th hits are decent. By the 5th hit I'm bracing myself, dreading the impending burnt/metallic taste. Soon after, I gag and it's time to squonk again. And round and round it goes.

At any rate, I'm enjoying my Smoktech dual coils as always. I haven't yet gotten the hang of squonk-filling them yet, but it shouldn't take long. I've decided to never have more than 2-3 carts filled at a time, because they get thick and funky if they sit too long.

Granted, I have a couple flavors that are simply too rich to fill a cart with, and for those I'll use attys. But for the majority of my vaping, it's carts all the way!

 

[Diablo]

Same here, cartos are great with the Reo. I bought a few cisco LR atty's and just cant be bothered with them. To much work IMO and its never consistent enough for me. Sure maybe if I spent more time with them I would enjoy them, but I'm not. I use LR boges and they hit and taste the same way every single time.

 

[nerak]

Atty's are rather temperamental. I call them spoiled because I think it describes them correctly. They want just the right amount of juice or they throw a fit and give you that burned hit. Give them too much and they gurgle and spit juice.
It took me a few days to learn what I was doing wrong.
Like you said, gurgle, decent then burned. That right there is the key.
The gurgle: should be slight, not the vaporless overflood, just a tiny amount of gurgle
The decent: good taste, good amount of vapor, then one or two great hits
The burned: no explanation need, horrible

When you squonk, it is best done while sucking slightly on the atty. Don't squeeze really hard, easy, steady pressure. Listen, you will hear just a little gurgle as the juice enters the atty. Stop!
Now try it. Two or three hits. Then squonk again, easy, slow, little gurgle and stop
I think the key is listening to that gurgle, and knowing just how much juice you should keep in the atty.
I have always found the best hit is right before that burn metalic one.
Spoiled little buggers, but you can play their game and win.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Yep...Karen's got it. When you use your atties for those other juices that don't do well in carto's remember the count and give it a little squeeze with a sharp little drag on your 5th or 6th drag and you'll be good to go. I had to train myself to do this because I HATE the dry burny atty taste and it sometimes takes hours for my mouth and nose to forget it. I rarely let it happen now as I constantly wet my atties. Now it is second nature and I hardly think about it at all.

 

[Chornbro]

Gotta agree with Karen... atties just take some time to get used to. Theres a learning curve. Once you climb the curve and figure it out, you're golden... nothing hits like a 306 (to me) with just the right amount of juice...

 

[Chelseafn]

You also have to remember attys take some time to break in. For some people it may take a few hours and for others it may be a couple of days. Depends on how much you vape. For me its about 3 hours then Im good to go. I hate the burnt taste too but once you get past that point its golden!! I also use boge lr cartos. Just a lot easier for driving and out and about.