Plain Old Me Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hey, I have read posts on this board for a few weeks now, and just joined. I have been smoking for a few months, and have a 28" Ballarina 3 hose hookah, and am probabally going to get a 4 hose rotator pretty soon (pics to come soon). Anyway, I have tried several tobbaco brands including Al Amir, Tonic, Starbuzz, and HookahHookah and my favorites have thus far been the Starbuzz and HookahHookah. What are some of your favorite brands for shisha? I was going through the reviews as well, and looking at some pictures it seems that some of the members here put their shisha in a ring around the central holes in their bowls. I was wondering what the advantage to this is? I have always just put my tobbaco all over the bowl in no particular pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrj99 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Welcome to the boards. You'll find an impeccable amount of information here...And uh...why do you want a 4-hose rotator? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of needed it to rotate? When I was first in the market for my first hookah, I wanted a multi-hose so bad. I was very interested in the Ballerina, actually. Then I settled on a nice 1-hose Syrian from SocialSmoke and I'll never regret it. Moral of the story, don't get another multi-hose if you already have one, and don't bother with a rotator. All of them I have experienced have seemed cheaply constructed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Plain Old Me @ Jan 18 2008, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hey, I have read posts on this board for a few weeks now, and just joined. I have been smoking for a few months, and have a 28" Ballarina 3 hose hookah, and am probabally going to get a 4 hose rotator pretty soon (pics to come soon). Anyway, I have tried several tobbaco brands including Al Amir, Tonic, Starbuzz, and HookahHookah and my favorites have thus far been the Starbuzz and HookahHookah. What are some of your favorite brands for shisha? I was going through the reviews as well, and looking at some pictures it seems that some of the members here put their shisha in a ring around the central holes in their bowls. I was wondering what the advantage to this is? I have always just put my tobbaco all over the bowl in no particular pattern.welcome, now tell me this, what is the point of having 4 hoses when the hookah can rotate? i just dont get it i guess edit: beat me to it Edited January 18, 2008 by Tom16689 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Me Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 I want a 4 hose rotator because I can get one for $50 lol. It might be really cheaply constructed, but I for my Ballerina for $40 and it works great for me. I don't want the 4 hose because it rotates, but rather because it has 4 hoses. I almost never smoke with less than 4 people around, so it makes sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrj99 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Ahh, makes sense. That's a really good deal for the Ballerina, and for the 4-hose. I figured you were gonna pay around $100+ like they seem to be going for on this here intrawebs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 welcome to the boards. make sure to read the rules and please god use the search bar.any other questions you can usually pm or post and they will get some quick responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemab4y Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 My favorite un-flavored tobacco is Zaghloul, an Egyptian brand. It is strong, and imparts a definite "buzz". Sometimes, I mix it with mint flavored tobacco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 welcome aboardwhy would you want a hookah with 4 hoses to rotate, think about it for a second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Me Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 QUOTE (clickhea @ Jan 19 2008, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>welcome aboardwhy would you want a hookah with 4 hoses to rotate, think about it for a secondQUOTE (Plain Old Me @ Jan 18 2008, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I want a 4 hose rotator because I can get one for $50 lol. It might be really cheaply constructed, but I for my Ballerina for $40 and it works great for me. I don't want the 4 hose because it rotates, but rather because it has 4 hoses. I almost never smoke with less than 4 people around, so it makes sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 my favortie shisha is Tangiers.that is a special bowl made by the makers of Tangiers.it's called a phunnel bowl and its purpose it to keep the juices from the shisha from going down the stem and they sit and simmer in their sweet jucy goodness which makes for a more flavorful smoke!it was the best investment i ever made for my hookah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 i understand you can get it for 50 bucks, but you should look into somthing thats better made.. yeah it'll cost a little morebut you'll be happier in the long run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathuv Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 welcome aboard why is everyone obsessed with 4 hose rotators.... :S hmm seems like in the past week our members have boomed, hopefully they'll stay active Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackiain Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I personally wouldn't ever want to get a hookah with more than 1 hose, I mean wouldnt that just take away from the thickness of the smoke? The best part of smoking the hookah is the huge amount of smoke you get off it. Wouldn't it be like smoke tug-o-war with 4 hoses? Everybody fighting for the smoke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 QUOTE (mackiain @ Jan 20 2008, 08:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I personally wouldn't ever want to get a hookah with more than 1 hose, I mean wouldnt that just take away from the thickness of the smoke? The best part of smoking the hookah is the huge amount of smoke you get off it. Wouldn't it be like smoke tug-o-war with 4 hoses? Everybody fighting for the smoke?multiple hoses are not made so people can take draws at the same time. they are made so you dont have to pass 1 hose among a bunch of people.and i have always gotten the same amount of smoke when 2 people draw at the same time as long as one person isn't pullying really hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathuv Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 1 hose is good. 2 hoses are fine. 3 hoses are the most id ever consider....4 hoses just takes away the social aspect of it all...anyone can smoke from their own hose but people smoking from the same hose just shows a certain comradery (sp).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahwahoo2006 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Welcome. My piece of advice: please do everyone a favor and do a quick search of the forum before you post something. Also, IMHO, all you ever really need is a one-hose hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rani Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I personally can't see myself ever buying a multi hose pipe. I'd rather own four single hose pipes, set each one up with different shisha and let everyone try them all. In fact, in about a month or so my friends and I are planning to have a hookah party at my place. Everyone will bring their pipes, I'll set up all of mine (I'm up to 6), buy a few bottles of wine, and we're just going to play music, drink, smoke and enjoy life. Of course my two cats will hide because they hate hookah smoke, but oh welll..... 'Rani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Me Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 IME the smoke from my 3 hose is usually pretty good- on par with single hoses if people don't draw at the same time. However, I have to put a bit more shisha and charcoal on and it does not last quite as long. I haven't tried a 4 hose yet, but I have settled on ordering one. I am also ordering a nice 1 hose at the same time though. When I get them in a few weeks I'll let you guys know how they are. As for a hookah party, I wish we could have one but I am still in college and most of my friends are poor starving college kids without hookahs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canon Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 your getting your hookah from kassicro aren't you? I was into that site when I first started hookah because the hookahs were cheaper then the other websites and it seemed like I was getting a good deal. They are cheap for a reason. My best advise is to get a km 1 hose hookah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Me Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Canon @ Jan 20 2008, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>your getting your hookah from kassicro aren't you? I was into that site when I first started hookah because the hookahs were cheaper then the other websites and it seemed like I was getting a good deal. They are cheap for a reason. My best advise is to get a km 1 hose hookahNo, I haven't even heard of the site before actually... I am getting my hookah from a local (wholesale) store that also supplies some smoke shops around here.Edit: Also found out today that the 4 hose hookah isn't a rotator, but just looks like one. Edited January 20, 2008 by Plain Old Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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