Which Tangiers Flavors undergo the most changes in Humidity Shock

[Hearsay]

It's surprising that you are getting too hot with one 33mm. I use two halves of a 40mm 3 Kings and it works almost perfectly. To reiterate what everyone else has already said, acclimate, pack a ton of shisha into the phunnel, and poke a lot of small holes in the foil.

Not to derail the thread, but Sonthert, you mentioned that blueberry doesn't respond well to humidity shock. Which of your flavors would you say are more resistant? I'm about to move to STL where the weather is even more humid than Philly, and am also about to order a good bit of your shisha, so I would be interested to know.

[Sonthert]

Well, if you live in, smoke in and acclimate in air-conditioned splendor, it won't affect much. Its not the actual humidity that causes problems, its changes in humidity. Air-conditioning tends to stabilize the humidity real well. The most humidity sensitive flavors are pineapple and grape...blueberry smokes fine, but the flavor disappears and reappears.

[symptom CY]

This might not be the place for this question, but I've been wondering -- does atmospheric pressure affect the way the tobacco smokes at all?

[Sonthert]

Flavor-wise, strawberry and blueberry seem the most prone to "lose" or change flavor. Peach seems to suck nicotine out of the tobacco and kick ass when in humidity shock. If you want to get some beat-down, smoke Juicy Peach right after the weather gets damper (Or cheat and put it in the freezer for a day). Lemon blossom fluctuates, being lemony or flowery depending on the weather, Green apple and watermelon will change a little, the flavor becoming stronger or weaker, Kashmir Apple is pretty damned stable, as is mint. Cocoa seems to be pretty stable, too. Cool Strawberry gets weaker in shock, Blackthorn seems pretty stable, grape, as mentioned above, is very sensitive. Cinnamon and clove get stronger and weaker, Kashmir Peach will get slightly more kashmiry and harsh. Marigold gets weaker, Vanilla will fluctuate wildly, but its hard to notice. Pear will get lighter, Raspberry is pretty sturdy. Apricot is pretty solid Lime and orange soda are pretty solid, Guava will do real well, taking a lot to make it change, but when it goes into humidity shock, it will taste awful. Passionfruit will get lighter. Red tea will kind of taste heavy when in humidity shock. Blue Gum ball, being a blueberry flavor will get lighter, too. Tropical Revenge! is pretty stable. Summer Solstice will fluctuate some, getting lighter, the guava predominating, the guava fading behind the watermelon. Horchata seems to get a little harsh in shock, spearmint varies a little brambleberry kind of fades into a raspberry like flavor. Kiwi becomes very tart in shock, nectarine seems to hold up well, new raspberry is a little sensitive.

[MatthewLee]

After reading that last post by Sonthert my mouth's watering...somebody fire up the hotplate!!!

[Sonthert]

This might not be the place for this question, but I've been wondering -- does atmospheric pressure affect the way the tobacco smokes at all?

I wondered the same thing...so I tried smoking in Denver, altitude 5200Ft...no change. The hookah is at equilibrium because of the same pressure at the head and the end of the hose, what the pressure is, is irrelevant. You might notice more smoke coming out of the tip of your hose when you aren't smoking....since the atmospheric pressure is lower, water's natural vapor pressure is higher in relation to atmospheric pressure.

[Hearsay]

Thanks for the answers Sonthert, I think I'm going to have to place quite the order in a few days.

[DrShisha]

Sorry to dig up an old thread!! But just wondered, so i wanna have another pop at tangiers, according to eric, best bet would be Kashmir Apple? Has anybody tried it and is it any gud. cheers. Edited October 5, 2007 by DrShisha

[EternalSoil]

your best bet it the flavor you think you would like! Kashmir peach seems to be a very well liked flavor (i havent tried Tangiers but i have made my own with Kashmir F-line and starbuzz white peach) Check some reviews on flavors you think you might like. As far as it maybe "not smoking well" you will just have to play with it. I'm sure you have done your research and know alot of different methods on how to pack the bowl and coal placement. its really personal choice. GOOD LUCK!

[Sonthert]

This might not be the place for this question, but I've been wondering -- does atmospheric pressure affect the way the tobacco smokes at all?

I don't think so. At a given altitude...sea level, for instance, the variances in the atmospheric pressure would be smaller than the effects of going up 5000 feet in altitude. I smoked hookah in Denver twice, to see if it made a difference, and I noticed none.

[ASUSEAN1]

This might not be the place for this question, but I've been wondering -- does atmospheric pressure affect the way the tobacco smokes at all?

i smoke up in the mountains all of the time.. never really noticed anything different in the hookah itself.. but you get a little bit more light headed from the lack of oxygen