(Part 2) Best hookahs & accessories according to redditors

Try instrument shops, if they can replace tenon corks on recorders, they should be able to replace this, who knows.

I just had another idea if you have no luck there, you could try if something like this fits. if you can find a plastic gasket in the right size, they are less maintainance than cork gaskets (you should grease them to keep them from drying out and rotting, as you now know)

Remove all the broken glass. Add this: Hookah Grommets for Water Pipe Shisha Silicone Seals 3pcs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FF761NZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_gOpNDb42KRTT0 . Then slide your down stem thru the plastic groomet. Works perfect

https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Modern-Hookah-Grommets-Every/dp/B07MNW4FBD/ref=sr_1_107?crid=JUO0BX4PPAD9&keywords=hookah+base&qid=1556489745&s=gateway&sprefix=hookah+base%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-107

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https://5starhookah.com/collections/hookah-bases/products/large-feather-base?variant=28195724363

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https://5starhookah.com/collections/bohemian-glass-bases/products/bohemian-elegance-base-midna?variant=12522462412878

Something like this :

Vatra Tube Bag Hookah Shisha Nargila Waterpipe Glass Protection Case (Black/Gray Plaid, 14") https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077VXGW2R/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_NWAHDb2VCNN5E

Just adjust for the length of your bong. Looks like some expensive glass there, so you could opt for a hard shell case and be a big baller lmao

Vape Storage Organizer Stand"The Tech" Stand by Jwraps

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQW5VRS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_WbpvCbERSDM99

Which brand did you go with?.

Ive seen the following:

Deezer fabric :
https://www.amazon.com/Deezer-ice-hookah-hose/dp/B07FSNZZXZ?th=1&psc=1

Deezer gel:
http://www.deezerus.com/deezer-silicon-freezable-hose-mix-color.html

Mya freeze:
https://www.amazon.com/MYA-Saray-Freeze-Hookah-Shisha/dp/B01LMONE6E

Mystique Ice Hose Tip:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00BU925GC/ref=psdcmw_10342620011_t3_B01LMONE6E

And of course the off brand of the mystique.

I was at a hookah bar that offered the Mystique style. I kinda the cooler effect thennjust ice in the base

320 ° Blue edition (25mm cubes) are now available in the US via amazon.com.

320 coal in USA

This is the best selling coconut coal on UK Amazon

Save up $3 more dollars and this https://www.amazon.com/LLAKED-Detachable-Transparent-Waterpipe-Accessories/dp/B07Q2XLDP1/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=llaked&qid=1568883353&s=gateway&sprefix=llkaked&sr=8-2

Now that I’m home and have a minute to type, here’s how I made it:

-I used a step drill bit to cut two 3/4” holes in the mason jar lid. I kept the lid on the jar while drilling, held the jar with one hand and the drill with the other and it worked just fine (I marked the holes with a sharpie before drilling)

-I put in one hookah hose grommet and one “downstem grommet” (I get these from my local ace hardware. You just ask for a rubber grommet with an inner diameter of 1/2”, an outer diameter of 31/32”, and a 3/4” groove, I think the stock number is 55059) in the holes I drilled

-downstem time. I get them from a local smokeshop and I use just regular ol’ glass on glass downstems that work with a 14mm bowl. Before you fit it into the grommet, lube them both up with whatever cooking oil you have on hand (I use coconut oil). Getting the downstem in is the trickiest and scariest part to me but it goes relatively easy if you coat it in oil first

-all set, just put in a 14mm bowl in the downstem and a regular hookah hose in the hookah grommet and you’re good to go

Eta link for hookah grommet

You could get this and use the remaining money in your budget to get a hookah John harmony $25 and a HMD. I use a lotus which are $60 but there's more options out there

https://www.amazon.com/Pharaohs-Twister-Premium-Quality-Hookah/dp/B07JZX73YZ

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I'd look for hookah parts.

these are mouthpieces, the length of a dynavap.. maybe you can cut to fit

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Silicone Mouth Tips For Hookah Shisha Colorful Mouthpiece Disposable Rubber Hose Tips Accessories

https://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Colorful-Mouthpiece-Disposable-Accessories/dp/B073PWX6ZZ

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these might even be better

https://www.amazon.com/Hookah-Disposable-Individual-Wrapped-Various/dp/B07JDSTKHZ/

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jesus. they have everything.

HEMPER A-Dab-TER | Silicone Vape Pen Adapter for Water Pipes | Round & Flat Tips (Black)

https://www.amazon.com/HEMPER-Dab-TER-Silicone-Adapter-Water/dp/B07TJNQZQV/

With this particular hmd, I never used foil. The shisha burns and sticks to the bottom which is now black, but I wait for it to chill and hit it with a steel bristle brush. I've tried foil with it, but the heat just doesn't get through.
I will tell you though, that I just got a knock off lotus and silicone bowl from Amazon, and I love it. The ridge for the bowl sits a more so above the shisha line, and keeps the hmd from getting too gunked up, and it smokes great. It was also like 15 bucks. Hookah Bowl Set- Funnel Silicone Hookah Bowl + Lotus Heat Management System Shisha Hookah Coal Charcoal Holder for Smoking Hookah Accessories (Seven Holes+Double Handle) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P73L32K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iRsoDbCG26NH0
The fake lotus is a little different, as the little nibs inside don't keep the coals from blacking out as well as the raised channels in the official, but I like the handle on the base that the official doesn't have (although it still gets too hot to touch while burning coals)
I had my doubts about silicone bowls, but this is great. The next one I'm going to try is one of the silicone bowls worth the glass phunnel insert.
Hookah Bowl Set- Funnel Silicone Hookah Bowl with Hurricane Glass Core + Lotus Heat Management System Shisha Hookah Coal Charcoal Holder for Smoking Hookah Accessories (Glass Silicone+Single Handle) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HMJL5R1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tUsoDbSAEAGSR
Can't beat this for the price, and it looks like the hmd is a closer copy to the actual kaloud lotus 2

Just get hoses and tips from anyplace but 5 Star, as they have terrible customer service and shipping practices. You can get 100 long plastic tips on amazon for 7.50, for example.

Breco Cubes

Try these have been loving them

Edit- I only use cocourth these were a gamble that paid off in spades only light 2 they last forever and the ash isn’t some white mess more of a brown color

https://www.amazon.com/Kitosun-Silicone-Management-Charcoal-Cleaning/dp/B079BSVJT2/ref=sr_1_57?keywords=Hookah+hmd&qid=1571775939&sr=8-57

Purge is when you blow out the smoke from the chamber to clear it. That is really weird about the hose... Amira maintains that it is a surgical grade silicone so it should not ghost (hold the flavors like you are saying)..

but a cleaning with baking soda and hot water followed by a through rise in cold water should wash all the flavors out. I clean my hookah and bowl after every session to get the fullest flavor possible.

The Amira has a very wide gauge downstem, so a shallower phunnel bowl might work better than a deep bowl. So to improve your setup, I'd definitely get a HMD, and a bowl that holds it well. You can make that a 2 hose hookah very easily, if you watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6lfhYd_y4U. You might not be able to get a KL in SA, but you can def get a chimney, that would be my goto in case I could not get access to a HMD. something like this. https://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Narghile-Charcoal-Narguile-Accessory/dp/B078SP1LF6. Ratings are BS. If you are enjoying your session and don't burn the tobacco, It's a 10/10.

edit: another example of a chimney: https://www.reddit.com/r/hookah/comments/cn0yjv/relaxing_night/

use this Whip/Hose Replacement Accessory Hookah Shisha Silicone with Glass Hose Vaporizer (18MM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0777M4YMG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iVceBbR68CERK


https://delta3dstudios.com/nearly-universal-vape-to-waterpipe-adapter-large/

The adapter just fits over the sai mouth piece, and you can either use 14mm or 18mm tubing to connect to a male connector on a bong.

note: just realized can cut the mouth piece off, then you can just attach it to the adapter.

They sell grommets on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003VMCBA6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1420533213&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=21jRfdhuudL&ref=plSrch

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0035X7KQQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1420533234&sr=8-2&dpPl=1&dpID=11De-5WgraL&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SX200_QL40

Kitosun Hookah Bowl Set Ceramic Hookah Bowl with 12Holes + Larger Charcoal Holder with Screen Shisha Heat Management Bundle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BXPNKYL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_MQ7ODbPQFH57A

It also came stamped as Amy Delux