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And it's here!

First impressions - not as big as I expected, but plenty big for me. I can only use it in 18650 mode at the moment, but will be ordering a pair of 18350s to use in short mode, probably after Christmas. Feels solid, well built, heavy, good quality. I like its cute "face" The black chrome finish is dead sexy, but very much a fingerprint magnet. I'm not getting any battery rattle with an Efest 2000mAh IMR 18650 battery, but the buttons do rattle a little when I shake it. Doesn't bother me. It's a little slippey to hold. The black chrome finish is very fragile - I'd been using mine about half an hour and it already had several tiny scratches from my wedding and engagement rings. I don't mind too much - I already knew I'd be wearing the finish off sooner than most due to having "hot hands" (I strip the plating off sewing needles in no time, and can't make pastry). I'll probably end up covering it with carbon fibre vinyl when it gets too bashed up, or strip it and send it for powder coating.

Getting it set to RMS mode and wattage mode was easy and quick, due more to the info on this thread than the Chinglish manual included in my parcel (but not in the Vamo's actual packaging). I have to say though that the manual isn't as difficult to decipher as many other manuals I have read (especially the Xtar's, which should win an award for obfuscation!) and is actually pretty good, and at least I got one. The blue screen is nice and bright and very easy to read. It's odd not to have something light up when firing, but I'll get used to it. All three buttons have a nice positive "click" feeling to them but aren't too loud.

The atty resistance checker is odd. I have a recoiled CE5 that was around 2.5 ohms when I coiled it. When I first put it on the Vamo it read 5.7 ohms - after use it became 2.3. I started vaping it, filled with The Alchemist's Blackcurrant & Licorice, at 7 watts and got that horrid burnt toast taste. Dropped it to 5 and fine, upped in .5 increments back to 7 and still fine. It's like it needs firing to get the actual resistance, the first firing it thinks the resistance is much higher than it really is and so pushes more power through than is required, hence the burnt taste... I think I can live with this for now, but it's an oddity I hadn't heard of before so thought it worth mentioning.

I can tell that I'm getting more flavour with the Vamo than with the Twist, how much more I'm not sure as I have a really rotten cold at the moment and can't smell or taste much. I'm not getting any problems with the draw on a skirted CE5, I had read that a skirted device can block the airflow and make the draw tight but I'm not finding this at all. I had originally planned to test all my lovely new juices (from Alchemist, Health E Vape and Vapour Juice) on the Vamo using the Phoenix atty I also bought from VaporBreak, but I've decided to wait til my sense of smell/taste returns. Instead, I've tried all my current vapes in their current devices (all rebuildable CE5s or mini Vivi Novas) and they all seem better than the Egos or Twists I was already using. I am tweaking the wattage when changing juices as some do better at higher or lower settings, but this only takes a few clicks of the + or - buttons.

All in all, I'm very happy with the Vamo (now nicknamed The Big Beastie), especially for the price. I bought the Vamo, 2 Vivi Novas, 2 CE5s (NOT the same as my other CE5s), a Phoenix atty, 200ml of juice and an ego case for £55 delivered, which is amazing. Delivery took 11 days from order to my door. I'll definitely be ordering from VaporBreak again.

ETA - I am definitely getting more nic out of my juices using the Vamo. I don't know why this would be, but my 12mg juices are now making me a slightly dizzy Dizzi. Going to have to reduce my nic content - which is great as it will make my DIY stuff even cheaper!