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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 3, 2019 6:03:10 GMT -5
My pipes are in a drawer in an old bedside table in my office. Tobacco is in the other drawer.
My office is about 5' x 6'...not big, but it does the job. It has a lovely aroma to tobacco, given the tobacco present in the room.
The other day, when I closed the pipe drawer, a stem was poking out, leaving a small crack. I didn't notice this at the time. However, the next day the room absolutely stank of ash (from the pipes, which are cleaned with pipe cleaner after every bowl).
For those who display their pipes in the open... Does your room smell of ash? If not, what do you do to prevent it?
Or could it be that my office space is the issue... In a bigger room, with better ventilation, perhaps the smell wouldn't be as pronounced.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 3, 2019 6:16:09 GMT -5
I'm assuming it's the room size and air flow. I have around 20 pipes on racks in the bedroom and there is no ash smell. When I kept them in a drawer i could smell it everytime i opened it.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 3, 2019 6:30:41 GMT -5
Probably what Josh said. Never had the problem, but I clean my pipe immediately after it cools off.
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 3, 2019 6:42:13 GMT -5
Good to know. Thanks guys.
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Post by Baboo on Aug 3, 2019 9:29:25 GMT -5
Routine thorough alcohol salt cleanings followed by a good pipe rest period will freshen the pipe drawer, room, and smokes.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Aug 3, 2019 12:40:17 GMT -5
I wouldn't keep a recently-used pipe in a drawer. You want that guy to dry out and air out.
If the smell is objectionable, stick it on a shelf at ankle level.
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 3, 2019 12:43:29 GMT -5
I wouldn't keep a recently-used pipe in a drawer. You want that guy to dry out and air out. If the smell is objectionable, stick it on a shelf at ankle level. good point. Unfortunately there's no alternative at the minute. Thankfully I smoke cobs more than any other and I've never had an issue regarding a pipe that hadn't aired. |
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Post by jitterbugdude on Aug 3, 2019 16:56:19 GMT -5
I wonder.. maybe everyone's house has an ash smell that smokes a pipe. Ever notice when you walk into a cigarette smoker's house you can immediately tell they smoke cigarettes? Yet when you say something to them they seem surprised that you can smell cigarettes. Maybe us pipe smokers have also become nose blind.
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 3, 2019 16:59:57 GMT -5
I wonder.. maybe everyone's house has an ash smell that smokes a pipe. Ever notice when you walk into a cigarette smoker's house you can immediately tell they smoke cigarettes? Yet when you say something to them they seem surprised that you can smell cigarettes. Maybe us pipe smokers have also become nose blind. That's a good point too... Certainly my room has a lovely aroma of pipe tobacco. I notice it because it's in my garage, but if it was a room in the house I don't think I would. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2019 19:45:54 GMT -5
When I still had a large collection of pipes I always had to have a room deodorant (scented wax cubes) to over come the stench. Even with a small collection now I still have to, so I don't think it so much the collection as it is the 14+ pipes in rotation that get smoked on a regular basis. Ones I don't smoke have very little smell to them.
Oh, and I don't smoke in the house.......ever!
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Post by djo on Aug 3, 2019 23:04:35 GMT -5
The room where I store my pipes definitely has a "pipe" smell to it. It doesn't smell much like tobacco because the cellar is all in mason jars, which are in turn in plastic tubs. I wouldn't describe the smell as "ashy" - maybe "musty?"
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