Natural Coals

[kjohnson1189]

hey guys, i'm new to the board and have done a search but can't find anything related to my question... I am wanting to switch to natural coals except my parents don't like me doing it in my house... So I was wondering how well a butane (torch) lighter will work with lighting natural coals.

thanks!

[SixPackSunday]

i keep a decent size torch lighter for my hookah setup outside and it works fine.... takes maybe 3 minutes to the a full finger of coal burning... let it sit for a moment or two, and then break it up.... i burn it in an old frying pan i found in my truck. keep in mind though... propane aint as cheep as it used to be.... but one bottle lasts forever

[OC4111]

a torch lighter won't do any good. use a single coil burner. they sell them at walgreen's or wal-mart for like 10 bucks.

[kjohnson1189]

thank you. i just picked up a small butane lighter from my local tobacco store and a pack of kahlua cigars... decided to light one w/ the butane lighter and burnt the damn thing pretty bad hahah. so hopefully it doesn't take too long to light the coals.

[kjohnson1189]

oh alright, i'll have to check that out. thanks for the help.

[AzZ]

You should have got a Bernzomatic torch. I doubt that lighter would be able to heat most naturals up nicely.

[ryno]

Yea, I'm not sure a small torch lighter will do it. A propane torch would work best. You CAN use a grill, but that works best if you have a small side burner to put the coals on. As others suggested, look into a small single coil burner from walgreens

[SixPackSunday]

if your trying to use a regular butane cigar lighter you are going to be at it for a while. i have a couple and dont want to think about how long it would take to light natural coals with them.. they do work great for quicklights though!

i use a heavy duty propane torch

[mushrat]

Creme brule torch will work but a full size benzomatic will be better.

[MWlax00]

check this out
http://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=23449
works rly well

[kjohnson1189]

thanks for the help everyone... thank you MWlax00 for the link, i will have to get that for college hahah.

[MWlax00]

notta problem. and me too. rooom mate prolly wont like the coal smoke in the dorm.

[Codename067]

Coil burner ftw. Small, portable, just need to find a place to plug it =D

[mattathayde]

i dont have a coil burner yet and have a flat top but i had a MAPP torch that is uber uber hot so that is what im plaing to use once i get my order in, ill let you know how long it takes, im expecting a few mins to get the exoticas going

-matt