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other than grommets I haven't had to replace anything with either hookah, though I think I might need a new purge on my QT. overall I don't think there's really a difference in long term cost. My mya's have held up just as good as my Km's

I actually liked the Al Tawareg vanilla better than the AF vanilla (I know, I know). But then you'd have to order from H-S. But if you were planning on ordering from them anyway, you should grab a box of that.

Nammors are good hoses, although I prefer the narbish. I just like the weight that the narbish has in the handle, they will both smoke equally imo. Good shisha - Tangiers, Nakhla, AF, Social smoke, starbuzz i guess....not a huge fan. I really like the new Fantasia Rainbow Burst flavor as well.

Looks like you already ordered both, so you'll figure it out either way. But i actually asked Santino this same question, and he said that the wetter premium shishas like SB or SS (or tang of course) are better in the funnel, while oldschool dryer shisha like Nakhla is better in the crown classic. I have both, and Ive found most shisha works great in both bowls. in fact im tempted to try some tang in the crown classic now.

The nammors a great hose, tho i personally hate the little pom pom, sweatband looking things on them. but w/e My KM hose is awesome and looks nicer, BUT, Im unable to put a royal wand (glass mouthpiece from santino) into it, because it seems to have no real grommet. I guess I can use a grommet but that shouldnt have to happen. Also its unwashable, so im just going to make it my mint hose. overall i prefer the nammor strictly for the washability. Although rumor has it KM is now making washable hoses...

I remember when I ordered my small tang bowl, and for a long time I wondered if they fucked up and sent me a medium/large. Because a small tang funnel actually holds wayyy more than a normal egyptian. I love the micro funnel, i have the 2.0, and like Inc said, it holds way, way, way less. From what you wrote, it will be the perfect bowl for you. The hard part for me now, is to get one thats inbetween those two bowls!

Funnels are hand made?! Anyway, I find a single layer of foil and 2 coals on the edge works best for OG tang in my small. I personally dont pack it super tight, but I pack it super dense. i dunno, maybe thats the same thing to some people. I take thick clumps and drop em in, because apparently (according to the instructions on a tangiers sheet) it should be as dense in the bowl as it is in the package. Works well for me, though it uses up way too much shisha. So now I use my micro funnel =D

[quote name='r1v3th3ad' timestamp='1296277266' post='496047'] also, are you willing to pay the duties on the tobacco? [/quote] Not paying duty (yeah i said it again) would be SUPER sketchy if youre running a lounge. With the amount of shisha you'd go through, you would eventually get caught, get shut down, and be charged with tax fraud. I hope he pays duty on it.

wow, 10 years old. That will not compare to something fresh. Ive heard of 2 or 3 year old shisha tasting alright, but I doubt it will keep its flavor for 10. I think you should try buying some shisha online, because it will be guaranteed fresh. Theres a chance that it will get through customs without them taxing you heavily or whatever. What are the tax rates like there on tobacco? And smoking shisha really shouldnt be making you that sick...I wonder if the shisha has gone bad or maybe youre allergic to tobacco? Maybe its just a tolerance thing, do you ever smoke tobacco other than shisha? Do you get sick everytime? I personally hate herbal shisha, but maybe you should try that if you're getting so sick.

In my experience, wetter shisha = bigger clouds. Theres a point of diminishing returns for sure, but with orig Nakhla (which is dry as hell) you're not getting huge clouds. But I still love nakhla. Id reccomend you try a bunch of different brands, because some people like wetter shisha more than dry or vice versa etc. Though most people will tell you to go with Tang,nak, or AF. So to your first question...its pretty subjective. Newer people I think tend to like wetter shisha more, at least I did. For packing, it depends on the shisha. I think its pretty hard to screw up packing normal shisha in a funnel. And by normal shisha I mean anything other than tang noir. I do pack the wetter shisha a little more tight in a funnel than an egyptian, but not by much. And even at that, Im not sure if thats the best way to do it, but it works well for me. id reccomend you try a couple different ways and see which way works best for you.

Maybe the shisha your buying is like 6 years old. No idea if a local turkish shop in Croatia keeps fresh stock lol. I know sweet melon should definitely have a lot of flavor. it may be too much heat, and i hope it is, because otherwise it will make this situation harder to figure out. Good luck with the next couple trys.

Huh, I read this backwards, forget 3/4 of my advice.

[quote name='EasyHookah' timestamp='1295074535' post='494444'] I appreciate the help guys. I had a last question. I have noticed that stems come in sizes of small, medium, large and I found extra large. But then, other websites have there's by the inch. [b]I've seen anywhere from 12" stems to 28" with no defined sizing there[/b]. I found a few good Mya stems but some of the sizes I've seen are in inches, do you know which size would fit a large vase? [/quote] That parts always gunna be how tall it is which is essentially useless at the moment because the height doesn't necesarrily mean it's going to have a certain width. And when it comes to sizing H-S has a pretty good layout in the base sections. I think they at least tell you which bases fit which models that they sell, that might help a bit. With Km stems its kind of easy because they really only produce 2(?) sizes of bases, but for your random stem it's going to be harder. I suggest that you check out local shops if theres any and try to find a base that fits, then measure it. Grommets help a lot anyway so it never has to be exact. At the same time, like Rani said, you can find some pretty good deals in the trades section too, so if you havent already, take a look in there as well.

Hookahset has phucked my orders up a couple times, but i gotta say they really have made up for it in my eyes. When dealing with them, its usually a good idea to call and talk to mark, cause he gets things right for me. Otherwise, hookahset can be a gamble, sometimes its not worth it, but other times they have hooked me up real good for screwing up the previous order. Also, they get everything to me (in Canada) faster than any other vendor. I love these guys when I want to order a bowl or hose where I don't care what color it is....cause its always a surprise hahah. I can clearly understand why some people would hate this vendor though.

I find the mod works well, but I'm just afraid its gunna start burning and I'm gunna inhale some NHT lol. I'll just keep changing it every couple sessions then. The reason I asked this was because I was smoking tangiers with the mod, and out of nowhere the bowl got so harsh and tasted like shisha with a horrible taste ive never tasted. Not just a burning tobacco kind of thing. So I moved the coals to basically the complete edges of the bowl, but I couldn't get it back to huge tasty clouds. I was afraid my mod was burning hah, but it didn't, I just packed one part of the bowl badly i guess.

Two questions, will the candle container ever burn, and do you reuse them or use a new one every bowl?

Ordering the hookah itself wont be an issue, if they tax it at all, it will just be 7% GST. Now when ordering from hookah-shisha, you will be taxed heavy on any tobacco. I got taxed for $188 on 500g of tobacco (the shisha cost like $20 lol). I would reccomend ordering from hookahjohn or hookahset, although they do not have the mya vortex. On that note, I have a mya vortex which was my first hookah, and I love it. But KM's are also great, and IMO preferable for single hose. Either is great, but you can order a KM from the sites I mentioned. But if you decide to go with the vortex, definitely opt out of the free shisha (unless you wanna pay around $35 for 100g of "free" shisha). They would probably give you herbal shisha instead if you asked, which wont be taxed but...well yeah. Good luck!

I've used boxes of 3k and never seen that happen. I've only used one other brand of disc coals, and I think it was soex, but they also never did that. Never heard of that happening either.

Tangiers is my favorite, though it has a learning curve, and just when i think i mastered it after getting a couple of amazing bowls, i screw it up. Well worth it though imo. Other than that, AF is always solid. I'm not really a fan of hookah hookah personally, but as mentioned its not too hard to find online, and probably locally if you look around a little more.

[quote] I still think it's funny that my husband chokes on hookah but not on ciggarettes--even though he tries to take small hits off my hookah (on the rare occasion that I talk him into trying it). I still wonder what it is, precisely, that he's choking on when he can smoke cigg after cigg without a cough. [/quote] I know cigarettes have chemicals that are cough suppressants, because no one wants to cough while smoking. I'm assuming shisha does not have any of those chemicals, which is why when i fuck up my tangiers I cough like theres no tomorrow. If he normally coughs throughout the day when he's not smoking, it's probably due to this reason. Jus a guess tho. Also, I'd have to agree with the last couple of posts, stating that most of the "smoke" is vapor, but certainly not ABSOLUTELY 100% of it. I've smoked cigarettes inside with friends at their houses, and it is disgusting and smoky when you walk in even with the windows open...never seen that with shisha. But when it comes to smoke alarms, I've set off smoke alarms before from taking too long of a shower, so they can be set off by vapor as well. So it makes sense to me that too much shisha smoke would set one off sometimes even if it is mostly vapor. If it was smoke it would be set off everytime right?

Definitely do not buy that triple head bowl. Ever. Or a double, or anything more than one. You only need a good normal bowl and it will outsmoke any double/triple/whatever head bowl.

Wow for $8 nice...and you can get a new better one for $14? I've been gettin ripped off:blum2:

Yay it's going way better now, instead of using a CH coal I'm using a split up 3kings so the heat management is better. The taste isnt completely there yet, but its much better than before and its not harsh. Gunna' let it continue to acclimate overnight. There is hope!

Well I think I'll give it a couple more tries because of my very possible lack of tangiers packing skills and tangiers randomness. I'm afraid that it wasn't acclimated for long enough, as I'm in Canada and got it from Hookah John, so theres quite a difference (Calgary is soooo dry) Too early for me to just throw the bowl out lol, Thanks for the replies so far, I'm gunna pack one right now and pray.

So I've gotten tangiers to work well in the small tangiers phunnel, but when im by myself it is way too much shisha and a lot ends up getting wasted. Hence i bought one of these [url="http://www.hookah-shisha.com/p-6745-glass-mod-hookah-bowls.html"]http://www.hookah-shisha.com/p-6745-glass-mod-hookah-bowls.html[/url] the phunnel one, that is. Wondering if anyone has smoked tangiers out of this exact bowl, I know stuie has one. Im using one CH hookah coal, and I know tangiers needs less heat, so maybe that's the problem. I'm wondering about how much coal one of these little bowls needs, and also about poking holes in it. If you have one you probably know what I'm talking about, because the side and hole are so thick that theres not much room to poke holes over the tobacco. Any advice?