Ron Perlman Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 (edited) Er… Sorry for the subject line. I realise that insulting all the members of a forum I have just joined is probably not such a good idea, but I think I have just cause...I occasionally smoked a friend's shisha and been to shisha bars (now, sadly, no longer legal in the UK) over the past few years. I've just been on holiday to Turkey and thought to buy a nice pipe for myself over there. We happened to be in a bit of a touristy area, and all the pipes I looked at seemed to me to be a bit cheap and flimsy; more sort of 'mantelpiece pipes' (the "made in China" stickers gave most of them away).The nearest I got was when I saw some old guy puffing away in the street on a really nice hookah. I was thinking of asking him if I could buy his, but he had really bad teeth, so I didn't.Towards the end of the holiday, I shelved the idea and decided to have a quick internet search on pipes and recommendations, with a view to possibly buying one at some point in the distant future. …and then I stumbled across this forum. I spent an absolutely huge amounts of time over the last couple of days reading through posts and compiling a list of equipment that I wanted to buy. Then I visited the Hookah Company website and spent way more than I should have done on a KM Tri-metal hookah and bits to go with it. Now, having only made an order yesterday, I find myself reading through these forums, making a list of things to get next and writing down ways I can modify my Hookah in order to get a better smoke.So I think I am entirely justified in saying: "Damn you people, your enthusiasm is contagious". Edited June 5, 2008 by Ron Perlman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ahh another British brother to the fold.Welcome to the suck! Literally!To give you some idea I've probably spent well over $3000 over the past few years on tobacco and new pipes Give up your wallet right now And Welcome man!JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy1966 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Welcome to HF you will find lots of great info and you can share with us too Well this place will not help you any. I joined in December last year and had one Hookah. Now I have 14 We like to spend others monies here so watch out!! So dont ask about what Hookahs to buy...lol j/k this is the best place to find out what are the good Hookahs. KM is the best imo, MZ has a great smoke too, but does not purge as good as a KM. Both are great choices. MYA is over rated and to much money. Phunnel bowl for sure you want to get. Small is just fine. The Tri-Metal will come with a good hose. A Nammor or a Razan hose is a great addition. Coil burner, coal carrier, good tongs that have the serrated edges on them so you get a good grip on the coals. Natural coals imo are the best. Coconaras are the best hands down. I like to put my Hookah on the floor (that is proper Hookah manners btw and also safer) on a huge cutting board. Have a rug underneath it that you don't care about getting burned. Wind cover is good bet the biggest you can find since you are getting the Tr-Metal. With a Phunnel bowl you need a big wind cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmigeek Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Welcome to the forum from another noob. This place has been so helpful to me as learn how to manage my hookah. I was given my first hookah as a present just a few weeks ago and I've already tried four different flavors of shisha and have started thinking about what my next pipe will be ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Welcome!!I will stop loading my gun now... I was like....oh yeah.We all thought we were pros when we joined..then we realized we all had a lot to learn!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingywon Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I can say that I have only been around for about 6 months here on the forums and this place has been my GOTO place for info regarding the hookah..there is no other place as far as im concernedWELCOME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaypourus Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Welcome dude.It's funny you mention the Turkey thing...I have about half a dozen friends from Turkey (none of them smoke too...wtf?) and they have all said that the pipes you can get here are a lot nicer than the ones in Istanbul.You made a good choice with the Tri-Metal...mine is sitting beside me, taunting me, saying "come on...pack a bowl. you know you want to..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (vaypourus @ Jun 5 2008, 09:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Welcome dude.It's funny you mention the Turkey thing...I have about half a dozen friends from Turkey (none of them smoke too...wtf?) and they have all said that the pipes you can get here are a lot nicer than the ones in Istanbul.You made a good choice with the Tri-Metal...mine is sitting beside me, taunting me, saying "come on...pack a bowl. you know you want to..."+1 mine is in the garage taunting me. This is one of the few days I'm in the mood for Nakhla Melon and I cant smoke. Weekends only. Discipline. It takes a lot of discretion to keep from spending on hookah. Some of you guys would look at me like I was nuts, but I only make an order once every 4-6 months so far. I'm on month 4 since my last one. I give it another 3-4 weeks and I'll be ready to make a nice sized order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuburbanSmoker Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (Bulldog_916 @ Jun 5 2008, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (vaypourus @ Jun 5 2008, 09:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Welcome dude.It's funny you mention the Turkey thing...I have about half a dozen friends from Turkey (none of them smoke too...wtf?) and they have all said that the pipes you can get here are a lot nicer than the ones in Istanbul.You made a good choice with the Tri-Metal...mine is sitting beside me, taunting me, saying "come on...pack a bowl. you know you want to..."+1 mine is in the garage taunting me. This is one of the few days I'm in the mood for Nakhla Melon and I cant smoke. Weekends only. Discipline. It takes a lot of discretion to keep from spending on hookah. Some of you guys would look at me like I was nuts, but I only make an order once every 4-6 months so far. I'm on month 4 since my last one. I give it another 3-4 weeks and I'll be ready to make a nice sized order.More discipline then i have. i got the itch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 whatever... this place really does suck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dereksd Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 welcome to the forum buddy.good first purchase.i wish i had a km for my first purchase but glad i have one now and will only buy km probably from now on.good choice on hookahcompany also.george and the guys are super easy to deal with and really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Perlman Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 (edited) Wow, big welcome. Friendly forum; thanks!QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jun 5 2008, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>To give you some idea I've probably spent well over $3000 over the past few years on tobacco and new pipes And Welcome man!JDOuch! I hope it doesn't come to that, I can't really afford it at the moment. Cheers fella!Speaking of a lot to learn, I was inspired to get out a cheap ass hookah last night, that a friend lent me. Now I haven't smoked one in a while, you understand, but I'd obviously put in too much water as occasionally I'd get a mouthful, and the Nakhla tobacco tasted more like burnt caramel than "Fruit's Flavour".Sigh, obviously need a lot more reading and practice. The videos make it look so easy! Edited June 6, 2008 by Ron Perlman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Perlman Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 QUOTE (Dereksd @ Jun 5 2008, 11:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>welcome to the forum buddy.good first purchase.i wish i had a km for my first purchase but glad i have one now and will only buy km probably from now on.good choice on hookahcompany also.george and the guys are super easy to deal with and really niceThey have been fantastic so far! I only wish that their shipping to the UK was a bit cheaper. I couldn't find the Tri-metal for sale over here...On a side note, if anyone from the UK is thinking about making a big order from them, you will need to fax/e-mail them a copy of some ID and your credit card (blanked out seems fine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 QUOTE (Ron Perlman @ Jun 6 2008, 11:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Dereksd @ Jun 5 2008, 11:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>welcome to the forum buddy.good first purchase.i wish i had a km for my first purchase but glad i have one now and will only buy km probably from now on.good choice on hookahcompany also.george and the guys are super easy to deal with and really niceThey have been fantastic so far! I only wish that their shipping to the UK was a bit cheaper. I couldn't find the Tri-metal for sale over here...On a side note, if anyone from the UK is thinking about making a big order from them, you will need to fax/e-mail them a copy of some ID and your credit card (blanked out seems fine).that seems rather odd. I've never had to do this with mnhookah or worldhookah... what gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan_Choi Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I know exactly how you feel. Although I probably haven't spent as much as some people on here, too much of the income I have goes to my hookah.Not that it's a bad thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshmmc Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 welcome, you seem like a cool guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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