POTV Lobo

[Cmdr. Redeye]

Just flooded the Lobo... Again. Gordito, I swear... Actually heard oven sizzle and knew. Gordito takes practice and then, can get you anyways somehow. Why the device still works I have no idea. Water and a bit of steam came out both ends of the pathway. I'll just have to keep it super hot for a while. Again.

CR

 

[Flotsam]

Just flooded the Lobo... Again. Gordito, I swear... Actually heard oven sizzle and knew. Gordito takes practice and then, can get you anyways somehow. Why the device still works I have no idea. Water and a bit of steam came out both ends of the pathway. I'll just have to keep it super hot for a while. Again.

CR

<sigh> My new lobo has not yet arrived.
but that story makes me glad i didn't go for the Gordita!

 

[seedy53]

Just flooded the Lobo... Again. Gordito, I swear... Actually heard oven sizzle and knew. Gordito takes practice and then, can get you anyways somehow. Why the device still works I have no idea. Water and a bit of steam came out both ends of the pathway. I'll just have to keep it super hot for a while. Again.

CR

if it goes into the oven while on, it could be a brick making event. how do you dry it out? i'd use that gordito dry or filled with gems or balls that what i do with my dhv portable

 

[Flotsam]

seems to me running it would have the heater in the oven would drive all the moisture out. in the meantime letting it air out might be in order?

 

[seedy53]

seems to me running it would have the heater in the oven would drive all the moisture out. in the meantime letting it air out might be in order?

do not think that's what i'd do and not what 2 vape reps have advised about liquid going into their oven chambers. if it works that's a good thing.

 

[Cmdr. Redeye]

if it goes into the oven while on, it could be a brick making event. how do you dry it out? i'd use that gordito dry or filled with gems or balls that what i do with my dhv portable

I panicked the first time, thinking the same. Didn't think I'd be so lucky twice, but it's burned several cycles since then. I totally distrusted Gordito after the first flood. But I found a new way to fill it, thought the bubble prob was gone. Careless.

CR

seems to me running it would have the heater in the oven would drive all the moisture out. in the meantime letting it air out might be in order?

Doing both intermittently. Not cool to hear the oven sizzle. The herb in the capsule may have slowed the flooding.

CR

do not think that's what i'd do and not what 2 vape reps have advised about liquid going into their oven chambers. if it works that's a good thing.

I have no idea what's inside that thing/path, but water can and does come out the air intake holes ... and steam. I shook it vigorously and turned it at all angles while hot. Of course Gordito flew off the second I heard the sizzle ...

On the bright side, got a Dynavap coming tomorrow. Harder to wreck.

CR

 

[maremaresing]

I spent a rainy Sunday designing new heat dissipation internals for my unreleased Silver Bullet (and other) stems, which initial testing shows cool/room temp vapor off 420F in the Lobo for an entire dosing cap. I'm getting the performance I expected from the lobo now!!! I guess things were just too hot and harsh for me before to use the temps that I needed (even on the oem dimpled glass stem), so I got the worst of both worlds.

Now, I'm blowing 4-5 clouds before a cap is done, and ABV comes out extremely even. Effects are complete and very nice. It's fun to get more out before reloading, which makes my gaming sessions uninterrupted. As always, the color is very pretty and nice to have sitting on my desk.

Just flooded the Lobo... Again. Gordito, I swear... Actually heard oven sizzle and knew. Gordito takes practice and then, can get you anyways somehow. Why the device still works I have no idea. Water and a bit of steam came out both ends of the pathway. I'll just have to keep it super hot for a while. Again.

CR

It's like steam cleaning the internals!

 

[Flotsam]

I spent a rainy Sunday designing new heat dissipation internals for my unreleased Silver Bullet (and other) stems, which initial testing shows cool/room temp vapor off 420F in the Lobo for an entire dosing cap. I'm getting the performance I expected from the lobo now!!! I guess things were just too hot and harsh for me before to use the temps that I needed (even on the oem dimpled glass stem), so I got the worst of both worlds.

Now, I'm blowing 4-5 clouds before a cap is done, and ABV comes out extremely even. Effects are complete and very nice. It's fun to get more out before reloading, which makes my gaming sessions uninterrupted. As always, the color is very pretty and nice to have sitting on my desk.

It's like steam cleaning the internals!

Those look amazing so time well spent. Really like the looks you've got going on. Gives it a real classy look and a nice sendup from the colored glass look that is POTV. I wish you much success.

My Lobo supposed to be here today.........hopefully

 

[Cmdr. Redeye]

@maremaresing Wow, love those 14mm metal stems! Do they help with cooling? Have knocked mine over ... Thanks.

Discreet for sure. Lobo looks like a Meshtastic transmitter, a bit.

CR

 

[maremaresing]

Thank you! I don't wanna say they are 14mm, because I don't have the CNC/skill to meet that slope spec, but I'm sure they will mate up with it no problem given the OD of the stem is about 12mm. I more do that for comfort and appearance. I'm crazy about cool vapor and have done a lot of hobby research, because I'm super sensitive to hot/dry vapor. I can confidently say that what I've just developed does cool the vapor to the point of making it feel cold for the first couple rips. I also have a complex cooling twist in current iterations that works very well.

The main reason I picked up a Lobo this month is because I respect POTV's dedication to accessory stem specs. I'm a bit salty that they make the insertion lengths different on everything, with the Lobo being the deepest, but they do their part to open a world of accessory stems to many popular vaporizers.

I'm glad I did because I'm warming up to the Lobo and enjoying what it has to offer. Also that green is so fetch!

Lobo looks like a Meshtastic transmitter, a bit.

Now I see it too and kinda love it!

 

[seedy53]

Thank you! I don't wanna say they are 14mm, because I don't have the CNC/skill to meet that slope spec, but I'm sure they will mate up with it no problem given the OD of the stem is about 12mm. I more do that for comfort and appearance. I'm crazy about cool vapor and have done a lot of hobby research, because I'm super sensitive to hot/dry vapor. I can confidently say that what I've just developed does cool the vapor to the point of making it feel cold for the first couple rips. I also have a complex cooling twist in current iterations that works very well.

The main reason I picked up a Lobo this month is because I respect POTV's dedication to accessory stem specs. I'm a bit salty that they make the insertion lengths different on everything, with the Lobo being the deepest, but they do their part to open a world of accessory stems to many popular vaporizers.

I'm glad I did because I'm warming up to the Lobo and enjoying what it has to offer. Also that green is so fetch!


Now I see it too and kinda love it!

i think the hr rogue2 has a deeper insertion length than lobo.

 

[Cmdr. Redeye]

@maremaresing You are definitely on to something with the metal stems - I'd buy one in a heartbeat. I drop and knock things over, matter of time with this glass. The stem Lobo comes with is discreet, but runs hot. The globe stem mouthpiece does a better job, but looks like a party. I need a medical device that's durable.

My only thought is if you machine them out of carbon steel, you could use firearm bluing solution to give a shiny, dark finish.

CR

 

[zeebudz]

@maremaresing You are definitely on to something with the metal stems - I'd buy one in a heartbeat. I drop and knock things over, matter of time with this glass. The stem Lobo comes with is discreet, but runs hot. The globe stem mouthpiece does a better job, but looks like a party. I need a medical device that's durable.

My only thought is if you machine them out of carbon steel, you could use firearm bluing solution to give a shiny, dark finish.

CR

The WPA is short & discreet, and fairly robust. I use it instead of the stock stem.

 

[2tiki]

Happy 420 everyone! Less than an hour ago I hopped on the Lobo train for the first time.

Wow! I had heard good things about it, but it was still better than I expected. It is now the most open air-flow vape I own, and it's a much tinier vape than I assumed from pictures which is also great. Packs way more power than such size and price implies. Happy 420 to me!

 

[Gorf]

I'm kinda shocked at how good the flavor is with a dry Gordito.

 

[Gorf]

Also, the spiral glass stem from the Vaphit QOQ fits the Lobo quite nicely.

 

[maremaresing]

@maremaresing You are definitely on to something with the metal stems - I'd buy one in a heartbeat. I drop and knock things over, matter of time with this glass. The stem Lobo comes with is discreet, but runs hot. The globe stem mouthpiece does a better job, but looks like a party. I need a medical device that's durable.

My only thought is if you machine them out of carbon steel, you could use firearm bluing solution to give a shiny, dark finish.

CR

No bluing, but these stems are now available and on sale til Sunday.

They have an updated cooling system inside that provides comfy vapor. I did some testing with a temperature probe at the opening of the stock spiked glass stem, and one of my FlipDome stems. When ripping the Lobo back to back to back, the spike stem showed temps well above 150F, while my stems kept things a comfy 90-100F all the way through the dosing cap.

I gotta say, the effects from that test were wonderful, and I was getting lung busting clouds. The dosing cap is massive, and it's easy to scoop various strains into from a large loading spoon without spilling.

In the current batch, I really like these a lot:

Bulb tip on standard length

Shorty

Deluxe. (I really love those fat heat fins, and how it looks a bit like a lighthouse)

i think the hr rogue2 has a deeper insertion length than lobo.

Yep! 30mm vs 25mm on the Lobo. I made the standard style stems (non deluxe or shorty) to be the same length as that black glass spiked stem. They are a more universal sizing option that way, and work in accessory cases built with the spike stem in mind.

 

[UPdownLoAD]

When does the POTV sale on the Lobo end?

 

[Cmdr. Redeye]

There's one less now ... hope I can clean that right!

Thanks.

CR

 

[old-fart]

these stems are now available and on sale til Sunday.

Should work on the Utillian 621, since the lobo stems fit into the 621. The mouthpiece is the same diameter as the lobo mouthpiece, and insertion depth is about 27mm

 

[fogbank]

@PactolusKY mentioned a few pages back that the Lobo will smell when in use. Can anyone else comment on the smell produced by the Lobo? Years ago I used a Pax and that thing could stink up the whole neighborhood before it even got hot enough to hit. Since then I have avoided conduction vapes for that very reason. Aside from the Vapcap (and to some degree the Anvil) I don't use any vapes that produce weed smell when heating. I have TinyMights, V3Pros, Roffus, Grasshoppers, and a Fog Pro. None of those generate significant smell during heating/use. I am not referring to the smell of exhaled vapor, which is unavoidable. I am referring to any smell that is emitted by the device when it is heating or being used. Thanks!

 

[2tiki]

I've run somewhere between 50-70 bowls in the week I've had it so far. Most have been only about half full since that's all I needed with most of the flower I have right now. But even when I have loaded it fully, I haven't noticed a smell coming from it. I'm very sensitive to smells, but if it's a "weed smell", I may be acclimated enough to it in the house enough to not notice the difference.

The Lobo definitely seems to be a mix of convection and conduction, which is giving me a more "stoney" reaction than I get from vapes that are more convection heavy, so it's possible that some smell is coming from it.

I used to have a more conduction heavy portable that did smell like you are talking about, and I haven't noticed that from the Lobo.

 

[Shit Snacks]

Yeah definite hybrid effect, my roommate runs his in a way that sometimes, it smells like he's smoking to me! Just heavy vapor

 

[Cmdr. Redeye]

I don't discern any heat-smell, but mine's been washed out twice. (And I only run capsules). With this raw sinus, can smell clearly. Anything burnt or combusted grosses me out.

Lobo does create perfectly consistent AVB, unlike the new Dynavap. That jar looks exactly like instant coffee ( "Try new Vaper's Choice!" ). ... Two burns: 370, then 420.

CR

 

[UPdownLoAD]

When does the POTV sale on the Lobo end?

Lol. At 10:50 this evening I got an email from POTV:
420 SALE ENDS SOON!
Going Going… Almost Gone!
Hurry! Only 24 hours left

I just checked, guess not, Lobo is back to $159.95