PirateNinja415 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 man, ppl have said how much nour (al ajdad) finger coals ashed, but i didn't realize it until i lit them up. i haven't been able to have a good smoke session with them, which is pissing me off. I think i'm going to go buy a pack of rolands until my exotica's get here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shisha fan Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 they smell like death too, don`t even bother lighting them indoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likespaceships Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yeah man its no joke they ash like crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherBuford Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I personally don't use any other kind of coals unless I run out. I like them. They smell a bit like a campfire when lighting, but they don't add any flavor to the tobacco as fas as I can tell. I smoked with Nours one day and replaced them after they were ash with a 3 Kings, and oh man could you taste the difference. 3 Kings are fine if you start the bowl with them but they're downright nasty after a Nour coal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Hmm...i found nours to be nice coals myslef, dense so they last longer, but you may have to ash them a little more often than some of the cheaper lighter coals. Have you noticed the pebbles yet? Those are the weirdest part about Nours. the rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garykainz Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 i heart nours. i just found a local shop where i can get 'em for $7 a bag I was so stoked. The rocks are pretty interesting. As for the ash, I find it doesn't affect my heat too much to be honest. I usually ash and rotate the coals about ever 15-20 min though, so that may be why it doesn't change for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 nour is terrible.they die the fastest, smell like crap, flavor the bowl, and make it impossible to smoke if they ash over even a little.my theory is they are loaded with sulphur, tons of it. the ash is almost white with huge stains of yellow everywhere (sulphur?). i have 2 bags i dont even use. All the log coals are crap compared to quick lights imo...and what is up with those pebbles...screw all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASUSEAN1 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 something tells me the people that don't like them, don;t have them lit all the way..just a thought. but who knows; i have never tried them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMoodz Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I'm a fan of Nour coals and have been using them for years. I have noticed that I get different batches... some that smell like chemicals when lighting up, and some that smells like wood when lighting up. I use a portable stove element so I light all my coals outside. For anybody from Phx that like to use Nours, check out Baiz Market 20th st and Roosevelt. They sell them for $4.00 a bag. They also carry boxes of 3 Kings Quick Lights for $10.00, and they carry Japanese quick lights for cheap too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateNinja415 Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 i haven't checked the bad for the pebbles yet, but i'm sure they're there. how many coals do you guys put on a medium phunnel bowl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garykainz Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 QUOTE (PirateNinja415 @ Nov 29 2007, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i haven't checked the bad for the pebbles yet, but i'm sure they're there. how many coals do you guys put on a medium phunnel bowl?i use 2 that are about an inch long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicayotte Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 They work pretty well and overall i would use them more and more if they lite quicker. I can pass this is if I heat up a portable stove and let them work that way.400th post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherBuford Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I generally use 2/3 of a stick (broken into two pieces) on a bowl, and the smoke lasts over an hour without even touching the coals. Usually when I'm done there's still some red coal left at the center of the ashcake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASUSEAN1 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 QUOTE (MrMoodz @ Nov 29 2007, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>They sell them for $4.00 a bag. They also carry boxes of 3 Kings Quick Lights for $10.00, and they carry Japanese quick lights for cheap too.i think i know where i am going today!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 The pebble things, they are just dense ash or coal or something. If you let them cool and sit for a little bit and then you touch them with you finger, they will disintegrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMoodz Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Nov 29 2007, 07:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (MrMoodz @ Nov 29 2007, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>They sell them for $4.00 a bag. They also carry boxes of 3 Kings Quick Lights for $10.00, and they carry Japanese quick lights for cheap too.i think i know where i am going today!!!Excellent. If you end up going there let me know what their hookah and shisha inventory consist of. Like Cafe Istanbul, I probably haven't been to Baiz Market in about a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 QUOTE (MechAnt @ Nov 29 2007, 05:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The pebble things, they are just dense ash or coal or something. If you let them cool and sit for a little bit and then you touch them with you finger, they will disintegrate.not these..there are pebbles...I've washed them to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garykainz Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 QUOTE (mushrat @ Nov 29 2007, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (MechAnt @ Nov 29 2007, 05:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The pebble things, they are just dense ash or coal or something. If you let them cool and sit for a little bit and then you touch them with you finger, they will disintegrate.not these..there are pebbles...I've washed them to check.ditto. rock hard pebbles that don't burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyIsJustKidding Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I like using those coals because they are really dense and they last longer. The only thing that pisses me off about them is that when you ash them, some of the ash gets stuck on it, no matter how hard you ash it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?showt...&hl=pebbleshttp://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?showt...&hl=pebblesealier mention of the nour pebbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I use nours 99% of the time. I think they work better than most coals I find and I get them at our local shop for only 4.50 a bag, which is the cheapest i know of. One thing I will say about they arent really consistent. Some batches they are very light ash, others they are more pebbly like many have mentioned. There really ok either way but you have to work them slightly differently. One recent batch I got though they drilled very small holes down the shaft. It killed the life of the coal. I was very displeased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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