Think I Might Be Done Smoking

[delSol_si]

Well guys, as sad as it is, I think I am done smoking, or at least for awhile. I haven't smoked in about a month and I don't miss it oddly enough. Ever since I got with my gf, hookah has seemed less important and I have smoked less and less. Now, I don't really smoke at all anymore. She said I can and that she doesn't have a problem with it as long as I don't put NHT in it (which I would never do), but I just haven't had the desire anymore.

I actually took my entire stash (except for some stuff I don't smoke anymore) over to my buddy's place along with both KMs and all my accessories. I still have like one egyptian bowl, a mini mya acrylic, a hose or two, and some crappy shisha over here, but I haven't touched any of it. I was going to go back and get my hookah stuff from my buddy's place, but I haven't seen a reason to since I don't smoke anymore. Actually, all of my coals are at his place so I couldn't even if I wanted to.

I'm still planning on staying on the forum on a regular basis and modding (unless mush wants to get rid of me), but I think I am done with smoking hookah for now, it doesn't really excite me like is used to. Actually, last time I did smoke, I smoked for like 15 min and was already tired of it.

I would like to ask though, do you guys think I should sell all my stuff and buy new stuff if I ever get back into smoking it....or should I keep all my stuff and jsut store it away? I have 2 KMs, a mini my acrylic, some hoses (I know I have 2 quick connects, a mya, and I think a KM of some kind, can't remember), probably a kilo of shisha, several several bowls, and random accessories, oh, and an extra jar. It took me a long time to build this collection, and I know several of the items I will not be able to get again (mini phunnel, mini sized smalls, mini glass with mod...etc) and I got really hooked up with the KM new butterfly, and my KM ice was my first hookah ever, so it will pain me to see stuff like that go away, but at the same time, I don't like keeping stuff around that I don't use, I used to hoard everything and never let anything go, but ever since I got with my gf, I have learned that things don't matter, people do, and that I want to live a more simple life, free of clutter.

If I do decide to get rid of everything and start fresh if I ever get back into it, I will give priority to the people that hooked me up with the stuff. (mini phunnel, glass mini, etc...) I dunno, like I said, I hate to keep such nice stuff around that I don't use, but I also know I will never get a lot of this stuff back if I ever do start smoking again.

I'm going to open a poll on this and see what you guys think.

oh, and I would like to mention that I don't think it is the hookah, I think it is the experience that is getting dull for me. If I ever ran across a hookah bar, I would totally love to visit it and smoke. If I could ever find a group of people who wanted to smoke and didn't annoy me, I would totally light up again. I just am tired of smoking by myself and the only other person that will smoke with me is my best friend, and even that is getting dull and almost never happens.

I would add a fart joke option or something, but I am really serious about this and need opinions.

[Chreees]

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Where's the "Keep it all" option on the poll?

Seriously dude, you know I know this more than anyone else on here... KEEP YOUR STUFF. Cause you'll most likely soon enough be wanting it back. If you really must sell it, atleast keep the few items like your mini phunnel that would be hard to get back. Hold on to it for a while and if you feel like you could sell it and not miss it, then sell it. That's if you feel you're totally done with hookah.

If I ever do quit, I think I'm going to keep my stuff just in case I ever wanted to smoke sometime in the future. That is, of course, unless I really need the money. Plus it'd be something cool to show the kids. Perhaps hold on to it for many many years and it could be worth some money or something... I don't know. Most importantly, I think you need to seriously think it over. Sleep on it. Talk to your gf about it. Just don't make any quick decisions and then be likely to regret it later on.

[ryno]

It happens to all of us. I honestly am luck if I smoke once a week anymore, and I find when I do, I enjoy it a little more. I'm in the same boat as you kind of, my girl doesn't really care for it, and besides the fact she's prego and can't smoke with me. I told her I wouldn't smoke around her and I don't. Only times I do smoke now is when I can get a group of people together to enjoy it. I voted for hang on to some of it and keep the irreplaceable stuff. Its always good to have it on hand incase you want to. Or if you do like Chris did and get rid of something you really liked and have a hard time getting it back. I say sleep on it too.

[mushrat]

id hold onto it. Put it in a closet for a while in case you find someone worthy of it or you get the bug again.

We'll discuss the mod thing in the mod area.

[Venger]

Pack it all in a box and send it to ME BWAAAAaaaahahahahahahaha or put it away in a closet/attic/basement. I have never really been one to hoard stuff but every time I "clean house" a year later I will be looking for the thing I got rid of in haste. Take it from someone whose has been around the block a few times.Five years is a very short period of time hold on to it for that long. If in five years you never touch it then get rid of it.
Ray

[delSol_si]

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Where's the "Keep it all" option on the poll? .
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[quote name='mushrat' date='07 July 2010 - 11:21 AM' timestamp='1278519672' post='474241']
id hold onto it. Put it in a closet for a while in case you find someone worthy of it or you get the bug again.

We'll discuss the mod thing in the mod area.
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Okay, was going to post here my thoughts, but i'll just post in the mod section instead.

[king_lunchb0x]

i would say keep it all, pack it up and store it. Just in case you do get the urge to have a smoke session at home. Thats great that you will still stick around even if u quit the pipe.like the others said in few years you could still sell it if you want to. just don't do something you will regret

[mitchard]

I went through a phase of a couple months where I just didnt care about smoking at all. I packed off my my stuff into boxes and put it in the closet. It stayed there for awhile, and I had no desire to smoke at all. I was thankful it was still around when I one day randomly got the urge to smoke though.

Like anything, you just get burned out over time. Just take a break. Maybe you'll miss is, maybe you wont.

[porksandwich9113]

Keep the hookahs for sure. Even if you don't ever use them any more - they are still cool so show off and hell - some pretty ones might even be used for decoration.

Sell off your shisha - especially opened stuff.. That can easily be replaced.


Like mitch says, you'll burn out and stop. Then all the sudden 3 months later you'll have the desire and urge to smoke and you'll be back on the path.

[Caila]

I went through this to and i gave my hookah away when i thought i didn't want to smoke again, but a while later when i wanted to smoke again I had to buy a new hookah. I would say keep your stuff and even if you don't want to smoke again hookahs are cool to look at you can use them as decoration =)

[Cp44]

if your serious about quitting then sell it so you wont be tempted to start smoking again.

[demonix]

I clicked on this thread just to see what reasons someone I probably don't remember is quiting, then I see your name Tyler... =[
If you do decide to quit, please don't leave us here!

[delSol_si]

Well, I'm not serious about quitting...its not that....its just that I never have the feeling of "i want to smoke" anymore. And I don't want to do something that is going to harm my health just for the hell of it. If I want to smoke again, I have no problem picking it back up again, just haven't had the urge.

demonix, i have no intentions on leaving the forum at all, just the hookah

Thanks for all the comments, I like the idea on sleeping on it for a few days

[Universal Magnetic]

save it for a rainy day

[ryno]

It'd probably be best to hang on to it. What happens one day when you want to smoke and have to buy a new setup to do it? No fun there!

[NitetimeReign]

I'm gonna go with Ray on this one Del. There has been stuff I have sold or just gotten rid of cause I lost the desire for it and was just burned out on whatever it was. Then like maybe a year later I would get back into it again and think to myself ahhh man why did you get rid of that, on certain things it was items that where no longer available so that really sucked. Other times it was wow buying this setup all over again cost more than what I remember. So I would say hang onto it for quite awhile and then if you are really done and you will know. Then you can git rid of it or just use it as decoration or whatever you should choose to do.

[Skoozle]

Here's what I would do:

Bring all of your stuff home and put together the best rig you can. Put your favorite stem in your favorite vase with your favorate bowl and wind cover on top and don't forget your favorite hose and all the gromets and gaskets you would need. Set all that aside.

Now out of what is left over, pick out all the stuff you can't replace and set that aside.

Sell everything else, There is no reason to have three hookahs if you dont smoke. If you get the urge to smoke, you will have a really nice hookah to use and you will just need to track down some coal and shisha.

With the money you get from selling all of the stuff, if you don't need it for more pressing matters, stash it away, put it in a savings account, bond, CD, or whatever. If you realize in a few months that it was a mistake to get out of it or you just really miss it, grab that money and go shopping for all the new hookah stuff you want. With a bond or CD, you will have to wait for the money to mature so it would sort of structure the time frame for your break.

Another option for the money would be pay off a credit card, that's the best investment you can make if you carry a balance on a credit card.

Whatever you decide to do, congratulations on finding a woman who is more enjoyable than hookah.

[Stuie]

Skoozle has it right

I hate clutter...Cleaning out my hookah closet this weekend to git rid of stuff. Keep your Gems and unload the rest.

[Hassouni]

Smoking alone has never been as much fun for me. You say if you can get a group together you'd do it. So, hang on to your stuff. I was in the same boat for about a year (period between undergrad and grad school) and I don't think I smoked more then a couple times. But when I had a lot of friends around a lot, I smoked a lot more, and I'm very glad I didn't sell what I had.

[Webbles]

Damn tyler! But i know how ya feel. I've gone a while without having a smoke. But then, i would be in the mood and that would start it all over again.

I definately wouldnt get rid of everything. I would keep some of the better items ya have, and keep it stored away. Who knows, ya might be sitting watching some TV and just feel like a smoke.

Girlfriend or wife, its healthy to have some "My time" and that my time just might require some tangiers!

Good luck to ya bro.

[thatonethere]

[quote name='porksandwich9113' date='07 July 2010 - 10:48 AM' timestamp='1278524903' post='474258']
Keep the hookahs for sure. Even if you don't ever use them any more - they are still cool so show off and hell - some pretty ones might even be used for decoration.

Sell off your shisha - especially opened stuff.. That can easily be replaced.


Like mitch says, you'll burn out and stop. Then all the sudden 3 months later you'll have the desire and urge to smoke and you'll be back on the path.
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This.

[hookah hippie]

It happens overtime I have burned out and stopped smoking at times. I kept things I would miss and gave away/sold stuff I could easily replace. Good luck to you

[abzy]

keep stuff that are irreplaceable (mini)
and put your best hookah a couple of boxes of shisha a a few coals away and u never know when u may feel like pulling the hookah out

[Chreees]

Tyler, keep the KM Ice, Mini Phunnel, an unopened pack of your favorite shisha, a small box of coals, and sell everything else if you don't think you're gonna miss it later on. After having sold everything once before and almost having done it a second time, I don't think I'll ever completely sell everything again, unless I REALLY need the money. I say keep the KM Ice because it was your first hookah. Keep the Mini because that's pretty damn irreplaceable. Box of shish and small pack of coals just in case. This way it's not all gone if you do get the urge sometime. And if you never touch it for like a year or two, and you know you will never have a desire to do it again, then sell your Ice and Mini. So you'll slim down on all the stuff (getting rid of extra junk), while still keeping a little something just in case. The perfect balance.

[kyleSD]

i feel like when things get stagnant with smoking i just need a change and i get into it again. like maybe switch brands of shisha or start trying a bunch of different random brands. when i was getting burned out i discovered tangiers and i wanted to smoke so bad just to get it right so i dont know, maybe you just need a change.