Hello everyone! Since I am a big fanboy of the Augvape Boreas, I decided to do a quick build review of my favorite RTA.
First off, let's get the particulars out of the way, the following is taken from www.eciggity.com where you can get the Boreas for $24.99.
The Boreas RTA by Augvape is 25mm in diameter with airflow that directly hits the coils from the side. The Boreas comes with two 17mm Velocity Style build decks that either have 2mm wick holes or 2.5mm wick holes depending on the VG content of your e-juice and the size of your coils. A unique feature of the Boreas is that its juice flow and airflow control work in sync. As you increase the amount of airflow using the airflow control ring, the size of the juice flow holes increase as well.
Features:
Okay, so now that we got that out of the way, let's look at the build deck. I built on the 2.5mm deck for this build, since I am using 5 wrap aliens with 3mm centers.
As you can see, it has a fairly standard build deck, anyone familiar with building a velocity style deck should have no problem with this deck.
Make sure to keep your coils close to the posts (but not touching) if you are using large coils. At 17mm, the build deck can accommodate some decent builds.
Wicking is where most people seem to have an issue with the Boreas. I will admit, it took me a few builds initially to figure out how to effectively build the Boreas. They key is in the amount of cotton you use. You want to make sure your cotton is snug, but not restrictive through the coil center.
From here, simply tuck your cotton ends between your coil and the deck.
Next, prime your cotton with your juice of choice..for this one, I am using Higgy Cigs Gwen's Fluffermint..because it's winter and Christmas and it's like vaping a candy cane..lol
Next, insert the deck into your Boreas and screw on the bottom cap. Make sure the juice/air flow is closed and fill the tank. Cap it and open the juice/air flow control and wait for the juice to fill the juice well. I always close the juice/air flow when I fill the Boreas, it cuts down on leaking.
Now for my impression of the Boreas by Augvape: I love it. I own several of them and really do enjoy this RTA. That being said, there are a few things I would improve. First, I would improve on the grub screws, they seem to be a little cheap and I have stripped the head out of one of them in the past. Second, I would make the drip tip a larger bore. I use aftermarket tips on everything and this RTA is capable of some serious flavor and cloud production, it's weak point, in my opinion, is the 510 tip. Other than that, it is an amazing RTA with almost limitless build potential.
Feel free to ask any questions you may have about the Boreas by Augvape, as I probably have experienced it!
Thanks for reading!
First off, let's get the particulars out of the way, the following is taken from www.eciggity.com where you can get the Boreas for $24.99.
The Boreas RTA by Augvape is 25mm in diameter with airflow that directly hits the coils from the side. The Boreas comes with two 17mm Velocity Style build decks that either have 2mm wick holes or 2.5mm wick holes depending on the VG content of your e-juice and the size of your coils. A unique feature of the Boreas is that its juice flow and airflow control work in sync. As you increase the amount of airflow using the airflow control ring, the size of the juice flow holes increase as well.
Features:
- 25mm Diameter
- 17mm Diameter Build Deck
- 7ml Capacity
- Side Adjustable Airflow
- Comes with 2 Decks: 2.0mm Juice Hole and 2.5mm Juice Hole
- Juice Flow Control
Includes:
1x Boreas RTA by Augvape
1x Replacement Glass
1x Bag of Extra O-Ring, Screws, and Allen Key
Okay, so now that we got that out of the way, let's look at the build deck. I built on the 2.5mm deck for this build, since I am using 5 wrap aliens with 3mm centers.
As you can see, it has a fairly standard build deck, anyone familiar with building a velocity style deck should have no problem with this deck.
Make sure to keep your coils close to the posts (but not touching) if you are using large coils. At 17mm, the build deck can accommodate some decent builds.
Wicking is where most people seem to have an issue with the Boreas. I will admit, it took me a few builds initially to figure out how to effectively build the Boreas. They key is in the amount of cotton you use. You want to make sure your cotton is snug, but not restrictive through the coil center.
From here, simply tuck your cotton ends between your coil and the deck.
Next, prime your cotton with your juice of choice..for this one, I am using Higgy Cigs Gwen's Fluffermint..because it's winter and Christmas and it's like vaping a candy cane..lol
Next, insert the deck into your Boreas and screw on the bottom cap. Make sure the juice/air flow is closed and fill the tank. Cap it and open the juice/air flow control and wait for the juice to fill the juice well. I always close the juice/air flow when I fill the Boreas, it cuts down on leaking.
Now for my impression of the Boreas by Augvape: I love it. I own several of them and really do enjoy this RTA. That being said, there are a few things I would improve. First, I would improve on the grub screws, they seem to be a little cheap and I have stripped the head out of one of them in the past. Second, I would make the drip tip a larger bore. I use aftermarket tips on everything and this RTA is capable of some serious flavor and cloud production, it's weak point, in my opinion, is the 510 tip. Other than that, it is an amazing RTA with almost limitless build potential.
Feel free to ask any questions you may have about the Boreas by Augvape, as I probably have experienced it!
Thanks for reading!
