bigasif Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Hey guys, Sorry for the long title, but thought maybe people will realize that it's not just another "do you reuse your phunnel bowl shisha" threads...or at least it's a little different, and I was hoping I could get some opinions. Basically, I just opened my 250g Lucid Static Starlight. Now the smell - I'm not too sure what to expect here but it smells like a bit of rose, and a very floral smell in general. I'm leaving it open a bit to let it acclimate just a bit, even though it's lucid, since I'm not totally sure if it's the right smell I'm getting. (Anyone care to fill me in what it should smell like once properly acclimated?) Anyways, I'll be smoking tomorrow afternoon, and maybe for quite a while. I don't want to pack this stuff in my tangiers small since I'm not sure if I'm going to like smoking it for 4-5 hours, so I thought I'd load it up in my alien mini to give it a try. I was wondering if any of you do this, preferably with the alien or a mini phunnel - basically, if after the 1.5 or 2 hours that I normally get out of an alien, if I want to continue smoking it, would taking off the foil, and removing the top layer of shisha and then throwing in the new stuff on top of that, followed by some new foil, be doable to get a good session? I guess it can technically come down to would you reuse the bottom layer of shisha from your phunnel, type of discussion, but just seems like this may work fine even with the alien since I'll just be refoiling and using the same flavor, with a fair amount of new shisha on top. Let me know what you think/your experience. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 after two hours with my alien bowl, my tangiers is pretty much toast...once in a while I can reuse and I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 With my Tangiers mini phunnel or small phunnel, I'll throw the unused stuff from the bottom right back into the tub. Makes my 250g of Tangiers last much longer. If I'm using a really tiny bowl, such as my Crown micro phunnel or micro classic, there isn't enough worth saving. With how shallow the Alien is, I'd throw it in this category and do the same as I do with my Crown bowls- just throw it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigasif Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Ok, so first off - OMG Static Starlight is soooooooooo godly. I love this stuff....its like so many different flavors all coming together just perfectly....and its like they're being released at different times...one puff tastes like rose, one tastes like lemon, and the next pull tastes like a mix, and it's just incredible. As for reusing the shisha, yeah, I'll see how it is at the end of the session...if it seems like there's barely anything left, I'll just toss it, otherwise maybe I'll top it off and see how it smokes. I really regret not packing the small phunnel with this stuff...I can definitely smoke this straight for 3-4 hours for sure. I may need to pack another bowl once this ones done :| Bu I do notice that with my alien too, most of it is toast at the end, but once in a while I have a session that doesn't last more than 1-1.5 hours ,and a lot of it at the end seems kinda fresh, but I've always been worried about reusing it after not having luck with sour grape...but I think I got a bad batch of that stuff since everything else has been smoking amazing. Will keep ya posted! Thanks for the advice guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstar Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Ha. I don't have any left to reuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 You should be tasting some grape in there too. Yeah, I sometimes do the "Topping it off" method too. Works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigasif Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Yup, I've got the grape coming out too....i love this stuff...will need to always have some on hand...now i know what everyone was hyping it up for.... I was kind of skeptical by the floral smell, but this stuff is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 It's my favorite flavor of all time, followed by Indian Summer. You should check it out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukhookah Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 What the hell, 3-4 hours?? That's like a half day at work. Way to much smoking for me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snugz13 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 i usually smoke a small funnel a week lol. that is plenty for me haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigasif Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Okay, so believe it or not, SOMEHOW, that alien phunnel with static starlight lasted a solid 3 hours of smoking, but was being smoked for about 3.5 hours - I have no idea how it lasted so long, and was never harsh, and always had pretty strong flavor. Went through a couple rounds of CH QL's, and at the end, I got lazy and just used a 3Kings QL. On and off with a windcover the entire time. I've never had a bowl last more than 2 hours in the alien, but this time it was great. Took off the foil aferwards, and it was pretty much all toast...there was a bit slightly wet shisha at the bottom, but barely anything, and it was only slightly wet, not juicy enough to be packed or reused at all. Chris - I'll definitely order some of that on my next order since I've read amazing things about Indian Summer too. UKHookah - well, my sessions are normally just 1.5 hours, maybe 2, but once in a while when I don't have any plans or anything to do, and I'm busy watching something on TV or on the computer, I like to just kick back with the hookah for a few hours...VERY rearely though are my sessions longer than 1.5 hours or so. Snugz - haha, yeah I only smoke maybe 2-3 times a week, so not much more than you and each session is about 1.5 hours, so I guess it evens out to a small phunnel (if you smoke through the whole thing?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilsquirrel Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I do this with a small Tangiers phunnel, but the Alien is so shallow and uses so little shisha compared to a small that its really not worth your time to pick out the 3 or 4 grams that might still be wet on the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgieHC Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I have been guilty of doing that with some success even with a large supply of tobacco I still do it some times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 heh, i still do it...though my supply is dwindleing fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateHookah Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I admit i will pack a fresh Alien bowl of Tangiers early in the day and just apply new coals throughout the day even after it has taken an hour or two break .I'm a bit lazy at work to repack bowls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigasif Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 id probably almost definitely do it with a small phunnel, but yeah, I've realized that now that i seem to get great sessions with my alien, by the end of it, there's hardly anything left so not worth it. But Ultimate - how long do you smoke the bowl between these "breaks" ...I guess if you only smoke it for about 30 minutes or so, it would work, but I don't see how one alien bowl would last multiple 1hour+ sessions...if so, that's awesome lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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