Teach Me Smoking Hookah

[oddonein]

okay iam a newbie at smoking hookah and smoked it for the first time yesterday while my friends had smoked it before. while smoking i faced many problems
1 - i was not able to blow out as much smoke as my friends were exhaling mine was coming out in very small amounts just as if iam smoking a cigarette and dey were blowing out clouds of smoke
2 - i was coughing a lot while smoking it

so could anyone pls teach me how to smoke it properly ? or be my tutor in smoking hookah ? pls someone teach me i got away with it yesterday sayin i had a really bad cough so having problems but next time i dont want to be a laughing stock so plz guys and gals help me out....

[staygone]

Search around this joint, there is a wealth of info for any hookah smoker.

-QM

[oddonein]

Search around this joint, there is a wealth of info for any hookah smoker.

-QM

i searched in the forum... but it returned with no results... if anyone has the link to the topic pls paste it here....

[Capt. Morgan]

When you smoke hookah, it shouldn't make you cough, unless someopne makes you laugh wjile taking a hit or something like that. I'm guessing you are sucking the smoke down into your lungs the same way you would a cigarette. You don't have to do that. Take a long, slow draw on it until you are satisfied. Don't inhale trhough your nose when you take a hit. Exhale slowly and gently. Provided you have decent shisha and the hookah is smoking properly you should get clouds rolling out of your mouth. Good luck.

[modisess]

take it slow bro.

it takes time to get used to hookah...

[oddonein]

When you smoke hookah, it shouldn't make you cough, unless someopne makes you laugh wjile taking a hit or something like that. I'm guessing you are sucking the smoke down into your lungs the same way you would a cigarette. You don't have to do that. Take a long, slow draw on it until you are satisfied. Don't inhale trhough your nose when you take a hit. Exhale slowly and gently. Provided you have decent shisha and the hookah is smoking properly you should get clouds rolling out of your mouth. Good luck.

but wen i inhale it goes into my lungs how do i stop it from going in?? and if i inhale too slowly it doesnt gv me any smoke.....

[staygone]

Search around this joint, there is a wealth of info for any hookah smoker.

-QM

i searched in the forum... but it returned with no results... if anyone has the link to the topic pls paste it here....

Make sure your monitor is turned on when you do the search . There are a TRILLION BAGILLION topics about hookah...ing.

http://www.hookahcompany.com/hookah_setup.htm

That should set you up. Reasearching is a ton more fun than waiting for us to find stuff for you.

-QM Edited November 24, 2008 by QuiltedMaple

[Capt. Morgan]

Its finee for it to go into your lungs what I meant was if this makes sense "sucking it down" into your lungs. When people smokes cigarettes they tend to do a straight draw where they breathe in through there nose at the same time or take a breath in right after they take a drag on the cig. This gets the smoke really down into the lungs and absorbs more nicotine. If you don't do this you will get a lot easier hit that won't be near as harsh and you'll get thicker clouds.

[oddonein]

Its finee for it to go into your lungs what I meant was if this makes sense "sucking it down" into your lungs. When people smokes cigarettes they tend to do a straight draw where they breathe in through there nose at the same time or take a breath in right after they take a drag on the cig. This gets the smoke really down into the lungs and absorbs more nicotine. If you don't do this you will get a lot easier hit that won't be near as harsh and you'll get thicker clouds.

so in a way u mean to smoke it like a cigar just take a drag and put the smoke in the mouth just for the flavor??? ryt???

[DJ_HOSSEIX]

^^ yes.

Do you friends know how to pack a good bowl, all because smoke is coming out doesn't mean its in a good set up. Was the flavor of the tobacco there or did it taste like ass? If it tasted like ass then next time you guys want to smoke you pack the bowl (after checking out the tons of how to pack a bowl threads on this forum).

[oddonein]

^^ yes.

Do you friends know how to pack a good bowl, all because smoke is coming out doesn't mean its in a good set up. Was the flavor of the tobacco there or did it taste like ass? If it tasted like ass then next time you guys want to smoke you pack the bowl (after checking out the tons of how to pack a bowl threads on this forum).

we went to a hookah cafe and dey prepared da hookah and we smoked it... since ma friends had smoked it before they could tell wen the coal was not dere or stuff.... and ya the flavor was good.... we tried apple....

[NarghileNights]

you should be able to take huge hits and not even know it.

sounds like your friends don't know how to load a bowl.

if you can take a hit from a hookah, make it bubble, and not inhale, you have some sort of super power that I have not encountered.

[Capt. Morgan]

Its finee for it to go into your lungs what I meant was if this makes sense "sucking it down" into your lungs. When people smokes cigarettes they tend to do a straight draw where they breathe in through there nose at the same time or take a breath in right after they take a drag on the cig. This gets the smoke really down into the lungs and absorbs more nicotine. If you don't do this you will get a lot easier hit that won't be near as harsh and you'll get thicker clouds.

so in a way u mean to smoke it like a cigar just take a drag and put the smoke in the mouth just for the flavor??? ryt???

exactly, smoke the way you would a cigar.

[oddonein]

Its finee for it to go into your lungs what I meant was if this makes sense "sucking it down" into your lungs. When people smokes cigarettes they tend to do a straight draw where they breathe in through there nose at the same time or take a breath in right after they take a drag on the cig. This gets the smoke really down into the lungs and absorbs more nicotine. If you don't do this you will get a lot easier hit that won't be near as harsh and you'll get thicker clouds.

so in a way u mean to smoke it like a cigar just take a drag and put the smoke in the mouth just for the flavor??? ryt???

exactly, smoke the way you would a cigar.

thank u so much guys... but i still think it will take me time....

[NarghileNights]

you can't smoke a hookah like a cigar, sorry.

like I said, sounds like your friends dont know how to load a bowl.

[staygone]

I smoke like I breathe. Take it in deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

-QM

[An1m]

you can't smoke a hookah like a cigar, sorry.

like I said, sounds like your friends dont know how to load a bowl.

What are you talking about? It's essentially the same, One is not SUPPOSED to inhale hookah smoke in the same way that one inhales cigarette smoke. It is for flavor, and the mechanics of the drag are similar to that of the cigar.

[NarghileNights]

you dont fully inhale cigar smoke, you do fully inhale hookah smoke.

like i said, grab your hookah and a cigar. take a puff off of a cigar, then try and mimic that same motion with your hookah and i will doubt you can even get the smoke out of the base, much less make it bubble.

a hookah should feel like you are taking a really deep breath of normal air, does a cigar feel like that?

[An1m]

you dont fully inhale cigar smoke, you do fully inhale hookah smoke.

like i said, grab your hookah and a cigar. take a puff off of a cigar, then try and mimic that same motion with your hookah and i will doubt you can even get the smoke out of the base, much less make it bubble.

a hookah should feel like you are taking a really deep breath of normal air, does a cigar feel like that?

When I hookah I get huge clouds and it doesn't feel like taking a deep breath, in feels like taking a huge draw from a hookah. There is a noticeable difference in my smoke density if I actually inhale it as though I were taking a deep breath.  Actually I guess it is similar to a deep breath except that, wehereas a normal deep breath would end in inhalation my hookah pulls end with me exhaling. So maybe some hookah smokers finish the inhale then exhale, but as far as I know that's "improper" and you can tell when someone is doing that because that's when people start to cough / get weaker clouds than everyone else.



And no one cannot draw a cigar the same exact way, but what I said is that the mechanics are the same. It's the same type of pull, one that does not end in an inhale, like a cigarette does, but in an exhale, las both proper hookah and cigar pulls do.

[NarghileNights]

when you suck on a hookah, the reason it bubbles is because you are creating a vacuum with your lungs, just because you dont do the cigarette smokers inhale after the hit doesnt mean you didnt get lots of smoke in your lungs.

[An1m]

when you suck on a hookah, the reason it bubbles is because you are creating a vacuum with your lungs, just because you dont do the cigarette smokers inhale after the hit doesnt mean you didnt get lots of smoke in your lungs.

Good point, you win. However I still contend that it's not the cigarette inhale and is closely related to the cigar inhale

[frost91]

an1m u dont know what ur talking about.....its basically like breathing through your mouth but with smaller hole to breathe from

[cotsi95]

Brad (NN) is right we get sooo many people in the lounge telling there friends YOUR NOT SUPPOSED TO INHALE!! Your supposed to inhale, you will get slightly reduced clouds if you take another smaller breath after your initial hit. Basically just take it easy get use to the smoke and the clouds will come.

[newjacksm]

you guys dont inhale the shisha smoke into your lungs? I do...

[Pilgrim]

Unless your name is Bill Clinton, you should inhale the hookah smoke