Videos from this post were originally streamed on September 1st. Watch the full stream here.
Disclaimer: Jerry’s biased!
Before we get started, I want to make it clear that I consulted on the development of the POTV Lobo for over a year, and I am very fond of it. 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 recieve more no matter how well it does. But because I like it so much, I hope you will, too.
Even though I may not see it, I know I have a bias towards this vape. No vape is perfect, and neither is the Lobo. I pride myself on being impartial and hearing all opinions, and I look forward to any and all feedback you have on the Lobo, be it positive or negative. With all that in mind, here goes…
>> Check out the 420vapezone LOBO Review for Troy’s objective take on this portable vape.
Hitting on all cylinders
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.
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.
Hits hard
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!
The Gallery
Here’s some eye candy while you wait for the stream Friday night!
The Lobo box. Simple and small. You won’t believe how much attention packaging gets during product development!
Slide off the sleeve, lift up the lid, and go to town!
Box contents – Lobo, charge cable, brush, stir tool, dosing capsule, extract pad, three mouthpiece screens and one mouthpiece o-ring.
Percy gets the first fruits! That look is pre-session…
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. I always take pics after some use. Enjoy the dust on the logo!
The mouthpiece slides up and off to reveal the bowl. Mouthpiece on the left, bowl on the right.
Closeup of the bowl. It holds 40% more than the ONE. I like to pack it less than 0.18 grams for my style of hit – long, slow and thick!
There is no silicone in the Lobo’s vapor path. The outer o-ring sits outside the bowl and seals the path. Your vapor only touches titanium, glass, and just 2mm of PEEK.
That’s right, the Lobo comes with a replaceable battery! You have no one to blame but yourself if you run out of vapor!
Dead batteries suck! That’s why the Lobo comes with a replaceable 18650 battery and gets ten 4-minute sessions per charge.
The lid is marked with a minus “-“. Insert the positive end first!
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.
The glass lineup with new colors!
This is how the Lobo comes out of the box – with the low-profile black dimpled glass stem. Perfect for the pocket.
The Lobo with the green curved stem. Vapor was cooler from this stem than the straight stem until dimples were added. This stem is now for those that want a little warmer vapor, or who like a dry stem with the curve.
The new blue dimpled Globe Glass Stem. More dimples and the globe cool the vapor even more. This is my favorite dry stem, and I use it around the house all the time (not so much for the pocket).
The blue straight bubbler. Want a big-hitting water-conditioned hit straight from the pocket? The water won’t spill out!
The curved bubbler (in purple here) is way better than the straight bubbler, imo. It sells way better, too. The hit is more relaxed – I don’t have to bend my neck to hit it.
The Lobo with a green water pipe adapter. This is when things get serious!
My preferred mobile hit at home. This little bubbler paired with a Lobo is a strong combo.
Safety info and Quick Start Guide from the flap in the box.
Tell us what you think!
Got questions for the stream? Drop them in the comments below. Got a question about the Lobo? Drop those below, too. Let us know what you think of the Lobo!
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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.