Hey everyone! Sup fellow vapors!
Okay so almost no one will know this but I made a post a little over a year ago about my upcoming purchase of a Vamo V7 and how I was worried about its reliability. I got it in the mail, it was the black chromed version. Looked beautiful. After a few weeks I'd say, the coating did begin to rub off exposing the SS or should I say silver coat; below that I got a hint of yellowish, what I would guess is copper.
I went on Amazon (I think it was maybe Ebay) and I found a high-quality skin.. I do think it was advertised as being for like the V3 or V5 but that was over a year ago.. so I don't really remember. It was somewhere between $5-8 plus maybe S&H. It, again, was pretty thick, textured, somewhat glossy, but on the plus side, very high-quality and didn't fade. I still have it on there. I did, however, need to apply some crazy glue to the over-lap edge because of how thick it was and how weak I gauged the stock glue to be, I just knew it would peel after a while, y'know from gunk, sweat or especially e-juice. It worked like a charm. It is a very nice snake skin like texture and decal. I'll upload a pic if I can find one or just retake it and upload it.
On to the Vamo V7 update:
After being exposed to vaping for over a year, I've gathered some intel and xp on the subject. I understand that buying a Vamo or many cheap-y devices that are cloned or manufactured by a questionable off-shore source, it really is a gamble. Some people get lucky with awesomely crafted and assembled devices, while others draw the short straw and just get something that is falling apart right out of the box.. I got lucky! (not to rub it in to those that didn't).
My Vamo V7 has been vaping long and strong since I got it. The threads held up famously... famously! Some unlucky folks get Vamos that were made with really cheap materials and it lead to easy stripping of the threads and pins popping out, buttons failing and so on. Basically anything that could go wrong with a device people got one or a combination of those problems. My heart goes out to those folks, especially the ones who are gambling with their last dollars like I was.
Anyway, that's about all I could say or update on, so the short list. I took great care when attaching tanks, screwing them on/off etc. My threads are still doing great after over a year and only having ever dropped it once from about 4ft off a table onto a hard, solid floor. Still works NP's. The button works just fine but like with game controllers or something, the button has been rubbed down to its brass color and still presses just fine, but is a little soft/weaker. Again tho, still clicks just fine, just not as hard of a click as a brand new one. The up/down buttons are like-new as I don't use them half as often as I use the fire button (duh
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The Pro's: If you take great care of it, clean it often, dont abuse the buttons or toss it around, it'll last. Im coming up on a year and a half. (Also maybe invest on a SS that wont rub out or a good, textured skin HQ, dont skimp - it defeats the purpose) It's the bomb for regular clearo's/atty's I build like 1.2-1.6ohm single coil (obviously) builds and I usually hit it with about 5-9watts using a 30amp 18650 2500mah efest (upgrading to LG's 3000mah for my VTC-mini) and it lasts all day chain-vaping on new batteries, they've since declined but queue in the comments about cheap/2nd rate batteries.. however, it has been over a year with them vaping all day almost every day.
Side note: I might still be using it (and still am) but I got into RDA's (even though I swore I never would) and I'm in need of a better mod. Im going for a VTC-mini 75Watt (should be way more than I need)
The Cons: It's long in 18650 mode (dont have the shorter batteries. Wanted longer life so thats on me I guess). Semi-large, long cigar big. You can see pix and video reviews anywhere It's round, so it rolling off something is always a concern but just be very conscious of it. Standing it up is a no-go as it tipping over could damage the device and might break any glass tanks. The up button has a continuous fire/charging mode that if held for 3-5 seconds it'll fire your device until the battery is dead. WATCH OUT for that. I've had it in my pocket and put pressure on it only to wonder what was burning a hole in my ... cheek a minute later. Burned wicks to bits and perhaps permanently damaged my battery as I noticed one does die a little faster now Also the only way to stop it once it starts (that I know of) is to unscrew the bottom and rip the battery out before it blows you to chunks like a pipe bomb.
Bottom Line: Over-all though, for $21 bucks I can honestly say I do not at all regret the purchase as its still going strong. Perfect for Carto's/Attys and can handle RDA decently, but if your going to get serious about RDA.. either go Mech (I don't think I'll ever do that) or preferably get a good box mod with like 50watts or more but dont get the huge 200watt I-look-like-a-vaping-psycho box mods. That's just IMO. Also try to get it from a reliable source like FastTech or the originals if your thinking of going the Vamo route. Of course, what you end up going for is obviously totally up to you and go SS if you don't want to deal with fading issues.
So that's it folks. For a mostly reliable, budget V.V/V.W P.V it's a solid bet, imo. Thanks for reading, I hope you found this review helpful. And remember, always vape safe, and never skimp out on batteries.
Don't forget to like this post if you liked it. Leave comments below and let me know what you think of the Vamo series; If I missed anything or what your experience has been with the V7 (preferably) or any of the Vamo series, knock-off or original.
Okay so almost no one will know this but I made a post a little over a year ago about my upcoming purchase of a Vamo V7 and how I was worried about its reliability. I got it in the mail, it was the black chromed version. Looked beautiful. After a few weeks I'd say, the coating did begin to rub off exposing the SS or should I say silver coat; below that I got a hint of yellowish, what I would guess is copper.
I went on Amazon (I think it was maybe Ebay) and I found a high-quality skin.. I do think it was advertised as being for like the V3 or V5 but that was over a year ago.. so I don't really remember. It was somewhere between $5-8 plus maybe S&H. It, again, was pretty thick, textured, somewhat glossy, but on the plus side, very high-quality and didn't fade. I still have it on there. I did, however, need to apply some crazy glue to the over-lap edge because of how thick it was and how weak I gauged the stock glue to be, I just knew it would peel after a while, y'know from gunk, sweat or especially e-juice. It worked like a charm. It is a very nice snake skin like texture and decal. I'll upload a pic if I can find one or just retake it and upload it.
On to the Vamo V7 update:
After being exposed to vaping for over a year, I've gathered some intel and xp on the subject. I understand that buying a Vamo or many cheap-y devices that are cloned or manufactured by a questionable off-shore source, it really is a gamble. Some people get lucky with awesomely crafted and assembled devices, while others draw the short straw and just get something that is falling apart right out of the box.. I got lucky! (not to rub it in to those that didn't).
My Vamo V7 has been vaping long and strong since I got it. The threads held up famously... famously! Some unlucky folks get Vamos that were made with really cheap materials and it lead to easy stripping of the threads and pins popping out, buttons failing and so on. Basically anything that could go wrong with a device people got one or a combination of those problems. My heart goes out to those folks, especially the ones who are gambling with their last dollars like I was.
Anyway, that's about all I could say or update on, so the short list. I took great care when attaching tanks, screwing them on/off etc. My threads are still doing great after over a year and only having ever dropped it once from about 4ft off a table onto a hard, solid floor. Still works NP's. The button works just fine but like with game controllers or something, the button has been rubbed down to its brass color and still presses just fine, but is a little soft/weaker. Again tho, still clicks just fine, just not as hard of a click as a brand new one. The up/down buttons are like-new as I don't use them half as often as I use the fire button (duh
)The Pro's: If you take great care of it, clean it often, dont abuse the buttons or toss it around, it'll last. Im coming up on a year and a half. (Also maybe invest on a SS that wont rub out or a good, textured skin HQ, dont skimp - it defeats the purpose) It's the bomb for regular clearo's/atty's I build like 1.2-1.6ohm single coil (obviously) builds and I usually hit it with about 5-9watts using a 30amp 18650 2500mah efest (upgrading to LG's 3000mah for my VTC-mini) and it lasts all day chain-vaping on new batteries, they've since declined but queue in the comments about cheap/2nd rate batteries.. however, it has been over a year with them vaping all day almost every day.
Side note: I might still be using it (and still am) but I got into RDA's (even though I swore I never would) and I'm in need of a better mod. Im going for a VTC-mini 75Watt (should be way more than I need)
The Cons: It's long in 18650 mode (dont have the shorter batteries. Wanted longer life so thats on me I guess). Semi-large, long cigar big. You can see pix and video reviews anywhere
It's round, so it rolling off something is always a concern but just be very conscious of it. Standing it up is a no-go as it tipping over could damage the device and might break any glass tanks. The up button has a continuous fire/charging mode that if held for 3-5 seconds it'll fire your device until the battery is dead. WATCH OUT for that. I've had it in my pocket and put pressure on it only to wonder what was burning a hole in my ... cheek a minute later. Burned wicks to bits and perhaps permanently damaged my battery as I noticed one does die a little faster now Also the only way to stop it once it starts (that I know of) is to unscrew the bottom and rip the battery out before it blows you to chunks like a pipe bomb.Bottom Line: Over-all though, for $21 bucks I can honestly say I do not at all regret the purchase as its still going strong. Perfect for Carto's/Attys and can handle RDA decently, but if your going to get serious about RDA.. either go Mech (I don't think I'll ever do that) or preferably get a good box mod with like 50watts or more but dont get the huge 200watt I-look-like-a-vaping-psycho box mods. That's just IMO. Also try to get it from a reliable source like FastTech or the originals if your thinking of going the Vamo route. Of course, what you end up going for is obviously totally up to you
and go SS if you don't want to deal with fading issues.So that's it folks. For a mostly reliable, budget V.V/V.W P.V it's a solid bet, imo. Thanks for reading, I hope you found this review helpful. And remember, always vape safe, and never skimp out on batteries.
Don't forget to like this post if you liked it. Leave comments below and let me know what you think of the Vamo series; If I missed anything or what your experience has been with the V7 (preferably) or any of the Vamo series, knock-off or original.
Flavor and vape can't be beat except for certain cases. So I feel like we're probably on the same boat about this. I have a evic-VTC mini and a Mutation x4 RDA which is my upgrade from the V7 and GS-H5 clearos. But Im starting to see now, after so long, that really, the magic of all these devices and vaping is that there is something for everyone and, crazy enough, mods for every occasion.
