Awesome review! Love it! Thanks!So before i get into the meat of things
Here are some tech specs i pulled off the Loki Lab website about the Odin (which apply to the clone as well): For those who aren't familiar with the device
- 22mm with AFC (Only 2 air holes in Cap)
- Designed for Single or dual coil.
- Unique base for simpler building. (Negative terminal wire trap)
- Designed with AFC using just 2 main pieces, air holes are 4.2mm x 1.7mm with rounded corners
** Please note that all my thoughts and experiences are based off the Odin clone i received from Vapeclub and not the original from Loki Labs.
I'm going to try my best to make this review as short as possible
Design :
- Being a 22mm dripped the Odin is guilty of the O word which all Reonauts aren't very fond of, Overhang! Strangely enough, even though its a wide atty, its not particularly tall. Initially i was not too keen on the idea of this and since receiving it, i actually really like the way it looks on the reo
- Even though the Odin is a 22mm RDA, its chamber is not as large as one would think. This is because a fair portion of the base is solid and the top cap is not that tall.
- There are no fancy airflow mechanisms to the Odin, just two cyclops slits which can easily be adjusted by sliding the top cap to suit your vaping style. I enjoyed having the ability to quickly adjust the airflow (as opposed to the Atomic, which requires you to unscrew the top piece a little, shift the base piece and move the ring accordingly)
- I found the Odin surprisingly easy to build on. The wire wrap negative terminals are a breeze to use. I personally found the Cyclone extremely frustrating for dual coil builds. In addition to this i also found that I had a lot of space to work in with regard to the placement of the coil as well as the size and length.
Flavour & Vapor Production:
Let me open this section up by stating that to date, my favourite RDA in terms of flavour is the Atomic (clone), with the Cyclone AFC in second place.
I sampled two juices in the Odin which i have vaped at length in both the Cyclone AFC as well as the Atomic in order for me to gauge how these taste in the Odin. The liquids used were Kiss the Ring and A Real Nightmare.
From the get go, the flavour from the Odin (at least to me) is easily better than the Cyclone. The flavours from the liquid were more pronounced and i was tasting nuances that i had not when vaping these liquids in the Cyclone AFC. The distinction of flavour versus the Atomic was not as obvious from the get go and it required a slight bit of experimentation. I found the ideal spot for my vaping style in terms of air flow and flavour with the airhole slit just under 3/4 of the way open.
I did experiment with the airflow and I was incredibly impressed with the intensity of the flavour i was getting the the cyclops slits closed off to 3/4 of the way. The only thing i didn't like about this configuration was the draw was very tight. However, this would be perfect for those who like a tighter draw for mouth to lung hits.
The vapor production is superb and will most definitely satisfy those who love big clouds. Granted i was using high VG juices, but even with a fairly closed off airflow and mouth to lung hits, the vapor production was good.
The Verdict:
The Odin is a super bottom fed RDA and most definitely worthy of being put ontop of the reo. It is very user friendly for both single and dual coil builds. It is very versatile in terms of its airflow adjustment and can suit the needs of most vaping styles. It can definitely chuck the clouds, and most importantly, it is sublime in terms of flavour.
Cons:
- It may not be the device for die hard, standard air hole RM2 users
- Some people will not be able to live with the look/overhang
- On my Odin, i had to be careful when screwing down the positive post as over-tightening caused the post itself it to rotate. (I overcame this by screwing the 510 pin in the opposite direction to re-align it.)
