jezter6 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I am hoping all you Tangiers guys can give me some help here. I just got my tangiers, and I acclimated it for ~12-14 hours overnight on a piece of aluminum foil. Instead of the typical thin harsh smoke problems or overheat problems, I have something that I consider a 'new' issue. Flavor: Tangiers F-Line Orange Soda Setup: Mya Acrylic 26" Bowl: Small phunnel and mod bowl. Using 3 pieces of 1/2 a golden QL. Packed tight per the n00b packing thread. Packed fairly thick and over the rim. Pushed down lightly to have a small indent in the foil then restretched so it was flat. Issue: Fair smoke, not great, but not bad. Taste is fair, not great, but not bad either. I have just this mediocre 'blah' of a smoke. I'm not having the typical crap where I'm ruining bowls or hacking up lungs. I just am not getting the "OMG TANG IS TEH SEX!?!?!?!" out of it, that I know is hiding in there somewhere. Any ideas where to start the troubleshooting?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeknate88 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 QUOTE (jezter6 @ Jul 24 2008, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I am hoping all you Tangiers guys can give me some help here. I just got my tangiers, and I acclimated it for ~12-14 hours overnight on a piece of aluminum foil. Instead of the typical thin harsh smoke problems or overheat problems, I have something that I consider a 'new' issue. Flavor: Tangiers F-Line Orange Soda Setup: Mya Acrylic 26" Bowl: Small phunnel and mod bowl. Using 3 pieces of 1/2 a golden QL. Packed tight per the n00b packing thread. Packed fairly thick and over the rim. Pushed down lightly to have a small indent in the foil then restretched so it was flat. Issue: Fair smoke, not great, but not bad. Taste is fair, not great, but not bad either. I have just this mediocre 'blah' of a smoke. I'm not having the typical crap where I'm ruining bowls or hacking up lungs. I just am not getting the "OMG TANG IS TEH SEX!?!?!?!" out of it, that I know is hiding in there somewhere. Any ideas where to start the troubleshooting??Did you poke holes all the way to the bottom? How big were your holes? I personally think the massive pencil sized ones are overkill, but pin ones are too small as well. Go for toothpick sized. Also, take out the mod, tends to complicate things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezter6 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 I did use full toothpick sized holes across both the phunnel and mod bowl. And by mod bowl, I meant the 'standard' Modern non-mya bowl....I do not have a scalli.When I used the modern bowl, I started by poking from the bottom of the bowl, poking up through the 5 holes to ensure a good path, then finished out about 15 or so toothpick holes. Less # of holes, but bigger holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Did you stir the shisha during the acclimation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezter6 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 I spread it out pretty good and stirred after about 2 hours, then went to sleep. Stirred it again when I woke up to make sure I could get as much juices back into the tobacco before putting it back in the bowl.I'm using one of those clear round plastic containers that you store sugar or flour in and stirring with my fork or with my hole puncher that's on my tongs before I pack a bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC4111 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 how long are you stirring it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezter6 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Umm....like 30 seconds. Really just trying to bring the bottom stuff up to the top and use that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC4111 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Might have to stir a bit more than that. I know some people will say stir for at least a couple of minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voski Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 more tobacco. There's a troubleshooting guide on the tangiers website. I can't copy paste on my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryno Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Try leaving a pinky sized hole in the middle. Thats what I did when i had Tangiers in my mod bowl and I got it to smoke just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefin Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Yeah i had a similar type issue in my last order - 250g Horchata250g Horchata LucidLucid smelled amazing after 4-6 hours acclimating. Regular still doesn't smell good after several days and trying about everything. For me, Tangiers has been completely hit or miss. But when it's a hit...its worth the gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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