Supported Team VXH from the inception. Sometimes there were some bumps along the way, BUT, Seibo and CO. always made things right(can't speak for everyone, these are just my experiences). I truly loved my OG Clouds and still feel the Evo is a 1st class vape that, imo, should be somewhere in every vaporist's vape rotation. When I want to flavor chase/temp step, I always go for my Evo. Prior to covid, my Clouds/Evo, was what I always went for when a pre-vape converted friend(s) dropped by and wanted to "see what this vaping things all about". I recommend it to friends/fellow med patients/who'll ever listen to me talk, lol. I just wanted to say how much I love this company, VapeXhale, and past vapes, before I critique the new Petra.
I am torn because I love all the iterations/models that Vapexhale has put out. Team Hanu does not make me feel about the Petra, the way Team VapeXhale made me feel about their vapes.
A "gripped silicone" molding on one side(or even 2 opposing sides) could have made it less hot to hold, whilst not making it look so....funky-in-not-a-good-way-funky. The recessed top, well, I recall many a FC'er here that had broken their Cloud/Evo's male joint. While I see a need that could have used some solving, the way they designed that recessed joint is less than useful, to me, someone who has always enjoyed inverting their Cloud/Evo's with my different glass rigs. It does look like it will be more "idiot proof", but it comes at the cost of losing some great functionality, and versatility of the Cloud/Evo. The design of the Petra, for me, is less than pleasing. Too much of a marketing feel to it. Like just a cosmetic redesign for the Insta/Tik-Tok crowd. I hope I am wrong and there and some user-recommended changes/new engineering technology under the hood.
It sucks for the Swiss Honeycomb owners, hopefully this will change prior to launch. I miss the straight, og style hydratubes. Worst decision I ever made was part with my last one in a trade for a Mobius rig
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Long story short...I'd love to support this iteration, but until I hear a bit more here on FC, I'm gonna put buying the Petra, "on hold" for the moment.