The Lobo by PotV is one of the best budget portable vapes available. Planet of the Vapes developed this vaporizer with the needs of the average consumer in mind.
This portable dry herb vaporizer has a removable battery, powerful convection vapor, and a full array of glass mouthpiece options.
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Disclaimer: Jerry is Biased…
Before we get started, We need to be clear that Jerry consulted on the development of the POTV Lobo for over a year.
It’s the first time I’ve had this much impact on a vape, and it really suits my style. I’ve already been compensated for my work and won’t receive more no matter how well it does. But because I like it so much, I hope you will, too.
No vape is perfect, and neither is the Lobo. we pride ourselves on being objective and impartial. We love hearing all opinions, and look forward to any and all feedback you have on the Lobo, be it positive or negative.
>> Check out the 420vapezone LOBO Review for Troy’s take on this portable vape.
Troy and Jerry VIDEO: Lobo Review
Lobo Checks ALL of the Boxes
The POTV Lobo hits hard, goes everywhere, and won’t burn through your wallet. It’s as small as possible with a removable 18650 battery. It also has a bowl that’s 40% larger than the POTV ONE, and a robust heater that can handle the extra load. Did I mention it’s only $159.95? It’s versatile, too.
- Affordable: $159
- Hits Hard!
- Pocket Friendly
- Removable Battery
- Color Options
- Glass Options
- Capsule Options
The display has all you need at a glance, and the session timer is adjustable from three to six minutes, so you can go at your own pace. But the real splash is in the glass accessories. Similar to the ONE and POTV V3 Pro, the Lobo comes with a discreet dimpled glass stem that you can upgrade to other pieces. Start a session with a dry stem, and finish it on a bubbler without a reload or changing settings!
I got ten 4-minute sessions from a full battery charge. Combine all those sessions with a replaceable battery and you’ve got a long way to go before you outlast the Lobo.
Lobo is a Hard-Hitting Portable Vape
My cat, Percy, doesn’t dick around with weak-ass vapes, and neither do I. Remember how the bowl in the Lobo is larger than the ONE? The Lobo needed a stronger heater to go with it or you’d get weak hits. The ONE is a surprisingly strong vape, so there was some work to do.
The Lobo produces more heat in the airstream so you can fully extract everything quicker. I like a longer session timer, but I found I didn’t need it. I could easily finish a bowl in about six hits using a normal five-second hit. When I put the Lobo on a bubbler to go hard on it, I can fully extract everything in one long draw (15 to 20 seconds long).
In my (possibly biased) opinion, the Lobo hits harder than most portable vapes, and it consistently fucks me up. It’s now what I reach for when I travel, want a nightcap in bed, or just want a sesh somewhere other than my vape station.
Tips and Impressions
The Lobo is really easy to use, and consistently great.
- Hit style doesn’t matter. Take a short or long draw. The vapor’s intensity should please both styles.
- Use the extract pad inside the dosing capsule. Your Lobo will last longer. If you put it in the oven it might flip over during a draw. Use the capsule!
- If you like bubbler rips, give the Lobo a shot. See if you can crush a bowl in one or two hits, like me.
- Don’t pack the oven tightly. This vape leans toward convection and likes air flow. If you pack it tightly the taste will turn sour sooner, and the bottom of the load will cook darker than the top.
- I like to pack 0.18 grams or less. While it doesn’t like a tight pack, the Lobo excels with partial loads. You don’t have to fill it to get a satsifying hit.
- You know how POTV gives you 14 days to use a vape to make sure you like it, or you can return it? The Lobo comes with an insane 100-day satisfaction guarantee!
What’s Included
- POTV Lobo vaporizer
- Magnetic Mouthpiece
- Dimpled Glass Stem
- 18650 Battery
- 1 Dosing Capsule
- 3 Screens
- 1 Loading Tool
- 1 Extra O-ring
- 1 Concentrate Pad
Closer Look
The soft-touch buttons are flush with the side. This is the only place the name “lobo” appears. Mouthpiece finger grips have the Planet of the Vapes logo on them. The buttons and grips feel soft, yet durable.
The mouthpiece slides up and off to reveal the bowl. The glass stem stays connected to the magnetic mouthpiece at all times, unless you’re cleaning or swapping to a different mouthpiece.
The Lobo bowl holds 40% more than the ONE. I like to pack it less than .18g for my style of hit – long, slow and thick!
The titanium Lobo bowl is small enough to call a microdoser and large enough to get a grown man in trouble. The bowl and screen are both easy to clean. Brushing both immediately after using the vape makes deep cleaning less frequent.
The Lobo comes with a replaceable 18650 battery and gets ten 4-minute sessions per charge. This feature gives the Lobo the ability to go off the grid. Just add extra batteries and a solar charger.
The dosing capsule can be used for herbs or concentrate. Here the concentrate pad is installed in the dosing capsule. If you use concentrates, vape them in the dosing capsule (with the pad or herbs) and your vape should last longer.
Glass Mouthpiece Options & Upgrades
The Lobo mouthpiece fits a variety of optional bubbles, cooling stems, and water pipe adapters. It comes with the dimpled cooling stem. The rest are affordable upgrades.
Is the Lobo Worth It?
The Lobo is a wonderful value. It’s powerful enough to satisfy a smoker’s palate and gentle enough for beginners. It rips on a bong with the optional water-pipe adapter, and the other glass bubblers and stuff make it super customizable.
There aren’t many vapes that perform like this, and none of them have this many features. The Lobo is the top of its class and its worth the extra money over the other budget vapes.
Where to Buy
The POTV Lobo is exclusive to Planet of the Vapes
Click Here to buy the Lobo. It’s available in a few different colors.
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What is the max temp ? Also will the glass for the one etc. fit. Great to se Percy by the way.
Thanks Polecat! It was great to hang with Perseus. The max temp is 430F, and it works with all the potv glass.
Id definitely like to smoke with you one day
Thanks so much for the Great Review, watched youtube as well;
In the past, I’ve used, Pax 2 & Airizer Solo 2; I’ve now got POTV lobo on order;
I really liked the look/colors,(green!) The magnetic adapter, Heating element with both Convection/Conduction & the versatile removable battery/USB; I’ve been toking for 31 years, love the consistent improvements, cannot wait!:)
Thanks Troy and Jerry, you guys have helped my microdose journey. I can only consume small amounts on long weekends due to dot testing, and at 55 I take a lot of long weekends. I quit smoking for 17 years for my job as an industrial mechanic, although I thought about the mendo purple almost every day, I switched to drinking, got dark with alcohol, quit drinking and Copenhagen, and decided to start smoking again on vacations. The taste of a bong hit just wasn’t that great anymore and joints tasted kinda nasty. Then I found POTV, Stickstones, 420 vape zone, and Troy and Jerry.
You guys helped me decide to purchase a One. Holy shit! Flavor! Never want to combust again if possible.
2 – 0.1 dosing caps on a 5day weekend was my max (sad, I know). I drug test on Sunday night at home for piece of mind.
Then I got a dynavap B and copper wrapped the vapcap for 1 cycle extraction.
I get 4- 0.05 extractions on a long weekend 2 on Thursday and 2 on friday. It smacks, my Purple is delish, my osteoarthritis doesn’t kill me the day after, and my wife and adult kids prefer and condone it. the sad thing is sat, sun, mon, I have to clean out for work, take antiinflammatories for my knees that might be bad for my kidneys and wait another 3 weeks to take a long weekend.
That’s where you guys come in.
Watching you guys, and finding people like sneaky Pete, Lee at tabletop, vapecritic, etc. Gets me through the dry weeks.
You guys remind me of my own old friends and it’s great to read and watch your content.
I sincerely want to thank you Troy and Jerry, my life is a bit better thanks to you.
Wookie68
Thanks Wookie!
Hate to butt in so late in the conversation, but I wanted to note that reading this comment thread has been super helpful. I’ve only recently tried vaping. Wow, what a different world. After a bit of a learning curve I figured out most of what y’all shared. Of course there were some blank spots. Thank you for putting it all together for me. It’s hard to believe that I’m a grandma now. I’ve been at this for, well, most of my life. We won’t discuss the weirdness at the beginning of that journey. Sorry, I digress. Suffice it to say that it’s been a minute. Like off and on for fifty years. I only started back a year and a half ago because of the effects of Lupus. I don’t take any prescription pain medications. I bit of the herbal recipe does the trick. The Lobo has been amazing. I can microdose with it as I need to for the pain and the ocassional migraine and still have a life. I’ve seen way to many good people be swept away on the doctor prescribed total wave than to even think about that route. You guys are just awesome. Thank you. If y’all were in my neighborhood I’d have you over for some homemade cookies… or maybe even some of my special recipe brownies.
thanks Susan! cookies sound great!
Oh and the lobo looks like a great retirement vape in 2026 unless Troy tops Jerry with his new vape that year.
“touches titanium, glass, and just 2mm of PEEK.”
Since this review doesn’t quite touch on it more than that, I thought i’d ask, is the bowl for the Lobo made of titanium? If so, that’s huge and awesome, but probably good to clarify just to be sure that the bowl isn’t made of aluminum
yes, the bowl is titanium
Do the Tinymight caps fit as I see they didn’t have additional caps available yet when I ordered?
They’re a little small for the Lobo.
Do you know if the heater is the same one used in the HR Rogue?
Different heat exchanger to preheat and more thoroughly soak the incoming air with heat.
curious what the ideal temperature iis….?? lol. grew up with a puffco peak OG and kinda feel lost on this lol…..since their products are all kinda “pre set” lol.
temperatuure for the dry herb side; as well as the tempp for using concentrates
That’s purely personal preference. You’ll have to find your own sweet spots. I would start at 360F for low temps, 390F for middle temps, and 420F for the high ones. But you can tweak from there. Have fun!
Would the Lobo effectively handle multiple on and offs to finish a single bowl while out and about? A little more than micro dosing, but definitely not full bowl sessions. I was originally looking to just get the Mighty Plus, and then the Lobo came along. Thank you for the great content!
Probably good for loads as low as 0.1 grams. It works well with partial loads, but you want enough to cover the top screen when it all gets sucked up to the top. You can do the occasional hit and turn it off for later, but you’ll get shorter battery life.
I honestly do this….Im a micro-doser basically, and I tend to fill the chamber to the top, and just basicallly tamp down with my finger that’s it. and add a lil more. But yea, I’ll hit it on my way to work, good 3 minute sesh mode……sets my day right. And nurse it all day on my breaks. I’ll typically add 10 degrees every couple hits (when the vapor is gone). But by the time I get home it”s ready to get tossed in the ABV bowl and fillled with new herb.
The only time I wouldn’t suggest this is if you sandwich concentrate lol….don’t recommend leaving it overnight. I’ve done that once or twice, I’ll add concentrate to my “spent herb” lol, and use it for sandwiching. Tastes alright and hits welll on 420 with the WPA adapter and my mini bubbler. But ended up passing out before dumping the oven out, so it was a bit sticky. lol so I just woke up and took another dab cause it was definititly sticky in there. But after that morning run it fell it no issues lol. It just wanted me to finish it off lol.