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Post by Motto on Feb 7, 2017 15:58:14 GMT -5
Hi, everyone has a different angle on filters, some hate them from & others love them. Whatever your reason I favour them for several reasons, they often give a cleaner , drier , cooler smoker, but some say they spoil the flavour, but I still enjoy the taste even with filters. But a major reason I like filters is that they prevent bits of tobacco & ash being puffed into the mouth. Having tried various types, I find regular 9mm & 6mm filters when damp sometimes break removing them from the stem which spoils a pleasant smoke. My recent filters I like are Nording volcanic stones in the base of the bowl with a silver screen mesh over the top, I have tried carbon granules beneath a silver screen, but you can get them in the mouth, so thumbs up to Nording & Silver Screen mesh. I am smoking some Cap'n Black gold on my Blakemate Aristocrat dark rustic poker, bye for now.
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Post by papipeguy on Feb 7, 2017 17:00:46 GMT -5
Stan, from what I see, using filters is more popular outside the USA. I don't use them and even if a pipe is set up to take a filter the first thing I do is get rid of it; even in my cobs. A majority of US pipe smokers do not use them. I guess it's just a cultural thing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 18:18:44 GMT -5
Agree with John the majority of Americans don't use filters; however, I always use them in pipes which accept filters. I prefer Grabow filters in my cobs with about a 1/4" snipped off, normally with scissors from an old Swiss Army Knife. They are thicker than the Medico filters which don't require any additional surgery. My 6mm and 9mm briar pipes are among my favorites. I prefer balsa filters in both as I never had any luck with charcoal filters. To each their own.
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Post by Lady Margaret on Feb 7, 2017 18:51:25 GMT -5
i like the balsa filters. using filters makes hubby a little more accepting of my new habit, as he has concerns over nicotene and tar. seems he wants me around for many, many years to come. i have wondered about the screens. i wish more pipes came fitted for filters. if you don't want to use them you don't have to, but a lot of pipes aren't fitted so i either can't use filters even though i want to or i have to pass over buying it.
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Post by Baboo on Feb 7, 2017 18:57:57 GMT -5
Though I enjoy aro's now & then, non-aro blends dominate my smokes. That said, filters do play an essential role for me when smokes (aro & non) are on the wet side. Filters for me don't much diminish flavor much at all, as I tend toward the stronger flavor blends. I also use metal screens at the bottom of many of my bowls just to keep the shank & air path cleaner and flow-free. Filters are definitely an essential item to one's piping arsenal, IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 19:18:47 GMT -5
Should have added the primary reason I use them is they provide a cool smoke and mellow those which are on the higher end of my nicotine comfort level which is somewhat lower than some. I have three Peterson 9mm estate pipes I purchased from across the pond dedicated to these and my cobs work nicely with burleys.
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Post by Baboo on Feb 7, 2017 19:21:36 GMT -5
Should have added the primary reason I use them is they provide a cool smoke and mellow those which are on the higher end of my nicotine comfort level which is somewhat lower than some. I have three Peterson 9mm estate pipes I purchased from across the pond dedicated to these and my cobs work nicely with burleys. Precisely!!!
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Post by antb on Feb 8, 2017 1:14:58 GMT -5
Call me just plain lazy or whatever you wish, but I don't use filters or systems for the simple reason that they are a bloody hassle to clean
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 7:34:43 GMT -5
None for me. Even in pipes that come with them. I let the wetter tobaccos dry a bit before smoking and run a pipe cleaner if I detect any hint of gurgling.
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Post by Motto on Feb 8, 2017 15:41:18 GMT -5
Hi guys , for me the filter ritual is part of the "pipe ceremony" like a tea ceremony, bye for now.
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Post by stvalentine on Feb 8, 2017 16:33:18 GMT -5
Beeing a German I am inclined to use anything filters. Recently I have been trying Denicotea filters together with Denicotea filter crystals in the bowl. Smoking is a lot dryer by this and I experience a lot less gurgling. Well, to each his own I´d say....
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Post by Motto on Feb 12, 2017 16:53:51 GMT -5
Beeing a German I am inclined to use anything filters. Recently I have been trying Denicotea filters together with Denicotea filter crystals in the bowl. Smoking is a lot dryer by this and I experience a lot less gurgling. Well, to each his own I´d say.... Hi, thanks for the tip of the crystal filters, I think filters are, work in progress & are worth experimenting with, another German pipe community friend also recommends crystal filters, I will try some, I wonder how Hans new retail plan is progressing , may I ask ? Bye.
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Post by Motto on Feb 12, 2017 17:37:10 GMT -5
Hi, As I understand it, pipe filters are still work in progress, I do not like the in stem filters for various reasons, I am trying the Harding volcanic rock filters in the bowl with a silver screen, but messy, also I will try crystal filters with a silver screen in the bowl but messy. A possible solution is to use sealed hemispherical metal mesh filters that fit in the bowl that I have from China, with volcanic rock or crystals sealed inside, they can be removed, and soaked to clean them & be reused,or replaced & disposed of cleanly. Bye for now.
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Post by Darin on Feb 12, 2017 17:52:55 GMT -5
Same for myself ... dry tobacco and a cleaner or two during the smoke.
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Post by stvalentine on Feb 13, 2017 14:30:06 GMT -5
stan: I would assume that screens get clogged very quickly. I use the Denicotea crystals without one and judt drop them in the bowl. They are discarded with the ash after the smoke.
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Post by Motto on Feb 13, 2017 15:54:23 GMT -5
Hi, I am like a dog with a bone , it is the engineer in me, for every problem there is a solution, but no final solution just more unsolved problems, then the next bone to look forward to, & the next generation of problem solvers...bye. PS, waste not want not.
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Post by Motto on Feb 13, 2017 15:59:02 GMT -5
stan: I would assume that screens get clogged very quickly. I use the Denicotea crystals without one and judt drop them in the bowl. They are discarded with the ash after the smoke. Hi, the hemispherical meshes do not clog quickly, work in progress,they are hollow ,easy to grind the side & fill them with volcanic stones or maybe crystals, they come in different sizes on Aliexpress, bye.
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Post by headrott on Jun 21, 2017 8:20:47 GMT -5
Personally, I consider a 9mm filter a "pro". I will leave what others think about filters up to them. Thant said, I believe this is a "pro-filter" environment, so I wil say that I love 9mm filters and use them in "basically" all my smokes. I have used Stanwell 9mm's, Vauen Dr. Perl Jr. 9mm's, Big Ben 9mm's (all carbon filters) My favorites (depending on the tobacco type/blend) are the Natur Meerschaum 9mm filters and/or Vauen paper 9mm filters. The Natur Meerschaum filters do not detract from the tobacco as much as the carbon filters do, IMO. The Vauen Dr. Perl paper filters basically do not detract from the flavor, but the Natur filters still provide a better smoke than the Vauen paper filters do with many, but not all tobaccos. i am currently putting together a list of the best tobaccos with the best filters list. It may be a while since I have a lot of pipes/filters and tobaccos to get through.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 16:02:00 GMT -5
I use them in cob and DRG to control the airflow. Especially helpful in a cob as I don't like drawing burnt tobacco or hot coals through the stem. As airflow is my goal, I cut DRG & Medico filters in 1/3rds. Have always thought these filters got a bad rep from being over used and left in the pipe too long. When I cut them, they are changed on every bowl. With my balsa 6mm, I cut them in half. I average 3 uses with each one and after every smoke, I dry these filter half's in the microwave for 45 seconds. Granted, I am thrifty (not cheap, as that implies meanness), but I smoke a lot and the price of filters adds up and living in a small town, I can't get them locally.
Trivia: the retired CEO of Dr Grabow is reputed to have stated that the ongoing sale of filters, funded his retirement.
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Post by Zach on Jun 21, 2017 16:19:24 GMT -5
I tried filters early on and almost immediately found them not to my liking, and generally superfluous. I still have several packs of filters, but the only ones I've truly used are filter sleeves for my Carey Magic Inch pipe. This is a type of filter that has no impedance on airflow(It also literally does nothing to filter anything about the smoke, LOL.). Otherwise, I dry my tobacco out enough I don't ever get gurgling and I don't smoke American "gooper" aromatics or blends typically containing propylene-glycol. SO many choices out there for filter systems though. I found those Denicotea systems stvalentine mentioned look pretty cool, as well as those crystals that go in the Nordings. Another cool filter system which is kind of redundant but neat are those little pipe filter rings that go in the humidome of Falcons. The dome already catches the moisture, but the ring kinda collects and makes it a tad bit faster to clean, I assume.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 16:58:21 GMT -5
The Falcon Dry Rings do keep the humidome cleaner, but recent production is so fluffy, that they can impede draw by pressing up against bowl underside. This was a problem with older bowls. My 2 new bowls weren't affected. I prefer to make my own, from a small section of standard size pipe cleaner, cut and bent to a C formation.
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Post by GRUMPY on Jun 21, 2017 17:02:25 GMT -5
I wish C&D's Crooner cubes were larger like they used to be. I see the smaller cubes as a measure to make Crooner burn faster. Now the smaller cut tobacco gets sucked through my pipes, which is annoying. A filter may help.
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Post by Zach on Jun 21, 2017 17:40:56 GMT -5
I wish C&D's Crooner cubes were larger like they used to be. I see the smaller cubes as a measure to make Crooner burn faster. Now the smaller cut tobacco gets sucked through my pipes, which is annoying. A filter may help. That, and they need to start putting more deertongue back in the blend. I don't think they're cube cutting smaller for any particular reasoning, though.
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Post by headrott on Jun 22, 2017 0:52:09 GMT -5
After having just finished a bowl of SG Cabbie's Mixture in the "usual" (i.e. dedicated) pipe being the Vauen Konsul 434 pipe, it suddenly hit me that possibly the reason this blend tastes so different to me, is due to the fact that the first tin I smoked using the Vauen Dr. Perl Jr. carbon and Stanwell carbon filters. This second tin I have used the Natur Meerschaum filters exclusively. As stated, I the thought occured to me that this may be the cause of the taste differences between the two tins. The next time I smoke some Cabbie's Mixture, I will try a Dr. Perl Jr. or Stanwell, or possibly a Vauen paper filter to see if it taste like the first tin did. It will be a very big "eye opener" if the Meerschaum filters can affect the flavor of Cabbie's that much. I will report back with my findings.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 0:34:05 GMT -5
I use them in my Quiet Comrade pipe as its an integral part of the pipe design.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 11:10:58 GMT -5
I just need to get a large bowl like this c Sorry to hijack the thread, but wanted to show the filter system
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 11:14:13 GMT -5
One more
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Post by stvalentine on Jun 30, 2017 14:49:01 GMT -5
That Quite Comrade looks right up my alley, guess I will get one too soon...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 16:05:36 GMT -5
That Quite Comrade looks right up my alley, guess I will get one too soon... they haven't been made for many years but are available from a seller in France. Some of the pictures above are from the site, use Google images to find it...here it is: eliesfreehandpipes.com/Elie%27s_Comrade.html
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