Cloud9 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Ok...I'm a noob so bare with me, but I think I may be on to something. Now for all I know this may be common practice but I haven't seen it posted. To get the best air flow...I've heard many people say it's the way you pack the tobacco, or the proper way to poke holes in the foil. How about this....after you pack the sheisha and BEFORE you put on the foil...take a toothpick and poke holes in the sheisha all the way through to the holes of the bowl. Do that a few times and then cover with foil and do your normal hole poking. I haven't tried it yet...but was wondering if anyone has. Like I said...this may be common practice but I'm a complete noob so take it easy on me. lol *Awaits verbal assault* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 [quote name='Cloud9' timestamp='1288046459' post='486258'] Ok...I'm a noob so bare with me, but I think I may be on to something. Now for all I know this may be common practice but I haven't seen it posted. To get the best air flow...I've heard many people say it's the way you pack the tobacco, or the proper way to poke holes in the foil. How about this....after you pack the sheisha and BEFORE you put on the foil...take a toothpick and poke holes in the sheisha all the way through to the holes of the bowl. Do that a few times and then cover with foil and do your normal hole poking. I haven't tried it yet...but was wondering if anyone has. Like I said...this may be common practice but I'm a complete noob so take it easy on me. lol *Awaits verbal assault* [/quote] Nah dude, I do this all the time! Then when I put the foil on I poke the holes all the way down too. Nothing noobish about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorlyfish Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I poke holes to the bottom when I put foil on, but not before... hmmm... might have to give it a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoapplesplease Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 also try poking up threw the bottom side of the bowl after you foil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzbizz Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 When I pack AF, I poke the wholes all the way to the bottom and blow through the bottom of the bowl. I find it helps a lot with wet tobaccos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 [quote name='dizzbizz' timestamp='1288048034' post='486263'] When I pack AF, I poke the wholes all the way to the bottom and blow through the bottom of the bowl. I find it helps a lot with wet tobaccos. [/quote] I do this with whatever I'm packing, fluffier ones it makes the most difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 the less obstructed the path is, the better the airflow.... you can achieve with the method you mentioned or packing lightly or avoiding packing in the middle altogether....i doubt some of these methods will produce favorable results, but try experimenting with different techniques. you may stumble upon something good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cp44 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 i poke holes after i put the foil on, I get the edges then the middle with straight lines (with holes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antouwan Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 here's the way that i do it, and all the other lebs that i know that know what the hell they're doing do it this way: [url="http://coco-nara.com/best_way.html"]http://coco-nara.com/best_way.html[/url] hit start and then after the little animation plays, click on the head and it shows you how we do it. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Oh my God the text on that site is so ridiculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih303 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 [quote name='dizzbizz' timestamp='1288048034' post='486263'] When I pack AF, I poke the wholes all the way to the bottom and blow through the bottom of the bowl. I find it helps a lot with wet tobaccos. [/quote] I do this with every non-phunnel bowl I pack regardless of brand. Try this. Take your bowl after you've packed, foiled &poked, hold it by the neck, and smack the head on your other palm. Do this repeatedly rotating the bowl as you do this. Do a full rotation then do a puff and a pull through the bottom of the bowl to test flow. I bet you notice a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Hamilton Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 my secret for egyptian style bowls... I get chopsticks...right....before packing the tobacco...ok...now put the chopsticks on the holes...its gonna look like a bowl of chopsticks hanging out like some weird thing from space...now get your shisha and start packing it...should be dense or loose your choice...then when your done...gently wiggle the chopsticks out...put the foil and smoke it..or you can test it...best airflow...there is another method I got from twoapples...he packs it first regardless of the holes...then puts the foil...uses the MYA poker (big)...then pokes holes from "the bottom" of the bowl....you will need a lamp to see the holes if its a phunnel type egyptian...then you can again decide how big the holes can be from the hole to the foil (air tunnel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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