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[19 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Buying Your First Hookah

Having your own hookah saves money. It is a lot cheeper and more fun to have your friends over at your house then going to a hookah lounge. A typical lounge will cost about 10$ a hookah, then about 5 – 10$ for a refill. Why not take the 10$ you were going to spend there and put it towards your own hookah? Trust me, it’s worth it.
The Hookah
First, you will have to pick a hookah. A good hookah should run you in about 50 – 150$ depending on the …

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[19 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
HookahJohn.com Announces New Line of Shisha

John Naddour, with HookahJohn, announced last Thursday on his Forum that he will be adding a brand new line of shisha tobacco to his line-up of already popular products, including the HJ Alien Mini Phunnel Bowl, ChronicHookah Charcoal, and the washable Narbish hose.
Naddour says, “if I’m going to put my name on a product it has to be good enough for me to use, and I’m really a picky hookah smoker.” He also expressed his sentiments that he doesn’t simply want to hire a company in Jordan to compose some …

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[13 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Starting Out With Good Hole Patterns

As any regular hookah smoker knows, an excellent smoke session is all about heat management. Too much heat and your smoke will get thin and be unpleasant to inhale (not to mention, taste terrible!). Not enough heat and your smoke will just be plain thin. While there are many elements to good heat management, an important (often overlooked) one is your hole pattern in the tin foil. To further complicate things, depending on what bowl you use, your hole pattern will vary.
So, without further adieu , here are some hole …

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[12 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Save Your Stash: The New HJ Alien Mini Phunnel Bowl

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or have nothing to do with the global community of hookah smokers), you’ve already heard about the new HJ Alien Mini Phunnel bowl. The bowl isn’t a revolution, it’s a refinement of the hugely popular Tangiers Phunnel Bowl.
The aim is simple, smoke great—and do it with as little tobacco and coals as possible.
A full review will be coming in the near future. But for now, let’s get a quick look at how the HJ Alien compares to other bowls.

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[12 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Where Do You Get That Stuff?: A Guide to Buying Hookah Supplies

I love to smoke. I do it all the time. Often times friends or relatives will stop by while I’m smoking and reading a book or getting some business stuff done. It always spawns an interesting conversation. But after I’ve explained what a hookah is, the first question is always the same: “Where do you get that stuff?”
Most people have never seen a hookah (or didn’t know that they were seeing one when they did). So, when it finally peaks their interest and they’re thinking of getting one for the …