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I just got my package from HJ this morning. Horchata smells weird so I put it in it's tub. I.L.T.O.B.C smells amazing but it's lucid so that's to be expected. I will smoke that first.

ORANGE SODA SMELLS SO DAMN GOOD, it's OG to. I am letting it all acclimate in their tubs for a bit in my kitchen. Sadly I hear Floridians have a hard time with acclimating due to the humidity :|


So since im Orange Soda smells so dank, does that mean it only needs maybe an hour or so to acclimate?

Still trying to get this whole process down, packing a lucid bowl until I get an answer wink.gif
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QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 08:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just got my package from HJ this morning. Horchata smells weird so I put it in it's tub. I.L.T.O.B.C smells amazing but it's lucid so that's to be expected. I will smoke that first.

ORANGE SODA SMELLS SO DAMN GOOD, it's OG to. I am letting it all acclimate in their tubs for a bit in my kitchen. Sadly I hear Floridians have a hard time with acclimating due to the humidity :|


So since im Orange Soda smells so dank, does that mean it only needs maybe an hour or so to acclimate?

Still trying to get this whole process down, packing a lucid bowl until I get an answer wink.gif


I've always had to acclimate for 24 hours... but then again I am hella south of you (and deeper into the humidity belt)

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I just got my package from HJ this morning. Horchata smells weird so I put it in it's tub. I.L.T.O.B.C smells amazing but it's lucid so that's to be expected. I will smoke that first.

ORANGE SODA SMELLS SO DAMN GOOD, it's OG to. I am letting it all acclimate in their tubs for a bit in my kitchen. Sadly I hear Floridians have a hard time with acclimating due to the humidity :|


So since im Orange Soda smells so dank, does that mean it only needs maybe an hour or so to acclimate?

Still trying to get this whole process down, packing a lucid bowl until I get an answer wink.gif


I've always had to acclimate for 24 hours... but then again I am hella south of you (and deeper into the humidity belt)


It's worth a shot.

I can't say im gonna wait for this lucid though :X
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QUOTE (evilded777 @ Jun 10 2009, 06:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The advice I have received: if its still smells good after 20 minutes, SMOKE IT!

I don't really have to acclimate; I let both Noir and Lucid sit for about 20-30 minutes and that's it.


Interesting...

That makes sense to me tongue.gif

Can anyone tell me what Horchata is SUPPOSED to smell like so I can know when it is roughly ready?? huh.gif huh.gif
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QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (evilded777 @ Jun 10 2009, 06:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The advice I have received: if its still smells good after 20 minutes, SMOKE IT!

I don't really have to acclimate; I let both Noir and Lucid sit for about 20-30 minutes and that's it.


Interesting...

That makes sense to me tongue.gif

Can anyone tell me what Horchata is SUPPOSED to smell like so I can know when it is roughly ready?? huh.gif huh.gif


Creamy, nutty, maybe a hit of cinnamon. One of the few flavors that I wish was stronger.
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QUOTE (evilded777 @ Jun 10 2009, 07:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (evilded777 @ Jun 10 2009, 06:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The advice I have received: if its still smells good after 20 minutes, SMOKE IT!

I don't really have to acclimate; I let both Noir and Lucid sit for about 20-30 minutes and that's it.


Interesting...

That makes sense to me tongue.gif

Can anyone tell me what Horchata is SUPPOSED to smell like so I can know when it is roughly ready?? huh.gif huh.gif


Creamy, nutty, maybe a hit of cinnamon. One of the few flavors that I wish was stronger.


Yup, definitely not ready.

Right now it smells like a store in North Carolina I visited on a family vacation that didn't get a lot of visitors that sold random terrible candles and herbs.

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I have a question about acclimating, seeing as I have three flavours of OG coming tomorrow...

How strongly does it smell? I have a very small upstairs sitting room that I'll be acclimating them in most likely, is it going to be overpowering? Shall I do it in the shed or something? I don't want to be overpowered and KO'd by orange soda smell biggrin.gif
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QUOTE (mohinder @ Jun 10 2009, 07:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have a question about acclimating, seeing as I have three flavours of OG coming tomorrow...

How strongly does it smell? I have a very small upstairs sitting room that I'll be acclimating them in most likely, is it going to be overpowering? Shall I do it in the shed or something? I don't want to be overpowered and KO'd by orange soda smell biggrin.gif


I have all 3 tubs sitting in my bedroom right now and I very faintly smell it. It smells good if anything!

I wouldn't worry about it, unless you don't want to make it obvious your a hookah head tongue.gif
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QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mohinder @ Jun 10 2009, 07:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have a question about acclimating, seeing as I have three flavours of OG coming tomorrow...

How strongly does it smell? I have a very small upstairs sitting room that I'll be acclimating them in most likely, is it going to be overpowering? Shall I do it in the shed or something? I don't want to be overpowered and KO'd by orange soda smell biggrin.gif


I have all 3 tubs sitting in my bedroom right now and I very faintly smell it. It smells good if anything!

I wouldn't worry about it, unless you don't want to make it obvious your a hookah head tongue.gif


Nah I'm a big boy, they don't mind. My dad and my girlfriend would actually both rather I smoked just hookah than cigarettes because of the smell. I just don't want to fumigate the house for 24 hours, they might not be so pleased with that! Good to know though, thanks smile.gif Edited by mohinder
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QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mohinder @ Jun 10 2009, 07:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have a question about acclimating, seeing as I have three flavours of OG coming tomorrow...

How strongly does it smell? I have a very small upstairs sitting room that I'll be acclimating them in most likely, is it going to be overpowering? Shall I do it in the shed or something? I don't want to be overpowered and KO'd by orange soda smell biggrin.gif


I have all 3 tubs sitting in my bedroom right now and I very faintly smell it. It smells good if anything!

I wouldn't worry about it, unless you don't want to make it obvious your a hookah head tongue.gif


Nah I'm a big boy, they don't mind. My dad and my girlfriend would actually both rather I smoked just hookah than cigarettes because of the smell. I just don't want to fumigate the house for 24 hours, they might not be so pleased with that! Good to know though, thanks smile.gif


Yeah man of course!

Just had the first drag of that one breakfast cereal...TASTE GREAT!!!

Im still trying to get the perfect heat I think, clouds are big but they can be better. I feel like im getting a lot of air but I think im just not used to using so many huge holes!

I don't have an oyster fork, so I used a corn on the cob holder thing tongue.gif

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QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 10:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mohinder @ Jun 10 2009, 07:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mohinder @ Jun 10 2009, 07:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have a question about acclimating, seeing as I have three flavours of OG coming tomorrow...

How strongly does it smell? I have a very small upstairs sitting room that I'll be acclimating them in most likely, is it going to be overpowering? Shall I do it in the shed or something? I don't want to be overpowered and KO'd by orange soda smell biggrin.gif


I have all 3 tubs sitting in my bedroom right now and I very faintly smell it. It smells good if anything!

I wouldn't worry about it, unless you don't want to make it obvious your a hookah head tongue.gif


Nah I'm a big boy, they don't mind. My dad and my girlfriend would actually both rather I smoked just hookah than cigarettes because of the smell. I just don't want to fumigate the house for 24 hours, they might not be so pleased with that! Good to know though, thanks smile.gif


Yeah man of course!

Just had the first drag of that one breakfast cereal...TASTE GREAT!!!

Im still trying to get the perfect heat I think, clouds are big but they can be better. I feel like im getting a lot of air but I think im just not used to using so many huge holes!

I don't have an oyster fork, so I used a corn on the cob holder thing tongue.gif




Genius!
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QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 07:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Oh jeez, im getting a really nice buzz from this lucid.

Never smoked OG before, now im a little curious about the huge buzz im going to get from that 8I



I get hella buzzed off lucid. Im a lightweight I guess. I don't even want to attempt OG Tangiers.


That's about how I feel right now ohmy.gif

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The difference between Lucid and OG is night and day, but if you're careful and pack well, OG won't hit you that hard.


That said, and being a regular smoker, I still don't smoke OG during the week. I save that for weekends, because it can re-arrange your face for sure.
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With my experience, Orange Soda has always needed little to no acclimation, and I live in Indiana. And my motto for Tangiers is, if it smells good, its good to smoke!
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Be careful now. Last night I rolled into my friends house (3 and a half hour drive south) with a tub of orange soda that had acclimated at my own house. I was all pumped to smoke them out with it and packed it immediately without letting it sit for a while. Put the coals on and it was harsh as hell, almost took me out for the night. I packed up a small eygptian head with some starbuzz and we smoked that for a while and gave the phunnel with the orange soda about 2 hours to sit. Threw it on and it smoked perfectly. Just a word of caution...
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QUOTE (Hookie The Hookah @ Jun 10 2009, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Be careful now. Last night I rolled into my friends house (3 and a half hour drive south) with a tub of orange soda that had acclimated at my own house. I was all pumped to smoke them out with it and packed it immediately without letting it sit for a while. Put the coals on and it was harsh as hell, almost took me out for the night. I packed up a small eygptian head with some starbuzz and we smoked that for a while and gave the phunnel with the orange soda about 2 hours to sit. Threw it on and it smoked perfectly. Just a word of caution...


I had a bowl of it about 30 min ago. I acclimated it inside, packed it inside..etc.

But I took it outside to smoke on my back porch. I wasn't exactly pleased. It was smokable but the whole time I was thinking "really, this is it?"

So hopefully that wasn't it.

It wasn't harsh, but it was not very enjoyable I guess. idk

I am no pro at packing tangiers bowls but I really think I did it as perfectly possible after watching countless Tangiers packing videos sad.gif Edited by FamiliarJoe
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yea I always acclimate. Even if its just for 30 min.
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QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Hookie The Hookah @ Jun 10 2009, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Be careful now. Last night I rolled into my friends house (3 and a half hour drive south) with a tub of orange soda that had acclimated at my own house. I was all pumped to smoke them out with it and packed it immediately without letting it sit for a while. Put the coals on and it was harsh as hell, almost took me out for the night. I packed up a small eygptian head with some starbuzz and we smoked that for a while and gave the phunnel with the orange soda about 2 hours to sit. Threw it on and it smoked perfectly. Just a word of caution...


I had a bowl of it about 30 min ago. I acclimated it inside, packed it inside..etc.

But I took it outside to smoke on my back porch. I wasn't exactly pleased. It was smokable but the whole time I was thinking "really, this is it?"

So hopefully that wasn't it.

It wasn't harsh, but it was not very enjoyable I guess. idk

I am no pro at packing tangiers bowls but I really think I did it as perfectly possible after watching countless Tangiers packing videos sad.gif


you may have done it right, you may not have. you may have been overly excited b/c of the hype it gets, worthy of the hype or not depends on the person, and you may just be different from the tang fans.

How was it "not enjoyable" ? If it wasn't harsh ... what was it?
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QUOTE (mattarios2 @ Jun 10 2009, 06:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (FamiliarJoe @ Jun 10 2009, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Hookie The Hookah @ Jun 10 2009, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Be careful now. Last night I rolled into my friends house (3 and a half hour drive south) with a tub of orange soda that had acclimated at my own house. I was all pumped to smoke them out with it and packed it immediately without letting it sit for a while. Put the coals on and it was harsh as hell, almost took me out for the night. I packed up a small eygptian head with some starbuzz and we smoked that for a while and gave the phunnel with the orange soda about 2 hours to sit. Threw it on and it smoked perfectly. Just a word of caution...


I had a bowl of it about 30 min ago. I acclimated it inside, packed it inside..etc.

But I took it outside to smoke on my back porch. I wasn't exactly pleased. It was smokable but the whole time I was thinking "really, this is it?"

So hopefully that wasn't it.

It wasn't harsh, but it was not very enjoyable I guess. idk

I am no pro at packing tangiers bowls but I really think I did it as perfectly possible after watching countless Tangiers packing videos sad.gif


you may have done it right, you may not have. you may have been overly excited b/c of the hype it gets, worthy of the hype or not depends on the person, and you may just be different from the tang fans.

How was it "not enjoyable" ? If it wasn't harsh ... what was it?


The flavor seemed like it was in the background ..like I felt like I was smoking AF with a background hint of some orange ish. The smell tasted better than my bowl was hitting lol.

I just read a thread on heat management and I think I will try cracking my coco's in half and spreading the heat around. Someone else was having the same problem as I am.


How many coals do you all use / do you crack them in half? (I know these questions are beaten to death, im sorry :|)
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