• Hookah Smoking
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I'm here to tell you about and AMAZING think I discovered a few weeks ago, known as Hookah smoking. Hookah water pipes pipes (the pipe the smoking is done through) look like this- [img]http://www.hookahshisha.com/images/hookah_setup_diagram.gif[/img] Through the hookah, you smoke flavored tobacco or herbs, sometimes referred to as "shisha" (shisha is another word for hookah, and the community just generally gives the tobacco the second name) which looks something like this- [img]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/Ahmed66/Bubba012.jpg[/img] Mostly what you smoke from it is Tobacco, but there are some herbal brands of shisha. Hookah tobacco isn't nearly as bad for you as something like cigarettes, most brands contain significantly less or no tar, and very little nicotine. Although that doesn't mean that hookah smoking doesn't pose the same risks as cigarette smoking, it is by no means good for you. If you want to avoid nearly all the fears of smoking tobacco, you can go for herbal brands of shisha. Although generally the quality of the flavor just isn't as good and the smoke is very thin. Hookah smokers (such as myself) enjoy the flavorful tastes of shisha, the massive thick clouds of smoke, the aroma that the smoke leaves on yourself and the room, and the social aspect (it's a great party tool). The smoke from the hookah is very cool because the smoke goes down into the base filled with water (and ice if you'd like it to be extra cold). This makes it so the inhale is very smooth, soothing, and flavorful. The smoke is so cold, and smooth, that when you inhale it, you wont even feel like you're inhaling anything but air. The first time i tried it i didn't even think i was inhaling the smoke, until i exhaled. Smoking the flavored tobacco (depending on what brand you get) tastes very sweet, and very delicious, if you've smoked flavored cigars before, you'll be blown away at how much more flavor there is with shisha. My favorite flavors are: Fantasia Blueberry (Smoking it tastes EXACTLY like fruity pebbles) [img]http://www.shop.greenhousehookah.com/images/12114198836341147765647.gif[/img] Al Fakher (Pronounced Fah-ker, yes, you can laugh) Grape [img]http://al-fakher-tobbaco.com/cart/images/464_big.jpg[/img] Starbuzz Blue Mist [img]http://www.nazarhookah.com/images/SBBlueMist.jpg[/img] If you must use herbal non-tobacco shisha, the only brand i've smoked that didn't taste earthy, and tasted pretty good would be Hydro Herbal Shisha [img]https://www.hookah-shisha.com/store/pc/catalog/Hydro-Herbal-Molasses.gif[/img] The coals are what cook (hint: not burn) the shisha and release the flavorful smoke, by evaporating the honey in the shisha. My favorite brand of coals are: Coco-nara's natural coconut shell coals. [img]http://www.hookah-shisha.com/store/pc/catalog/Hookah-Coal-Coco-Nara-M.jpg[/img] If you are planning to try out hookah smoking, I REALLY recommend getting natural coals over quicklighting coals. The quicklights leave your smoke with a lighter fluid like taste. If you're looking for more details, and are considering purchasing hookah products, I would reccomend you visit [url]http://www.hookah-shisha.com[/url]. Hookah is a pastime more on the expensive side, but for me, it's worth every single penny. There are also Hookah or Shisha "bars" and "cafes" all over the US and the world. You may have one in your area, if you do, I HIGHLY reccomend going there to try hookah out. :Fun Fact: Remember the caterpillar from Alice and Wonderland? That thing he was smoking, was a hookah. [img]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k220/Rubiefunk/ALICE_IN_WONDERLAND-6.jpg[/img] This video is a good step by step instruction video on how to set up a hookah, and how they generally work. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud5sVM6dDHA[/media]
Looks expensive.
I love hookah so much. Never smoked a cigarette in my life, but I'll go for a hookah any day. I'll have to agree on that blueberry flavor - it's awesome.
Good job, you're wasteing your money on "flavored things" why not just go buy the damn fruit.
What the hell?
Looks as if you're smoking a vacuum cleaner.
Waste of money for me, I'd just smoke weed in it, and I already have pipes for that.
I've smoked one a few times. My friend Blake got one from the Ukraine when he visited his girlfriend. [img]http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/40/l_35b0652b643c4897924f48c29283ec58.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Sinbues;14391581]Good job, you're wasteing your money on "flavored things" why not just go buy the damn fruit.[/QUOTE] I've never done this, and I'm sort of.. nervous about smoking anything and even I can see you COMPLETELY missed the point of this. I might do it this summer before I go to basic or something just for the hell of it.
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;14391630]Waste of money for me, I'd just smoke weed in it, and I already have pipes for that.[/QUOTE] Forgot to mention that, you can't smoke weed in it, it doesn't work. There isn't enough heat to properly release the THC.
Seems way too elaborate when you can pretty much make a water bong out of anything.
My view: Legal bong.
What does one of those things cost?
This is fucking crazy. I just bought a hookah an hour ago.
[QUOTE=demoguy08;14391731]What does one of those things cost?[/QUOTE] Anywhere from 20 to 300 bucks. A decent one shouldn't run you too much. In my opinion, the high end ones are not much better than the low end ones.
[QUOTE=New Beetle;14391747]Anywhere from 20 to 300 bucks. A decent one shouldn't run you too much. In my opinion, the high end ones are not much better than the low end ones.[/QUOTE] The one i bought was only 40 canadian dollars.
[QUOTE=KrAzY_nikomo;14391722]My view: Legal bong.[/QUOTE] normal bongs are legal
If you go to Egypt they have those everywhere. You can rent one for about 4 bucks.
My Uncles have one of these, but it's a lot bigger and actually looks like a fountain.
much fun to do it with friends i think :D just chilling, sitting in a circle outdoors with some music..aaaah love it :D
There was one in the beginning of Alladin.
Starbuzz Blue mist is my all time favorite, really high quality and is fucking INCREDIBLE. I am a proud Ice hookah owner as well as an avid hookah smoker for over 2 years.
my friend bought one for smoking weed and he keeps it at my house It's really nice to get stoned off, the indirect heating ensures the stuff never actually burns and if you mix the weed with a little bit of flavored shisha it's WONDERFUL also I can just sit at my comp with the tube in my mouth slowly drawing away relevant: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgbntWU7pG8[/media]
[QUOTE=demoguy08;14391731]What does one of those things cost?[/QUOTE] Try not to spend under 100USD otherwise you are ripping yourself off. Look into what you need and go from there.
Got this thing myself, and both the tobocca and the pipe (bought in north africa) aren't expensive. The thing is, you will try and use this as a subsitute for smoking. But this thing just takes some preperation, you need to put the wet tobocca in the bowl, which gets your hands dirty, you also need to put that coal on top of it. and you need to posses some sucking power to get the thing running. While a cig is just 2 seconds away. Fun to do with friends though.
I saw people using these of the discovery channel, it's bad ass, and pretty classy as well. I want one.
[QUOTE=ChaosPirate;14392024]Starbuzz Blue mist is my all time favorite, really high quality and is fucking INCREDIBLE. I am a proud Ice hookah owner.[/QUOTE] Is it a mod hookah? or a KM? My favorite is mya hookahs.
These things are all over the Middle eastern maps in CoD4.
[QUOTE=Detective P;14392066]These things are all over the Middle eastern maps in CoD4.[/QUOTE] Yeah all things come from games, hell COD4 invented hookahs. :/ I hate it when people state things in conjunction with vidja games.
So you can smoke pot with these?
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