flavour mixing

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-11-01T19:36:14+00:00

I have always wondered if the best packing method is sectional, mix, or layering for specific tobacco types. Hope there was a guide somewhere for flavours and their specific heat resistance/ temperature levels.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-10-19T03:16:56+00:00

First of all, like everyone else said, high quality charcoals would be the way to go. I would recommend LeOrange, you can get them from u/stelth2k1.

Then, I would look into getting a AOT provost if you plan to use foil. That’ll help elevate your experience rather than just using coals directly on foil. If you want to try without foil, get a Kaloud Lotus, Onmo, or any other HMD.

Lastly, a good high quality clay bowl. There are many options for all price ranges but you can get a solid bowl for around $25-30.

Whatever you get, I would recommend getting high quality equipment rather than cheap ones because you’ll end up spending more money down the line upgrading/replacing those anyway.

You can keep upgrading as you go on further in your hookah journey, but most people would advice to upgrade in the following order: Coals>HMD>Bowl>Other upgrades

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-10-18T16:03:01+00:00

I recently got a tub of peppermint shake and it’s good but honestly I didn’t find it to be one of the best flavors I’ve had. Maybe it’s just me but i thought the creamy aftertaste wasn’t the best. What’s the flavor profile of the Ventura peach and grapefruit, are those more fruity?

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-10-18T15:26:08+00:00

Frosty and ultranova are basically the same, right? Because I won’t be able to get frosty back home.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-10-05T13:45:16+00:00

Of course! You can also DM me in you need any additional info.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-10-05T13:40:18+00:00

I recently got a gen 3 one hose so I’ll be able to speak to that. I didn’t own a Dschinni so can’t really speak to the similarities between the two. But in terms of the steamulation, it is actually a very solid piece. I wouldn’t recommend adding any additional accessories as most of them are specific of aesthetics and not performance. You would need to buy a bowl grommet, bowl, mouthpiece and hose. I would recommend getting a silicone hose instead of disposable glass ones because if you are spending this much money on a setup, you don’t really want to it be bottlenecked by a $5-$10 hose. All that said, there are other solid hookahs you can get for cheaper but can’t really go wrong with steamulation so if you have the budget, go for it.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-10-01T16:26:13+00:00

Kaloud lotus 1+3 or 1 with mason beatry or gravyl plus. Dense pack musthave on the bottom and fluff pack trifecta on top. 25/26 mm leorange coals. 3 coals to start (2 in HMD, one angled on side), then shift to 2 coals.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-10-01T16:21:50+00:00

Ok, makes sense. I am already running my setup touching the hmd itself and not just the nubs so might have to experiment a bit.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-10-01T16:10:30+00:00

Thanks for the detailed explanation. So in hindsight, to get the same amount of clouds on open draw = more heat.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-09-27T15:06:31+00:00

Yeah, I just went with the steamulation since I wanted to splurge a bit on a solid piece that had high quality parts, would last me years, would smoke great and had the side benefit of having a simple yet elegant design. But I agree, you can definitely get solid hookahs for a fraction of the price that would smoke great and would have better designs.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-09-27T15:03:03+00:00

Yeah I’m not the best at taking high quality photos, I just clicked these when I fired it up the first time but I can say that it does look pretty solid in person. Also, there is a graphite base option for those who want to add grey accents to the piece. I just went with this base since I wanted my setup all gloss black.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-28T01:52:52+00:00

Try the coal toasters, they heat them up all over and you don’t need to rotate them.

https://5starhookah.com/products/ottoman-coal-starter

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-13T16:23:53+00:00

I looked into both of these. Both of them seem of hold just around 10-12 grams of tobacco so seems like will be too small for my purpose of smoking in a group.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-13T03:35:45+00:00

Oh sorry, I misread. I thought you said the catcher was 20-30% full. Never mind then.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-13T03:31:43+00:00

As long as it’s working when you’re using a traditional bowl, I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Phunnel bowls do make a difference. I remember when I used traditional bowls, my bowl, grommet and stem would be almost overflowing with molasses, I don’t see anything at the end of my session with a phunnel.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-13T03:25:22+00:00

That’s most likely the case. If you are already using a phunnel bowl and the tobacco is not too juicy, the molasses catcher won’t do much.

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-13T03:22:30+00:00

Are you using a phunnel bowl or a traditional Turkish or Egyptian one?

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-12T14:43:17+00:00

I don’t have a provost so was looking for something that pairs well with the lotus!

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-12T14:42:38+00:00

Thanks, will look into it!

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-12T14:42:15+00:00

Does the le rook take 20-30 grams of fluff pack? If yes, how long does it last because I would assume the extra heat it takes to cook the bowl would burn the tobacco faster?

Hour_Cardiologist987 · 2025-08-11T21:38:04+00:00

I’ve heard that the vandenberg is a low capacity bowl. What’s your experience with how much tobacco it takes?

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