Speeder Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 2nd Hookah to go buhbye. 1st one was made from mild steel apparently ? and rusted through. 2nd one was coming apart (thin metal) the sticking out hose connector was getting lose and now the pipe on the inside broke in 2 when i tried to unscrew the bottom pipe for cleaning, oh well. now i'm shopping for a new hookah, i want a large, SOLID hookah, stainless steel, and carefully welded, and 2+ hoses, ability to take it apart would be nice too. Suggestions? Suggestions? I actually want a rotator but from posts around here it doesn't seem that rotators are that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Have you seen the Stargate? I just got mine and its great, VERY sturdy and everything unscrews into pieces. Search for Stargate or Taqseem on the forum for some pictures of it disassembled. Taqseem.com is the site, but they're sold on ebay and I'm at work so I can't get to ebay to get a link because it is blocked (funny I can spend all day on the hookah forum but I can't get on ebay or gmail). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeder Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 I was actualy just reading about the stargate. few things concern me acrylic base threads wear out? the hoses are the exact ones I had on my 2nd hookah - hose sucks! the metal mouthpiece easily breaks off and the hose itself cracks. I guess if I buy a stargate, i'd need to buy 2 separate hoses - suggestions on those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeder Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 also, it's pretty small... 25" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 The acrylic also worries me...but I haven't had a problem yet. I'm using two black leather hoses from Mya Saray: [url="http://www.myasaray.com/store/index.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=36"]http://www.myasaray.com/store/index.asp?DE...EPARTMENT_ID=36[/url] (on like page 2/3). I think they're the best hoses available, especially at that price. They last forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 sounds like your using acrylics- am i right? or modern hookahs- try a classic egyptian/syrian or lebanese hookah ive got three theyve all withstood long years of hookahing (one of them being my older brothers- that is still %100 functional). They may be a little harder to clean than plastic vases and screwable stems but theyre worth it in the long run and are jsut plain classier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeder Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 actually, my first hookah was brass from turkey, and this one is SS or Nikel Plated (don't know) long egyptian one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjt486 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I have a stargate, I can tell you a few things about that. He is selling a 32" version now. Also, I havent had any problem with my hose. The idea of the acrylic threads wearing out was the friction from the metal threads on the body of the hookah and the acrylic on the vase. I saw a bit of dust the first time i used them so i rubbed vaseline on the threads and now its noticeably smoother.Plus he gives a pretty good price to forum members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafedelmar Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 [quote name='tjt486']Plus he gives a pretty good price to forum members.[/quote] they seem to be selective about who they give their forum discount to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjt486 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Since when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahDuck Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 that is true.. but I checked on ebay. A 2 hose 25" stargate is now only $100 shipped I love the hoses that came with my stargate. I've yet to have a problem with them. In fact, they are very similar to the Mya hose I bought for my Egyptian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeder Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Yeah, plus I contacted tasqeem, and they said $130 for 32" but only in gold HMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartvarg1 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 i would recommend a mya saray with a bohemian glass vase. very sturdy, not autoseal, breakable stem. they are imho the best-quality nargilehs on the market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjt486 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 My friend has one of the smaller mya with the acrylic vase, and my local hookah lounge uses their larger ones. they are real nice. I dont know what Taqseems problem has been recently..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I'm a big fan of Nour Syrian pipes. Solid, pieces threaded and screwed together and then soldered/brazed, solid brass construction, nickel plated "silver" colored ones available. I have owned, bought and sold over a hundred of them and I have had 2 break...one recently that I've been badly abusing for over a year and one that just broke a solder. Since the pieces are threaded together, they are both still functional. Avoid the Chinese Nour ! The screw together ones that come in all sorts of twisty shapes and animals...they are pure crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeder Posted December 11, 2005 Author Share Posted December 11, 2005 tangiers: can you post a link to an example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Crappy Chinese Nour: [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hooka_66.jpg"] [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hooka_66"]http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20St..._files/hooka_66[/url][/url] .jpg Well, the jars are crap...the shanks are OK, but its a hassle. Good Nour: [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hookah54"]http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20St..._files/hookah54[/url] .jpg://http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwo...okah54 .jpg They're listing them as Egyptian, but I do not believe this is correct...I'll have to check. I guess it doesn't really matter where they come from, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hooka_64.jpg"] [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hooka_64"]http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20St..._files/hooka_64[/url][/url] .jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hooka_65.jpg"] [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hooka_65"]http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20St..._files/hooka_65[/url][/url] .jpg [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hooka_67"]http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20St..._files/hooka_67[/url] .jpg [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hooka_62"]http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20St..._files/hooka_62[/url] .jpg [url="http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20Store_files/hooka_63"]http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwork%20St..._files/hooka_63[/url] .jpg://http://www.karabetian.com/FoodNetwo...oka_63 .jpg Its a set of hookahs and a jigsaw puzzle! Don't ask me why they have their Jpegs arranged this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 The additional links are crappy nour hookahs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartvarg1 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 how the hell would you clean those animal nargilehs anyway?? semms more liek a gimmick/novelty than actually functional smoking device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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