step # 8 prepare a proper head

We got to the most important part, making the head, below the usual way, making the head has  few steps:

1. Cleaning the head - before preparation is important to clean the head of the remains of previous tobacco, not to be aftertaste and the holes are not clogged.

2. Preparation of tobacco - for those of you who chose to use fresh tobacco, it is important to check whether the tobacco is soaked or not, therefore, desirable to filter out the tobacco before use. Too wet tobacco will make the aspirations, and feel like the hookah obscure.

3. Fill your head - when preparing the head you should disperse the tobacco evenly over the entire head, separating the leaves. If we we put the tobacco mass, smoking will be less enjoyable, the tobacco will burn faster.

Do Not compress the tobacco and fill too little or too much, I've included a picture to illustrate the desired amount.

4. foil- if you smoke in an enclosed space, so suffice to use one layer of thick foil. For those of you smokers out there (or somewhere windy) use a double layer of foil and/ or buy a windshield.

5. Hole-punching  - has to do medium holes, small and not large, all over the head. Photo illustration later.

6. Light the coal, smoke and pass it forward.

Later I'll bring you an article of little tips that make the difference

step # 6 Accessories

So you chose the hookah and checked it from A to Z, Excellent! Now get to know what other cool accessories you could add to your new hookah .

Windshield / coal cover

Windshield is recommended and necessary accessory for your hookah, windshield allows us basically to guard the coal from the wind. You do not need to be a genius in chemistry, just like you do BBQ, the same principle works here.

Wind »coal ignited quickly» Tobacco "burned" quickly »more coal" flavour "» not fun

Fairy hookah / Pacifiers

Sharing your hookah among smokers may result an infection diseases: herpes lips, tuberculosis, Dlkthsimfonot (bronchitis) and oral mono, and eczema and various skin diseases by hand. You can protect yourself from the contagion through by using disposable mouths. Recommended when we share our hookah with others, or when we visit a friend and his hookah smokers buddies.

Perforate

for those "lazy" people that want to do all the holes at one time, I think you can without it, full of holes might make you holes faster, but most of the the times you "push" the foil and attach it to the head, causing the hookah to be compressed more, and smoke burn more quickly, also it perforated holes of different sizes, I do not recommend.

Perforated foil

There are foils that come with holes, as a rule I do not recommend, except one brand, most of the others have holes that are too big, and most of the foil types are too thin.

jar cover

If you break the jars quickly, it won't help you, although it prevents sliding over a smooth surface, but be aware that if the jar falls from a height of two feet or more is no good, a little excessive in my opinion.

double / triple / quad heads

it's nice to prepare few heads every time, but note, the heads are usually smaller in diameter, and the coal burning tobacco will be faster. For those of you who want to turn every head at the same time, expect that it's really not healthy, it's pretty similar to smoking with two coals at ones. I do not use these heads but I'm also not opposed.

iccy head

Suitable for warm places, such as Eilat (my city) in the afternoon, a "cold" smoke is nicer, but it only lasts about 25 minutes . It seems like too much effort, but I will not stop you.

Hookah filters

Ineffective, difficult for smoking, accumulate water is not recommended.

Syringe

For those of you who like small holes at the top, go for it. Can be found in pharmacies.

cion

Many advantages for cleaning your hookah , smoking less dangerous, more pleasant, taste more "natural". Highly recommended

Natural coal + coal facility

Less dangerous, less aftertaste, and more fun, those of you who are not lazy and hurry up smoking is highly recommended, but consider it takes longer to ignite, but they also hold for longer. There are facilities that allow you to shake up the coal and turn it so it ignites faster, is recommended.

There are plenty of inventions that come quickly, think about all the disadvantages and advantages of buying a new gadget, I trust your decision 

step # 4 Hookah pipe integrity

We chose a hookah, examined the body and now it's left to choose and test pipe (hose) fitting.

Check connections - pipe three main parts that require examination: the connection with the hookah, the fairy we smoked through and the covered partsof the pipe, the hose.Check that the pipe is connected properly and not loose, check the fitness  for both hookah pipe and tube and another rubber band will be asked for spare, just in case.

Nozzle of the hose connected to a hookah sometimes comes loose, ask to strengthen it or choose another tube, checking the decorations that adorn it are not worn, check to see if she hooked up with a rubber band or tape? And whether the connection is correct?the smoking fairy, check that the nozzle is not clogged, crooked, loose, excessively dirty, well reinforced and not worn. Check the pipe decorations are not loose and worn.

Tightness test tube -  approached the tube into your ear and blew the second nozzle, check the outgoing air is strong, the same test on the other.cover 1 fairy and blew a second mouthpiece, check that air flight (Noise in the tube indicates the escape), then checked again the second mouthpiece. During these tests, "play" a little with the hose (turn and bend it slightly), and investigated whether there is  escape of air.  

step # 3 checking the hookah's body normality

We have chosen our hookah, we have chosen and we conducted a head right, now we must examine the body of the hookah, this is the most important hookah part, try to buy a body by itself and you'll see that the price is almost the same as if you buy a new hookah.Hookah body integrity

1. Visual examination - look at the body from top to bottom, and try to discern whether there are cracks or breaks in the body? Is it curve? is there unnecessary welding parts / corrections  ? Is there a different screwed metal parts ? (Sometimesthe shopkeepers 'improvise' hookahs).

2. Disassembly and assembly - screwed hookah has it advantages and disadvantages and we'll talk about it later, unscrew the different parts : the bowl grommet, the ashtray, the base grommet.
after you unscrewed it, reassemble the parts and check if everything is made ​​up correctly, if the opacity of the hookah correctly, if the different holes are covered entirely (seals and easily released), if the pieces fit and not "improvised".

3. Tightness test - after all the complex parts properly, put the hookah jar (base), seal the bowl grommet, breathe out (check if the ball is released easily) and breathe in (Check that no air is released from any part of it - if there is no noise so it's a good sign).

Here's a picture to illustrate all parts of the hookah

step # 2 select a proper hookah bowl

We have chosen our favorite hookah,  our new "Baby", now It remains to check whether she properly  meet the requirements. 

The Bowl:

Step 1, a visual examination - check that there are no cracks and fractures, that the holes are not blocked, wide or too narrow.

Step 2, Match Review - there are different bowls with openings of different sizes, check that the bowl sits well on the hookah. Check that it's not loose or too tight, and do not forget the rubber of the bowl, and asked the seller for 1 more (nothing to lose)

Step 3, diameter of the bowl - the bowlwith a large diameter is great, but also spend too much tobacco. If you smoke once a week or even twice a week is recommended to take the bowl with a large diameter. Who smokes more often recommended to use a  bowl with a standard diameter, simply for economy. bowls with small diameter is usually not recommended unless they are deep.

Step 4, the depth of the bowl - Deeper bowl in general is more advisable, that way the tobacco "burned" less and allows you to use more coal without a problem.

Step 5 - Tightness test - Place the bowl on top of the hookah, cover it with your hands, inhale through the hose entry, if there is noise then the bowl does not sit well and / or the hookah is not sealed in other areas. Also check to see if your hand goes toward the hookah during aspiration, that's also indicates a good seal.

Don't lose your head in the process, Enjoy

Step # 1 Select your hookah

The first article would be a little long but I promise you that his successors will be more concise..

To be able to choose the right hookah you have to take into consideration several criteria to choose from, such as size, quality and place of production, cost, accessories and personal taste.

Each of the critical selection criteria appropriate for you, and I'll show you a clear picture to what you're going.

Sizes:

Very small: These hookahs are carried to a height of 15 cm, so right. Are hookahs so compact you can carry them in your pocket weighing about 200 grams. to the addicts among us who just have to smoke at any time our eyes open

Small: Hookahs at a height of 35 cm. Hookahs compact, best suited to the sea, hiking, weight 700 grams

Medium: Hookahs at a height of 50 cm, weight ranges from 1 to 2.5 kg. Hookahs primarily to but you can take them for long walks

Large: Hookahs to 1 meter in height, weight from 1.5 kg, hookahs house. Not recommended to take out of the house, because it's just not convenient to drag on with them

Huge (very large): Hookahs that rose to 1.8 meters (and even more)

Does size matter?