I Need Some Wisdom.

[gatoradefan]

Alright, I'll openly admit it, I'm pretty scrubbish when it comes to packing a hookah.

We have smoked it about 5-6 times, every time we take the tinfoil off though, the tobacco is stuck to the bottom of the tin foil... and usually burnt. I started reading up on some of the how-to things for making it not burn... but I was wondering if this sticking to the bottom of the tin foil thing normal or not. Also at times I do get the burning feeling in my throat towards the end of the session.

Also, is it bad to take hard drags? I have a friend who takes quite hard drags and idk if it's good for making the hookah last longer.

Also if this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it.

Thanks in advance guys.

EDIT: Also, every time we've smoked, we've done it outside. Is there any bad things that could happen from smoking inside? Besides like the coal falling off and burning the floor? Edited September 5, 2008 by gatoradefan

[mattarios2]

Alright, I'll openly admit it, I'm pretty scrubbish when it comes to packing a hookah.

We have smoked it about 5-6 times, every time we take the tinfoil off though, the tobacco is stuck to the bottom of the tin foil... and usually burnt. I started reading up on some of the how-to things for making it not burn... but I was wondering if this sticking to the bottom of the tin foil thing normal or not. Also at times I do get the burning feeling in my throat towards the end of the session.

Also, is it bad to take hard drags? I have a friend who takes quite hard drags and idk if it's good for making the hookah last longer.

Also if this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it.

Thanks in advance guys.

It is ok for shisha to stick to the bottom of the foil, but if too much gets stuck it can clog the holes. So some sticking is ok, a shatload of sticking in my experience has clogged the flow and made me not produce any smoke.

You shouldn't take really hard drags, you should be able to hear the hookah bubble, if it just sounds like shhhhhhhhh (lol) then you are going to overheat the bowl and that will ruin the bowl. Just tell your friend to take a longer lighter drag rather than a harder shorter drag.

Besides the longer you are inhaling the less oxygen you are breathing which will make you feel like you are getting a bigger buzz.

[melanko]

If you're in doubt, pack a little less then you think so you don't have too much tobacco touching the foil. Tobacco touching the foil = direct contact with coals which usual means burn.

[Giant Ninja Robot]

Yep.

I have a friend who takes superhard pulls with next to no time between them and it screws up the bowl and burns the shisha superfast.

With a normal egyptian bowl, you don't have to pack it to the foil, pack it to just below the rim and make sure to sprinkle the shisha in naturaly do not press it down (unless it's Tangiers) as that will cause the shisha to spring back up when heat is applied and more will stick to the foil and burn.

Hope that helps.