Entries from July 2007

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Do All Hookah Sizes Smoke the Same Way?

Do all hookah sizes smoke the same way?
Its like comparing an apple to an orange, really.
If you take a shower and find that the only clean towel left is a washcloth size towel, its going to do almost just as good a job of absorbing the water, but you can’t wrap yourself up in […]

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

I drink-therefore I am

Before you get upset at my horrible pun don’t get too mad, its been done in so many different forms by people before.
Its extra special to drink when you smoke hookah. First since the body needs fluids, its hotter in summer so you need to have lots of liquids. Are these fluids getting to all […]

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Name your biggest Hookah Hassle

Take a cigarette out of the pack, light up and smoke, your finished. If you are a chain smoker you only need one match to light 2 or three packs in a day, you just light the end of your first cigarette butt to the next ciggie in the pack.
  With a cigar its hard […]

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

How many holes in your foil to punch?

There are many, many opinions about how many holes to puch in your foil or where to punch.
It depends on what you are punching with. A needle will make the tiniest holes, a tooth pick a bit bigger and what is usually used is the attatchment to the hookah tongs, the metal long needle like […]

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Make your own Filter DIFFUSER

A water diffusser is a filter inside your water bowl attatched to the very bottom of the shaft stem.
Heba company makes a great one which you can buy online.
A diffusser does a few things.
It filters the water fromany small particles which came down the shat as a result of pulling pressure from the […]

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Light headed?

If you are smoking and feel light headed it could be a few things. Smoking Afzal brand or Abed El-Khader could be the reason since they both have a higher ratio of nicotine.
Also maybe you are smoking on an empty stomach and  you need to eat something.
That simply could be the cause.
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Friday, July 20th, 2007

Is your shisha dry?

If you’ve bought a box of shisha that was not well covered and dried out some, or it came from the company like that don’t think to add honey or” molasses “to your shisha “mu’assel” as a way of adding moisture. (I’ve done that a few times). When you smoke it I’tll be hard to […]

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Shisha brand “Abed El-Khader

Have you ever tried this tobacco brand? Smoking-Hookah.com  purchases this themselves straight from His Majesty’s Kingdom of Jordan where they get also their fresh Al-Waha, Saet Safa and Al-Ouns. These are all great tobaccos. Al-Waha is thought by some as equivalent to  Nakhla. I would too since I’ve purchased it locally and online from a […]

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Quick cleaning tip

Its so important to clean your hookah after every use. It’ll work and smoke better, taste better but WHEN you clean it is also important. Don’t be lazy and try to clean it right before your next smoking session. That’s like leaving dirty dishes out. The gunk dries and its so hard to clean . […]

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Filling up your water bowl

When I smoke I try to fill up the water level high so that the water will cool well the smoke.
Maybe its not such a good idea. On many bowls you’ll see the gold rings which are really good indicators of how much water you are filling.
Want a good indicator of your own? If […]