Social Smoke Junior Modern hookah review

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I decided to pick up one of these little guys from Social Smoke, as I
wanted something more portable than my other hookahs.  It is their
Junior Modern hookah.

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Customer service/shipping time/online help were all phenomenal, as usual, from Ali, Abrahim, and the gang. 

I must say that I was a tiny bit worried about buying a Chinese hookah,
as I have heard a few horror stories about quality problems.  I
decided the hookah was inexpensive enough that if I didn't like it, I
wouldn't cry about it later. 

Well, those worries have been forgotten.  I have to say that the
quality and build of this little guy is excellent.  The whole
thing breaks down into pieces:

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that fit very nicely into a hard case, which has a footprint smaller
than a sheet of paper.  I paid a little extra for the case, and
for the nicer hose as well.

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I loaded the hookah up with a bowl of the ol' stand-by (EN double
apple) to see how well it smoked.  I was actually quite
impressed.  Smoke thickness was great, and volume was also good
(though not as good as my other machines with bigger
bases/stems).  Flavor was excellent as well.  All in all a
great-smoking little hookah.  My only complaint is the combination
of the size of the bowl matched with the ash tray.  The bowl is
quite large, and the tray is small, so you have to kinda sneak the
coals between the two to knock any ash off.  I ended up with some
ash on the floor because of this.  I love the big trays on the
larger hookahs, where you can just pick up the coal and drop it right
down to get rid of excess ash.  This is not really a problem with
the hookah at all, as to make the tray any bigger would have made it
look out of proportion.  Just be careful and you should be fine.

I got the hookah, the case, the upgraded (I am assuming it is a Mya)
hose, and a 100 piece box of Three Kings for $54.50.  Not sure how
many of you know this, but if you use the coupon code "hookahforum"
when you check out at Social Smoke, they give you a discounted price on
your order.  The color combination which I purchased (green, with
gold stem) was also already discounted $10 off the normal price of the
Junior Modern hookah.  If you want something very portable, which
smokes well and does not break the bank at all, you can't go wrong with
this setup.

 

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Oh, I forgot.  For that price, I also got a charcoal tray (for
getting your coals going outside the house), and the freebies that come
with Social Smoke's hookahs as well (screen, tongs, 2 rolls of Three
Kings, and two 50g boxes of Al-Waha).  

[[LB]]

nice, review and nice hookah case!! that is really nice!

[Molson]

i have the same case for my hookah (18'' ebony from hookah-shisha) honestly the case is the best thing ever.
nice review

[brother812]

i have the red and gold combo. it is a sultan brand hookah and yea they are decent machines. the grommet that fits into the base is a bit iffy and the grommet for the bowl is made from a silicon base so when it heats up the bowl comes off a bit to easy but other than that i have had no problems.
i use mine daily. my other 2 machines are 34" and 36" and when i am smoking them they sit beside me at my desk only problem is my ferret tries to push it over so i spend more time shooing her away than anything. so i use the sultan it sits on my desk away from the little one and gives me a good smoke about the same as my other 2 machines.