ilikemyusername Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 So after a long hiatus I've decided it's time to buy a pipe. Sure I have a mya that's been laying around, collecting dust. I just don't want to smoke out of it. So I went online, placed an order with HC and I should be getting my stuff soon. I decided to get a KM "phaeraon-eieio" or some such title. Hell, looked like a trimetal to me, whatever. So along with this order I decided to grab this Hooka Home. It's a wooden contraption that says all this bla bla about knocking coals on the floor. That's never been a problem for me because I tend to pay attention and command respect. Not really, but anyway, I thought it looked pretty. Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Welcome back again, John! :P Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Welcome back bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaoz187 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) hello and welcome back! :) hope you will like your km. about that hookah home! i have heard reviews that say they come apart. a banned vendor even has them slashed at less than half the price because of it, and they put this description on the product..."Unfortunately the latest batch of the American Made Hookah Homes have a high failure rate. The bases break at times, and the top ring will not always fit at the highest level. The engineer and manufacturer will not take responsibility to fix these issues. Nor will they pay back the money they accepted for faulty products. I am left with an inventory that I can either take a loss on, or, disclose to you that there is a better than 50% fail rate on this product, and sell it to you at 60% off, so that I can make my costs back" now i remember they added this a few months ago when i came across the hookah home, so i dont know if they have fixed this problem since then or if this was just a isolated bad batch...but it looks like a neat idea. hope you could do a review on it :) Edited March 27, 2014 by kaoz187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 I'll do that. It was $30 and I thought it looked pretty... Plus anyone who knows me knows my cat cas a way of knocking over my pipes when they're not in use. Like my Czech crystal boho :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawhee Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Gatdammit kitteh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Not the boho! Glad my cat behaves herself. It's my dogs I have to worry about! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wek-sos Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 The Hookah Homes decreased in quality surprisingly when production shifted from overseas to the USA. However I do not think H-S or HC has any of the "new" stock in. But, their customer service is still best in the hookah industry... they will take care of you if you get a USA-made Hookah Home that falls apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I have a couple of hookah homes... long story... i can hook you up. They are old stock. one used (missing one peg for retaining ring), one brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Thanks stuie but no thanks. I appreciate the offer but I've already ordered one. I guess I'll see what I get when it arrives... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 So when the hookah home arrived it didn't fit my km vase, the hole was pretty far off. I wasn't exactly sure how it went and even though I followed the destructions I managed to break it twice at the base just south of where the vertical planks "fit" Luckily being made of wood it was an easy fix. I finally got around to grinding out the center holes to get it to fit. I like the way it looks on the pipe, having it in there really makes it feel nice, glass metal, wood... It's a great idea and it looks good, but it's overpriced and not made well. I'd love to say I got why I paid for but sadly it's not the case as it rarely is with new products in our hobby. Would I recommend it? Yes but I'd definitely give the purchaser a heads up if trying to fit it onto a very large vase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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