How do you smoke a pipe?!
i have recently started smoking tobacco in a pipe, im just wondering, how do you light the pipe and smoke it all the way through!? when i light it i smoke for a while and i think it is done but only some of the tobacco on top has been lit, how do i stop this from happening and smoke the hole bowl instead of just the top layer!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Its all about packing and lighting!.!.
for a beginner i would reccomend a corncob pipe since they require no break in time!. they are cheap and can be replaced easily if they break!. a cheap corn cob smokes better than a cheap pipe that is triple the price!.!. (im a beginner myself)!.!.
if you do buy a new pipe realize it has to be broken in!.!. smoke only small half sized bowls!.!.
a good tabcconist can be a wealth of information
there are several ways to pack a pipe!.!.
wikipedia has a fairly good article on pipe smoking!.!.
the most common method of packing, tobacco is added to the bowl of the pipe in several batches, each one pressed down until the mixture has a uniform density that optimizes airflow (something that it is difficult to gauge without practice)!. This can be done with a finger or thumb, but if the tobacco needs to be repacked later, while it is burning, the tamper on a pipe tool is sometimes used!. If it needs to be loosened, the reamer, or any similar long pin can be used!. A traditional way of packing the pipe is to fill the bowl and then pack gently to about 1/3 full, fill again and pack slightly more firmly to about 2/3 full, and then pack more firmly still to the top!.
An alternate packing technique called the Frank method does not use the above described layering approach!. Instead tobacco is first lightly dropped in, then a large plug is gingerly pushed into the bowl all at once!.!.!.!.
frank method- explained http://members!.bellatlantic!.net/~vze43wz!.!.!.
lighting
Matches, or even separately lit slivers of wood, are usually considered preferable to lighters!. Some people complain that lighters impart an inappropriate taste to the tobacco!. Because a lighter must be held sideways, putting the fingers much closer to the flame, they can be harder to use with pipes than matches are!. However, lighters especially made for pipes exist that minimize or eliminate these issues!. When matches are used, they are normally allowed to burn for a couple of seconds to remove the sulfur from the tip, and to produce a fuller flame!. The flame is then moved in circles above the tobacco while the smoker puffs on the pipe to draw the flame into the tobacco!. Most smokers will follow the light with tamping down the initial and charring lights, following with a relight!. There are several patterns of lighting circles followed by tampings!. These are often referred to by the number of lighting circles!. For example, a 5-3-1 pattern would mean that 5 lighting circles are followed by one tamping, then three circles and one tamping, then one, etc!. Other common patterns are 3-2-1 and 4-2-1!. If the tobacco catches fire during any light, it should be put out; the goal is to have the surface smoldering evenly!.
its often hard to find a tobacconist with a decent supply of pipes and tobbacos!.!. good luck!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
for a beginner i would reccomend a corncob pipe since they require no break in time!. they are cheap and can be replaced easily if they break!. a cheap corn cob smokes better than a cheap pipe that is triple the price!.!. (im a beginner myself)!.!.
if you do buy a new pipe realize it has to be broken in!.!. smoke only small half sized bowls!.!.
a good tabcconist can be a wealth of information
there are several ways to pack a pipe!.!.
wikipedia has a fairly good article on pipe smoking!.!.
the most common method of packing, tobacco is added to the bowl of the pipe in several batches, each one pressed down until the mixture has a uniform density that optimizes airflow (something that it is difficult to gauge without practice)!. This can be done with a finger or thumb, but if the tobacco needs to be repacked later, while it is burning, the tamper on a pipe tool is sometimes used!. If it needs to be loosened, the reamer, or any similar long pin can be used!. A traditional way of packing the pipe is to fill the bowl and then pack gently to about 1/3 full, fill again and pack slightly more firmly to about 2/3 full, and then pack more firmly still to the top!.
An alternate packing technique called the Frank method does not use the above described layering approach!. Instead tobacco is first lightly dropped in, then a large plug is gingerly pushed into the bowl all at once!.!.!.!.
frank method- explained http://members!.bellatlantic!.net/~vze43wz!.!.!.
lighting
Matches, or even separately lit slivers of wood, are usually considered preferable to lighters!. Some people complain that lighters impart an inappropriate taste to the tobacco!. Because a lighter must be held sideways, putting the fingers much closer to the flame, they can be harder to use with pipes than matches are!. However, lighters especially made for pipes exist that minimize or eliminate these issues!. When matches are used, they are normally allowed to burn for a couple of seconds to remove the sulfur from the tip, and to produce a fuller flame!. The flame is then moved in circles above the tobacco while the smoker puffs on the pipe to draw the flame into the tobacco!. Most smokers will follow the light with tamping down the initial and charring lights, following with a relight!. There are several patterns of lighting circles followed by tampings!. These are often referred to by the number of lighting circles!. For example, a 5-3-1 pattern would mean that 5 lighting circles are followed by one tamping, then three circles and one tamping, then one, etc!. Other common patterns are 3-2-1 and 4-2-1!. If the tobacco catches fire during any light, it should be put out; the goal is to have the surface smoldering evenly!.
its often hard to find a tobacconist with a decent supply of pipes and tobbacos!.!. good luck!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
kind of like a cigar its more for flavor and show than smoking!. But its all about the type of pipe and tabacco!. A "sherlock holms" is for show and flavor!.!.!.and a corn-cob is for the nicotine and tar buzz!. As for lighting, the tabaccoo youre using has a LOT of tar in it(for flavor and to keep it together in the bowl) try packing it more loosely and pulling in as you light!. Its not uncommon to have to re-light a packed pipe!.
Thats all I got hope it helpsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Thats all I got hope it helpsWww@FoodAQ@Com
I quit years ago, and one reason is just that - Lighting it and relighting it is a nuisance!. Just have a lighter of lots of matches!.
Packing the tobacco properly helps, but only some!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Packing the tobacco properly helps, but only some!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Here you go, a good link for you to explain how to properly smoke a pipe!.
http://pipedia!.org/index!.php!?title=Main_!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://pipedia!.org/index!.php!?title=Main_!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
pls do not *** up your lungs :DWww@FoodAQ@Com
