Darkside Too Strong For Me
Hi Everyone,
I recently got some Darkside Tobacco and finally gave it a try last night. The flavor was great, the smoke was great but I think I just can't handle the nicotine content. After about 50 minutes of smoking I felt very nauseaus. I ended up throwing up. This has only ever happened before when I smoked Tangiers alone. I smoke in a well ventilated area, was well hydrated and had eaten dinner about 2 hours prior to smoking. Coals were fully lit.
Setup:
Vyro Spectre
ONMO HMD
Cosmo Turkish bowl w/ a fairly fluffy pack
3x 26mm coals
Started with 3 coals to heat up the bowl, then dropped down to 2 coals.
I smoke 3-4 times a week and I have been doing so for years. I am not new to smoking hookah. I have actually been smoking for closer to 15 years. It was always Nahkla or AF. About 8 years ago when Tangiers was still good, a friend of mine used to smoke that and it was probably some of the best sessions I've ever had. A couple of years ago I finally ordered some Tangiers for myself (it is quite expensive where I live). The flavor was terrible, smoke was not great. I worked on it. When I finally got it smoking right (flavor was still lacking), I felt so nauseaus. I did actually throw up one session. I haven't touched Tangiers since.
Since then I have stuck to AF, Adalya, Serbetli, and Eternal smoke. The place I order my tobacco from got some Serbetli Hardline in stock. I wanted to try some darkleaf. I've heard great things about Darkside, Sebero, Musthave, etc...
I find the Serbetli Hardline a bit strong but I have really been enjoying it. Took the chance and ordered some Darkside since everyone here seems to find it among the best. It was 3x the cost of what I normally pay so I didn't order much 2x 200g. Also to try it out. Glad I did.
While Serbetli hardline is still more expensive than AF or regular Serbetli I might just stick with that.
How does Musthave or Sebero compare to Darkside in terms of nicotine strength?
Does anyone else get sick when smoking Darkside or is it really just a me problem?
Anyone have any tips to help my session?