Coconut Shells?

[ProjectK]

I was on a website..and one review for a coconut shell states:
" Make sure you season the coconut first by peeing into it and sealing in the flavor."
Is this a troll or a real thing??

 

[recentreturn]

I was on a website..and one review for a coconut shell states:
" Make sure you season the coconut first by peeing into it and sealing in the flavor."
Is this a troll or a real thing??

Definitely trolling. However, I think they wouldn't be if they told you to bury it in mangrove mud (at least that's what I recall hearing is sometimes used to darken their appearance, but it might've just been a dye made from the tree).

 

[truthornothing]

I've been wanting to get some to complete the experience ....any recommendations?

 

[The Kap'n]

lol, trolls doing what they do best.

I covered mine in olive oil, and put them in a vacuum chamber (leftover equipment from my experimental instant kava days) for about an hour. They turn completely black and repel water.

 

[Zaphod]

No, no, no, first you want to soak it in round-up to make sure all the live parts of the coconut are fully killed and then you want to seal it up with a nice layer of lead based paint. Pissing in the coconut shells is what the islanders did when they didn't have access to our modern chemistry.

 

[kastom_lif]

Definitely trolling. However, I think they wouldn't be if they told you to bury it in mangrove mud (at least that's what I recall hearing is sometimes used to darken their appearance, but it might've just been a dye made from the tree).

Wet sand works just as well. I think it's just a way to achieve moist anaerobic conditions.

 

[ProjectK]

Im totally going to piss in my coconut shell when it gets here.

 

[ProjectK]

Jokes aside, what are some good coconut shells everyone would recommend?

 

[Zaphod]

Jokes aside, what are some good coconut shells everyone would recommend?

You could try making your own:
http://kavaforums.com/forum/threads/how-to-make-your-own-kava-drinking-shell.11346/#post-130964

 

[Kajsa Kavat]

You could try making your own:
http://kavaforums.com/forum/threads/how-to-make-your-own-kava-drinking-shell.11346/#post-130964

I highly recommend making your own bilo! It was very easy when following the youtube clip. It feels guuuud to be proud of oneself for making something of ones own. Every time I use my bilo, I can feel the strong independent cave woman inside of me nodding proudly of the otherwise not-so-handy-me. Silly but still nice.

 

[kastom_lif]

Jokes aside, what are some good coconut shells everyone would recommend?

Uh... the kind from coconut trees?

 

[recentreturn]

Jokes aside, what are some good coconut shells everyone would recommend?

I have one I made myself that I like best (mostly scraping it with broken glass). The other one I have my brother bought back in the late 1990's and I have no clue where he got it, but its pretty nice (but a little shallow for my preferences [b/c made from the non-pointy end of the coconut]).

 

[ProjectK]

Uh... the kind from coconut trees?

Coconuts grow on trees?!?

 

[VictoryRider]

I bought a few from BKH. They work great. I've never "seasoned" them -- just took them out of the
packaging, rinsed them out with water, filled them with kava, and SKULL!!! I've been using the same
ones for at least a year, and have had no problems, splitting, etc.

 

[Zaphod]

Coconuts grow on trees?!?

No money grows on trees. Coconuts come from the store. Just ask my kids.

 

[kastom_lif]

If you don't have any coconuts, try attracting them with a coconut song.