My personal impressions of the standard Reo Grand + RM2 rda (after a couple of days use)
Pros
Cons:
Once used to the Reo's fit in your hand, anything else just feels stupid!
Note: I don't have very big hands at all
Random comments:
The Reo design is a real K.I.S.S (keep-it-simple-stupid) compact device, which should be the design objective of any mechanical device anyhow.
If I compare the following: flavour, vapour, throat hit, ease of set up, filling, maintenance, convenience, mobility, reliability, versatility, durability, customization possibilities, and readily availability of spare parts, as well as personal after sales service, there are hardly any device on the market that can compete with the Reo.
In my personal opinion the Reo is very reasonably priced compared to other ORIGINAL, non-mass produced mechanical devices, and will recommend it to anyone that enjoy a RDA's flavour intensity. If your personal preferences are more towards regulated devices, rather think twice before buying a Reo.
The fact that I thought this particular order got lost or stolen was actually a blessing in disguise otherwise I would not have ordered a second one - cause one Reo is just not enough.
Will I modify this Reo? apart from aesthetic appearance, there is absolute nothing from a technical point of view worth modifying - it just works perfectly out of the box. From an electrical point of view I'm well impressed with the design's logical "shortest route" energy flow from source to 510 connector by pure mechanical means (including the simple no-nonsense mechanical switch).
And yes, I did strip the whole unit out of pure curiosity - after all, how can you properly use something, if you don't know how it works?
Is this the end of my vaping journey regarding hardware? NO, vaping device technology are driven by end-users and the clever developers will eventually come to fore with newer, better and improved technology. Hopefully I will be there to experience such "new" technology as a vaper, being it an improved Reo or other.
PS: Thanks to all the existing Reonauts on the ECF as well as the South African forums, your inspirational posts leaded me to one of my best purchases in my relative short vaping journey. A few pounds well spend!
Pros
- Highly customizable - you can tinker to hearts content with various coil topologies, coil position and wicking until you hit your personal vaping g-spot (flavour, throat hit and vapour production). Quick easy recoiling.
- Absolute bliz to clean - no air-/fill holes that can spill liquid on battery and battery connections.
- The RM2 certainly excels over all the RDA's that I've played with - the ceramic deck just do it for me, and the intense flavour production is out of this world - some of my less loved e-liquids really changed to something almost likeable.
- Zero nasty boiled or burnt e-liquids as on most of all the RTA's I've experienced.
- Although I'm not into cloud chasing, it's very easy to fog up a room in no time.
- Solid durable built - extremely robust and will outlast most other commercial mechanical devices.
- Compact and a pleasure to travel with and fits neatly in my shirt pocket.
Cons:
- Regular 'squonking' required to keep the wick moist. It does take a couple of minutes to get use to and might be inconvenient for some vapers (but still much more convenient than conventional dripping).
- Increase in juice consumption (maybe due to the joy of using this device).
- Very difficult to go back to RTA's as they all just lack in; flavour, ease of set up, quick and easy filling, maintenance, convenience and versatility.
Once used to the Reo's fit in your hand, anything else just feels stupid!
Note: I don't have very big hands at all
- Too easy to chain vape and put myself regular on a nic plug.
- RM2 RDA air hole too small for most vapers (can be very easily enlarged though).
Random comments:
The Reo design is a real K.I.S.S (keep-it-simple-stupid) compact device, which should be the design objective of any mechanical device anyhow.
If I compare the following: flavour, vapour, throat hit, ease of set up, filling, maintenance, convenience, mobility, reliability, versatility, durability, customization possibilities, and readily availability of spare parts, as well as personal after sales service, there are hardly any device on the market that can compete with the Reo.
In my personal opinion the Reo is very reasonably priced compared to other ORIGINAL, non-mass produced mechanical devices, and will recommend it to anyone that enjoy a RDA's flavour intensity. If your personal preferences are more towards regulated devices, rather think twice before buying a Reo.
The fact that I thought this particular order got lost or stolen was actually a blessing in disguise otherwise I would not have ordered a second one - cause one Reo is just not enough.
Will I modify this Reo? apart from aesthetic appearance, there is absolute nothing from a technical point of view worth modifying - it just works perfectly out of the box. From an electrical point of view I'm well impressed with the design's logical "shortest route" energy flow from source to 510 connector by pure mechanical means (including the simple no-nonsense mechanical switch).
And yes, I did strip the whole unit out of pure curiosity - after all, how can you properly use something, if you don't know how it works?
Is this the end of my vaping journey regarding hardware? NO, vaping device technology are driven by end-users and the clever developers will eventually come to fore with newer, better and improved technology. Hopefully I will be there to experience such "new" technology as a vaper, being it an improved Reo or other.
PS: Thanks to all the existing Reonauts on the ECF as well as the South African forums, your inspirational posts leaded me to one of my best purchases in my relative short vaping journey. A few pounds well spend!
