elite-fusion Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Hey guys, I am sorta new here. I registered a while ago but just wanted to know what you guys can recommend. I want to FINALLY get a new hookah but do not know which to get. Any ideas/suggestions? I usually smoke about 3-4 times a week and smoke Fantasia, Alfakir, or Starbuzz tobacco, but it is time to get a new one because this one is super old. Before anyone asks what my budget is, I shall say it is about $150 at most. I want a good quality hookah, something that will last a long time, but most importantly smoke GOOD! Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawhee Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 people have been really happy with turks and also syrians lately, also MYAs and KMs are always popular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite-fusion Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Yeah I figured about the Mya, but havent heard much about KM, what does it stand for if you dont mind me asking. How can i tell if its a turk or syrian? lol sorry for the stupid questions =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawhee Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 KM is Khalil Mamoon, egyptian, usually known as fairly high quality pipes though apparently lately theyve been a bit less well made as a few years back, dont know as I dont own one :PFor the turks most well known sorta thing is Elmas, also recently discovered Tokel pipes. Turks will not have a purge and they... look like turks I guess? :D check out the review section for pics and youll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoapplesplease Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 also the farida and hope (amel) egytpians also the al kwanky egyptians. and the MZ's the others have been suggested. what is your location? perhaps that will make a differance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite-fusion Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 I am in New York, USA and I am Russian, if it makes any difference lol =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_lunchb0x Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 welcome back, This site has some good models around your price point. http://ultimatehookah.com/Khalil-Mamoon-Hookahs_c23.htm http://www.hookah-shisha.com/c-522-khalil-mamoon-hookahs.html <<right now is 15-20% of km's. Unless your going to order direct from Turkey the only site that still sells good turkish hookahs is this one, but the bowl is male and without purge. So keep that in mind. http://www.5starhookah.com/Elmas-Hookahs_c185.htm <<also, most are well above your price. some myas: http://www.hookah-shisha.com/c-16-small-mya-hookahs-mini-hookahs.html http://www.hookah-shisha.com/c-16-small-mya-hookahs-mini-hookahs.html I know its a lot of info but take a look, some good deals to be had..and I trust those websites. They ship pretty fast and Have customer service phone numbers in case anything goes wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 farida 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo21 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 farida +1 i want a new one. i love my KM's and myas but i want a farida i love the look and everyone just pushs them so hard. just not willing to get one. lol guess its time to talk to eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite-fusion Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thanks for all the info guys, so I am pretty much down to Mya KM Farida If you guys had to choose, which would be considered best? As for turkish, I have an OLD turkish hookah somewhere in my closet, and I can only assume that it is turkish because the bowl is MALE instead of female as normal hookahs are. I remember a family member had it and passed it on to me but unfortunately it was left in the hookah water for a few months, so i dont know how safe it is to smoke that, plus the top bowl is sorta rusted and I don't know where to get a new one because of the fact that its Male. Also I think the stem that goes into the water is not in good condition because of being left for the few months in the colored hookah water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
â€On Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 If you could take some pictures of the old pipe (including some good closeups of the downstem that was sitting in the water, as well as the inside of it), we could let you know if it is salvageable. The nice thing about quality old pipes is that in many cases where you might think a pipe is pretty much garbage, all it takes is a good, thorough cleaning to make it look good and make it safe to smoke out of again. Out of your three choices: -MYA pipes are great, and if you wanted to spend much less that is what I would go for (The MYA Vento is what I would choose). Keep in mind, by spending less, you can spend more on a nice new washable hose, coals, a bowl, tobacco, etc. -If what you plan on spending (~$150) is for the pipe only, I would definitely look into a Farida. Personally, I think they are stylistically nicer than most of the new KM pipes, but both will smoke about the same. Farida tends to have nicer brazes/welds/joints on their pipes, but they have a copper downstem (which some do not like). If you clean your pipe regularly, you wouldn't notice a difference between the two. Copper, however, will oxidize with a green film if you don't clean it often enough, and that bothers some people. If you go with KM, I would not spend more than ~$125 on one (you can go MUCH cheaper than that as well, and I recommend you do, because you are only paying for looks...they will ALL smoke about the same). Go with a cheaper pipe and get a nice hose, bowl and coals. -I would recommend the Narbish or Nogoom hose (I personally like the Nogoom V1 the best out of those). -For a bowl, I would get a Tangiers Small Phunnel (it's pricey, but out of all the bowls I have tried, it's easily the best smoking) or an Elmas Female Bowl (It's a traditional unglazed clay turkish bowl, and it's great for stuff like AF and Nakhla). -For coals I would get either Coconaras or Golden Canary (GC are my coal of choice these days, but CCN were my staple for a long time, and they work excellent) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite-fusion Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 If you could take some pictures of the old pipe (including some good closeups of the downstem that was sitting in the water, as well as the inside of it), we could let you know if it is salvageable. The nice thing about quality old pipes is that in many cases where you might think a pipe is pretty much garbage, all it takes is a good, thorough cleaning to make it look good and make it safe to smoke out of again. ----- I will try to take some pictures sometime in the next few days because its at my different apartment. Out of your three choices: -MYA pipes are great, and if you wanted to spend much less that is what I would go for (The MYA Vento is what I would choose). Keep in mind, by spending less, you can spend more on a nice new washable hose, coals, a bowl, tobacco, etc. ---- very nice but little hookah, I am looking for something that is about 2.5 - 3 feet tall, because that is the height of mine now. -If what you plan on spending (~$150) is for the pipe only, I would definitely look into a Farida. Personally, I think they are stylistically nicer than most of the new KM pipes, but both will smoke about the same. Farida tends to have nicer brazes/welds/joints on their pipes, but they have a copper downstem (which some do not like). If you clean your pipe regularly, you wouldn't notice a difference between the two. Copper, however, will oxidize with a green film if you don't clean it often enough, and that bothers some people. If you go with KM, I would not spend more than ~$125 on one (you can go MUCH cheaper than that as well, and I recommend you do, because you are only paying for looks...they will ALL smoke about the same). Go with a cheaper pipe and get a nice hose, bowl and coals. ---- Still debating between KM and Farida in that case, because I am not really sure. Unfortunately I was the hookah about once a week, I only smoke about 3-4 times a week, I know I should wash it and change water after every time i smoke, but laziness definitely gets the best of me. -I would recommend the Narbish or Nogoom hose (I personally like the Nogoom V1 the best out of those). ---- I just use a mya hose which I bought at a local hookah shop, but I will definitely look into these two as well. Thanks for this :) -For a bowl, I would get a Tangiers Small Phunnel (it's pricey, but out of all the bowls I have tried, it's easily the best smoking) or an Elmas Female Bowl (It's a traditional unglazed clay turkish bowl, and it's great for stuff like AF and Nakhla). ---- I just use some crappy bowl, so that i definitely do not mind investing a few bucks into, so thanks for this :) -For coals I would get either Coconaras or Golden Canary (GC are my coal of choice these days, but CCN were my staple for a long time, and they work excellent) ---- for coal, I use 3 kings, is it any good compared to the two that you mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawhee Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 3 kings are quicklights and that by default makes them inferior to most natural coals... look into geting naturals for optimal smoking experience :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite-fusion Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Do the naturals last longer than the 3 kings one? because the 3 kings one dies in about 30 minutes or so, if that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawhee Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 they last a while and they dont taint the taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite-fusion Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thanks, I shall look into it. Any suggestions on which ones to get? But question also being is how to light them? because the only reason why i get the 3 kings is because i can light it with a lighter, which makes it easy...please advise sorry for all the n(.)(.)b questions lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawhee Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I use a gas stove :P people also use coil burner thingamajigs, you can get em pretty easy in the US I hear, I just ordered one from germany for myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite-fusion Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 I wish I could get a Meduse hookah, they look amazing LOL but I guess ill have to go with Farida or KM instead =P Fumo looks pretty cool too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite-fusion Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hey guys, probably going to purchase one today or tomorrow. Still debating between KM or Farida I did find a few nice KMs http://5starhookah.com/Khalil-Mamoon-Hookah-W-KM-2012-Signature-Base_c217.htm but I like those because of the nice vase design. Any thoughts of something that has a nice base design as those, and maybe better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoapplesplease Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 200+ for a km...might as well order a elmas with a cut crystal vase for that price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite-fusion Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 what if i order that vase and maybe order a good stem seperately? because looks like elma has that base on their stem too... http://5starhookah.com/Islemeli-Brass-628-ELGJ5.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo21 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 you want that ugly vase :( ewwww well i guess to each their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellz Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I recommend a Farida. I've really put mine through the grinder and this thing has held up through pretty unusual and drastic abuse. (review on this comming, your welcome HF for me being this willing to abuse this product that hard to find these things out) But it's definetely a quality pipe if I must say so myself. I would highly recommend this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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