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so i have an order of lucid coming tonight, passionfruit

my setup is 36" MZ nefertiti, razan hose,med funnel,exotica coals,no ice

i'm going to fluff up the tobacco
overpack my funnel
place foil over the shisha and press down slightly to get it back to the same density it is in the bag
poke lots of big holes (roughly toothpick sized)
place 2 quartersticks of exoticas on the bowl
smoke
anything i'm forgetting?

oh, though i've never smoked tangiers through a funnel, i'm experienced with AL Amir, ALwaha, Al fakher, afzal, and nakhla, in a funnel. and i don't use a mod for any of them.
and just to answer before it's asked, nakhla performs well in a phunel.
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sounds good... but wen you get to the unwashed line you wanna make sure the edges of the bowl are really packed down tight
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QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Jul 10 2008, 07:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
so i have an order of lucid coming tonight, passionfruit

my setup is 36" MZ nefertiti, razan hose,med funnel,exotica coals,no ice

i'm going to fluff up the tobacco
overpack my funnel
place foil over the shisha and press down slightly to get it back to the same density it is in the bag
poke lots of big holes (roughly toothpick sized)
place 2 quartersticks of exoticas on the bowl
smoke
anything i'm forgetting?

oh, though i've never smoked tangiers through a funnel, i'm experienced with AL Amir, ALwaha, Al fakher, afzal, and nakhla, in a funnel. and i don't use a mod for any of them.
and just to answer before it's asked, nakhla performs well in a phunel.


sounds like you got it right. When you push down the tobacco once the foil is on, just use the palm of your hand to push it down lightly then wrap the foil tightly around the bowl. Also not too big of holes, i got carried away at one point with the whole "big holes with tangiers" and burned the tangiers and it tasted nasty, you want bigger holes than average, but not huge. When you put the tobacco in the bowl just scoop it with a small fork or your tongues, but dont push it down or anything just scoop it up and let it fall in the bowl till it's highly overpacked.

Thats just a few details for you but it sounds like you know what your doing!

Goodluck it's the best shisha once you master it!
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QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Jul 10 2008, 04:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
wow, thanks so much everyone, it just got here and oh my effing god! its juicy, and smells like something i want to eat!


yeah wait till you smoke it, you will find yourself biting at the smoke b/c you could eat it it tastes so good!
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I'm doin the tangiers thing tonight too, username. 1st timers unite! Let's compare experiences tomorrow! I'm pretty excited, all you people have hyped it up so much smile.gif


- Ninja
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QUOTE (spoolinspoon @ Jul 10 2008, 06:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
dude, the Lucid Line of Tangiers is very user friendly. Pack it just like AF. Just remember that its still tangiers tobacco so use a bit less heat.

I agree, rounds 6 and 7 with tangiers lucid (horchata and k-cherry) were a total knockout. However, I will say that I didn't use ilikeusername's method. I did it according to the Noob method... great smoke, great flavor, long lasting.
To each his own, as they say.
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QUOTE (Doubon @ Jul 10 2008, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (spoolinspoon @ Jul 10 2008, 06:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
dude, the Lucid Line of Tangiers is very user friendly. Pack it just like AF. Just remember that its still tangiers tobacco so use a bit less heat.

I agree, rounds 6 and 7 with tangiers lucid (horchata and k-cherry) were a total knockout. However, I will say that I didn't use ilikeusername's method. I did it according to the Noob method... great smoke, great flavor, long lasting.
To each his own, as they say.



the noob method, whats that?

anyway, so i smoked it!
and...
it was okay, i used 2-3k instead of the exoticas. it started out with great flavor, but weak smoke. as the session went on the smoke became THICK! but the flavor only got stronger, to the point that it felt like it was burning the tip of my tongue! i may have had too much heat on it, i was using a windcover on and off, but i noticed a very real "kick in the chest" feeling. without the windcover the smoke would only get thinner and the kick in the chest would go away.
i call my first attempt a pseudo success, i can see i need more practice. if every session goes like that one, i won't be buying anymore tangiers. not giving up yet though, not until i get it!
like i said AMAZING flavor, probably too much heat.
exoticas next time.
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It will take a couple of bowls to get it. Did you try my video out? It is in my sig. Also use toothpick size holes instead of the meat poker. That way worked best for me in the winter time here in WI. It still does , but I think the 3 rings of toothpick size holes will work out for you. Just make sure the bowl is full to the top and do not pack it to tight. Play around with the heat. Take off one coal when it gets to hot, and work that other coal around the bowl for a while and throw the other one on. Also try the lean a QL on thee one that is on the bowl, that works great too if they are 33mm.
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QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Jul 10 2008, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Doubon @ Jul 10 2008, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (spoolinspoon @ Jul 10 2008, 06:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
dude, the Lucid Line of Tangiers is very user friendly. Pack it just like AF. Just remember that its still tangiers tobacco so use a bit less heat.

I agree, rounds 6 and 7 with tangiers lucid (horchata and k-cherry) were a total knockout. However, I will say that I didn't use ilikeusername's method. I did it according to the Noob method... great smoke, great flavor, long lasting.
To each his own, as they say.



the noob method, whats that?

anyway, so i smoked it!
and...
it was okay, i used 2-3k instead of the exoticas. it started out with great flavor, but weak smoke. as the session went on the smoke became THICK! but the flavor only got stronger, to the point that it felt like it was burning the tip of my tongue! i may have had too much heat on it, i was using a windcover on and off, but i noticed a very real "kick in the chest" feeling. without the windcover the smoke would only get thinner and the kick in the chest would go away.
i call my first attempt a pseudo success, i can see i need more practice. if every session goes like that one, i won't be buying anymore tangiers. not giving up yet though, not until i get it!
like i said AMAZING flavor, probably too much heat.
exoticas next time.


practice will make perfect, you will get it in no time.
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QUOTE (ronald_dooley @ Jul 11 2008, 10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (dom209 @ Jul 10 2008, 06:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
sounds good... but wen you get to the unwashed line you wanna make sure the edges of the bowl are really packed down tight


What do you mean by that?


With the regular line of tangiers, aka unwashed, vs lucid which is washed. And when he says the edges of the bowl are packed down tight, its important to fill the bowl up all the way. A lot of ppl don't fill the edges of the bowl well, so there is a lot of air pockets which make it smoke badly.
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