viRus Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hey guys, I've got a few more newbie questions that I need a bit of help with Sorry haha. Anyway, I was learning the ropes with the herbal soex range for a few bowls until I had a decent knowledge on how to use the hookah correctly, I've only just switched to some bullshit tobacco (All I could get my hands on right now) Firstly I cleaned the hookah with this method; Disassemble Submerge all pieces into warm/hot water Add lemon juice Clean Dry and reassemble My friend left me with a pack of tobacco (double apple) which he paid for and I had ran out of my own, so trying to make it as least obvious that I had taken some I only filled half a bowl which I thought was Ok, I Also added an larger hole in the middle of the foil as I have seen on a few videos, placed the coals on the side of the bowl and started smoking. Only thing is I was getting mouthfuls/lung fulls of ash or something. I guessed it was because I had only packed half a bowl, so I removed the foil and added some more tobacco to total a full bowl, I still got the problem but it eventually went away. After cleaning and packing a full bowl, it started happening again to my friend who was smoking, but not as bad. I'm not sure where it's coming from, any thoughts? Also, just a bit of a silly question. I have heard of hookah smokers receiving a pleasant 'buzz' when smoking, maybe because it was my first time or something, but it was really intense, just wondering what part of the tobacco gives it because I have never felt it from a normal cigarette - I like it a lot haha. Also another question although it’s a little off topic. My friend has an intolerance to soft drinks/alcohol and there for can't drink, so at parties he turns to bad shit. Just wondering if I through some vodka in the base of my hookah and let him smoke, would that be an acceptable way for him to become intoxicated without having to actually drink? Also, how does the alcohol enter the blood stream though the lungs? The liquid being 40% alcohol content, filling the base with 1/5 or a little bit more would be enough? Also, does it leave residue in the lungs? Or does the smoke absorb a higher percentage of alcohol and leaves the rest of the shit behind that normally sits in your stomach? Greatly appreciated! Sorry for some of the random questions haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayVer Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 as far as the cleaning I recommend using what you have but doing it with a long brush for the stem.also dont steal tobacco without asking....ppl notice As for mouth fulls of ash I doubt that was the cause. If you have your hookah set up right there should be a zero chance of your getting ash up the hose. Do you mean it was harsh? This could be due to too many coals, too many holes or improper packing. How about you post a pic of what your doing to see what might be wrong.As for the buzz this comes from the nicotine content in tobacco. Some brands are "washed" which removes the nicotine (Starbuzz, Fusion, etc) and others are "unwashed" which has nicotine in it. You might not notice it with cigarrets you consuming much less smoke then you would from a hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeTwitch Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 What kind of coals are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Mouthfull of ash?I'd say that wasn't ash but probably rust from your hose.Unhook the hose, blow hard down one end with the other end pointing at your palm - Do you get a hand full of crap?JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaia.plateau Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 (edited) Could be rust, could also be 'baccy residue if you're not blowing the hose out after each use - this happened to me a few times when I was beginning my life-long smoking adventure.As I just alluded to, this can be easily solved by... blowing out the hose after each use. You can also try getting a mouth filter and using that. Edited February 23, 2008 by gaia.plateau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viRus Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hey guys, Thanks for all the replies! The coals I'm using at the moment are soex quick lights or something along those lines, I recently ran out and discarded the package. Sorry haha. Also, after every use i blow through the hose, all except the session before it started. So yeah that was probably it xD. But once it started i tried blowing through the hose multiple times and it didn't seem to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathuv Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 i agree with JD and gaia...when my friend had a hookah he NEVER used to blow out the hose (or wash the hookah >.<) so everytime i packed a bowl, subconciously i would start puffing away only to start coughing and gagging due to the unwanted invaders in my mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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