Shisha tobacco in a regular pipe?

[Commander Quan]

All the of shisha I have has been wetter than any pipe tobacco, imagine putting maple syrup on a broken flake, and you'll have the same consistency.

I have heard the steam vs smoke thing too, but when you are finished with a hookah, what is left in the head are not ashes like a pipe or cigar, but more of a dry, crusty remains.

[c.ortiz108]

All the of shisha I have has been wetter than any pipe tobacco, imagine putting maple syrup on a broken flake, and you'll have the same consistency.

I have heard the steam vs smoke thing too, but when you are finished with a hookah, what is left in the head are not ashes like a pipe or cigar, but more of a dry, crusty remains.

It's been a good few years since I smoked it, so don't really remember the consistency. But I assume the wet in flakes is more due to PG than to syrup and molasses, so I guess you're right. And yeah, I remember that about there being little ash but thought it was due to crystalizing sugar rather than steaming.

So I guess I'm not going to go out of my way to try this after all! Still curious about the varieties of tobacco they use, though. I wonder if they're obtainable without the syrups.