Good Morning Hookah Whisperers! I just came across the photo below on Google images and wanted to post it. I love it when Hookahs become art. I don’t know that I would want to clean it though…I might get lost in it. If you have any photo’s of your hookahs, or just hookahs you think are cool, please post them.
Until next time, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!
Hey Hookah Whisperers! Not much to say today. I wanted to let you know that I am in the process of posting some videos about Hookah maintenance and cleaning, smoking properly, how to get thick smoke etc. I would love to post some of your videos or pics if you have some, or if you have an idea for a video, let me know. Either post them directly, or email them to me with a note allowing me to post them. Thanks! Be sure to follow me on Twitter and Facebook too. Don’t let anything come between you and your Hookah today!
And as always, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!
Good morning Hookah Whisperers! Just wanted to share a pic of an “Authentic” Egyptian Hookah. If you look closely at the vase, you will see that it is not hand blown and looks not too dissimilar from the ones that are for sale all over the internet, mostly made in China. So be careful out there when buying a hookah.
As I said before, I think the quality of the shisha, and the preparation of the hookah are more important to the quality of the smoke. Oh, and the quality of the people smoking with you helps too.
Until next time, remember: Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!
Good morning Hookah Whisperers. I was reading an e-zine article about the authenticity of hookahs that we buy and smoke here in the US. This author was truly upset, nay, dare I say indignant, about the authenticity and smokability(I think I made a new word) of an “authentic” Egyptian hookah, versus a Chinese “imposter”.
So what is “authentic” these days. I use a flash drive with my laptop that I paid ten bucks for at Walmart. It was made in China and it works very well. As a matter of fact, I would have to say that my experience with this flash drive has been excellent! I’ve had it for a couple of years and have never experienced a problem with it. And, if I did, I would go to Walmart and get a new one…it’s ten bucks.
All of the hookahs I own, I know for a fact, were made in China. I know this, because the people I purchased them from told me so. I am also clever enough to realize that because of the popularity of these items, inevitably, the Chinese can mass produce them cheaper than anywhere else, hence, most of them will be made in China. I’m also clever enough to look at the box and realize that although there is Arabic scrip on the side, the bottom still says, “Made in China”.
I have smoked authentic Egyptian hookahs at hookah bars and yes, they are a good smoke. But so is my 18 inch Chinese hookah. In my mind, you buy a hookah for the looks of the thing, not the mechanics. The way a hookah works is not in dispute. They are all MADE the same way. The quality of your smoke is in the preparation and the quality of the shisha you put in the thing. It also depends on the coals you use, and whether you use aluminum foil or a thicker screen. The truth is, once you get to know your own hookah, the better the smoke becomes. Anyone who has ever owned a hookah knows what I mean. You learn how to smoke YOUR hookah the way it likes to be smoked. They are all different.
So, don’t get all caught up in “authentic” or not, just get a hookah that you like and enjoy it. Find a shisha you enjoy, and enjoy it. Don’t be pressured into using an item just for the sake of its “authenticity”. But that’s my two cents…what do you think?
Have a great day, Hookah Whisperers, and remember…Life is too short to smoke cheap shisha!
