no longer welcome Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 [quote name='SweetNut' date='27 March 2010 - 11:42 AM' timestamp='1269715378' post='460081'] anyone taken any measurements yet? [/quote] does that statement qualify for a "that's what she said" response? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcalsmoker Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I just got my alien and was worried at first because it's super shallow... I just packed it like I would my small tangiers phunnel and it's hitting pretty damn good. I'm pretty impressed, I like to smoke quick 30-45 min sessions and this bowl is perfect for those quick smokes. THANKS HJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbles180 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 OK. I got them in about 2 hours ago. I am waiting on a friends digital camera to get smoking pics. So far here are my thoughts: 1) first reaction to seeing the bowl: This thing is about the same diameter as a small phunnel but incredibly shallow. the hole in the middle is huge but the "stem" gets rather small in diameter about about half way down. (Might be something to look into john. If you have the phunnel hole bigger it creates an easier drag, which i like, but the purpose is defeated when you bring it down as it goes through the stem) I was kind of skeptical to say the least. 2) Packing: I packed tangiers Noir breakfast cereal. This thing is easy to pack being so shallow. Lets just say i got a perfect pack on the first try. 3) Smoking: As per the video I heated up two coals. The bowl takes a bit longer than a phunnel to heat up and get going. Once it started, the bowl smoked like a chimney. Definitely on par with the small and medium tangiers phunnels i have. I was rather impressed at how this thing performs. Pros: small amount of tobacco, large surface area to heat over a shallower area, taste was on par with my small phunnels, good for a single round smoke Cons: my bowl didnt want to seal with either my thin clear grommets or the larger white grommets (the opening on the bottom needs some looking into), While two coals smokes well i think a third needs to be ready after the coals shrink a bit because of the surface area of the tobacco. I'll smoke a few more rounds and do a complete review, but so far i am very happy with the build quality and smoke-ability of these bowls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 IvI've been smoking about two hours and bowl is finally about dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i2ik Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Just ordered a white one, might take a week before i get it but i cant wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Jew Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 debating whether to get this or just get a small phunnel with a mod. Right now I have a stupid chinese phunnel and it smokes wierd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaffaaf27 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 gonna order asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NimbleCow Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Anybody try Alien + mod yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 [quote name='NimbleCow' date='28 March 2010 - 10:31 PM' timestamp='1269833481' post='460346'] Anybody try Alien + mod yet? [/quote] HAHAHAHAHA 2 - 1/8 of a coconaras and 2 grams of shisha. HAHAHAHAHA ....okay I will try it when I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delSol_si Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 [quote name='NimbleCow' date='28 March 2010 - 10:31 PM' timestamp='1269833481' post='460346'] Anybody try Alien + mod yet? [/quote] ya, i tried it, only works with ed hardy shisha and milk in the vase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_T Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 [quote name='delSol_si' date='28 March 2010 - 08:35 PM' timestamp='1269833736' post='460350'] [quote name='NimbleCow' date='28 March 2010 - 10:31 PM' timestamp='1269833481' post='460346'] Anybody try Alien + mod yet? [/quote] ya, i tried it, only works with ed hardy shisha and [s]milk[/s] fistpump in the vase [/quote] Fixed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antouwan Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 do the "tangeirs sized" wind covers work over these things? they just look SUPER wide. i just threw the wind cover over my small phunnel and that had me wondering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzbizz Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 [quote name='antouwan' date='29 March 2010 - 01:00 AM' timestamp='1269849636' post='460422'] do the "tangeirs sized" wind covers work over these things? they just look SUPER wide. i just threw the wind cover over my small phunnel and that had me wondering... [/quote] I read somewhere the width of the Alien was the same 3" as a small Tang. I could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzbizz Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 [quote name='Jeff_T' date='29 March 2010 - 12:03 AM' timestamp='1269846182' post='460411'] [quote name='delSol_si' date='28 March 2010 - 08:35 PM' timestamp='1269833736' post='460350'] [quote name='NimbleCow' date='28 March 2010 - 10:31 PM' timestamp='1269833481' post='460346'] Anybody try Alien + mod yet? [/quote] ya, i tried it, only works with ed hardy shisha and [s]milk[/s] fistpump in the vase [/quote] Fixed... [/quote] Sigged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 I got my Alien today, and holy shit. It works amazing. I am 30 minutes into the first bowl without a complaint. Its smoking great, and there are no burning issues at all with two coconaras on it. [b]Small Tangiers Phunnel vs Alien Mini[/b] [img]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/mitchmauer/SDC10523.jpg[/img] [img]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/mitchmauer/SDC10524.jpg[/img] [b]My only real concern with it was how narrow the shaft of the bowl gets. But so far, its not hurting the session at all.[/b] [img]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/mitchmauer/SDC10527.jpg[/img] [img]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/mitchmauer/SDC10534.jpg[/img] [b] AND NOW FOR SMOKING:[/b] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4UJHw8dgSc Loaded up with a very small amount of Lucid Cactus Pear. Two coconaras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Jew Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 [quote name='mitchard' date='30 March 2010 - 05:10 PM' timestamp='1269994236' post='460883'] I got my Alien today, and holy shit. It works amazing. I am 30 minutes into the first bowl without a complaint. Its smoking great, and there are no burning issues at all with two coconaras on it. [b]Small Tangiers Phunnel vs Alien Mini[/b] [img]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/mitchmauer/SDC10523.jpg[/img] [img]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/mitchmauer/SDC10524.jpg[/img] [b]My only real concern with it was how narrow the shaft of the bowl gets. But so far, its not hurting the session at all.[/b] [img]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/mitchmauer/SDC10527.jpg[/img] [img]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/mitchmauer/SDC10534.jpg[/img] [b] AND NOW FOR SMOKING:[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4UJHw8dgSc"]http://www.youtube.c...h?v=M4UJHw8dgSc[/url] Loaded up with a very small amount of Lucid Cactus Pear. Two coconaras. [/quote] Those are some nice ass clouds. Let me know how long the bowl lasts you cause I want to get this but i still want something that will last like an hour and 15 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Put the coals on at about 4:35. I just finished this bowl at a little under 2 hours. Added one more coal about an hour through and it kept chugging along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Jew Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 [quote name='mitchard' date='30 March 2010 - 06:28 PM' timestamp='1269998883' post='460900'] Put the coals on at about 4:35. I just finished this bowl at a little under 2 hours. Added one more coal about an hour through and it kept chugging along. [/quote] was it just you smoking? how often were you hitting it? Sorry about teh questions but I'm in a huge debate with myself over whether to get a tangiers small phunnel or the alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 It was just me, but I was hitting it pretty frequently. I'll try it out again tonight when I'm not smoking alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Thanks Mitchard! great little video and comparison, sounds like the bowl is working nicely for you and you are getting some excellent clouds with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Jew Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 [quote name='mitchard' date='30 March 2010 - 06:41 PM' timestamp='1269999689' post='460902'] It was just me, but I was hitting it pretty frequently. I'll try it out again tonight when I'm not smoking alone. [/quote] thankyou and sorry for the pestering. In you're opinion should I get the small of the alien? I generally smoke with 2-4 people and sometimes by myself. I don't really see a need to ever smoke for like 4 hours at a time. But i want something that will easily hit 1 and a half to 2 if i need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 For smoking with 2+ people, i'll still use the small phunnel probably. I think with 3+ people, the mini might only last an hour or so at best. I'll have to put that to the test though next time I have a few people over. The alien definitely isn't a party bowl by any means, but for solo (or two people) smokes I have a feeling it can't be beat. I want to try other brands in it now, just to see how they hold up. Obviously I think that Tangiers will last the longest, but I want to see if Nak and AF gets burnt to a crisp. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Jew Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 [quote name='mitchard' date='30 March 2010 - 06:52 PM' timestamp='1270000363' post='460907'] For smoking with 2+ people, i'll still use the small phunnel probably. I think with 3+ people, the mini might only last an hour or so at best. I'll have to put that to the test though next time I have a few people over. The alien definitely isn't a party bowl by any means, but for solo (or two people) smokes I have a feeling it can't be beat. I want to try other brands in it now, just to see how they hold up. Obviously I think that Tangiers will last the longest, but I want to see if Nak and AF gets burnt to a crisp. Haha. [/quote] Poopy. I guess I'll just get a small with a scali mod? I've never used a mod before. Does it save alot of shisha and still smoke well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonethere Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Will a regular sized wind cover fit over the Alien? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 [quote name='thatonethere' date='30 March 2010 - 07:18 PM' timestamp='1270001886' post='460913'] Will a regular sized wind cover fit over the Alien? [/quote] Yes, it fits fine. It would probably even fit on most KMs with a normal cover too, since the bowl is so much shorter than a normal phunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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