LigaPrivadaFanboy
Unrepentant Hoarder
Post up the shit you've learned the hard way.
For me:
Your first pipe should be a Missourri Meer Cob - STFU and do it - will save you $$$
Packing:
YMMV, but a properly-packed bowl, whether it's a full bowl, 1/2 or 1/4, has a draw that is BARELY noticably different from the empty pipe draw. That way, when I tamp it down (always lightly) over time, the draw never tightens at the end.
Drawing from the pipe:
Take long, slow puffs. So slow that the pipe makes no noise from the air travel. Once you figure this out and get an airy draw again you'll know you need to tamp again. Done right, you get a ton of smoke.
Breakin-in:
Quarter-bowls FTMFW. When you're done, break up the ashes at the bottom carefully with your pipe tool and swirl them around to help start a cake. Don't clean the bowl.
Keeping it lit:
When your draw looses and the pipe might start to whistle, tamp it a little until the draw you expect returns. This pushes your ember back down onto the baccy and tells you if you need a relight.
Avoiding tongue bite:
Dry shit out! Drybox baccy a few days or microwave a plate full of it for 20s. Biotene mouthwash helps you recover too.
For me:
Your first pipe should be a Missourri Meer Cob - STFU and do it - will save you $$$
Packing:
YMMV, but a properly-packed bowl, whether it's a full bowl, 1/2 or 1/4, has a draw that is BARELY noticably different from the empty pipe draw. That way, when I tamp it down (always lightly) over time, the draw never tightens at the end.
Drawing from the pipe:
Take long, slow puffs. So slow that the pipe makes no noise from the air travel. Once you figure this out and get an airy draw again you'll know you need to tamp again. Done right, you get a ton of smoke.
Breakin-in:
Quarter-bowls FTMFW. When you're done, break up the ashes at the bottom carefully with your pipe tool and swirl them around to help start a cake. Don't clean the bowl.
Keeping it lit:
When your draw looses and the pipe might start to whistle, tamp it a little until the draw you expect returns. This pushes your ember back down onto the baccy and tells you if you need a relight.
Avoiding tongue bite:
Dry shit out! Drybox baccy a few days or microwave a plate full of it for 20s. Biotene mouthwash helps you recover too.
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