Starting With Tangiers

[Starwind]

Just ordered 250g of Tangiers Orange Soda off hobohookah. Now my setup is a either my hobohookah or Mya QT with a vortex bowl using exotica "Easy Light" coals. Curious on heat management mainly. Does Tangiers need more or less heat than most shisha? With this setup what would you recommend? I don't have the cash for a true phunnel at the moment.




There plenty of info on acclimation so unless someone live in the midwest (I'm in indiana) and want to recommend one for our climate I think I should be able to figure that out myself.

[Chreees]

You definitely want to use less heat. As for using the Vortex, I'm not sure. I mean, it should work, but I've never used one with Tangiers before. You need to talk to Allstar on here. I know he got the Vortex working well with Tangiers. In fact, I think he has a tutorial video on here. Let me go find it...

As for acclimation, I think you shouldn't have too much trouble. Ryno lives in Indiana and I know he doesn't really have trouble at all.

EDIT: Found it:

[url="http://www.hookahforum.com/topic/40507-how-to-pack-a-vortex/page__p__492914__hl__vortex__fromsearch__1#entry492914"]http://www.hookahfor...__1#entry492914[/url]

EDIT AGAIN: Ugh, says he removed the video when I tried playing it... Tony, you have some 'splain to do!

I'll PM him...

[Starwind]

[quote name='INCUBUSRATM' timestamp='1312396796' post='518482']
You definitely want to use less heat. As for using the Vortex, I'm not sure. I mean, it should work, but I've never used one with Tangiers before. You need to talk to Allstar on here. I know he got the Vortex working well with Tangiers. In fact, I think he has a tutorial video on here. Let me go find it...

As for acclimation, I think you shouldn't have too much trouble. Ryno lives in Indiana and I know he doesn't really have trouble at all.

EDIT: Found it:

[url="http://www.hookahforum.com/topic/40507-how-to-pack-a-vortex/page__p__492914__hl__vortex__fromsearch__1#entry492914"]http://www.hookahfor...__1#entry492914[/url]

EDIT AGAIN: Ugh, says he removed the video when I tried playing it... Tony, you have some 'splain to do!

I'll PM him...
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Thanks! Yeah, I figure acclimation should be easy enough, but I figured after seeing others have trouble if someone in the same area has a perfered method it probably be best to try that first. The exoticas seem to put off let heat so that's good to hear.

[Epoch]

Pack the tobacco hard against the walls of the bowl, not into the bottom. Other than that, it's pretty straightforward.

- Stuff the bowl with tobacco: the more, the better
- Low heat: start with as little coal as you can manage, then add more as it goes
- Pack tightly, pressing the tobacco toward the side wall of the bowl to keep the holes clear and help it heat all the way to the bottom

[Allstar]

Yes the video has been taken down. I used three CCNs and packed that thing tight. You want to pack it up even with the holes then pack it higher around the edges. It will look like a bowl shape. Lots of holes in the foil, usually three different rings. Plop your three coals on and you are good to go. I am from IN orginially

[srawas89]

Could you possibly repost that video? I have a vortex bowl and some Tangiers but no Phunnel bowl so it would be a great help. Also does this packing method include Tangiers Lucid or just Tangiers Noir?

[TheyCallMeDave]

Tang in a vortex, I'll have to give it a shot one day.

[Hellz]

I'm in the same boat as the OP, I want to try tangiers but i'm stuck with a small mod bowl and my vortex i got suckered into. PLease repost the video Allstar, I'll love you forever. And are those regular CCN's or the cubes?

[evilded777]

I don't have a vortex... but I can't imagine that packing it would be all that different from packing anything else.

There's one thing to think about when packing Tangiers: density.

If you pack lightly you are more likely to get a quick burn, serious nicotine rush... you may desire this.

If you are not looking for that nicotine rush, pack it densely... bowl configuration will determine how this is accomplished. Just remember: density is key.

[Starwind]

[quote name='evilded777' timestamp='1312477105' post='518692']
I don't have a vortex... but I can't imagine that packing it would be all that different from packing anything else.

There's one thing to think about when packing Tangiers: density.

If you pack lightly you are more likely to get a quick burn, serious nicotine rush... you may desire this.

If you are not looking for that nicotine rush, pack it densely... bowl configuration will determine how this is accomplished. Just remember: density is key.
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I have had tangiers (blackthorn noir) out of a similar configuration before. It had good flavor and smoke but was a bit harsh and had a huge nicotine buzz. The buzz a bit different too. It was huge but at the same time it didn't knock you on your ass.