(I read the thread, but I'm jumping in without multi-quotes.) I already had my BFs when I read about the Boge Revolution. Isn't the battery unremovable? I keep thinking it is, which is what turned me off.
I got a Phinais box mod to celebrate a milestone. It's wood and I got it as a show piece, not thinking I would use it very often. I was surprised at how much I like bottom-feeding, which presented a problem. It's made of wood and far too pretty to take anywhere without worrying it would get banged up. I don't care for the look of the cone on the Vmod, so I went with a Reo.
The only thing I dislike about bottom-feeders is that it's difficult to change juice quickly. That's fine for me, since I have one juice I really like (I also drip and use tube mods to switch tanks), but I think it might be frustrating for a new vaper who doesn't know what flavors they like yet and don't have anything else.
Besides durability and look, what really sold me on the Reo is how its enthusiasts are often denigrated for liking their device. I have a ProVari. (Just so you know, I never suggest a person get one unless it is something they are already seriously considering and it's within their budget, but I've been communally flamed anyway.) Time and time again I read threads where the OP asks what's so great about a ProVari and when owners answer, other people jump in to say ProVari owners are fanbois who fell for the hype; staus-seekers who say the ProVari is great to justify spending too much money; how the technology is out-dated because it doesn't have VW; how one can buy 5 Vamos for the cost of 1 ProVari, etc., you all know the drill.
I'm not a status-seeker. If I wanted 5 Vamos, I would buy them. In fact, I bought a Vamo
after I got my ProVari to see what the hype was about. Yes, I fell for Vamo hype. In my opinion, it's fine (although I like the Sigelei Zmax better) and it's worth the $37 I paid for it, but not a penny more. My ProVari is everything it's claimed to be. It's built like a tank, and while VW is something I use with other devices, it has no impact on the quality of my ProVari. I figured that since I've read posts criticizing Reo owners for similar reasons, there had to be something to it. There is. Based solely on my personal experience, the Reo is the ProVari of bottom-feeders.
P.S. I'm still waiting to read someone who doesn't own one (like many ProVari detractors) claim bottom-feeders are out-dated. Of course they are nimrod. And your point is?