Now I understand this feeling all too well.....I have three children myself, and naming them all was one of the most traumatic and long winded challenges I have ever faced, you have to get it right, I mean....this is going to stick with them for their entire life....and on that basis... it's a huge responsibility, and no matter how hard I tried to evade that dreaded 'R' word.....it was inevitable that one day....it would catch me....
That being said.....
My first is called Kieran, my choice, I just liked the name....and to be fair he's never complained....but then came the second.....my first choice of 'Offspring B' was quickly slapped off the table by my better half....killjoy...and so...the process began......
"What name do you really like?"
"Kieran"
"You have a Kieran...and this is going to be a girl"
"Well you asked me what name I liked.....and I like Kieran"
"You can't call a girl Kieran....and you can't have two kids with the same name"
"But again...that's not the question you asked me...you asked me what name I really liked....and I answered correctly, and may I also take this opportunity to remind you that you have already poo pooed my first choice for our new baby.."
"You can't call a girl Kieran.....or Offspring B.....and I know what fucking question I asked you, now stop being an utter dick....and help me by thinking of a name for our unborn daughter!......Now what name....do you really like?"
"Kieran"..."NO!"...."Offspring B then"...."NOOOOO!!"............."Keira then"
"You're just saying that because it's almost 'Kieran' ...you can't have kids called Kieran and Keira it's confusing"
"okay...just Kieran then"
"Why am I still with you...."
And so it went...for several days.......and then...Keira it was, which to be fair, I kinda wanted anyway but I just needed to make it by far the better option, yes....I'm absolutely a manipulating, annoying, soul destroying, life sucking, lovable rogue....but then she wouldn't have it any other way.....(says you)
OBS however........clearly don't have a rational 'better half' in their life.....my guess.....one middle aged single man, whose soul purpose at OBS, is to come up with names for their products.....and I, for one, can totally relate with this mans struggle...
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Welcome back my magical misty minions, back again with more of the same...and this time, we have a break from the 'clearing the decks' run of mini reviews...which was already a break from normal run of things.....so....we have a break...from the break....with a 'shoe in' review. It was bound to happen of course, just when I was making some headway, an item comes on the market that deserves instant attention, and I have to admit, things had gone a little 'flat' of late, so this is indeed a welcome respite. So let's just crack on, and find out what the hell that intro was all about...courtesy of my long time partners, Heavensgifts ...I present to you, the OBS Crius II RTA Dual Coil...
Okay, okay, I know.....it's not what you would call...'Striking'......looks just like any other RTA.....but beauty is only skin deep....no wait that's the wrong analogy....it's not what's on the inside that counts.....nope....wait...I'll get it......every rose has it's thorn....oh bollocks.....wait...(stop it....you're an idiot)..
The Lowdown
The Crius II RTA Dual Coil is a 25mm tank with a 4ml capacity, it has bottom adjustable airflow with 4 inlets on the AFC ring....
A fully adjustable juice flow control.....
An underneath that's all....underneathy...
OBS's lovely top fill system hidden under a pull-up sleeve...
And a 510 wide bore resin drip tip....
Apart from the surprising 510 drip tip, it's all as expected from an updated version of OBS's second best RTA....the Engine obviously being their biggest seller..... So....What gives?.....What's its purpose?...Why is it different?....and why do they keep calling everything the Crius?!? .....Well....let me explain....first..we had the Crius RTA, and it was a good dual coil 22mm RTA back in the day, and there were a couple of variations of this tank, different post designs, bigger post holes etc.......Then....we got the Crius II, fatter at 25mm, but this time only a single coil. This tank was very good and much raved about by the single coil crew...so much so in fact....that OBS decided to bring out the...yes...you've guessed it...The Crius II Dual Coil RTA.....so it's the Crius II V2.....not the Crius III......it looks nothing like the Crius II and this time it has dual coils....so...totally new tank....with the same name...and to make matters worse...the Crius RDA came out just before the latest RTA rendition....you follow?....
Clear as mud....
However....This Crius may well be adorned with the same name, but what sets this particular version apart from the other renditions.....lies beneath the surface.....like the heart of a cabbage....(I have no words....sigh)
Look familiar?.......Of course it does, it's pilfered the post design from the Crius RDA, complete with a thick slab of creamy Zirconia filling.....delicious......nom nom nom...
I love this build deck, not only does it look the shit, but it's incredibly easy to build on...
That being said.....
My first is called Kieran, my choice, I just liked the name....and to be fair he's never complained....but then came the second.....my first choice of 'Offspring B' was quickly slapped off the table by my better half....killjoy...and so...the process began......
"What name do you really like?"
"Kieran"
"You have a Kieran...and this is going to be a girl"
"Well you asked me what name I liked.....and I like Kieran"
"You can't call a girl Kieran....and you can't have two kids with the same name"
"But again...that's not the question you asked me...you asked me what name I really liked....and I answered correctly, and may I also take this opportunity to remind you that you have already poo pooed my first choice for our new baby.."
"You can't call a girl Kieran.....or Offspring B.....and I know what fucking question I asked you, now stop being an utter dick....and help me by thinking of a name for our unborn daughter!......Now what name....do you really like?"
"Kieran"..."NO!"...."Offspring B then"...."NOOOOO!!"............."Keira then"
"You're just saying that because it's almost 'Kieran' ...you can't have kids called Kieran and Keira it's confusing"
"okay...just Kieran then"
"Why am I still with you...."
And so it went...for several days.......and then...Keira it was, which to be fair, I kinda wanted anyway but I just needed to make it by far the better option, yes....I'm absolutely a manipulating, annoying, soul destroying, life sucking, lovable rogue....but then she wouldn't have it any other way.....(says you)
OBS however........clearly don't have a rational 'better half' in their life.....my guess.....one middle aged single man, whose soul purpose at OBS, is to come up with names for their products.....and I, for one, can totally relate with this mans struggle...
.....................................................................................................................
Welcome back my magical misty minions, back again with more of the same...and this time, we have a break from the 'clearing the decks' run of mini reviews...which was already a break from normal run of things.....so....we have a break...from the break....with a 'shoe in' review. It was bound to happen of course, just when I was making some headway, an item comes on the market that deserves instant attention, and I have to admit, things had gone a little 'flat' of late, so this is indeed a welcome respite. So let's just crack on, and find out what the hell that intro was all about...courtesy of my long time partners, Heavensgifts ...I present to you, the OBS Crius II RTA Dual Coil...
Okay, okay, I know.....it's not what you would call...'Striking'......looks just like any other RTA.....but beauty is only skin deep....no wait that's the wrong analogy....it's not what's on the inside that counts.....nope....wait...I'll get it......every rose has it's thorn....oh bollocks.....wait...(stop it....you're an idiot)..
The Lowdown
The Crius II RTA Dual Coil is a 25mm tank with a 4ml capacity, it has bottom adjustable airflow with 4 inlets on the AFC ring....
A fully adjustable juice flow control.....
An underneath that's all....underneathy...
OBS's lovely top fill system hidden under a pull-up sleeve...
And a 510 wide bore resin drip tip....
Apart from the surprising 510 drip tip, it's all as expected from an updated version of OBS's second best RTA....the Engine obviously being their biggest seller..... So....What gives?.....What's its purpose?...Why is it different?....and why do they keep calling everything the Crius?!? .....Well....let me explain....first..we had the Crius RTA, and it was a good dual coil 22mm RTA back in the day, and there were a couple of variations of this tank, different post designs, bigger post holes etc.......Then....we got the Crius II, fatter at 25mm, but this time only a single coil. This tank was very good and much raved about by the single coil crew...so much so in fact....that OBS decided to bring out the...yes...you've guessed it...The Crius II Dual Coil RTA.....so it's the Crius II V2.....not the Crius III......it looks nothing like the Crius II and this time it has dual coils....so...totally new tank....with the same name...and to make matters worse...the Crius RDA came out just before the latest RTA rendition....you follow?....
Clear as mud....
However....This Crius may well be adorned with the same name, but what sets this particular version apart from the other renditions.....lies beneath the surface.....like the heart of a cabbage....(I have no words....sigh)
Look familiar?.......Of course it does, it's pilfered the post design from the Crius RDA, complete with a thick slab of creamy Zirconia filling.....delicious......nom nom nom...
I love this build deck, not only does it look the shit, but it's incredibly easy to build on...