Do You Guys Think These Coals Will Work? Saysall Natural Royal Charcoal On The Bag

[emachine]

according to most users here the rolland quick lights that come with my hookah package suck, and I was looking for alternatives when I stumbled upon this massive bag of natural ROYAL OAK brand coals in my garage. Do you guys think it's alright to use for hookah? I'm heating one on my stove top right now and it seems to be alright. (did spark a couple times, but the bag is like a year old, it was stored inside of another garbage bag to keep out moisture)

some pics

20 LB BAG! It does have a carbon monoxide warning on the top, it's the only bit that worries me.



the long shaped one is about the size of my middle finger Edited April 14, 2008 by emachine

[r1v3th3ad]

looks fine to me...wood coals of any sorts usually work well, but ya...the warning would scare me

[Hookah_Bob3]

they'll work but they'll be a bitch to keep lit

[emachine]

ah, well i have a portable gas stove that I could use to keep them hot. As long as they are better than the rolland quick lights then its good

[Steemax]

Those will work just fine, the warning label is on all the natural wood coal bags, dont worry bout that, as long as it says Natural and its wood, with NO CHEMICALS, your good to go. I buy a 4 dollar large bag of natural wood coal that lasts me about 2 weeks, if i smoked every day. I love local middle eastern grocery stores

[emachine]

Sounds good! I'm so happy I found good coals in my garage!

Now I have more money for shisha

[mushrat]

Ya..any coals that cay "lump" or "bulk" charcoal will work. Though not only will they be a bitch to light, they will be a bitch to keep lit. You'll likely have to pretty much hit that puppy almost constantly. Also, they are likely to burn hotter than your rollands, so watch your heat levels.

[ryno]

I've used some similar to those the other day and while they do work, like others said they are a bitch to keep lit. Halfway through the bowl, they started to go out on me.

[RayVer]

You should be fine with these... The rolland quick lights do suck - almost anything is better than that.

[mathuv]

as a former user of bulk coals.. i agree they are a bitch to keep lit, unless you constantly hit/blow on them

[Ralleac]

When I light bulk coals they usually stay fully lit the entire time while I'm taking a few pulls every minute or three. I don't usually light back-ups for later until I'm ready to use them since they will go out if you aren't smoking. They might take a little longer than most natural charcoal fingers, but the time difference isn't that noticeable. The shape has always been the most annoying part for me. I usually wind up tossing a third of each bag I buy because the pieces are too small to use.