Hookah Routine

[Johnny Unseen]

just wanted to know what were your habits were... I work the night shift at a high stress job and after each day of work I like to sit down with my hookah and have a good 1 to 2 hour session just to relax...works well especially on those hard days when nothing goes right.. not good times lol.. just chill and smoke.. keeps me from kicking my cat ha!.. but just wanted to know any traditions you guys might have

[iamscott06]

Clean Hookah from last use
Put coals on the stove
Pack Bowl
Pop in a movie
SMOKE!!!

I love smoking after a long day of work!

[newjacksm]

Usually like smoking right after my 3 classes which happen to be M/W. I usually put on some Deftones sit back and smoke...

[modisess]

i smoke myself to sleep...

EDIT :

Coals on stove,
Assemble the stem,
Add water to base then place stem on base,
Tear a piece of foil,
Ready tobacco,
Fully assemble bowl with tobacco + foil + holes,
Wait for coals to get ready,
Smoke away.... until I fall asleep. Edited September 25, 2008 by modisess

[ryno]

I have a break inbetween classes everyday from about 11 or 12 to 2 and thats always enough time to smoke a bowl, and save it for after class at 3:15. Then one or two later on in the night. But it always goes: clean hookah or change water, put coals on stove, pack a bowl, get the hookah where I'm smoking, then throw on some good tunes/movie or get on Stickam

[Stuie]

Weekdays: Setup up a bowl and watch stuff on TV or DVR.
Weekends: usually have some friends over talk, music, board games and hookah.

[mattathayde]

my class schedule is really hectic this semester so i can only smoke on monday, wed, friday, late sat, and early sun nights.

ill usually smoke mon wed fri and sat night and have been smoking sun nights lately too.

i toss coals on usually
set up hookah
smoke 2-3 hours packing bowls as needed and recoaling as needed
clean hookah

-matt

[Extra Mint]

put on some naats and hamds, set the shisha and get going.

[bjelder]

Clean hookah, pour water/ice in base, pack bowl, punch holes in foil, light quicklights (bleah, can't wait to get naturals again), put them on the foil, let it sit for a few mins, puff away while watching a movie or doing homework :-)

[coplinb]

I also work the night shift, so during the week I dont do too much smoking, but my weekends start early friday morning around 2 am and one of my buddies who also works the same job comes over every week and we smoke a few bowls, drink ALOT of beers and get our weekend started the right way. Then unless our whole crew doesnt go tear up the town the rest of the weekend, we all come to my place and smoke all the bowls we can until we cant stay awake anymore! Setup all ways the same, Clean, fill water and ice, pack the bowl, burn a coal and smoke smoke smoke.

[cotsi95]

Clean hookah
Put coals on
prep hookah (add water etc)
make bowl
foil bowl
poke holes
add to hookah
add coals

then go in sit in my chair if im at the lounge if im at home i usually sit outside in my back yard with my laptop and listen to music and talk on here or stickam, or if its cold or rainy or windy i smoke in my garage so if i drop a coal it doesnt burn my carpet.

[SixPackSunday]

wake up and smoke a bowl of coffee something from my pumpkin.....

get some shit done

smoke at 3 and watch scrubs

smoke again that night... normally 2 or three bowls while chatting on stickam and shamelessly hitting on tati i clean the hookahs every other day and rotate to one of my others to use

[Doubon]

Set-up (clean, put water in the base, grommets in, hose in) > Pack Phunnel > start up cocos > boil water for tea or mate > coals on hookah > pandora.com > Edited September 25, 2008 by Doubon

[NickReppinThe909]

i just call up some friends and see if they want to smoke and if they do we usually meet up and smoke somewhere

[tatumvay]

For some reason I personally do not like to smoke hookah during daylight hours... It's such an evening event for me, something that many might compare to their morning exercise routine, or that last book-reading session right before sleep. Hookah is a great day to wind the day down.

I try to smoke everyday, but it usually tends to be every other day (My lungs probably appreciate the rest...)
I usually make sure one of my roomates wants to smoke with me and we whip out the hookah. I usually smoke one session, but on weekends or during movies or chill sessions it can be anyfrom from 3-6 (really....)

Everytime I smoke I make sure I have a nice beverage at hand: either an ice-cold beer or a delicious diet coke. I also like to sit inside always- sometimes it's nice to be outside, but my rings look a lot better inside, and that's one of the joys of smoking for me. And a requirement is conversation. When I smoke I want to be social- I figure if we can share a hose and germs, we can share thoughts and rants as well; because when it comes down to it, isn't that what hookah is about? The social aspect of it? I think so

[skatesteak]

i smoke myself to sleep...

EDIT :

Coals on stove,
Assemble the stem,
Add water to base then place stem on base,
Tear a piece of foil,
Ready tobacco,
Fully assemble bowl with tobacco + foil + holes,
Wait for coals to get ready,
Smoke away.... until I fall asleep.

hah make sure the coals are out at least before you fall asleep. alot of people die from simple cigarets catching houses on fire

[skatesteak]

i try to only smoke once or twice a week with as many best freinds as possible just to keep me wanting the hookah and not get bored of it. i tend to drop habbits as quickly as i gain them and i realy dont want to give up hookahs. we watch either amazing movies or listen to techno n smoke a few bowls back to back haha sooo sick. if youve ever smoked past 3am while listening to infected mushroom youll know how amazing it is caus at that time you are almost in a trance between dreaming and awake and the music just makes the whole experiance rediculously good especialy with a bunch of friends and lotsa food and drinks.

[SmokinMoose]

Get the Hookah
Rinse it out from last night.
Fill the base with water and ice.
Put the stem on the base.
Put Ice in the Ice Bucket.
Fill up a large glass of Ice Water.
Make the head.
Poke holes.
Get my laptop.
Take the hookah on the deck or the garage if its winter.
Set up my laptop. Study, surf or chill.
Lit the coal.
Enjoy my night.

I do this at least 6 days a week.

[*Veritas*]

i try to only smoke once or twice a week with as many best freinds as possible just to keep me wanting the hookah and not get bored of it. i tend to drop habbits as quickly as i gain them and i realy dont want to give up hookahs. we watch either amazing movies or listen to techno n smoke a few bowls back to back haha sooo sick. if youve ever smoked past 3am while listening to infected mushroom youll know how amazing it is caus at that time you are almost in a trance between dreaming and awake and the music just makes the whole experiance rediculously good especialy with a bunch of friends and lotsa food and drinks.

HAHA Infected mushroom will be in my town, Salt lake city, this saturday at a After Party, complete with a hookah/Drink bar!!! Its called Night of The Pharaohs.. Should be a great time

[Bulldog_916]

Friday evening, pack a bowl, throw on the coals, watch the news or comedy central or sports center or whatever floats my boat. If nothing's on, listen to 98 Rock and chill. Makes me wanna pack the bowl now. Discipline! Discipline!

[Balthazar]

Usually smoke in the evening/night. Used to smoke solo in almost every session, but I recently moved to a new town for my studies, and a friend of mine live in the same block, so now I got someone to smoke with. Usually smoking+conversation+a good drink (preferably tea) does the trick. Some calm music is always a plus, and sometimes I'll watch TV/movies. Don't think there's anything more appealing than hookah after a long and stressful day.

[bikeAholic]

My boyfriend and I like to smoke at least once a day (best at night) and put on some tunes or watch some That 70s Show or Seinfeld and grab some beverages and just chiiiill.

Wash/Clean all & hose (if needed)
Crunch up ice (since I have a medium hookah) and place in bowl with water.
Assemble the stem on the base and place in the freezer until all ready.
Place coals on burner.
Pack our Vortex.
Cover with 2 layers of heavy-duty foil.
Poke holes.
Get the base/stem out of the freezer.
Assemble all.
Coal on top&hook hose up.
Put on some Pink Floyd or some DJ Tiesto.

&& Ready to smooooke. :]
Oh and blow tons of smoke rings, of course. Edited September 28, 2008 by bikeAholic

[newjacksm]

A good song to listin too if you have a good sound system is Juno Reactor - Tokyo Dub..

My coals were moving because of how much bass the song has, but its soo relaxing the song. Def going to be a song I will be listening to a lot when I smoke hookah now.

Part of my routine:)

[Dranas]

I have 2 different Routines

1. Routine if wifey is home
ask wife what flavor she wants
wait 15-20 mins for her to decide what flavor she wants
Setup hookah
Wait another 15 mins to let her decide what movie she wants
After all the waiting the shisha is more than ready to go, so i sit and puff the night away

2. If the wifey is away
Already know what flavor i want ( usually decided before i get off work)
Setup the hookah
play megaherz to unwind from the stress of work (or get ready to raid if its raid night on WoW)
Puff the night away until the wifey comes and destroys my tranquil environment

[mattathayde]

I have 2 different Routines

1. Routine if wifey is home
ask wife what flavor she wants
wait 15-20 mins for her to decide what flavor she wants
Setup hookah
Wait another 15 mins to let her decide what movie she wants
After all the waiting the shisha is more than ready to go, so i sit and puff the night away

2. If the wifey is away
Already know what flavor i want ( usually decided before i get off work)
Setup the hookah
play megaherz to unwind from the stress of work (or get ready to raid if its raid night on WoW)
Puff the night away until the wifey comes and destroys my tranquil environment

what is it with hookah and wow, a lot of the guys at the lounge sit there on laptops and play wow all night, and seriously almost all males i know that smoke hookah regularly (except for the few middle easterners i know well) play wow. i feel out of place.

-matt