Bulldog_916 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I thought it was just a myth really. But it turns out my medium, side by side with my small and my mini phunnel, really does smoke better over all than the latter 2. This is strictly with Tangiers as a baseline tobacco, but over the life of the bowl, 1. I got a bigger buzz at the outset than I have in the past, 2. I was able to get larger clouds without burning the tobacco AT ALL, not even a hint of harshness, and 3. the flavor lasted a lot longer. Now, I know the reasoning would be that perhaps it's because MORE tobacco is in there. Probably true. But I thought for sure with the proper heat management a medium and a small would smoke practically the same. How wrong I was. You really have to be more attentive the smaller the bowl gets. Let's say a piece of your coal breaks off, you either have to stack it back on top of the broken piece or clear it completely from the bowl. The same cant be said for the medium. So, what Eric said really was true, that the bigger the bowl gets, the better your smoking experience would likely be given the proper heat management. Is this to say an extra large phunnel would work out? Likely not well. But a medium for most smokers would do them very well for experience every once in a while, not just for parties, but an occassional marathon smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyk Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 man im gonna have to test this theory out cause my bro ordered a large phunnel by mistake and we havent smoked out of it yet but since a am graduating from college this weekend i think we'll have a tangiers pear large phunnel victory smoke this weekend after graduation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookie The Hookah Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 [quote name='Bulldog_916' date='17 December 2009 - 03:51 AM' timestamp='1261039917' post='439805'] I thought it was just a myth really. But it turns out my medium, side by side with my small and my mini phunnel, really does smoke better over all than the latter 2. This is strictly with Tangiers as a baseline tobacco, but over the life of the bowl, 1. I got a bigger buzz at the outset than I have in the past, 2. I was able to get larger clouds without burning the tobacco AT ALL, not even a hint of harshness, and 3. the flavor lasted a lot longer. Now, I know the reasoning would be that perhaps it's because MORE tobacco is in there. Probably true. But I thought for sure with the proper heat management a medium and a small would smoke practically the same. How wrong I was. You really have to be more attentive the smaller the bowl gets. Let's say a piece of your coal breaks off, you either have to stack it back on top of the broken piece or clear it completely from the bowl. The same cant be said for the medium. So, what Eric said really was true, that the bigger the bowl gets, the better your smoking experience would likely be given the proper heat management. Is this to say an extra large phunnel would work out? Likely not well. But a medium for most smokers would do them very well for experience every once in a while, not just for parties, but an occassional marathon smoke. [/quote] Yup, this is precisely why Eric won't mass-produce minis. My friend actually converted an incense burner to a massive (we're talking 150-175g) bowl using a drill. I have yet to see/try it, but he claims it works and I'm hopefully going to be trying it out tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 yep, i realized this when I switched from my mini to a medium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Eric said this all along. I have been using my minis for other than Tangiers Smokes and. My small for my Tangiers, during the week and Medium on the weekend, since I have time to smoke the whole bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 So Bulldog you're saying you didn't believe Eric? He is the most knowledgeable guy I've ever come in contact with... I trust his ass, lol. Guess it's a good thing I have a small and not a mini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalowlow Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I'm not complaining, I assure you, but ever since I moved into the new condo on the marina, I've had some issues with any tobacco smoking right. I remember when i lived more inland, I would get sooo much smoke from tangiers that it was just silly, but when I moved, the smoke left and harshness set in. Then I bought a large phunnel bowl. Put about 120 grams of Kashmir peach in there, and relived tangiers greatness. I was then a believer. I smoke a lot of Kashmir Peach, so it works for me. I smoke for an hour or two. Next time I wanna smoke, I take out the burned parts from the very top of the bowl, pack maybe another 30 grams in there, and go to town again. No harshness, full of flavor, and most importantly for me, killer smoke. If you guys smoke Tangiers, and stick to maybe one flavor for a little bit, I would strongly suggest a large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I bought a large phunnel just to test this out and i can attest that the large smokes better than my smalls or mini. i cant say the experience is any different since i dont ash my coals, but performance increase is noticeable....not by leaps and bounds, but its there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I notice that Tangiers smokes easier in a medium (compared to a small), but I wouldn't say it smokes better. In the medium, it's more likely to be smoking perfectly right off the bat though. That, and it lasts a few hours longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antouwan Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 i guess this means i'll have to break the medium phunnel back out for the 5 weeks of break = constant marathon smoking with my buddies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 [quote name='antouwan' date='17 December 2009 - 01:42 PM' timestamp='1261086151' post='439876'] i guess this means i'll have to break the medium phunnel back out for the 5 weeks of break = constant marathon smoking with my buddies [/quote] Shit I would go marathon mode. @Incubus It wasnt that I didnt believe him because I did smoke off of a large when I was at the lounge and I loved the crap out of it. But getting a few bowls into the medium I'm starting to see why he likes bigger bowls. Granted, he has the tobacco to do it and do it unlimitedly practically. The medium is his mini, . I mean, the large was packed by one of the men behind the Tangiers curtain, how couldnt it be good? You know? But for a good weekend smoke, I like the medium. I wont STOP smoking my mini or my small. But I will be more likely to go to the medium if I want a great smoke that will go for several hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I agree with you, to a certain extent. My Small Phunnel smokes better than both my Medium and my Mini. It seems to be the perfect size, and it's the easiest to manage heat on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 thats what ive been tellin you before!@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I was just joking about you not believing Eric, Bulldog. Hence the after saying it. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nars2k Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I think the medium funnels are the best. The large is just a POS and not worth it, waste of tobacco. Small doesnt last too long. Medium is just perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody1231979 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Fully agree, my small smokes way better than my mini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no longer welcome Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 dam, no wonder eric gave me a mini today (thx eric) he has little value for them, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvtaco17 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 After reading this thread I got brave and loaded up my Crown Jewel instead of my med phunnel with OG melon blend and while I think it smokes the same, heat management is retard proof... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Jeez, Mike. Thats weird. We used to smoke at my friends beach house (several friends beach houses, actually) and never had any problems at all. You using different coals? Smoking inside or outside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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