How big are your "shells"

[Buddhacide]

I read in a book recently a shell of fresh root tea is traditionally about 100-150 ml. I havent measured precisely, but mine come out to be quite a bit more. Probably about double. Just curious how the rest of you measure out your individual servings.

 

[Vekta]

A typical "shell" for me comes out to about 88.7 ml.

 

[kl.midas]

I've measuring a 'shell' as a 1/2 cup....So roughly 120ml

 

[kl.Lanake]

Been a while since I've posted so hello again everyone. I was stoked to come across a set of 6 genuine kava shells (coconut) at a garage sale recently for $1. The guy said he got them in Fiji. i just filled up one with kava then poured it into the shell. The full shell contain 3/4 cup.

 

[Paradise Kava]

My shells are average sized (8oz or so) when I just sit down with the big boys, and later on, as the shell passes on and on, I like to procure a tiny shell from a hidden location in my clothing, so I never end up refusing a cup, but can handle the hours of continuous non stop drinking.

Nifty little trick isn't it?

 

[kl.CarolinaBC]

6 ounces for me

 

[Buddhacide]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Adil, a hidden location in your clothing? Care to elaborate? I'm imagining there aren't too many options for this, lol.

 

[kavalover]

I have this large shell from n@h (my favorite of my shell collections) which is a full cup (8oz) - but I also have a 2oz shell and a 4oz shell. I use them differently depending on the strength of the kava. For instance, if I use the 8oz shell to chug isa kava I tend to get too much at first and end up feeling restless and irritable (too much kava too fast does that to me) by my second shell. Taking it slower with the 2oz shell at a time helps keep the buzz going just light enough to stay euphoric.

 

[kl.grudge]

 but I also have a 2oz shell and a 4oz shell. I use them differently depending on the strength of the kava.

That is a great idea, I just have 4 oz shells and vary the timing.  I will look into that 8 oz shell from n@h. Where did you find 2 oz shells?  That is tiny.

 

[kavalover]

 but I also have a 2oz shell and a 4oz shell. I use them differently depending on the strength of the kava.

That is a great idea, I just have 4 oz shells and vary the timing.  I will look into that 8 oz shell from n@h. Where did you find 2 oz shells?  That is tiny.

Yeah keep an eye on n@h - they are apparently supposed to get some more shells in soon. They've been out for like a year.

I got the 2oz shell from real kava - it's actually more like 3oz but it's so tiny I never fill it up all the way.

 

[Paradise Kava]

lol, funny I wrote that Buddhacide. Surf trunk side pocket~
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[kl.new2kava]

I got my shell from BKH and would always get wasted off one big nearly full shell. One day after two nearly full shells of stone I puked and passed out. The next day I decided to investigate and do a volume test on the shell. It turns out that shell holds a little more than 3 and 1/2 cups, so my average shell is around; 20-25 ounces. No wonder chugging a whole shell is out of the question for me, but if 4-6 ounces is the traditional shell and I usually kill a shell in 5-6 Spartan gulps then I'm doing it right.

 

[Slow Native]

I've got the BKH shells too... Big. Used it to hold some soup the other night lol

 

[kl.draikin]

Forgive my ignorance but what is this shell thing ? Can't you just drink it in a cup ?

 

[Slow Native]

Coconut shells (a traditional vessel for holding a prepared kava drink)

 

[Prince Philip]

Coconut shells (a traditional vessel for holding a prepared kava drink)

I'm also OK with using a plastic Tiki tumbler from a dollar store.  My Brother John Frum doesn't think it's Kastom enough, but that's one of the things we disagree on.  I use the blue one myself. 

 

[Prince Philip]

Of course, John Frum doesn't use a shell Himself, as you can see from this photograph of Him.  And He drinks a LOT of kava.


In fact, ALL kava ultimately comes from that cup.  Details below.

Long Ago

When the World was New

And Men first walked upon the lands

John Frum flew over Tanna

In the Airplane of Our Ancestors

He saw there was much quarrelsomeness

Brother fought with brother

Sister fought with sister

Husbands quarreled with wives

And John Frum was sad

Everywhere, there were arguments

Everywhere, there was shouting



And John Frum picked up his cup of Shut The Fuck Up

And he poured it over Tanna

And where it poured on the ground, the sacred Kava grew

And when the men drank the kava, they became quiet

And they listened to the song of the kava

And they listened to the voice of the ancestors

And they listened to the hearts of their brothers

And they listened to the hearts of their sisters

And they listened to the hearts of their wives



And the more they drunk, the more they shut the fuck up

And the more they shut the fuck up, the more their minds were opened

And the more they shut the fuck up, the more their hearts were opened



And John Frum was glad

For the farmers planted more kava

So that all the people would drink of the kava

And they would shut the fuck up



And the people of Vanuatu did grow kava

And the people of other islands did grow kava

In Melanesia, kava was grown

In Micronesia, kava was grown

In Polynesia, kava was grown



And John Frum was glad

And his brother Philip was glad

And Philip's Wife Elizabeth II was glad

For all around the world, the kava was drunk

And everywhere the kava was drunk, the people did shut the fuck up



So Sayeth John Frum

 

[kl.grudge]

Long Ago

When the World was New

And Men first walked upon the lands

...

Prince Philip, you just made my day (smiley: laugh).  The Kava Bard has spoken, all listen and be enlightened.

 

[Slow Native]

Of course, John Frum doesn't use a shell Himself, as you can see from this photograph of Him.  And He drinks a LOT of kava.


In fact, ALL kava ultimately comes from that cup.  Details below.

Long Ago

When the World was New

And Men first walked upon the lands

John Frum flew over Tanna

In the Airplane of Our Ancestors

He saw there was much quarrelsomeness

Brother fought with brother

Sister fought with sister

Husbands quarreled with wives

And John Frum was sad

Everywhere, there were arguments

Everywhere, there was shouting



And John Frum picked up his cup of Shut The Fuck Up

And he poured it over Tanna

And where it poured on the ground, the sacred Kava grew

And when the men drank the kava, they became quiet

And they listened to the song of the kava

And they listened to the voice of the ancestors

And they listened to the hearts of their brothers

And they listened to the hearts of their sisters

And they listened to the hearts of their wives



And the more they drunk, the more they shut the fuck up

And the more they shut the fuck up, the more their minds were opened

And the more they shut the fuck up, the more their hearts were opened



And John Frum was glad

For the farmers planted more kava

So that all the people would drink of the kava

And they would shut the fuck up



And the people of Vanuatu did grow kava

And the people of other islands did grow kava

In Melanesia, kava was grown

In Micronesia, kava was grown

In Polynesia, kava was grown



And John Frum was glad

And his brother Philip was glad

And Philip's Wife Elizabeth II was glad

For all around the world, the kava was drunk

And everywhere the kava was drunk, the people did shut the fuck up



So Sayeth John Frum

BRILLIANT!

 

[kl.new2kava]

I imagine Windsor Palace went through quite alot of kava working their way through the "titty-gate" scandal. I imagine her majesty the queen herself reached for the isa when she saw Duchess Middleton's rack on the cover of the tabloids.....