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Hello Folks,
With little fanfare Augvape have released their latest snazzy RDA the “Templar”. I wasn’t even aware this was in development to the point it turned up from Augvape out of the blue. Moving on from their successful Druga RDA this new product has been in the making for the last 7 months with the offer of enticing flavour chasers to their corner.
So let’s find out how it stacks up, I should mention I don’t like to make recommendations in my reviews; instead I’ll present you with my findings to help bolster your research should you be interested in the product.
Manufacturer’s specification
Kits Includes
New RDA, same old packaging, the Templar comes in the trusty “how to I get everything out of here” tube pot from Augvape including the usual scratch and sniff on the back. I don’t know if this is just me or not but I had no screwdriver in my kit, so make sure you have both a small flat head for the bottom positive pin and a phillips for the post screw.
Whilst I’m on the lack of screwdriver there’s a lack of spares in general; much like the Druga there is no extra screws in the kit. I suppose its a single titanium jobby with deep cut outs, so will fare better than the Druga’s screws do. The part I feel is missing most is a 510 drip tip! Normally I don’t mind just getting the adaptor but Augvape have tipped this as being a flavour chasing RDA, in which case a 510 is not an optional extra.... it’s a necessity. I would like to have seen one of their stellar Merlin or Boreas V1 drip tips included at the very least.
It comes with a single Delrin 810 drip tip; as you can see the bore is very large at 14mm. Serious I can stick my pinky in that! This is not a dedicated flavour chasing RDA this is going to be chucking some plumage. I would like to have seen the tip a tad taller though as my lips do touch the top cap.
It also comes with a separate frosted competition cap with two downward angled air holes either side. The deck has two prongs to hold either cap in place to ensure the airflow is focused towards the centre of the coils. There is no ability to adjust airflow on the frosted comp cap, instead you will be adjusting the vape experience through coil and wicking.
Looking inside the comp cap there is an extended conical design which makes it look a bit like the Oumier Wasp Nano on steroids. Unlike the Wasp the opening is a proprietary size at 12mm so it won’t fit either an aftermarket 510 or 810. It takes some getting used to at first but if you are simply placing your lips on top it’s not so bad, in fact I’ve grown to like it even more so than the metal option due to how silky smooth the airflow is (not that the SS isn't smooth either).
I had a small nic out of my frosted cap at the base for some reason, annoying as it is, it’s right at the bottom of the base and hasn’t affected the seal.
So with the frosted cap out of the way let’s head over the metal top cap, featuring a similar step system to the Drop RDA meaning you can close the airflow off in horizontal stages, right down to a very tight draw on the bottom row. The areas where “Templar” is engraved have been offset allowing you to grip and adjust the assembly fairly easily. Finally it has a shallow conical design inside despite the flat outward appearance.
The airflow chamber comprises of 6 mini slots each side alternating between short (2mm x 1mm) and long (4mm x 1mm).
Everything on the Stainless Steel Templar is engraved, even the writing on the base. This provides depth and a sense of premium quality which continues throughout the entirety of the RDA. I would like to have seen the edging rounded off just slightly around the main logo since it’s a little sharp to the touch, otherwise the machining is spotless.
Both top caps sit entirely over the deck so with RDA’s like this I try not to remove the top chamber too often or I end up pushing juice condensation under the base. Fortunately with the massive openings in the drip tip removal is rarely required until it’s time for a re-wick.
With little fanfare Augvape have released their latest snazzy RDA the “Templar”. I wasn’t even aware this was in development to the point it turned up from Augvape out of the blue. Moving on from their successful Druga RDA this new product has been in the making for the last 7 months with the offer of enticing flavour chasers to their corner.
So let’s find out how it stacks up, I should mention I don’t like to make recommendations in my reviews; instead I’ll present you with my findings to help bolster your research should you be interested in the product.
Manufacturer’s specification
- Height: 27mm (25mm with comp cap)
- Diameter: 24mm
- Thread: 510
- Gold Plated Positive Pin(s) & Deck
- Metal: 304 Stainless Steel, Titanium Post Screw, Zirconium dioxide (insulator)
- Airflow Slots : 4 or 6 Side
- Assembly: 2 and 4 Piece Design
- Bottom Feeding or Dripper
- Drip tip: Delrin 810 (or separate competition cap)
Kits Includes
- 1x Templar RDA
- 1 x Frosted Comp Cap
- 1x Spare kit (Spare O-rings, BF Pin & 510 drip tip adaptor)
New RDA, same old packaging, the Templar comes in the trusty “how to I get everything out of here” tube pot from Augvape including the usual scratch and sniff on the back. I don’t know if this is just me or not but I had no screwdriver in my kit, so make sure you have both a small flat head for the bottom positive pin and a phillips for the post screw.
Whilst I’m on the lack of screwdriver there’s a lack of spares in general; much like the Druga there is no extra screws in the kit. I suppose its a single titanium jobby with deep cut outs, so will fare better than the Druga’s screws do. The part I feel is missing most is a 510 drip tip! Normally I don’t mind just getting the adaptor but Augvape have tipped this as being a flavour chasing RDA, in which case a 510 is not an optional extra.... it’s a necessity. I would like to have seen one of their stellar Merlin or Boreas V1 drip tips included at the very least.
It comes with a single Delrin 810 drip tip; as you can see the bore is very large at 14mm. Serious I can stick my pinky in that! This is not a dedicated flavour chasing RDA this is going to be chucking some plumage. I would like to have seen the tip a tad taller though as my lips do touch the top cap.
It also comes with a separate frosted competition cap with two downward angled air holes either side. The deck has two prongs to hold either cap in place to ensure the airflow is focused towards the centre of the coils. There is no ability to adjust airflow on the frosted comp cap, instead you will be adjusting the vape experience through coil and wicking.
Looking inside the comp cap there is an extended conical design which makes it look a bit like the Oumier Wasp Nano on steroids. Unlike the Wasp the opening is a proprietary size at 12mm so it won’t fit either an aftermarket 510 or 810. It takes some getting used to at first but if you are simply placing your lips on top it’s not so bad, in fact I’ve grown to like it even more so than the metal option due to how silky smooth the airflow is (not that the SS isn't smooth either).
I had a small nic out of my frosted cap at the base for some reason, annoying as it is, it’s right at the bottom of the base and hasn’t affected the seal.
So with the frosted cap out of the way let’s head over the metal top cap, featuring a similar step system to the Drop RDA meaning you can close the airflow off in horizontal stages, right down to a very tight draw on the bottom row. The areas where “Templar” is engraved have been offset allowing you to grip and adjust the assembly fairly easily. Finally it has a shallow conical design inside despite the flat outward appearance.
The airflow chamber comprises of 6 mini slots each side alternating between short (2mm x 1mm) and long (4mm x 1mm).
Everything on the Stainless Steel Templar is engraved, even the writing on the base. This provides depth and a sense of premium quality which continues throughout the entirety of the RDA. I would like to have seen the edging rounded off just slightly around the main logo since it’s a little sharp to the touch, otherwise the machining is spotless.
Both top caps sit entirely over the deck so with RDA’s like this I try not to remove the top chamber too often or I end up pushing juice condensation under the base. Fortunately with the massive openings in the drip tip removal is rarely required until it’s time for a re-wick.
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yeah they do for the most part. I feel they missed a step with the boreas V2 but it was gonna be a hard sell to be honest, I love the original too much to see so much changed. they should have just called it something else
I need to post a pic update of the frosted cap I’ll do it later noticed last night when I held it up to a spotlight some micro stress points developed where the cap sits on top of the deck prongs, secondly where I had run tank cracking juice it’s left marks inside ....only spotted it when I was re-wicking and it caught the light differently.... wasnt easy to see from the outside without light hitting it in certain way so missed it 
we appreciate all the trouble you went to. 
means a lot ...I’ve reached out to Augvape for more information over that Zirconium (grey) insulator i want to know more about its properties, more importantly whether it’s an electrical insulator because from my reading only ceramic is an insulator the grey variant is a metal .....if I hear back I’ll share. I’m still not overly happy about that short problem I had in my review and want to get to the bottom of it.
it’s a damn shame because I was really enjoying that frosted cap... god knows what sort of nastyness I inhaled from it 
haha