New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart

[DaBear]

Originally Posted by schollianmj

I definately get a lot more flavor from sipping. but I still give it a couple good puffs every now and again. sadly I tend to sip or whatever every 20 seconds or so. more often if I really like the baccy!

as to letting the pipe dry out.... Hmmm... I have two pipes. a ben Wade and a basket pipe that smokes like a gurgling baffoon. i tend to smoke two or three bowls a day. and mostly out of my ben wade. sounds like you just gave me a reason to get another pipe of 20...

Stock up on some cobs. As many will agree, cobs can be some of the best smoking pipes out there once broken in. I love my cob that I picked up last spring, thing smokes like a champ, but I'm holdin out hope for the new one I picked up last week as it still needs some breaking in.

The glory of a cob is they're perfect for travel, you break one its not a big deal, its ~$8 to replace depending on where you get it from. Same with burning them out, they're great for smoking on in between nights for your briars. I have 4 pipes, 2 cobs and 2 briars, and the cobs tend to see about 2-3 times the action my briars do combined.

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by DaBear

Stock up on some cobs. As many will agree, cobs can be some of the best smoking pipes out there once broken in. I love my cob that I picked up last spring, thing smokes like a champ, but I'm holdin out hope for the new one I picked up last week as it still needs some breaking in.

The glory of a cob is they're perfect for travel, you break one its not a big deal, its ~$8 to replace depending on where you get it from. Same with burning them out, they're great for smoking on in between nights for your briars. I have 4 pipes, 2 cobs and 2 briars, and the cobs tend to see about 2-3 times the action my briars do combined.

Good advice about the cobs. Really they are decent smokes. Get rid of the tampon inside that they come with and they smoke much better.

[Emjaysmash]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Get rid of the tampon inside that they come with and they smoke much better.

That's what she said.

[DaBear]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Good advice about the cobs. Really they are decent smokes. Get rid of the tampon inside that they come with and they smoke much better.

Aaaaaaand now I'm really tempted to walk into work on Sunday, find the box of Medico filters and make a label to put over top the logo reading "Feminine Products"

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Good advice about the cobs. Really they are decent smokes. Get rid of the tampon inside that they come with and they smoke much better.

Originally Posted by DaBear

Aaaaaaand now I'm really tempted to walk into work on Sunday, find the box of Medico filters and make a label to put over top the logo reading "Feminine Products"

Sorry, all they do is soak up moisture, expand as they do, and they never really dry out - simply impeding the smoke flow more and more. They are the greatest hindrance to making a cob smoke well.