Why is there a lid on my tobacco pipe?!
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If you have an actual tobacco pipe for smoking pipe tobacco, then what your pipe has whats called a wind cap. It is designed to keep to much air from getting into your pipe if your smoking outside. I have a couple wind caps that I can place on my pipes if I am smoking outside when riding my horse and its windy. They can get in the way in my opinion for tamping and relighting. And yes you flip it down after lighting your pipe.
me, I smoke a pipe.
It is to let the tobacco to keep smouldering in the rain, and for safety if you put it in your pocket.
It is a wind shield created for drivers at the turn of the 20th century.
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