hookah filter?

[jmexx]

I never personally tried it but it seems like a bit of a scam?I unno, I like my hookah sessions as they are.Jon

[mushrat]

probably not a scam. Likely a small filter similar to a cigarette filter. I'm sure it will remove quite a lot of crap from the smoke...

[yashman19]

I can see this being useful when you have a lot of gunk in your hose. You know all those times you spit out little black particles? This filter should elimiate that problem, or so I would imagine.

[mushrat]

eh...not to mention removing some of the other stuff in the smoke..like say the FLAVOUR.
Just keep your hoses clean and remember, its fricking tobaccoo your smoking anyway...geesh...

[Lakemonster]

I have one... I havent used it yet
Inside it is a little charcoal filled cannister. looks like something you would see for aguarium filters.

[HookahDuck]

im just curious about it filtering niccotine and tar... although its not like you would really know while using it =P


Im an athelete... and I worry about what smoking does to my body. I
smoke very occasionally... but it was just something I thought was
interesting

[yashman19]

There is no way a product like this would reduce the nicotine or tar for that matter.
I suggest that if you are an athlete and are worried about your lungs, then maybe smoking anything period isn't the best idea for you.
Hookah smoke getting filtered through the water does nothing more than cool the smoke. I'm pretty sure this filter thing was made just so people can feel better about themselves for smoking.
Just keep your sessions in moderation, and I think you should be fine. I play racquetball 4-5 times per week and am still able to perform. Probably better if I had never started smoking 3 years ago, but I can still perform regardless.

[mushrat]

Actually, if its an activated charcoal filter, it is probably taking out Tar and quite a bit of the other particulate matter in the smoke, like a cigarette filter only better. Try taking a hit off your hookah then exhaling in a narrow stream through a white t-shirt or piece of cloth. That filter will be filtering out SOME of that brown crap.
 

[HookahDuck]

hmm, maybe I'll snag one.

I'll let you guys know if I like it or not!!


Btw.... I know smoking is a bad idea for my body- thats why I do it in
moderation. Hookah is really my only "vice", and I work out and run
like crazy. Still, I know I shouldnt do it. But its not my fault a bowl
of Al Amir Blackberry is so damn tasty!

[Lukasa]

[quote name='mushrat']Actually, if its an activated charcoal filter, it
is probably taking out Tar and quite a bit of the other particulate
matter in the smoke, like a cigarette filter only better. Try taking a
hit off your hookah then exhaling in a narrow stream through a white
t-shirt or piece of cloth. That filter will be filtering out SOME of
that brown crap.
 [/quote]

Or INhale with a white teeshirt over the mouthpiece....  i'm trying that.

[mushrat]

or once on inhale, once exhale, see what your lungs are trapping.

[ravi]

I'd say just forget about the filter. Make sure you know how to set up your hookah properly and It will be fine. You dont want to loose the taste! if you are geting alot of crap in your hits you probably arent setting it up corectly