I had a girl at work take a puff of my pv and she said it tasted like the hookah smoke,I've never tried the hookah and I'm not really sure what kind of substance is used in it but I don't mean the funny stuff.Is our vapor similar in any way??
Is vaping similar to hookah smoking in any way
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hookah shisha (the tobacco) is usually made from fruit and spices and flavorings. so it can taste similar to some ejuices. But then again - not really. the resemblance is pretty superficial. Saying hookah smoke is similar to vapor is about as accurate as seeing a red haired man and saying he reminds you of Ron Howard.
Actually, vaping is very similar to hookah "smoking". Hookahs use shisha, which is basically tobacco covered/soaked in molasses or a similar substance which contains various flavors and such, and of course... Some nicotine which has leeched into the mixture. It is put into a bowl and heated, in pretty much every case (have read about some experiments with heating coils, all failures) a coal is used to heat the mixture with some foil to separate the two. The mixture heats up and the non-tobacco substances vaporize. The difference is, though, the obvious use of tobacco that can easily scorch and pretty much burn. But still, the "smoke" is primarily vapor until that happens, and when it does it is very noticeably, as the tobacco used gives a terrible sensation once scorched. In addition, coals, especially quick lights, can give off nasty chemical odor and potentially harmful fumes if not prepared properly.
I obviously don't have to explain how e-cigs work, nor what is in the juice, but still... I have converted many a hookah smoker since it is fairly similar. The closest I imagine you'd come in the ejuice world to a good hookah session is some tobacco extract mixed with some fruity flavors. Only reason I know this is because I was an avid hookah smoker, and still do use mine on occasion, but nothing beats a good e-juice.
Edit: I forgot, glycerine is used in almost all modern shisha, as it is a good vapor producer with a low boiling point, obviously.
I obviously don't have to explain how e-cigs work, nor what is in the juice, but still... I have converted many a hookah smoker since it is fairly similar. The closest I imagine you'd come in the ejuice world to a good hookah session is some tobacco extract mixed with some fruity flavors. Only reason I know this is because I was an avid hookah smoker, and still do use mine on occasion, but nothing beats a good e-juice.
Edit: I forgot, glycerine is used in almost all modern shisha, as it is a good vapor producer with a low boiling point, obviously.
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Very informative, tsunami987. Never tried a hooka but it sounds interesting. Think I'll just stick with the juice, no need to go looking for trouble 
Nah, I still am wary of hookah just because of the potential for burnt tobacco. The e-cig is, once again, the hookah of the modern age.
I actually still fire up my hookah every once and a great while, usually when I have some friends over for poker night.. considering I end up with clouds of smoke around me anyway.
I saw a miniature hookah online
It's a keychain and has a cap for the bowl so you don't lose the tobacco.
It's TINY.
Will have to buy if its around $5
It's a keychain and has a cap for the bowl so you don't lose the tobacco.
It's TINY.
Will have to buy if its around $5
I saw a miniature hookah online
It's a keychain and has a cap for the bowl so you don't lose the tobacco.
It's TINY.
Will have to buy if its around $5
It's a keychain and has a cap for the bowl so you don't lose the tobacco.
It's TINY.
Will have to buy if its around $5
Your comments are right - but as a long time hookah smoker I disagree that hookah is
a lot like vaping" - but taste and experience are subjective
Love that mod, by the way. But yeah the flavor CAN be similar, but most are fairly different. Peaches, specifically, for some reason seem really similar in both e-juice and shisha. The peach pie from goodprophets taste identical to starbuzz white peach. Haven't really seen much other similar flavors, although I am trying to create a Blue Mist copycat e-juice... That would be SO GOOOOD!
With a hookah you are still "burning" so you get that taste along with the shisha blend you use. In a vague way it's similar...but for example I use Starbuzz shisha that is a blueberry/mint blend.....and a similar juice blend with two very different taste profiles.
What juice is that? I imagine you ARE talking about blue mist... XD
Could toss some tobacco absolute in it and be close, maybe...
Could toss some tobacco absolute in it and be close, maybe...
Well, perhaps a more accurate statement would be "A properly set-up and functioning hookah is, functionally, physically and experientially, operating a lot like vaping..."
No. A hookah is a multi-user thingy that burns tobacco, usually flavored. The closest thing to using a hookah in vaping is to set up a theatrical fog machine and pass it around, like this.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...g-400-watts-how-i-want-die-dont-try-home.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...g-400-watts-how-i-want-die-dont-try-home.html
No, that is the point I was trying to make. A PROPERLY SET UP and PROPERLY OPERATING hookah does NOT burn tobacco. It heats it up just enough to vaporize the flavor.
The fact that this is so rare as to almost be non-existant in most hookah bars and with most home-use hookah users is more of a comment on the skills of modern hookah users than an indictment of the actual device or process...
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