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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 29, 2020 3:25:04 GMT -5
The weather has turned cold again; but the couple of weeks before that, we had decent enough weather to sit and have a few bowls in between filming and editing etc.
I found myself packing my pipe in a different way than normal, and it seems to work for me.
I dribble a very small amount of tobacco into the pipe at a time, and I gently make sure it's nicely 'together' at the bottom of the pipe. I have been doing this with the end of a pencil for some reason.
Now, when I gently push the tobacco down, I don't mean squashed down - I just make sure there are no air gaps. I don't use much pressure at all. I repeat this until the tobacco has filled the pipe. There's no change in pressure etc. It's just a matter of making sure the tobacco is all together with no air pockets.
This way has me finishing the pipe with very few relights.
I don't know why I never tried this before.
P.S. I'm really loving the SWRA
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chasingembers
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 29, 2020 14:55:27 GMT -5
Been doing that for years now. Really cuts down on relights. The draw on my pipes is nearly the same empty as it is full.
Skip to 3:16.
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Post by instymp on Apr 29, 2020 17:19:29 GMT -5
Been doing that for years now. Really cuts down on relights. The draw on my pipes is nearly the same empty as it is full. Skip to 3:16. Nice pipe. |
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chasingembers
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 29, 2020 20:52:46 GMT -5
Been doing that for years now. Really cuts down on relights. The draw on my pipes is nearly the same empty as it is full. Skip to 3:16. Nice pipe. Thanks! 1) Bruce Weaver 2)Bruto Sordini 3)Preben Holm |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 29, 2020 21:23:51 GMT -5
I mostly just codger scoop and I smoke it to ash. It's hard to remember when I worried about packing the pipe.
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 30, 2020 2:46:43 GMT -5
Been doing that for years now. Really cuts down on relights. The draw on my pipes is nearly the same empty as it is full. Skip to 3:16. Nice. I do almost the same, except the finger push thing is what I do after each drizzle of tobacco (instead of the knock). Like you wrote though, it works well. |
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chasingembers
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First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 30, 2020 6:14:50 GMT -5
Been doing that for years now. Really cuts down on relights. The draw on my pipes is nearly the same empty as it is full. Skip to 3:16. Nice. I do almost the same, except the finger push thing is what I do after each drizzle of tobacco (instead of the knock). Like you wrote though, it works well. I just do the knocking to settle everything and to see how much volume I have to work with.👍 |
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chasingembers
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First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 30, 2020 6:16:24 GMT -5
I mostly just codger scoop and I smoke it to ash. It's hard to remember when I worried about packing the pipe. Yep, overthinking is what gives new smokers so much grief. They often think it's harder than it is. |
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Post by CrustyCat on May 3, 2020 2:57:11 GMT -5
I mostly just codger scoop and I smoke it to ash. It's hard to remember when I worried about packing the pipe. Yep, overthinking is what gives new smokers so much grief. They often think it's harder than it is. That's what I figured out. It was too hard to remember all the supposed steps. Now I just stuff it and puff it. As long as I can draw it, I'm ok. |
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Post by terrapinflyer on May 3, 2020 12:14:22 GMT -5
^^^^this. Figure out your own way, get it wrong a few times, and you're on the path to doing it right every time.
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Post by ironclad on May 3, 2020 21:52:58 GMT -5
I smoke flakes now because it is so windy here. So I do the ole "fold and twist" method.
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Post by Wizard on May 6, 2020 14:29:45 GMT -5
Sometimes I load my pipe with only tamping down the first pinch. Then I use my thumb to press down the rest. I don’t tamp down again until after the first light. This seems to work out fine. I don’t do it with every bowl. It depends on how deep the bowl is.
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Post by instymp on May 6, 2020 16:55:52 GMT -5
Thanks! 1) Bruce Weaver 2)Bruto Sordini 3)Preben Holm The Preben, my favorite smokers. |
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chasingembers
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First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
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Post by chasingembers on May 6, 2020 16:58:45 GMT -5
Thanks! 1) Bruce Weaver 2)Bruto Sordini 3)Preben Holm The Preben, my favorite smokers. One of mine as well. I've got a Hallmark volcano that is amazing.👍  |
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