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Originally posted by mr_lovegood View PostOk, so had another go on the pipe this morning!
First: I tried the rolling it around in the palm of my hand method, loaded it great but kept going out.
Second: tried the baby, lady, man process again, but this time did not pack so tightly, Burnt lots better, lots more oxygen, huge reduction in bitterness (maybe because of the reduction in heat) but still had to re light a few times.
Going to stick with it until I get it just right.
On average, how many times do pipe smokers have to re light?
I?m in Nottingham and I believe there is a local pipe club, I might get in touch with them to see where there next meet is!
Thanks.
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Originally posted by mrcigar View PostAmount of relights depends on the tobacco. Some of it, like Samuel Gawith 1792, is virtually impossible to keep lit... that's if you can get the stuff going in the first instance.
Sometimes tobaccos are too moist and contribute to the amount of relights. If it clumps together when pinched between the fingers it is too moist and benefits from spreading out on kitchen paper for half-an-hour.
In general I may have to relight half a dozen times if I fail to tamp it frequently enough. You will soon get to know when it's about to go out, and a few gentle short puffs combined with a tamp generally gets it going again. Puff too hard and it'll go out.
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Originally posted by mr_lovegood View PostOk, so had another go on the pipe this morning!
First: I tried the rolling it around in the palm of my hand method, loaded it great but kept going out.
Second: tried the baby, lady, man process again, but this time did not pack so tightly, Burnt lots better, lots more oxygen, huge reduction in bitterness (maybe because of the reduction in heat) but still had to re light a few times.
Going to stick with it until I get it just right.
On average, how many times do pipe smokers have to re light?
I’m in Nottingham and I believe there is a local pipe club, I might get in touch with them to see where there next meet is!
Thanks.
Sometimes tobaccos are too moist and contribute to the amount of relights. If it clumps together when pinched between the fingers it is too moist and benefits from spreading out on kitchen paper for half-an-hour.
In general I may have to relight half a dozen times if I fail to tamp it frequently enough. You will soon get to know when it's about to go out, and a few gentle short puffs combined with a tamp generally gets it going again. Puff too hard and it'll go out.
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I've never found an average number but certainly two or three is good going for me. Yes Notts has a pipe club I'd try gauntleys for info on it.
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Ok, so had another go on the pipe this morning!
First: I tried the rolling it around in the palm of my hand method, loaded it great but kept going out.
Second: tried the baby, lady, man process again, but this time did not pack so tightly, Burnt lots better, lots more oxygen, huge reduction in bitterness (maybe because of the reduction in heat) but still had to re light a few times.
Going to stick with it until I get it just right.
On average, how many times do pipe smokers have to re light?
I?m in Nottingham and I believe there is a local pipe club, I might get in touch with them to see where there next meet is!
Thanks.
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Originally posted by Budgie Smuggler View PostThe smell of a pipe has always been one of my favourite smells and I've found myself eyeing these a lot recently:
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Originally posted by oskihen View PostNow that's something you don't see very often a woman smoking a pipe , no sexual pun intended
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Originally posted by ValeTudoGuy View PostI have a few pipes from two of my grandfathers.... Well one was a great grandfather. They are in bad shape but one day I will fix them up.
My Mrs' mum has her dads pipe wich is very nice.
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I have a few pipes from two of my grandfathers.... Well one was a great grandfather. They are in bad shape but one day I will fix them up.
My Mrs' mum has her dads pipe wich is very nice.
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Originally posted by Tucky View PostI'm currently working on a pouch of my grandads favourite blend. It's nothing stunning but I appreciate the link to my childhood especially as I have his old pipe tool too.
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Originally posted by oskihen View PostMy grandfather used to have gawith and hoggarths plug tobacco and a flake tobacco he used to mix together , a truly lovely aroma and I think he enjoyed preparing and packing his pipe nearly as much as smoking it
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