Windcover Inside?

[jorlyfish]

I was thinking about buying or making a windcover, even though I only smoke inside.... does it really make that big of a difference? What exactly does it do, just insulate?

[Chreees]

Keeps wind off coals when you're outside, but you can also use it to use less coal and increase the heat by trapping it within the windcover... What I like to do is throw on a windcover when the coals get small to add more heat, until I replace with more coals.

[agunn1231]

I use mine inside when i have the fan on, and sometimes i use it to give the bowl that extra umph of heat and save on a few coals

[joytron]

gives a few extra minutes at the tail end of the coals. but not really worth it to buy if you never smoke outside.

[ryno]

I use one inside all the time. Great way to keep control on the heat. Alot of times I just make them out of foil.

[Chreees]

What Ryan said... This is what I did when I had my QT and didn't have a windcover at the time:

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[ih303]

[quote name='INCUBUSRATM' timestamp='1283117428' post='480669']
Keeps wind off coals when you're outside, but you can also use it to use less coal and increase the heat by trapping it within the windcover... What I like to do is throw on a windcover when the coals get small to add more heat, until I replace with more coals.
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I like to make windcovers out of pieces of wet paper towel.

[Venger]

[quote name='ih303' timestamp='1283178881' post='480740']
[quote name='INCUBUSRATM' timestamp='1283117428' post='480669']
Keeps wind off coals when you're outside, but you can also use it to use less coal and increase the heat by trapping it within the windcover... What I like to do is throw on a windcover when the coals get small to add more heat, until I replace with more coals.
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I like to make windcovers out of pieces of wet paper towel.
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once again having to explain to my co-workers why I am laughing to myself (wet paper towel)
Ray

[Chreees]

Windcovers out of paper towel? Did I miss a joke? Probably...

[agunn1231]

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Windcovers out of paper towel? Did I miss a joke? Probably...
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maybe this will help?
[url="http://www.hookahforum.com/topic/38478-whats-the-best-grommet-for-an-alien-phunnel-bowl/"]http://www.hookahfor...n-phunnel-bowl/[/url]

[Chreees]

Ohhhhh okay... Forgot that ih303 is against the damp paper towel trick... And also I've never seen those posts exchanged between him and Venger. Thanks for clearing that up, Alex. Now I'll know what the hell they're talking about from now on.

[agunn1231]

[quote name='INCUBUSRATM' timestamp='1283213829' post='480787']
Ohhhhh okay... Forgot that ih303 is against the damp paper towel trick... And also I've never seen those posts exchanged between him and Venger. Thanks for clearing that up, Alex. Now I'll know what the hell they're talking about from now on.
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no problem, i had forgotten about that post and went searching after seeing this.

[IainUM]

i just plain don't have one, but i keep telling myself to get one so i don't cut my fingers open making a make-shift one out of a soda can

[Barnaby]

I use mine all the time. Specially with Coco's, since they have a tendency to go black on the bottom, and when you first light them, even the tops are kinda prone to not being completely red. Beats blowing on them and getting hot ash everywhere.

I typically cycle mine in, and take off periodically, even at the beginning of a round. Just makes for easier heat management. This helps especially for Nakhla, as I like to pack it real dense in my small phunnel, it definately benefits from having the wind cover on it to get the density of smoke up.

Just another great tool in your heat management arsenal. If you dont' have one, I would get one. I always feel the pain when I forget mine, when using my travel hookah. Edited September 3, 2010 by Barnaby