Tangiers?

[dizzbizz]

I finaly got the paking down. Haha. Just thought Id share. Im not getting that tickle, i think the warm water is the solution

[shaffaaf27]

warm water you say? ill try that how are you pakcing it?

[NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD]

anything like this?
tangiers packing video

[shaffaaf27]

yeah i have used that alot, but i still cant get shit to work! out of 6 flavuors i have (4 OG, 2 Lucid), one works, (Lucid KCherry). OG Orange soda works, but its pretty throat tickley, and Kpeach OG sometimes works, with QLs, but never with Nats. the rest dont work (i.e harsh and/or thin smoke, OR no flavour)

[Hunkies!]

same here, I currently have lucid schnozzberry and OG passion fruit. the schnozzberry's is the only one ive got to work. on the other hand the passion fruit will not acclimate, ive tried the 4/20 method for about five days now but i still get the burnt or soy sauce smell. Ill have to try that warm water method though.

[NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD]

ive given up on acclimating..i just use lucid and biggity bahm smoking right out of the bag...yes thats right..i said biggity bahm..

[dizzbizz]

Well I smoked Lime tonight the ol' #60. I packed it pretty tight and not too much over the rim. About 1/4 of an inch, put the foil on, squished it flat, and poked a ton of toothpick size holes all the way towards the bottom. 3 and a half coco's, then added warm water. Considering its ages old, it had great flavor, fantastically huge clouds, and no harshness.

NOB - Yeah you could say I packed it like Eric. I imitated the hole pattern, except no holes in the middle, and packed it tight.

Hunkies - My lime(and the rest of the flavors I own, Maraschino cherry and even strawberry) still smell like soy sauce. When I first acclimated these a month ago I let them sit out for 2 days, which gave me no results, I let them sit in the tub for a day, then tried the 4/20. Still smelled like soy/bbq sauce. Smoked it anyway that night(Zinite told me to just ignore it) and it tastes great. I still had that tickle until tonight when I added warm water instead of cold or room temperature.

EDIT- However the down side to having so much heat is that you need to keep puffing or else it'll burn if it sits. But the 3 and a half got it going instantly my second hit was ENORMOUS and delicious. On my second round of coals I only put 3 cocos it was hitting just as good. Edited November 27, 2009 by dizzbizz

[NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD]

i found for myself if i dont punch holes in the middle it doesnt work..

[dizzbizz]

Yeah, I. dont understand what the purpose is. Maybe so the foil wont stick to the hole, but if you pack it right you wont have that problem.

[shaffaaf27]

so i acclimated OG classic raspberry.

packed it, (used warm water) very harsh, thin smoke, so i packed more. much better, still a tickle. had the holes in he middle, then added a piece of foil to the top middle, to cover the holes, and it stopped the "rush" so to speak of the smoke, where with tang, i get it coming in very quickly into my lungs, and it helped, BUT no falvour, and only half decent smoke

[dizzbizz]

How many coals are you using? and maybe you need to use more tobacco and more heat.

[shaffaaf27]

4 cocos, or 2 full 40mm ql 3kings

[Codename067]

Figuring out how to pack Tangiers right is like figuring out how to make woman orgasm. Nothing but downhill once achieved..

[Rani]

4 cocos, or 2 full 40mm ql 3kings

That's a hella lot of heat. Too much in my opinion.

Surprisingly, for my particular "hand" with Tangiers I get better results in a regular Egyptian packed high and heavy with one CH coal. If I'm using one of my funnels, I have to break the coals down to get three halves and move them a lot. The Egyptian works better for me with less maintenance. Plus with a whole coal I'm getting a minimum of 45 minutes to an hour out of each coal. Let it cool for a couple hours, pop on a new coal and it's like a freshly packed bowl.

'Rani

[Codename067]

Yes Rani, 4 COCOS is with out a doubt a bit much.

They are rather large coals compared to other coals, and they give an inseane amount of heat...

[NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD]

4 coco's to much man, try 2 coco's cut in half..so 4 small pieces that should do the trick..

[shaffaaf27]

when i say 4, i do mean 2 in halves, therefor 4 pcieses.

i haev also tried 3 coals on their side, and 3 flat aswell.

[Codename067]

Oh, my mistake. 4 pieces [cut up from 2 original cocos] is very reasonable.

[Sonthert]

2x33mm 3 Kings is too much, too. 3/4 of a 33mm (broken into quarters) is enough for a small, 4 quarters for a medium or a large.

[shaffaaf27]

sorry ance again, 2 being 2 halves of one, 40mm, opposite each other.

PS eric, i got classic OG raspberry going, everythign was good bar lack of flavour, any idea why? Edited November 29, 2009 by shaffaaf27

[NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD]

im gona say its not fully acclimated yet

[shaffaaf27]

i thought so too, but the tobacoo had not much flavour to the smell, and i did the 4/20 acclimation for about 3 days straight.

[Sonthert]

If you're using a Mya, clean the hookah real well using beer/diluted rubbing alcohol or baking soda and lemon juice (vinegar). Otherwise, its acclimation.

[shaffaaf27]

nop it was a KM. though i have tried it with both. damna cclimation, i have doen your 4/20 for 3 days straight and it still smells the same, smokes good, sans flavour.