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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2018 3:02:19 GMT -5
I have several Savinellis that take a filter, but have always put in an adapter and smoked them without one. I recently purchased a cob with a filter and decided to give it a go with the filter in place. The tobacco was great even with a filter, so my question is this: How many of you smoke a pipe with a filter and what are your thoughts on using a filter vs no filter?
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Post by slowroll on Apr 13, 2018 6:17:02 GMT -5
I have a few Savs with balsa filter, and i like that filter approach. Does help remove moisture in a deep bent without effecting taste.
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Post by rblood on Apr 13, 2018 7:00:02 GMT -5
I would be firmly in the no filter camp and the few filter pipes I own are smoked without filter/adapter.
While I don't think all filter types restrict air flow, that is I suppose the primary reason I smoke without them, as my preference leans towards an extremely open draw.
I willingly accept the occasional wet pipe in trade for an open draw.
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Post by Darin on Apr 13, 2018 7:07:49 GMT -5
No filter for me but I also make sure the tobacco is well dried before smoking and run a pipe cleaner through during the smoke.
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Post by mgtarheel on Apr 13, 2018 9:24:32 GMT -5
I use a filter with my Falcons, helps to keep them clean.
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 13, 2018 11:21:37 GMT -5
i use falcon filters in my cobs, cut in half, but mostly just to catch moisture from my breath.
That said, I did just get a load of 9mm charcoal filters to try.
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Apr 13, 2018 11:24:00 GMT -5
...no filters here...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2018 15:07:21 GMT -5
I use a balsa one occasionally, when it's something really strong. I think it cuts the nicotine a bit.
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Post by exbenedict on Apr 13, 2018 15:17:22 GMT -5
Don't use them, and don't feel a need for them. Just my $0.02
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Post by papipeguy on Apr 13, 2018 16:23:18 GMT -5
If I get a pipe with a filter I toss the filter. Never liked them and never will. I will say that the Brigham pipes have a unique filter system which is a maple tube that can be washed and reused. With some careful maneuvering you can pass a pipe cleaner while the filter is in place.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2018 16:45:24 GMT -5
I only use a filter in a cob, or unless the manufacturer recommends it, even then I try with and without and decide what works best!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2018 19:27:30 GMT -5
My filtered pipes, cobs and Savs, are normally the only ones which recieve much action these days. The exception is meers in which I prefer Lats.
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Post by driftingfate on Apr 13, 2018 23:32:42 GMT -5
When I see what a Sav wooden filter looks like after a smoke, I think I should use them, but I don't. It doesn't offer a smoother smoke to me, can't run a pipe cleaner down the stem, and it's like using ice in your whiskey... what would Hemingway do? (To be honest, I have no idea, but he didn't seem like a filter kind of guy to me.)
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Post by headrott on Apr 14, 2018 2:27:06 GMT -5
I smoke almost exclusively filtered pipe. Most of them are 9mm filtered pipes (but do have some cobs with 6mm filters). I prefer Natur Meerschaum filters for both 6mm and especially 9mm filters. I do have some carbon and Vauen paper 9mm filters, but a majority of pipes and tobaccos that I smoke work best with the Natur Meerschaum filters and are what I recommend you use.
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Post by headrott on Apr 14, 2018 2:43:26 GMT -5
I smoke almost exclusively filtered pipe. Most of them are 9mm filtered pipes (but do have some cobs with 6mm filters). I prefer Natur Meerschaum filters for both 6mm and especially 9mm filters. I do have some carbon and Vauen paper 9mm filters, but a majority of pipes and tobaccos that I smoke work best with the Natur Meerschaum filters and are what I recommend you use. Just realized that I did not answer the question. I use a filter once and that is all. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 11:32:20 GMT -5
I can normally flip a 9mm meershaum filter and get two smokes out of one. I can also usually get a couple of smokes from a Grabow filter in a cob; however, I always change them when I switch tobacco.
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Post by haebar on Apr 14, 2018 14:11:03 GMT -5
For the pipes that I own that are made to accept filters, I use filters. I like that they make the smoke drier and somewhat cooler. Not being able to pass a pipe cleaner is not such a problem since the filter takes care of the moisture. But I smoke non-filtered pipes most of the time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 17:21:06 GMT -5
I never use filters. I don't even use the Dry Rings on my Falcon. I used at first but, as I found the whole thing tasted kind of weird, I stopped using them.
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Post by headrott on Apr 15, 2018 3:20:07 GMT -5
I can normally flip a 9mm meershaum filter and get two smokes out of one. I can also usually get a couple of smokes from a Grabow filter in a cob; however, I always change them when I switch tobacco. Good point Mark, if you use a filter with the same tobacco a couple times should be fine. Like you, I always change filters when switching tobaccos. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2018 4:06:34 GMT -5
I like that they make the smoke drier and somewhat cooler. I seem to get a cooler smoke with a filter, but haven't noticed a difference in moisture. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 15, 2018 6:31:04 GMT -5
I had an experience with a filter where the filter helped me to taste the flavours better.
That's why I bought some more to see if it was a one-off or something that I can replicate.
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