Hello everyone, I just got my own hookah a couple times and after watching the youtube vids of Hookah.org, I am really envious of the clouds of dense thick smoke that seems to traditional to hookah smoking compared to what I am getting with mine. I want to know what advice the sages of the forums have here for me to get better clouds out of it and a longer smoke time.
I hear everyone talking about how they get 2-3 hours out of their sessions, or they get so long of a session that they are actually tired of smoking so just let the coals run out (Personally I would love a 5 hour session out of 1 bowl, but I am lucky to get 45 min to an hour)
To help narrow down the potential issues, I will post what I have on my hookah etc so you guys can offer suggestions.
I have a Kaloud Lotus, AND the Apple On top Bowl. I have a sahara smoke vortex, which the lotus is kind of wobbly on. So I try out using the Apple, but I had a really bad experience with foil and quick lights so I refuse to use either of those again.
I use Coco Nara coals, (3 of them) in my lotus and in the apple on top.
I get about the smoke output that people get from a cigarette, nowhere near the videos on youtube. And as I mentioned, my sessions last about 45 min to an hour tops before the shisha is dried up and burnt / black, which I guess means it's done instead of needing more coals to keep the session going?
I DO pack the bowls lightly, and keep it below the rim and then use my oyster fork to gently pull the shisha away from the holes in the spire and spread the shisha evenly around the bowl.
There doesn't seem to be any problem with the purge valve, and the hose is super snug in the outlet, so there isn't a weakened or too strong airflow getting in there either.
So far, I have been trying out Starbuzz, Fantasia, I just tried out an Al Fakher honey (revolting and smells and tastes more like a flower than honey) and I am smoking a fumari at the moment.
I do have a funnel bowl, as well as a different vortex bowl on the way though that looks really different than the sahara smoke vortex.
Personally, I would love to try out a "Harmony" bowl, but after all the stuff I bought recently trying to make my hookah sessions better, I don't have $30 for another bowl.
I also was looking for washable hoses since the one I currently have on my unicus isn't washable, So I picked up this hose to try something different.
So, thoughts and suggestions? I have tried a few different shisha makers, several bowls, have new hoses on the way. I am using coco nara coals in both my lotus and my AOT, still not getting the amount of smoke output, or the lengthy smoking session I want by any means.
Hello everyone, I just got my own hookah a couple times and after watching the youtube vids of Hookah.org, I am really envious of the clouds of dense thick smoke that seems to traditional to hookah smoking compared to what I am getting with mine. I want to know what advice the sages of the forums have here for me to get better clouds out of it and a longer smoke time.
I hear everyone talking about how they get 2-3 hours out of their sessions, or they get so long of a session that they are actually tired of smoking so just let the coals run out (Personally I would love a 5 hour session out of 1 bowl, but I am lucky to get 45 min to an hour)
To help narrow down the potential issues, I will post what I have on my hookah etc so you guys can offer suggestions.
Here is my hookah and the hose: http://www.hookah-shisha.com/p-17265-starbuzz-unicus-hookah-green.html
I have a Kaloud Lotus, AND the Apple On top Bowl. I have a sahara smoke vortex, which the lotus is kind of wobbly on. So I try out using the Apple, but I had a really bad experience with foil and quick lights so I refuse to use either of those again.
I use Coco Nara coals, (3 of them) in my lotus and in the apple on top.
I get about the smoke output that people get from a cigarette, nowhere near the videos on youtube. And as I mentioned, my sessions last about 45 min to an hour tops before the shisha is dried up and burnt / black, which I guess means it's done instead of needing more coals to keep the session going?
I DO pack the bowls lightly, and keep it below the rim and then use my oyster fork to gently pull the shisha away from the holes in the spire and spread the shisha evenly around the bowl.
There doesn't seem to be any problem with the purge valve, and the hose is super snug in the outlet, so there isn't a weakened or too strong airflow getting in there either.
So far, I have been trying out Starbuzz, Fantasia, I just tried out an Al Fakher honey (revolting and smells and tastes more like a flower than honey) and I am smoking a fumari at the moment.
I do have a funnel bowl, as well as a different vortex bowl on the way though that looks really different than the sahara smoke vortex.
Here's what I have coming in the next few days.
http://http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Large-Black-Vortex-Ceramic-Hookah-Head-Bowl-With-Free-Grommet-and-Mouthtips-/111448578648?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f2da5a58
And :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231222000184?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&var=530443106848&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Personally, I would love to try out a "Harmony" bowl, but after all the stuff I bought recently trying to make my hookah sessions better, I don't have $30 for another bowl.
I also was looking for washable hoses since the one I currently have on my unicus isn't washable, So I picked up this hose to try something different.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sale-Now-Black-Hose-Washable-73-For-Hookah-Nargila-Shisha-Water-Pipe-New-/271619357588?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f3dc67b94
So, thoughts and suggestions? I have tried a few different shisha makers, several bowls, have new hoses on the way. I am using coco nara coals in both my lotus and my AOT, still not getting the amount of smoke output, or the lengthy smoking session I want by any means.
Thanks in advance.
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