Making The Transition To Natural Coals

[dakur001]

I've been smoking hookah for about three years now exclusively with quicklite coals (Three Kings and Golden), and generally speaking, I'm happy. At the same time, I've read so much about how natural coals are infinitely better, and I'm starting to seriously consider making the transition. The catch is, I have one more year of college left, and therefore one more year of living in dorms where smoking is prohibited (people smoke anyway, but only with quicklites) and portable heating devices are also forbidden; essentially what I'm getting at is no one is brave enough to see if they can get away with both things at the same time, and thus quicklites are more or less the only way to fly. I suppose I could go ahead and get a portable heat plate, but I don't really want to be the first person to try. I was considering ordering a 16 piece box of Coco Naras with my next shisha/coal order and maybe test them out at a friend's house or something just to see what it's like, but I'm afraid that once I try them the chemical taste of quicklites will become much more obvious to me and I'll never be able to go back. So, what do you guys think? Should I just wait one more year, at which point I'll likely have regular access to a stove and will be able to smoke wherever, or are natural coals really lightyears better than quicklites to the point that it's crazy for me to continue using quicklites? Thanks for your advice.

[Hooka_bears]

I'm loving Johns CH Quicklite coals. They are natural quicklights. Id give those a shot since you are in the dorms.

[dakur001]

I was definitely considering the CH quicklites at one point, but I saw a video review of them and it seemed like they sent off a considerable amount of smoke and flame- I'm not sure if the smoke detector will be too happy about that. I don't know, maybe it was just the way the guy was lighting it in the video, he used a blowtorch and scorched the hell out of it for several seconds then let it flame. If you know of a more conservative and simultaneously effective way to go about lighting them, let me know, I'd really like to try those out if they won't smoke and flame too much. Would a regular ol' Bic lighter do the trick?

[Hooka_bears]

That's the only downside to them is that they make a flame when lighting, but you can blow it out and it will just smoke. Id recommend putting it near a window when lighting it. And a Bic lighter will do the trick.

[speel]

Quick light and natural isn't really natural, if you want real real natural get lump wood coal, that's as natural as you can get.

[RingsMaster]

honestly you really can tell the difference between coconaros and my old golden coal quick lights. it made a big enough difference for me that i stopped using quicklights for the most parts. use them every now and again when i need something quick or am in a hurry but dont like them too much that taste is really easy to point out once youve gone natural, at least it is for me

[Lunatic768]

I was definitely considering the CH quicklites at one point, but I saw a video review of them and it seemed like they sent off a considerable amount of smoke and flame- I'm not sure if the smoke detector will be too happy about that. I don't know, maybe it was just the way the guy was lighting it in the video, he used a blowtorch and scorched the hell out of it for several seconds then let it flame. If you know of a more conservative and simultaneously effective way to go about lighting them, let me know, I'd really like to try those out if they won't smoke and flame too much. Would a regular ol' Bic lighter do the trick?

a bic will do the trick
HOWEVER they still will smoke and flame and stink of fireworks
adds to the excitement...
just do it outside

[Sonthert]

If you are using Golden Canaries, I think thats the best. Stick with those.

Otherwise, I agree with Speel.