Yes. During testing there were discoloration issues and plans/materials had to change.
As others have said, as well as IMO, go with some type of water filtration...HT or otherwise. However, there really are quite a few users who like non water filtered vapor, myself included sometimes. Still, a dry mouthpiece can be too little at some temps, in terms of cooling the vapor. I'd say at the very least, you'll use the hydratube sometimes, if not half the time or more. It also doubles as a great dry mouthpiece, that filters particulate well, and cools down the vapor significantly without water. Then, when you want even more diffusion, add water. This way you get the best of both worlds, and get the better deal of ordering both together!
@King, or @Deadshort480, what does this mark signify? Is it somewhere on the side of the unit?These are some of the preview shots I took of the Cloud Evo on Saturday along with some close-up shots.
Congrats! What perk level of the IGG campaign did you donate at?After a long day of breaking rocks, I can finally blast off!
Goin to be a Cloudy night in NOR CAL.
My OG ticker's auto shutoff kicks in at about 57/58 minutes too lol. Funny number.
That mark is definitely from the molding process. It is on the side of the unit.
You and I are in the same exact boat, my friend. We are both coming from the LSV to the EVO and having the same realizations.
My understanding is that they lack the glass to complete the Fanatic & Early Bird orders. As the glass becomes available they will fill those orders.
The irony, of course, is that those who contributed the most will not be the ones who are rewarded first.
But getting EVOs out there and getting reviews and feedback can only help sales so one can see their logic. Its unfortunate they made a promise to ship in a certain order apparently before the glass issue came up so many of us were expecting to be amongst the first to get units.
If their past performance is any guide they are doing all they can given the restrictions of parts supplies, so as dificult as it is, we must be patient. Just hard to look at the pics and see the reviews and not have mine yet.....![:\](/i/s/hmm.gif "Hmm :\")
Actually, the primary reason for the delay in Fanatics shipments was a shortage of the Limited Edition "graphite" enclosures (SM mentioned this in an earlier post). Fanatics had a choice, and most of us went with the graphite. Those enclosures have been received (see post #141). But that temporary shortage freed up enclosure inventory such that units for Early Birds for which VXL had tubes and Fan Boys which do not receive tubes, could be assembled and shipped. Out of sequence, yes, but the net result was simply some Birds and Boys getting units shipped earlier than expected. Then the opal shortage came up.
VXL started up the assembly line very cautiously. There is a lot of testing and process checking/adjusting going on, so throughput has been intentionally slow. Now the originally planned shipment sequencing can resume. (Can't say if/when the opal shortage will impact the revised schedule.)
Probably later this week or so, there will begin a flurry of Fanatic reviews, building to a torrent especially when the Early Birds are shipping full on. Fasten your seat belts.
