pimpy Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Anyone know who makes the longest hose? I would like the ability to lie down on my couch and smoke, while my hookah stays put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinshisha4life Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 probably the longest ive seen is a mya 89" long handle. I had an 80" but it was kinda restrictive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 A lot of people will recomend against vinyl tubing, but I use the stuff exclusively... Go to Home Depot or Lowes and check out the plumbing isle. I believe the diameter I use is 1/2mm outside and 3/8mm inner diameter.Its around 2.99 for 10' and 3.99 for 20'. I just get the 20' spool and cut it into whatever length I want. If you read the label, it says they pass all health and safety laws, and are good for food/water use. People say to watch out because when vinyl tubing is heated, it releases harmful chemicals, but hookah hoses are never exposed to heat, unless you're smoking outside and expose it to sun, but even that doesn't seem like it would make it hot enough to cause any harm.So yeah, they're not as authentic looking, but work 10x better IMO. They are super easy to clean, and never give you any of those black particles which get in your mouth like on traditional hookah hoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityboyyy Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 i completely agree with yashman ... they do work really well and are easy to clean and pretty durable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glottis Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Thirded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Yashman, I think I love you. Time to go to Lowes tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasa Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 How do you get that vinyl hosing to fit into the grommet/ have a mouthtip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glottis Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Take the grommet out, just jam the tube in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 [quote name='Glottis']Take the grommet out, just jam the tube in there.[/quote]Like Glottis said already, just shove that baby in. It was Glottis who actually started the vinyl tube idea in our group of friends. I haven't looked back since.[url="http://www.socialsmokehookah.com/item--Mini-Single-Hose-Hookah--EG01"] http://www.socialsmokehookah.com/item--Min...ingle-Hose-Hook[/url] ah--EG01I have an egyptian style hookah, but a lot of hookahs have very similar hose ports as the one showed in this picture I got from socialsmoke.com. Just stick it in. It should go in around 3-4" before it won't go any further. Makes a nice, tight seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 The type of hoses that have screw on headpieces can be screwed together to make longer hoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpy Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 Does anyone know who makes the longest non-home-made hose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Dorian Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Careful with extended hoses, the longer the hose, the weaker the flavor. The particles that are responsible for the taste of hookah smoke are relatively large, and a longer hose simply gives them a bigger surface area to get stuck on. Also, extremely long hoses can generate back pressure that can sometimes screw up air flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasa Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 [quote name='Lord Dorian']Careful with extended hoses, the longer the hose, the weaker the flavor. The particles that are responsible for the taste of hookah smoke are relatively large, and a longer hose simply gives them a bigger surface area to get stuck on. Also, extremely long hoses can generate back pressure that can sometimes screw up air flow.[/quote] Oh, really? Weird.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glottis Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 [quote name='Lord Dorian']Careful with extended hoses, the longer the hose, the weaker the flavor. The particles that are responsible for the taste of hookah smoke are relatively large, and a longer hose simply gives them a bigger surface area to get stuck on. Also, extremely long hoses can generate back pressure that can sometimes screw up air flow.[/quote]Honestly, I havent experienced any of this. The vinyl is rigid and nonporous enough that the backpressure it generates @12 feet is unnoticeable, and the flavor is just as strong because the particles aren't lodging themselves on the hose.In any case, if you are curious about these hoses, they are very cheap, so there's no point in not at least giving it a shot. Home depot, plumbing aisle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Pressure drop, actuallyI believe Mya makes an 86" hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 lowes... plumbing section... took the gromet with me, found a hose that fit right *1/2"*.... and ten foot hose for $2.57 and I got a tip for it for like .76 cents... yeah, I LOVE IT. Smokes great, amusing to see, nice for length and easy to clean. It might not have that traditional hose look that alot of people like, but it works for me, is cheap, and I personally recomment people to give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepyrofish Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I could use a longer hose in certain situations...like when 3 or 4 people share my QT and we have to pass it all over the place. Li'l guy nearly gets knocked over. That, plus I have a fondness for ghetto-rigging stuff. You should see my car. All safe and perfectly functional, but looks funny. Little C-clamps holding my airfilter on and whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpy Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 [quote name='Tangiers']Pressure drop, actuallyI believe Mya makes an 86" hose.[/quote]Thanks, T.Anyone try [url="http://www.myasaray.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=603&DEPARTMENT_ID=36"]this[/url]?Seems a bit unwieldy with the long handle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I use a leather hose, all the time and it has a top piece that is at least 18"...sometimes I attach an old headpiece to it and its at least 2 1/2 " long! Just the rigid top section, mind you. Pressure drop in a fluid along a tube is caused by a static layer of fluid that sticks to the wall of the tube and then the fluid actually slides along the layer of stuck fluid. This effectivly makes the fluid flow a function of surface area of the static layer which is given in terms of the inside of a cylindrical surface. The pressure drop function is then a squared function so the pressure drop of a 1/4" tube is more than twice as much as it would be in a 1/2" tube. Sorry if this isn't very clear...I'm reading it off of the back of my "Science Toasties" cereal box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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