Hookah Review: “Mini Night Light” from Hookah Town

Not that long after I published my hookah tips, I received an e-mail from Hookah Town guys asking me to review one of their hookahs on my blog. They offered to ship me a hookah to keep in exchange for this very review. So here it goes..

 a "mini night light" hookah kit I received

here is a "mini night light" hookah kit

    It was very well packed and arrived the next day, after I agreed to review it. As it is seen from the picture, this is a "double hosed", small, travel hookah. It is very light and easily fits on my small kitchen table, while me and my guests are drinking tea.

    First thing I noticed when I unpacked everything was that, compare to some other vendors I dealt with in a past, all the "nuts and bolts" of this hookah were in brand new condition. It is also very neatly done, having no slipshod spots – all the parts match and are screwed to each other, which provides a good seal. The only part that has no threading (to screw in) is the glass base which is sealed through a rubber around the pipe.

    What I found interesting about this hookah is that both inputs for hoses are enhanced with bearing balls.hookah filter bearing ball    These balls work as valves and filters at the same time, and here is how. Firstly, when two people are smoking there is no need to cover a "non-smoking" hose with a finger, because it is always closed by this bearing ball unless smoke is inhaled. Secondly, when there is no inhalation, it keeps smoke from going out of the glass base, which helps to maintain the amount of smoke during session, and also it keeps the hose cleaner. 

smoke through bearing ball filter

     The other obvious use of a "valve-ball" is forcing the smoke out of glass base when needed. When there is a taste problem, or just too much smoke than desired, blowing into the hose will result in a pressure within a glass base that will open up a "ball-valve" and let the smoke out.

     This hookah is very easy to clean since practically everything is "unscrewable" and washable. Here is what it looks like completely disassembled:

hookah disassembled

    The overall smoking experience was nice. One thing to notice is, however, since this is a small-travel hookah, the pipe is short and it does not filter necotine and tar as it would in full-blown hookahs. The hoses are short as well making "lying on a sofa" smoking impossible – but it can be easily fixed by buying longer hoses.

    The bowl for tobacco, that was shipped with the hookah is large and deep which allows to pack a lot of tobacco in to enjoy the richer taste and amount of smoke.

    There is also a switch that turns on a blue light around the pipe that is a part of that "new chill" that Hookah Town guys are talking about. :)

hookah setup

The above is my final "mini night light" setup

13 comments

  1. I like those small hookahs, very convenient for camping, and traveling.
    This one seems nice. Did you try to use natural coal with this hookah? Small ones perform much better with naturals, ’cause that coal is closer to your mouth

  2. Hey Gonza,

    No, I have not tried natural coals. Will do – thanks for advise

  3. It likes good but bongs is better: water-bongs-glass-pipes.com

  4. Hi, Toly.
    I’ve got quite the same hookah – except mine is single-hosed.
    Got a question: the part, which holds the shaft and has sockets for hoses – what’s it made of? Mine is made of some kind of plastic, chrome-covered to look like metal.

  5. i to have the same one. Love it very much bought mine at a costal though

  6. HOOKAH TOWN charged me 32 dollars for their Herbal Soex Package, never sent it, and is refusing to answer my emails asking for a refund.

    DON’T BUY FROM HOOKAH TOWN, THEY ARE UNPROFESSIONAL, NOT TIMELY, AND POSSIBLY FRAUDULENT. BUY YOUR HOOKAH STUFF ELSEWHERE!!!

  7. Looks like a very nice pipe. I think that hookahs can be hard to draw on but the small ones would work well for 1 – 2 people.

  8. It is actually very “easy drawing” hookah. It lives at my friends house nowdays, and he seems to like it a lot :)

  9. ive never seen a light on a hookah, thats pretty cool glow in the dark smoking!

  10. The pumpkin hookahs are JUNK! Chrome covered plastic is not my idea of quality. It works for about a week, after that it will crack and have the threads strip out. For the price, shop around for the “discounted” Mini Mya, they are “discounted” due to a flaw in the base, you see a white ring but work GREAT>

  11. @Zymotic,

    Every “thing” in this life serves its purpose. Yes, this is not your standing 7 feet tall hookah, but guess what – it is not meant to be. This particular hookah still brings a lot of fun to my friend who lives in a tiny apartment down town, and smokes it with his girlfriend on almost daily bases.

    You don’t usually take your Boing 757 to go shop for groceries – you walk, which is as good, or even better :)

    – Toly

  12. I bought a hookah from hookah town. They never shipped it, are not returning my calls or emails. Don’t buy from these people!!!!!

  13. @melissa,

    Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately I am not connected to those guys, just reviewed their hookah, but I can e-mail them asking where your order is, if that helps. Do you have an order number, or something I can reference to?

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