No Show Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 ok so its been getting REALLY windy here in Ft. Worth this week...and i've been needing to get a wind cover since Mrs. Show wont let me smoke in the house.. So what would be my best bet? The ones that just fit over the entire bowl, or the ones that have the lil windcover actually attached to the bowl? Thanks in advance guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUXOR HOOKAHS Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I would recommend the all in one heads. You just set them up with tobacco and coals and let um rip. Also, this set up usually only needs 1 coal because very little heat escapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboyle Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I have a large wind cover. I like that it isn't attached to the bowl. gives me a little more room to do whatever I want (like use other/bigger bowls). And just like the attached one, it keeps in a lot of heat. So there isn't any loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Show Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 hhmm...two different preferances..both possitive...i guess it just boils down to aesthetics and price since either work well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worr lord Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I've got a bowl with a built on screen, but it's my second one. Hookah-Shisha replaced my first one when I broke the lid, because the metal is so thin at that joint it's hard NOT to break it off. I'd recommend getting a regular wind cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macho555 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I like the ones that are separate, so I can use my different bowls. I also like the traditional style ones, they have a nice little handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASUSEAN1 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I have one tht is seperate from the bowl. I dont use it to much, usually only when I smoke on top of a mountain. It was cheap (only 3 bucks) but it does it 's job; blocks out the wind and keeps the heat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Get a large can and poke holes in it. You can use a heavy nail and hammer to poke the holes. Avoid poking holes over the charcoal or around the bowl. Thats why I don't like the traditional designs much...so your wind hood can double as a rain protector, so you can smoke in light rain. Like the picture LM put up...there are holes directly where the charcoal should be...so the wind is still gonna blow on them...so what value does this wind screen have??? Then there's a large hole above the charcoal. Not only does it, by negative pressure, draw air onto the coals, any amount of rain will begin putting out coals. For the main body, poke the holes lower(not so low that you would be drawing ash from the tray in!), so the wind isn't blowing on the tobacco or charcoal. For the top, instead of having a central hole(s), have several in a ring towards the outside of the can thingee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmpeethree Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 i cut off the top half of a pop can and put a rock on top if its really windy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Show Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 i'm gonna have to try the soda/beer can approach! Thanks for all the input guys i really appreciate it! I figure while funds are extremly tight right now i'll go with the can, then once i can spend some cash i'll go for something a lil bit more aeshetically pleasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidhucer Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 QUOTE (No Show)i'm gonna have to try the soda/beer can approach! Thanks for all the input guys i really appreciate it! I figure while funds are extremly tight right now i'll go with the can, then once i can spend some cash i'll go for something a lil bit more aeshetically pleasing. Don't do the soda can aproach there is a chemical spray lining the soda can and when it melts the fumes can't be good 4 u... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 QUOTE (sidhucer)QUOTE (No Show)i'm gonna have to try the soda/beer can approach! Thanks for all the input guys i really appreciate it! I figure while funds are extremly tight right now i'll go with the can, then once i can spend some cash i'll go for something a lil bit more aeshetically pleasing. Don't do the soda can aproach there is a chemical spray lining the soda can and when it melts the fumes can't be good 4 u... Get something flammable, like zippo lighter fluid, go outside, get the aluminum can wet with it and light it. Use a long piece of paper, lit on fire to light it. That will burn off any coating...although I'm not sure, short of Keystone beer, companies use coated cans. Make sure you have something appropriate to put out the fire with, if it gets out of control. Don't start fires unless you have the means to put it out or control it, should the need arise or that burn might endanger other people or structures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmpeethree Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 the only coating on the can is on the outside. it woudln't be hygenic to have a coating on the inside. the outside "fumes" if there are any dont come in the hookah. also, if you cut the can at the 3/4 mark, you've got about 4 inches of metal for the heat to dissapate in, plus, if it is windy (the only reason why you'd actually be using a wind cover... the wind will blow away the heat so fast it won't even heat up much. its never been very hot when i've taken it off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidhucer Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 QUOTE (emmpeethree)the only coating on the can is on the outside. it woudln't be hygenic to have a coating on the inside. the outside "fumes" if there are any dont come in the hookah. also, if you cut the can at the 3/4 mark, you've got about 4 inches of metal for the heat to dissapate in, plus, if it is windy (the only reason why you'd actually be using a wind cover... the wind will blow away the heat so fast it won't even heat up much. its never been very hot when i've taken it off... There is forsure a coating on the inside of the cans... Coke is very corrosive truust me... it turns bone into mush.. the aluminum has a very thin coating sprayed on it i'm not sure what it is but it prevents corrossion of the aluminum..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmpeethree Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 oh god, don't bring up urban legends... The rest of the claims offered here are specious. Coca-Cola does contain small amounts of citric acid and phosphoric acid; however, all the insinuations about the dangers these acids might pose to people who drink Coca-Cola ignore a simple concept familiar to any first-year chemistry student: concentration. Coca-Cola contains less citric acid than orange juice does, and the concentration of phosphoric acid in Coke is far too small (a mere 11 to 13 grams per gallon of syrup, or about 0.20 to 0.30 per cent of the total formula) to dissolve a steak, a tooth, or a nail overnight. (Much of the item will dissolve eventually, but after a day or two you'll still have most of the tooth, a whole nail, and one very soggy t-bone.) http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I'm not the only one who reads snopes! Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersianPride Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 QUOTE (sidhucer)There is forsure a coating on the inside of the cans... Coke is very corrosive truust me... it turns bone into mush.. the aluminum has a very thin coating sprayed on it i'm not sure what it is but it prevents corrossion of the aluminum..... Aluminium has a natural oxide layer that prevents corrosion hence why it one of the few metals you can store liquids in for a long period. If this 'coating spray' existed we would just spray it on a cheaper metal like iron rather then the more expensive aluminium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Good point, Persian! It would just make the aluminum container less suitable and more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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