Epic Quest For A Phunnel Mod

[stryet]

So its not really epic, but I did go all over town to find something that works. I got a large phunnel without a mod, and since everybody swears by it, and because I don't want to pay $8 for a glass one, let alone wait, I decided to spend my Sunday afternoon looking for one. Since I live in Berkeley and don't drive, it did prove to be a little challenging.

I started by watching scalli's vids and ventured out to get a copper cap thingy. I started with the local electronics store to see if they had a thimble like thingy that would work. After waiting about 15 minutes for the guy to get done with another customer, I left with nothing. So it's off to the local hardware store on the other side of campus!

Get to the local hardware store, and of course it's busy. Spent a good hour in there having people put me in different directions, finally finding the plumming department in the basement. I asked the guy for a "copper cap," and he asks about the size. I show him my phunnel, and say I need something that fits on top. He shows me the caps they have--all really thick rounded dealies that don't look like they could be bent with say, a hammer and pliers, and he affirms this. Then he asks about my phunnel, and I try to explain how you smoke tobacco out of it--really awkward conversation.

I left disappointed and after wandering around town, end up at the walgreens three blocks from my house. Remembering reading about some people using tealight candles on the forum, I find some for 99 cents, and run home to do work.

I light one up and wait for it to burn out. After 10 minutes, I get impatient and just pry the candle out of another one. I bend the sides in for airflow, put it on, and it fits PERFECTLY! I load up some shisha, and with about 2 pulls, it's smoking great! Awesome flavor, no additional taste, and THICK SMOKE. Much thicker and flavorful than without the mod. I got some pictures for y'all to see.

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Just pinch in the four sides for airflow. I used my fingers, really easy.

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In large phunnel, underpacked to save shisha. (Plus some shameless advertising for the local record store.)

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Smoke! Edited July 30, 2007 by stryet

[MeMyselfAndMark]

damn, aside from the work involved that was a great buy. PS Your quotes from Three Evils (embodied in love and shadow) great song

[Brownman18]

SO did u just pry the candle out then put it in the middle of your existing bowl? i would like to try this


do u then wrap the whole thing in foil and poke holes in the middle only and drop a coal ?

[racemyghost]

thats pretty neat. Now you dont have to worry about cleaning it. You can toss it out after every smoke or so and make yourself a new one.

[stryet]

SO did u just pry the candle out then put it in the middle of your existing bowl? i would like to try this


do u then wrap the whole thing in foil and poke holes in the middle only and drop a coal ?

Yep. Don't forget to pinch in the sides for airflow. I forgot to show my setup, but I only poke 2 rings of small holes around the mod, and I use four quarters of Golden Japs in a cross. It's awesome, you don't have to move them, and they burn really evenly.

And Mark, yeah, Co&Ca is awesome.