Thread: Got a hookah...now what?

The dude pretty much nailed it.

I prefer teh double apple shisha, it smells like jolly ranchers and is delicious. if you decide you want to get VERY silly, fill the bottom up with ice cold vodka, you will get hammered in a hurry.

It is hugely important to clean it each time right after you smoke it. if you let it sit, the shisha hardens up and you just about have to chisel it off

also, don't clean it over anything you care about. if you've been to college you know what bong water smells like, and hookah water doesn't smell much nicer. anything you spill it on will smell like that for months.

I'm not familiar with bong water, but I can imagine. I don't know why I would clean it over anything but the sink, but I'll make sure to remember that

Gosh, now that you say Jolly Ranchers, is there a watermelon? I love green apple, but a watermelon flavored shisha would be phenomenal.

Originally Posted by Quick Orange

I'm not familiar with bong water, but I can imagine. I don't know why I would clean it over anything but the sink, but I'll make sure to remember that

Gosh, now that you say Jolly Ranchers, is there a watermelon? I love green apple, but a watermelon flavored shisha would be phenomenal.

yep, and it's great. i find it at the local earth/nature/hippy store. of course, i have to wear a disguise, because if i'm seen there, my rep is shot all to hell.

Not earthbound man! That's just disgraceful. I walked in there once unknowingly and immediately regretted it. Gotta watch out for those hippie stores

Originally Posted by Chimensch

What do you call a hookah where you live? In Italy, it's a narghilè

Hoer, prostituee.

Of course the dude knows his smoking apparatuses.

Watermelon is good, but you will have to try different brands because some are extremely weak flavored.

Also, the coals that come in long rolls with multiple DISCs in that roll are usually the instant lighting ones. Look for coals that are long circle (dowel shape) or square (like a 1"x1"x8"). You break them at whtaever size you need. Helps if you have different sized bowls. And the smoke shop should have the metal screens for you.

Jockeys nailed it with cleaning right after while the shisha is still soft.

Glad i could help you abide

Yeah, well, Quick Orange abides

I don't know about you all, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there, the Quick Orange, takin' her easy for all us sinners.

Thought I'd chip in.
The round instant light coals are ok, and convenient, but if you have either a torch-type lighter or a gas stove, the small sticks of charcoal which are segmented to break into rectangular sections seem to burn a little cleaner than most of the instant light stuff. It is usually available in the same places you can get tobacco for your hookah (two apples, watermelon, there are lots of good flavors...) in a small box.
It is tougher to light but once you smoke your hookah with the pyrotechnic after taste some of those instant light ones can leave, you will understand. Sometimes called Japanese charcoal.
The instant light stuff is ok, but you have to make very sure the pyrotechnic is burned off, or it will taste positively nasty. It may not ruin the taste of your entire smoke, but until it is gone, it will not be so enjoyable.

hope this helps some.

John P.

I, too, dabled in pasifism once.

No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Sorry!