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Post by trailboss on Feb 18, 2024 18:28:25 GMT -5
Occasionally, I head out of town and fail a pre-trip inspection...no pipe cleaners? That pretty much nixes the idea of smoking a pipe, and I hope that I packed a cigar.
Pick up a pipe and take a draw.... and the previous stuff liquefies....hot damn, yuck...this pipe needs cleaning!
Hard to imagine being a smoker without this dynamic duo to repel the forces of Nic-evil.
Those that went before me, were hearty souls indeed!
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Post by lizardonarock on Feb 18, 2024 22:32:18 GMT -5
Sounds like a job For Dill's Bristle cleaners.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 18, 2024 22:44:25 GMT -5
In an emergency, fill the whole thing with whiskey or stronger and let it set for 5 minutes and pour it out. Let it dry for 45 minutes, or 20 minutes in AZ. You should probably get 2 or 3 smokes between cleanings.
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Post by just ol ed on Feb 18, 2024 23:15:29 GMT -5
Everclear not allowed in NY. I use 160proof DevilsSprings vodka. At least better than what used yrs ago, rubbing alcohol (or whatever they call it).
Ed
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Post by CrustyCat on Feb 19, 2024 0:23:20 GMT -5
You're supposed to clean your pipes?
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Post by Darin on Feb 19, 2024 6:29:58 GMT -5
I'll confess that I've been out of pipe cleaners for months now. 😅
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 19, 2024 9:58:41 GMT -5
I try to clean my pipes after every bowl. Overkill? Maybe. I go thru pipe cleaners and Q-tips like candy.
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Post by trailboss on Feb 20, 2024 0:48:48 GMT -5
Darin and Kevin need to be sent to pipe smoker re-education camps… a couple heretics!😂
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Post by username on Feb 20, 2024 0:56:47 GMT -5
This thread reminded me I need to order more pipe cleaners when I get paid later on in the week.
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Post by NJDan on Feb 20, 2024 1:13:58 GMT -5
I’m always running a pipe cleaner through my pipe as I smoke, and after. But I’m truly a slacker when it comes to keeping my stems clear of oxidation and polishing in general. I love a clear dry airway. But otherwise just tend to let nature take its course.
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Post by trailboss on Feb 20, 2024 1:20:15 GMT -5
I digress… I have plenty of pipe cleaners, but ran out of Everclear, and have gotten lazy on pipe cleaning.
Neglecting my pipes, I realized that the gunk laid dormant and sparking a bowl liquiefied the past gunk.
Cleaning the pipe with my favorite solvent really delivers a great smoke.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Feb 20, 2024 12:57:06 GMT -5
A clean pipe is a good tasting pipe.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 20, 2024 16:02:56 GMT -5
Darin and Kevin need to be sent to pipe smoker re-education camps… a couple heretics!😂 Darin smokes mostly cigars. I can't find an excuse for Kevin.😉 As for myself, the reason I haven't smoked a pipe in the past few days is that my smoking table has too many pipes waiting to be cleaned and I just don't feel like it. I think I'll grab a random pipe from the cabinet and go out on to the porch. |
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Post by trailboss on Feb 21, 2024 17:45:19 GMT -5
The nice thing is no matter how lackadaisical we can be on cleaning, a good cleaning with an alcohol based solvent and we are back in the game....no worse for the wear.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 21, 2024 22:09:45 GMT -5
I imagine there's such a thing as over cleaning. If I run a fluffy cleaner through right after I finish
I can get most of the nasties and not need an alcohol scrub for several bowls. But I have been sloughing off.
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Post by urbino on Feb 21, 2024 22:23:03 GMT -5
I'll confess to not being much of a cleaner. If a pipe starts to taste off, or smells off after I've smoked and rested it, it gets cleaned. Otherwise, I don't really sweat it.
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Post by CrustyCat on Feb 25, 2024 3:26:31 GMT -5
I always run a pipe cleaner through my pipes after smoking, but that's been about it.
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Post by JimK on Feb 26, 2024 11:13:48 GMT -5
I have a large enough collection that I can get away without cleaning my pipes for a few days...all right a few weeks. Right now, I'm all out of pipe cleaners. Among my pipes are two clays. I burn them out about every six months, or so. But the others, I just rest for a day or two to dry out.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 26, 2024 12:11:21 GMT -5
I have a large enough collection that I can get away without cleaning my pipes for a few days...all right a few weeks. Right now, I'm all out of pipe cleaners. Among my pipes are two clays. I burn them out about every six months, or so. But the others, I just rest for a day or two to dry out. I can smoke a different pipe every day for 7 months, but the problem I have is that I run out of places to stack the dirty ones. 😁 |
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