I'd read about the various temperature ranges of the typical pipe lighting mechanisms and considered that the cooler the initial flame the cooler the tobacco's initial burn, and fuller flavor as a result.
Seems that a hemp wick light is about as cool a flame as it gets.
Added benefits are that your ash tray doesn't fill up nearly so fast if you typically use matches.
The duration of your flame becomes your own decision, not the length of the match or the heat of your lighter.
I've been using wick to light my pipes for a few months now, and I'm convinced it's the best way to go.
I use a 'jet' butane to start it off...takes just a moment...and shake or blow out the flame when I've done with it and pinch the wick to still the ember.
Re-lights or half bowls (if you're so inclined) are easily reached with a length of wick. I bought a few hundred feet of it in a roll and take it out in segments of several feet and put it into a home made dispenser.
Highly recommended.
Seems that a hemp wick light is about as cool a flame as it gets.
Added benefits are that your ash tray doesn't fill up nearly so fast if you typically use matches.
The duration of your flame becomes your own decision, not the length of the match or the heat of your lighter.
I've been using wick to light my pipes for a few months now, and I'm convinced it's the best way to go.
I use a 'jet' butane to start it off...takes just a moment...and shake or blow out the flame when I've done with it and pinch the wick to still the ember.
Re-lights or half bowls (if you're so inclined) are easily reached with a length of wick. I bought a few hundred feet of it in a roll and take it out in segments of several feet and put it into a home made dispenser.
Highly recommended.