Humidity And Shisha...

[duckhater]

As many of you know I live in Hawaii, which maybe the most Humid spot in the world (up there at least) so my shisha is very damp even in the bowl. I found that this stickiness causes my shisha to burn if it touches the foil or screen pretty much ruining the bowl, or at least making me redo everything. I've been told to basically acclimate everything, not just tangiers.

I was smoking AF Watermelon tonight and I was using 1.5 - 2 Coco's broken up and spread around the bowl...it wasn't as mellow as I know AF is supposed to be, I'm taking DarkParade's advice and I'm gunna prepack an AF bowl now for tomorrow night and see if drying it out helps a little.

Does anyone else have any other suggestions or insights, as sometimes it's hard to pack a bowl right without letting the shisha touch...

[D-Rock]

Interesting topic.
Living in a very hot and dry climate (with very low humidity), any answers will help me also with any comments posted.

Subscribing.

[mushrat]

You are using too much heat. 1.5-2 cocos spread out if likely covering most of the top of your bowl with heat. Overkill for most tobaccos.

As far as humidity shock etc....once you have taken it out of the tub the first time, and if you are going to acclimate it at all, this is the time to do it. As long as where it is stored has a fairly constant humidity and is roughly the same humidity as where you are going to smoke it, you shouldn't have to accimate it again.

I keep the shop at a fairly constant temp/humidity level and only in cases of extreme climate change, from dry to raining for 2 days, do some of my unwashed, mainly Tangiers< have to be re-acclimated for a few hours. Under normal smaller humitidy fluctuations, it should be fine.

[duckhater]

You are using too much heat. 1.5-2 cocos spread out if likely covering most of the top of your bowl with heat. Overkill for most tobaccos.

As far as humidity shock etc....once you have taken it out of the tub the first time, and if you are going to acclimate it at all, this is the time to do it. As long as where it is stored has a fairly constant humidity and is roughly the same humidity as where you are going to smoke it, you shouldn't have to accimate it again.

I keep the shop at a fairly constant temp/humidity level and only in cases of extreme climate change, from dry to raining for 2 days, do some of my unwashed, mainly Tangiers< have to be re-acclimated for a few hours. Under normal smaller humitidy fluctuations, it should be fine.

Good advice, as far as the coals...I found having 1 full Coco is not enough heat and unbalanced. 2 full Coco's chars both areas of the bowl where the Coco's are. If I break em up and spread em it seems pretty good. Maybe just breaking 1 coco up into 4 quarters and spreading would be better?

As for as Humidity, I know it's different for everyone, what is a good amount of time typically to open my tubs and let the shisha acclimate? How often should I check it and what should I be looking for. I've been smoking awhile, but only recently moved back to HI, in OR I had no problems which is why I sound like a noob with this stuff.

[DarkParade]

when something becomes acclimated the smell will change that it gives off its also just knowing where your tobacco was produced and how much of a moisture difference there is so it varies on the brand

[duckhater]

when something becomes acclimated the smell will change that it gives off its also just knowing where your tobacco was produced and how much of a moisture difference there is so it varies on the brand

What is it in the shisha that changes the composition from normal smoking tobacco? Because normal cigs aren't humid sensitive at all and cigars or pipe tobacco are sensitive, but not this sensitive...

[[Elmo]]

when something becomes acclimated the smell will change that it gives off its also just knowing where your tobacco was produced and how much of a moisture difference there is so it varies on the brand

What is it in the shisha that changes the composition from normal smoking tobacco? Because normal cigs aren't humid sensitive at all and cigars or pipe tobacco are sensitive, but not this sensitive...

Just a shot in the dark, but maybe the glycerine and the flavors, since they are liquid, are affected.
You could probably let your shisha acclimate for several hours, just make sure to stir it regularly and that's its in a container that will keep all the juices.

My only other advice would be to use natural coals and not quicklites, for some reason that seems to make a difference. But you're already doing that so nevermind!