Shmyeah! shmyeah!

[quote name='Reynart' timestamp='1294597192' post='493858'] Yea, I've made some of these. They never get that flexible (especially in comparison to a traditional hose) but if the hose is long enough then the slight coiling doesn't matter. The taste went away pretty much after the first bowl, try washing the hose thoroughly with warm water and soap or vinegar or any other safe cleaning agent. I've used mine for about 6 months and it's yet to get dirty to the point that would cause concern, the only noticeable wear is it is slightly yellow near the two ends. [/quote] I thought that too, but here's what I did that gave them as much flexibility (if not more) than my old hookah hoses: I put a huge pot of water on the stove and set it to boil . When bubbles started to form, I turned the heat down a tiny bit and submerged one of the lengths of hose. I held it in for 30 seconds. I used tongs because I didn't want to burn myself. If your sink isn't near the stove, watch out for the hot water that has gotten into the tubing by now. Grab a bowl to catch all the water coming out of the tube. I emptied the water out, and the vinyl was limp and pliable. I took it outside and swung it around like a lasso to clear out the water drops. Repeat for the other length of tube. I just put them in the bath tub overnight. The next morning, they were still really flexible. If you want new hoses, find a way to safely remove your hookah ends and replace it with vinyl. Just make sure the vinyl is able to take reasonable amounts of heat. The hose I'm using now is rated for 70 F (21 C). If you get some that is rated for food service, they are able to take very high amounts of heat.

I forgot to add this: does any one know a way to get rid of the plastic aftertaste?

Sadly the two hoses on my mya 18 inch hookah died. They'd been pulling well but drawing tons of ash out of them. I decided that they needed to be changed. Last year around this time I made a hookah using an Erlenmeyer flask, some copper pipe and a store bought bowl. The whole thing was black. It looked good, but it smoked like a champion (RIP black hookah). I used black vinyl tubing but the tube was so stiff it'd hardly uncoil! So I decided that I wanted to switch out the actual hosing but keep the wooden ends. So I took the hoses apart. A little FYI, by the way. In case you were ever wondering what the inside of a hose looks like, I can tell you. At the center is a metal spring. Around that is a plastic sleeve. Around that was another plastic sleeve. The whole thing was enclosed with leather. The metal spring was corroded and rusting away. So it was actually rust, not ash . They told me that by putting the vinyl in boiling water I could give it alot more flexibility. They fit onto the 2 10 feet sections of hose perfectly. As long as you measure the end of the hoses you'll be fine. Just be sure to get tubing a little bigger in diameter so it's airtight. The hoses look pretty good. One of the cool things about the clear tubing is that I can see the smoke in them now. Although, with time they'll eventually stain from all the shit in the smoke. They taste pretty gnarly (like vinyl) but I haven't used them yet (just did a test inhale) and I expect the smell to go away after a couple uses. Here they are:[img]http://i.min.us/jb9v9u.JPG[/img]

[quote name='Brandon Oakes' date='08 April 2010 - 11:57 PM' timestamp='1270789058' post='462789'] Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone had any basic recipes for making your own shisha. I really wanna start making my own to save money and I don't want to make junk goods. Any help would be greatly appreciated. [/quote] Ingredients Pipe Tobacco (70 to 80 grams).- I use crap pipe tobacco from CVS. Ten bucks for 8 oz. Alcohol Extract- 5 bucks a bottle at the store Molasses- 10 bucks for a big bottle; it'll last months. Glycerin- 5 bucks for a small bottle 1. Boil the pipe tobacco for 5 minutes on the stove. 2. Air dry or nuke it in the microwave in increments (like one or two minutes at a time). 3. Put a couple of teaspoons of alcohol extract flavoring in the tobacco. I do enough to wet the tobacco lightly. 4. Nuke 1.5 teaspoons of molasses (in the microwave for 20 seconds) until it becomes fluid. Mix it into the tobacco until it is fully mixed. 5. Do the same with 1.5 teaspoons of glycerin. Let it sit for a while or smoke it right then. If you let it sit it tastes better. 6. When you're smoking it, if it doesn't smoke well, add a few drops of glycerin to the amount in the bowl. Alcohol extract you can find at Shaw's. Glycerin is at any dime store pharmacy (CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens). Also, Shaws, Whole Foods too. flavors I like: Orange, lemon, peppermint, anise(licorice) Alternative Flavorings: Substitute dried spices like mint, or w/e in the same amount and it will taste pretty good.