blastoffbrett Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 GREETINGS HF! So after my hookah had been sitting there looking lonely for almost a year I quit smoking cigarettes and naturally I went back to hookah. SO I'M BACK! What's new in the hookah world? What are people smoking? Who are people ordering from? What new products are changing your entire smoking experience? I was mostly a lurker and occasionally posted so no offense if no one remembers me Current setup: KM Chiller Med phunnel Gran Caravan hose (In the market for a new one, suggestions?) I'm working on a final project for my Advanced Audio and Video editing class and I've decided to an introduction/informational documentary on hookah (but more on that later) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastoffbrett Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Apparently 4.5 years of college education never taught me how to properly spell "resurrection" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Yo! welcome back, though there have been some minor changes, that set-up is still perfect. Lots of new flavors though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Welcome back to the hobby! Your setup sounds good. If the medium phunnel is working good for you, stick with it. A lot of people prefer the small, however, as it saves a good bit on tobacco. That's really the only thing I'd want different from your setup. Everything else sounds good. As for what's new in the hookah industry, a lot has come out since you were last with us I think. Tons of new Tangiers flavors have come out, Coconara made a cube version of their coals, then went back to flats and made a second line called Cocomazaya, a new formula cube-shaped coconut coal. They're what I use now. Hookah-Shisha added Al Tawareg as their cheaper line of tobacco to compliment Romman. New Nakhla flavors- Mizo Raspberry, and their new Mix line- Brandy, Cosmopolitan, Flame, and Ice Lemon Mint. Starbuzz has a new BOLD line. "Bold on dye, not flavor." In other words... nothing special. Khalil Mamoon now has washable hoses. They also now have new electro-plated KM models, along with others. Regal Hookah is a new company that makes wood hookahs. Mya Saray has new models as well. There was a slight influx of Syrians, which is now for the most part over. Hookahcompany still has a few Nours if you wanna check them out (Get one now while you can). Temsah came up as a really good contender against Khalil Mamoon, only to seemingly fall. In Germany they invented Shiazo Steam Stones- flavored rocks. Not too shabby. Good alternative for all of the places that now have indoor tobacco smoking bans. NazarHookah now has his own line of coals- Razan coals. This is all I can think of for now... If there's something I forgot guys, please add to it. People are mostly smoking Tangiers, Nakhla, and Al Fakher these days I'd say. People are mostly ordering from Hookahcompany, Nazarhookah, UltimateHookah, 5StarHookah, CrownHookahs, and Hookah-Shisha.com. (I hope I didn't forget any of our favorite vendors) As for what products are changing my experience, I have so far been sticking with my Tangiers Mini Phunnel (rumored to possibly be made retail sometime), Khalil Mamoon OG Trimetal, Al Nawras Syrian, and now Cocomazaya coals. The Cocomazaya have really blown me away. Before I was using Golden Canaries which are great for Tangiers, but I got tired of fiddling with coals every 20 minutes. Cocomazaya are great because they're less coal area in contact with the foil, and it just makes for much better heat management. Anyway, they've made my smoking experience great. That and Tangiers. Enough that I don't even bother smoking anything else. As for what new hose you should get, check out Nammor, Razan, or even the new KM washables. I'd like to see this video once you're done. I'm a TV Prod major and wanted to do an informational video on hookah for a class, but ultimately my professor made us make it focus on TV basics- shot composition, editing, aspect ratios... that kind of thing. I should still make one, I think... Again, welcome back to HF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_lunchb0x Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 hello and welcome back.sounds like a cool project. Hope it comes out well. oh and tangiers ftw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epoch Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Your setup has aged well. Still sounds perfect to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Good to see you again... I have a Masters and can't spell either so don't worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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