REO Grand Initial Impressions

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well i finally had to change out the battery and juice for the first time. Two rock solid days of vaping plus a couple hours. This makes me very happy!

Nice :)

I am a 6ml a day vapor and the Grand and Wood REO are my Go to Mods. I full every thing in the morning and I am good to go for the day.

Next morning same thing :)
 

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I probably could have done it in less than two days, but I had a couple friends over monday night and we were doing some serious flavor trading. So i was on my drip set up for a couple hours that night (not to mentioned slightly over-nic'd). I average right around 3ml/day though so in general 2 days is going to be my norm. If there is something better out there for hassle free vaping than a well built bottom feed mod, please show it to me. But frankly, I don't think that mod exists yet.
 

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I probably could have done it in less than two days, but I had a couple friends over monday night and we were doing some serious flavor trading. So i was on my drip set up for a couple hours that night (not to mentioned slightly over-nic'd). I average right around 3ml/day though so in general 2 days is going to be my norm. If there is something better out there for hassle free vaping than a well built bottom feed mod, please show it to me. But frankly, I don't think that mod exists yet.

I here you, The Grand is just built like a tank and runs like a race car.

when you wont to drip try dripping a few drops in the catch cupl it works wonderful, Juice just gets sucked in to the atty. :)
 

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i tried that for the first time this morning. I wish I had thought of it monday night. It works like a charm and now I can get a brief flavor change once in a while without having to change gear! Another plus for the Grand. I need to remember to include that tidbit when I do the video.

Rob designed it with that in mind. I think He covered all the basses on this mod.

Hand down IMO the best bottom feeder on the market right now. :)
 

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Rob designed it with that in mind. I think He covered all the basses on this mod.

Hand down IMO the best bottom feeder on the market right now. :)

well i don't own an Ali'i yet, but I do think the Grand outperforms my Phidias. And thats saying something cuz I really like my Phidias too, but this tank of a mod dances circles around my Phiddy
 
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well i don't own an Ali'i yet, but I do think the Grand outperforms my Phidias. And thats saying something cuz I really like my Phidias too, but this tank of a mod dances circles around my Phiddy

I have all three of the main juice mods on the market and I would say the REO is my #1 juice feeder.

I have tried most of the juice mods and tank mods and still the REO is #1 well worth the price, there getting easier to get with Rob selling several times a week now.
 

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I thought I would end up with an Ali'i first because I love the exotic woods they use in them. They are some good looking units. But it turns out that aluminum can be high art too, as well sturdy. God forbid I ever drop one of these, i'm pretty sure the grand will take that kind of abuse much better than the wood boxes will.
 

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I thought I would end up with an Ali'i first because I love the exotic woods they use in them. They are some good looking units. But it turns out that aluminum can be high art too, as well sturdy. God forbid I ever drop one of these, i'm pretty sure the grand will take that kind of abuse much better than the wood boxes will.

Just a FYI: Rob will be re-introducing the Wood REO in a few weeks. I have the first models and there the toughest Wood Mods out there. I have dropped mine many times. I will keep you posted. :)
 

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He is? OOOOOHHHHHHH sweet! I have seen a few pix of them around and they look like a pretty darn nice wood mod too. Yes please do keep me posted on that. Is the wood version also fully mechanical?

I do not think it will be a mechanical switch, but I have been using one of the first ones and its still going strong no miss fires he uses only quality parts.

My wife has a lot of photos of my wood REO's you can find them on her profile feel free to look around an leave any comments you would like.

View Profile: Rhapsodies Fire - E-Cigarette Forum I got more photos if you need them :)

I love the Wood REO.
 

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He is? OOOOOHHHHHHH sweet! I have seen a few pix of them around and they look like a pretty darn nice wood mod too. Yes please do keep me posted on that. Is the wood version also fully mechanical?

I for got to add there will be some improvements in the shape, little more rounded corners. I will be starting a thread soon to see what people would like to see in the New Wood REO, as soon as I get some photos for Rob. :) I will keep you posted
 

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I'm loving mine. I vaped about 5 mLs of Cinnabomb the first day and a half using my Grand and figured out how to draw for the right combination of flavor and throat hit.

It was time to add more juice, so I filled 'er up with Butter Rum and it's a nice change of pace.

My first 2 months of vaping with the 510 starter hardware was very frustrating. I'd go off analogues for a few days, get frustrated with carts and cartos and even dripping, and light up again here and there. I kept coming back to the PV because I genuinely preferred the taste and the benefits of going smokeless. I wasted a good amount of juice trying to get consistent performance out of my 510. It wasn't happening.

The Reo just plain works. It's the best purchase I've made in years.

I'm planning on buying a polished door for it when they become available, just for fun.
 

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I'm loving mine. I vaped about 5 mLs of Cinnabomb the first day and a half using my Grand and figured out how to draw for the right combination of flavor and throat hit.

It was time to add more juice, so I filled 'er up with Butter Rum and it's a nice change of pace.

My first 2 months of vaping with the 510 starter hardware was very frustrating. I'd go off analogues for a few days, get frustrated with carts and cartos and even dripping, and light up again here and there. I kept coming back to the PV because I genuinely preferred the taste and the benefits of going smokeless. I wasted a good amount of juice trying to get consistent performance out of my 510. It wasn't happening.

The Reo just plain works. It's the best purchase I've made in years.

I'm planning on buying a polished door for it when they become available, just for fun.

I could not agree more with the hassles of the starter hardware. Don't get me wrong I still love my eGo, but its exclusively used for dripping for an occasional flavor change. I put a main vape in the Grand, and keep a bottle handy near the ego for that "change of pace". But yeah, now that I have a bottom feeder that just plain works, I would be perfectly content to never use a cart/carto again so long as I live.

PS today is day seven so the video review will be coming soon. Hoping to have time to do that tomorrow.
 

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I could not agree more with the hassles of the starter hardware. Don't get me wrong I still love my eGo, but its exclusively used for dripping for an occasional flavor change. I put a main vape in the Grand, and keep a bottle handy near the ego for that "change of pace". But yeah, now that I have a bottom feeder that just plain works, I would be perfectly content to never use a cart/carto again so long as I live.

PS today is day seven so the video review will be coming soon. Hoping to have time to do that tomorrow.

Look forward to your review man :)
 
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