How Often Do You Hit

[piperjason]

just out of curiosity, how long do you usually pause between puffs? I seem to be puffing too often causing my shisha to over heat and burn.

[NickReppinThe909]

a few minutes so i can inhale enough oxygen so i dont get a headache from not getting enough clean air

[chinamon]

every 20-30 seconds.. sometimes a minute...
sometimes 6 hits in a row...

[mjdx88]

Depends, if Im looking for a buzz I do a few hits back to back, if Im with people maybe 1 every min or so. If Im reading a book or relaxing I hit every not and then depending on the buzz and how much flavor Im getting.

[Bulldog_916]

I hit once every 30 seconds to 1 min, sometimes longer.

[cotsi95]

pretty much back to back. If you get your heat management down it shouldnt be an issue.

[billy]

Depends how long one hit is.

[Voski]

Usually right after each other for 2-4 hits then I pass it.

[Codename067]

Wow, some very unexpected answers.

I smoke for a good 10 mins, back to back puffs, when with friends..no stop-age..2-3 seconds between each hit.

[ryno]

I'll take a puff, breath a few few breaths then a few more. If your bowl is burning, you are probably using too much heat



w00t! 700 posts!

[NickReppinThe909]

man with responses like these i can see how you guys get so buzzed off tangy even when you dont smoke as many bowls as i do lol

[Bimmerbro10]

Wow, some very unexpected answers.

I smoke for a good 10 mins, back to back puffs, when with friends..no stop-age..2-3 seconds between each hit.

ya man. Smoke back to back no pauses until pass the hookah.

[AkiS89]

i pause 2-5 seconds,, three hit pass around the table,, we are between 4-15 people that hit.. we smoke for 25-35 minutes and then we make a new round.

[mjdx88]

i pause 2-5 seconds,, three hit pass around the table,, we are between 4-15 people that hit.. we smoke for 25-35 minutes and then we make a new round.

Please tell me your using more than one hookah

[Arpomatic]

it depends on who im smoking with...if there are a bunch of people on the bowl i usually go with 3 good back to back hits...and pass so everyone can be in on the fun

-arp

[modisess]

i take a hit every 15 to 30 seconds... but sometimes i just like to have smoke all over my face so i take back to back to back hits. (yes that's 3)

[mattarios2]

usually 2 back to back hits, then I wait for a few seconds, then take one more hit, then pass.

[Chiefin]

Yeah I puff on it with reckless abandon for as long as it's going. During college football season, I take hits between plays because my smoke completely blocks my ability to see beyond my face for about 5-10 seconds.

[waterboi]

I usually hit about every minute and take some few minute breaks once in awhile. Depends really on what I kind of shisha I am smoking as well.

[srawas89]

I tend to smoke with a pause every 5 seconds or so but it really does depend on the shisha you are smoking. For instance if I am smoking Nakhla Double Apple maybe I will pause for a little longer especially if I have not smoked Nakhla in quite some time.

[darkone253]

Wow, some very unexpected answers.

I smoke for a good 10 mins, back to back puffs, when with friends..no stop-age..2-3 seconds between each hit.

Pretty much what Codename said. May vary from time to time.

If your shisha is burning then its a heat management issue.

[leadpipecinch21]

95% of my smoking is solo, so i hit it whenever i feel like it. some times i end up doing a whole bunch back to back, then chilling for a minute or two, and doing another round, or i just puff every 30-60 seconds.

[piperjason]

if I have a heat management issue I'm open to suggestions. am I just not moving the coals around enough? packed too close to the foil?

I generally pack a bowl upto just about the rim, put the foil on, poke a bunch of little holes with a pushpin and then plop the coals towards the outside of the bowl. I notice that when I put the coal on I hear a sizzling sound. does that mean the bowl is too full?

i have recently gone to three coals on my egyptian clay bowl because I wasn't getting much smoke otherwise. the problem is a few good pulls and I can taste the unmistakable flavor of over heated shisha, and when I puff a little bit of smoke comes out the top of the bowl.

I see some diagrams on here were people are using upto 4 coals at once.

I'm also using coconaras if that helps.

[leadpipecinch21]

dude, 2 coals on a regular egyptian is more than enough...back off on the coals, don't pack the shisha so hard, and use less but bigger holes.

[hookah hippie]

i smoke when i know its time