AKammenzind Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 So I saw Charley's thread about Afire coals, http://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=29867, and since I was getting low on coals I figured I'd give em a shot. I normally use bulk naturals anyhow, so I was hardly afraid they wouldn't work.Jordanneff and myself split an 18lb bag of them 50/50 from amazon... added in a notebook or something to qualify for supersaver shipping, and it came out to $26 shipped. Around a week later they came in the mail, and we were not disappointed. Pics below with a tad of info under each:All the coals laid out on a table. just over 170 coals (can't say exactly because a few broken pieces were also there). The density is around the same as coconaras, and they don't crumble quite as easily. And my (coal dust covered) pants. From left to right there's a full Afire coal, a coconara, and a quarter of an Afire coal. They're resting on the machete I used to chop 'em. All it took to break these (fairly evenly, no crumbling, disintegration or waste to speak of) was a batoning-style tap with the machete. Cut em in half, then the halves in half again. You could use any mildly sharp instrument really, a machete is just what I always have on hand so it got used. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------How they smoked:-They take around the same time to light as coconaras, an extra 30 seconds or so because of their irregular shape... big deal. -The 1/4 pieces lasted for about an hour, pretty nice.-No taste-Not much smell lighting up, lit them outside on a coil burner.-Same heat output as coconarasBreakdown of the cost:Most places I found to buy these cost a little bit more, but here's the math for the deal I got at amazon... Compared to the price of coconaras (using the 5x 84-pack deal at H-S, trying to give them some sort of chance... ish.)-$26 for ~170 full coals (equivalent 680 coconara sized coals) VS $26 for 168 coconaras.-Afire: Just under $.038 per coal VS Coconaras $.154 per coal.-That means they're roughly 1/4 the cost of coconaras. Conclusion:Aside from price, the only real mentionable difference between these and coconaras so far as hookahs go is the shape... a 1/4 cylinder instead of a cube. Woo. You'd have to be a complete idiot not to buy these instead of coconaras, or any other coals for that matter. Nothing against naras, they are good coals... but not for the price. I've never paid for naras because of the price, I normally used bulk naturals... but I'm switching to Afires now, every bit as good as coconaras and cheaper than most other coals out there. Happy smoking all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charley Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 your welcome lolI love these coals I have taken to using them whole on a phunnel of nak I made 2 vids that I posted in my thread showing how I get a 2 and a half hour smoke out of a phunnel of nak and last night i actually got 3hour and 15 minute smoke from one bowl of nak with just one whole aFire coal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inino Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 pretty nice. I also use bulk natural. 40 lb bag from smart&Final comes out to about 14 bucks for me. used to pay 30 to get the same coals from my hookah bar. i remember reading somewhere that those coals you tried out were unsafe, I could be wrong, ill dig around for the thread. but if you say are they good and are still living to review them maybe ill give them a shot lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanneff Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Gotta love emI love how when you were taking them out of the box they just kept coming lol. Man it was almost like endless coals. I hope we don't use them all up by the end of summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKammenzind Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 QUOTE (jordanneff @ Apr 22 2009, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Gotta love emI love how when you were taking them out of the box they just kept coming lol. Man it was almost like endless coals. I hope we don't use them all up by the end of summer.Oh we will. I'm gonna guess that come mid july we'll need more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanneff Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 QUOTE (AKammenzind @ Apr 22 2009, 08:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Oh we will. I'm gonna guess that come mid july we'll need more.at the rate we smoke..... yeah... you're probably right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inino Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I tried looking on amazon, couldint find them. And I cant open the link for the other thread for some reason. Do you know of any other sites that carry them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKammenzind Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 QUOTE (inino @ Apr 22 2009, 09:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I tried looking on amazon, couldint find them. And I cant open the link for the other thread for some reason. Do you know of any other sites that carry them?http://lmgtfy.com/?q=afire+coconut+charcoalIt's even the first shopping result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charley Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) http://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=29867working link to the post. Edited April 23, 2009 by Charley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanneff Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Yeah, the 7lb box is $12 from amazon, the 18lb box is $25. But if you order directly through afires website the 18lb box is $30 + about $15 shipping so definitely go with amazon and make sure you add another item with free super saver shipping otherwise its $14 shipping through amazon. Still, no matter what it's a killer price for coconut coals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 ....So AKammenzind... with all this money your saving on Coals.... Will Love Shisha Come Back....????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charley Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 lol I just had a random thought and I cant wait to see if I am right.with all the hookah related web searches I do on a daily basis I am wonder how long till I see 18LB bags of aFires start to show up on actual hookah vendor sites.I am giving it 3 months 2 weeks 1 day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 QUOTE (Stuie @ Apr 22 2009, 09:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>....So AKammenzind... with all this money your saving on Coals.... Will Love Shisha Come Back....?????lolya, you guys need to make Love again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylor413 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 This is intriguing. I've yet to try coconaras but these are dirt cheap. I'm a little concerned as I've tried using those japanese coals with the silver "quick light" treatment on them and they were terrible. As of now I'm using Golden or Three Kings QLs. Are these superior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JByer323 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thanks for the heads up, I'll give these a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charley Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 JByer323 saints is the best movie everQUOTE This is intriguing. I've yet to try coconaras but these are dirt cheap. I'm a little concerned as I've tried using those japanese coals with the silver "quick light" treatment on them and they were terrible. As of now I'm using Golden or Three Kings QLs. Are these superior?I believe they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Ninja Robot Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I've decided to buy these. I'm down to my last box of exoticas so I'll need to stock up soon and since I'm used to cutting my own coals anyway......Thanks for the reviews guys, and for the heads up on the Amazon price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooka_bears Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Any stores that sell these? Home Depot, Ace Hardware, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColibriDon Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I will really have to try these coals out. I still have 3 boxes of Coco's left but when I get down to one, I'm ordering some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thanks for the review, I'll be picking the 18lb box soon-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKammenzind Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 Good to know that there are other people out there who appreciate a bargain! QUOTE (Stuie @ Apr 22 2009, 08:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>....So AKammenzind... with all this money your saving on Coals.... Will Love Shisha Come Back....?????Hehe, I wish... too much legal BS to deal with unfortunately, and we've found that the way we made it the flavor doesn't last well in storage. I'm sure we'll experiment with it some more, trying to get it to last. If we succeed I'll send some your way... you know, for testing purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanneff Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) Wow I'm surprised anyone even remembers Love Shisha haha. We make some every now and then, usually root beer float or candy cane but I doubt it's coming back. Like AKammenzind said, there's a lot of legal bs to deal with, especially since the new tobacco taxes, and the flavor doesn't hold up exceptionally well any more than 2 weeks for some reason so who knows. I'd love for it to get back out there though and have more people try it, we just don't have the funds for it (as you can see, this is why we bought bulk coconut coals... that and they own) Edited April 23, 2009 by jordanneff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Root Beer Float was amazing jordan.... if you ever make chicken noodle soup again shoot me a PM. Bummed my sample was trampled by USPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJelimu Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) I just placed an order for 18lbs and we'll see what we come up with...they are either gonna be awesome or shitty...either way..i'll post a review Edited October 18, 2009 by DJelimu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 remember to break them into smaller chunks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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