Saga sequel: REO Ascension. Review/Plans.

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jcalis1394

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Ladies and gentleman (I'm at work and bored to death :D) from the makers of http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...nce-me-reoville-place-i-should-call-home.html, the young little REOnaut that busted his spring within 12 hours of his first REO, from "Convince me to get a REO" to "Hide my wallet so I don't end up broke", I bring you, the saga sequel: The REO Ascension!

*Pause* *Deep breath* *Couple of hits from the REO* *Stretch* *Stare at screen*

That's as good of an intro as it gets from me :p. This is kind of a mixture of a formal review of the REO and my plans here in this little (not) sweet town of Reoville.

A brief review. 10/5 stars, the whole ultimate package. It's built to last longer than you'll probably live, it feels comfortable to hold and pocket friendly. With a REO, you get the ability to use EVERY SINGLE feeding system you want. Want to use carto tanks? No prob. Clearos? Go ahead. Genesis style RBAs? Be my guest. Dripping RDAs for home use and sampling many flavors? Knock yourself out. The wonderful bottom feeding RDAs such as the RM2? Welcome to heaven. You like modding your gadgets? Couldn't be more convenient than in this box full of wonders. More often than not (and this is probably because REO+RM2 gives you the ultimate vaping experience) people forget that with a REO you can use anything you want should you ever want to. If you are a flavor nut like myself you might have 10 tanks/dripping attys laying around to switch flavors around. The REO is the best all around PV I've ever had, and none of the other fancy ones surpass it. Some of you who unquestionable have held onto a lot more mods than I have could probably provide more reliable feedback.

The cons of the REO? As an unit, it's nearly perfect (and I say nearly because every person has its own definition of perfect, so the fact that REO pleases like 98% of the people who try it makes it nearly perfect) We've all seen the controversy of voltage drop. True, it does have a higher voltage drop than other mech mods, after all when it was made sub-ohm and RBAs were not that popular. Rob has expressed his willingness of creating a kit for sub-ohm people, where do you get that kind of service? Just one place, Reoville. This issue with voltage drop is very, VERY particular, as it only matters to a very small circle of people, those who do really low sub ohms. You vape at anything over 0.8 ohms and this is non sense talk to you :D. On top of that, the REO with a micro coil on an RM2 hinders this issue, as the flavor and vapor you get, akin to dripping, are out of this world. SO let it be clear, that this is not an issue unless you are into super low sub ohms like .3-.5 ohms (which is the reason you almost never see anyone complaining about it). Also, if it is an issue to you, it has solutions as shown by many of the more knowledgeable members of Reoville, solutions that'll even make the REO voltage drop far better than whatever people call "high end mechs" or "high end tubesteaks". The REO itself, isn't a high end mech, it's a top mech.

My plans? Well, I done ditched my previous gear, only left two 600 mAh eGo batteries that I don't use but rather gave it to my parents. My dad is thick headed and, regardless of how efficient e-cigs are, if you don't have the mindset to quit, nothing will help you. I have a copper vein grand in sight, and either another REO grand or two Woodvils whenever they come out. My aim is having 5 REOs total funded by the leftover after selling my gaming laptop and getting a tablet instead. No VV, no modded VW, nothing regulated. I love mechanicals, wouldn't think of getting anything regulated unless they come up with a chip that has a limit of 40 watts :p.

Also I've joined the crazy crew of modders. Today I finally got everything to use pdib's brass shim method, so I'll be having some fun tonight :D. I've been running for 3 days with collapsed springs in my REOs, so I had to handle them as safely as I'd with that mod. After work I'll drop by Home Depot and get me some sand paper to sand down the area where the base of the spring sits. The owner of my favorite local B&M got himself a copper vein grand, and even thought about selling REOs at the store in very low quantities (1-2 at a time since the store is fairly new and Miami is so far behind in terms of mods it's ridiculous). Nothing better than going there, both pull out our REOs and within a minute the whole store is fogged up! Let's see how long until I reach my goal :). To any new REOnaut or thinking about getting one, don't think. That's the first mistake you'll make, just follow your instincts and the countless voices whispering to you to click "Pay Now" on Paypal.

PS: Rob, make me a t-shirt with your logo on it so I can sport it around the vape shops :D
 

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A brief review. 10/5 stars, the whole ultimate package.
Not enough stars. :p


PS: Rob, make me a t-shirt with your logo on it so I can sport it around the vape shops :D
I think we ALL would love some REO merch to not only get the word out, but to express our love for all things REO.


Great write-up!
And B&M's selling REOs?! Can you imagine the influx of orders Rob would get as soon as one store sold out?
Great for Rob, bad for us haha.
 

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Not enough stars. :p



I think we ALL would love some REO merch to not only get the word out, but to express our love for all things REO.


Great write-up!
And B&M's selling REOs?! Can you imagine the influx of orders Rob would get as soon as one store sold out?
Great for Rob, bad for us haha.
My bad, I meant to say ∞/5 stars :D

Don't fret, that B&M is 2 months old so doesn't have that many clients yet (however they offer more than any other store around). However the owner is in love with the REO, I got him to buy one :p. And here in Miami, like I said, we are behind on e-cigs. so mechs and VV/VW mods aren't popular. On top of that we have so many mixed cultures that many don't want to shell out more than $100. So he wants to have at least 1-2 for the occasional buyer at least for now.
 

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It has been quite a saga to experience with you in reading your posts and threads!

Having been here in Reoville since March of 2011, I have seen many people come and go.

Always a pleasure to have someone new step out without hesitation and pen the merits of a REO!

Glad to have you around, and sure hope you stay with us here in Reoville!
 

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There's a burger joint me called "Grill 'em All" that gives customers who get a "Grill 'em All" tattoo 50% off for life.

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I wonder if Rob would give incentives for REO tattoos?...
 

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+1 for REO shirts/hats.

I'd sport them while I went to local vape shops blowing clouds with people around me like ...!? How's that little mod doing such huge clouds:D

I do it at some shops as is while I'm getting some juices and the last time I was at mid city vapes one of the girls threw a receipt at me lol:D
 

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So update on the brass shim modding. Now it's confirmed that the current springs of the REO do not tolerate .4 ohms and below. They'll start collapsing if you fire said coil for longer than 3-4 seconds. Some have said that they can run even .3 ohms on the springs, maybe a different batch? Won't really matter considering the brass shim bypasses the spring, but still interesting. I got some Bogger Box springs on the way (couldn't find anything else :( ), should be here tomorrow, I'll do a test and compare them both. Only reason I'd want it is to disengage the shim on a .4 coil without the spring collapsing. Then again, with the shim in place, a .5-.6 ohm coil will probably put out crazy wattage.
 

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You'll hate the Bogger Box springs. They're bigger, WAY more stiff, and I'm not even sure they're hot springs that will collapse when they should. At least the ones I've seen. Be careful.
Given the fact I've been literally running without springs for these 3 days :p. Well, the idea is that they collapse. I won't try to short them even though I got AW IMRs, I only got 4 and I don't feel like ruining one of them :D. I'm looking to see if they'll collapse when I draw the same amount of current that it takes to collapse the ones that come with the REO now. Well, it's just a workaround while Rob goes off to his lair to craft that beast of a sub ohm kit.

Just finished sanding down the area of the spring plate, looks shinyyy :D.
 

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Given the fact I've been literally running without springs for these 3 days :p. Well, the idea is that they collapse. I won't try to short them even though I got AW IMRs, I only got 4 and I don't feel like ruining one of them :D. I'm looking to see if they'll collapse when I draw the same amount of current that it takes to collapse the ones that come with the REO now. Well, it's just a workaround while Rob goes off to his lair to craft that beast of a sub ohm kit.

Just finished sanding down the area of the spring plate, looks shinyyy :D.

been running mine without hotspring for two weeks now, so far so good but I'll let you know if I eventually miss a bit of my face
 

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been running mine without hotspring for two weeks now, so far so good but I'll let you know if I eventually miss a bit of my face
LOL. Well, the battery plays a big role too. I know the AW IMR vents, and you said you hard shorted your sony 30 amps one and also proved to be safe. Reaction time matters as well.

Just finished modding my white REO! Sanded down a bit of the area, not the whole thing so might need to do that if I want an even greater improvement. So far, .6 ohm coil running on a fresh battery at 3.8V. That's a .4V drop compared to a .7V drop I was getting, now vaping at 24 watts. Black wrinkle is up now, with its .4 ohm, that's gonna be interesting :D.

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