Attila Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 i got my hands on a windcover lately (i thought i didn't need it, but it was damn cheap), and today i tried it, just to see how it works - i was smoking indoors so there wouldn't have been a lot of need for it, i was just curious. so i filled the bowl with Nakhla Mixed fruit - and this is the point where it starts to get interesting. I - as most of the people - don't like mixed fruit but i have a fair amount of it - i use it for testing new methods or when i really don't care about what i smoke. So, 9 large holes, 1 piece of 40mm 3Kings, windcover on - and the awesomeness has begun. I really didn't expect anything from this shisha but it was so damn tasty, it even surprised me. Trust me, i dislike Nakhla Mixed Fruit just like you - but it was amazing this time. Thick smoke, perfect heating, lot of taste, loooong session, and practically no leftovers. I have to try it with some flavours i love do you have any similar experiences? (side note - i also tried a grommet for the first time today, to fix the hose to the stem - i cut out a piece from an ordinary grommet to make it smaller and fit into the stem - worked pretty well.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 well, the windscreen can act to trap head and give you a better bakeing effect. More overall heat, better smokeing. Though to make mixed fruit smokable is pretty amaizing. The grommet could also make a little difference...less air being mixed with your smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imonlyapuppet Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I would say its most likely the grommet and not the windcover, but who'se to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavlakos_politakos Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 yeah,i agree.if anything the windcover would make it burn faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 but i never had leak problems, the grommet just prevents the hose from slipping out... dunno what caused it, but it was damn good. i may be wrong with the windcover thing, but i'm sure ill put it on next time too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seandoo Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Holy crap! This makes me want to bust out my nakhla and give it all another round (now that all of my 50g boxes are like a year old or so...). I never really got much of a taste at all out of mixed fruit...with my taqseem bowl (screen/wind cover) maybe I'll get better results?? Who knows. I'm amazed that it tasted good to you....that really made me curious now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seandoo Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Oh, same kind of thing with Layalina Orange...anybody ever try it? I'm a big fan of their vanilla (but only in a clean hookah/hose since it's kind of light..) and enjoy a few of their other flavors like black grape...but the orange just really didn't smell or taste like much, and was honey based, unlike their other stuffs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 hey man if it works, why ask why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seandoo Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 good point. I just hope the results aren't unique to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 [quote name='Seandoo']I just hope the results aren't unique to him[/quote] i'm curious too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c4r80n Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 woah woah WOAH....foil AND windcover?!?! are you crazy!?!!/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApoC Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 uh, you always use a foil, unless you use a screen, or unless you smoke that horrid tombeik crap. a wind cover just kicks the temperature up a bit, and also protects the coal from being used up too fast for smoking outdoors, where a breeze will rob the heat away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c4r80n Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 but he was INSIDE man...inside...i used screens and windcovers before, but foil is usually really hot for me, so having both would just freak me out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 But he did say it was just for s(h)its and giggles. Just wanted to try it out. I have a windcover that came with one of my hookahs, but I've never ended up using it. I guess the fact that I RARELY ever smoke outside could have something to do with it But yeah, I wanna see someone use the Chinese bowl with built in windgaurd, AND a windcover on top of that. That should make for some super insulated tobacco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghunfrytimma Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 yea ive found that the most use i get out of windercovers is not neccesarily to prevent wind...but to keep me from accidently blowing a coal off the head and ending up with an ugly carpet/rug burn ....that can really make a good session go bad quick.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seandoo Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 yeah, I never smoke outside either...but I started using the wind cover just to make the coals last longer...that, and less coals are needed for me. where I'd normally start with 4 japanese squares to start and 3 to use, now I just use 2 to start and keep it going until they're gone...everything's usually burned up by that time anyway so it works out just fine for indoor usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavlakos_politakos Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 when my coals get small,i throw the windcover on to kinda bring back the heat.or if im smoking outside,which happens often enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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