Hello, everyone.
After smoking cigarettes for a couple of years, I received my first pipe as a gift a few days ago. Though not a new smoker, the pipe world is so different, I think I might as well be! I can't post a picture, but it seems to be a half-bent Dublin, and quite pretty, too. I've tried lighting it three times so far but seem to have troubles doing so. The tobacco won't stay lit for more than two or three puffs at a time, and even then, only feebly. I think I'm packing the bowl correctly, too (springy to the touch, halfway at first to build a charcoal cake).The gift came with the tobacco in a glass jar; I can only suppose it's an aromatic, it smells like chocolate. I worry that my problem might be overly moist tobacco. How can I tell if it's too moist; how can I know when it's dry enough? Would it be OK to just leave the jar open for it to dry? Could anything else be causing this?
I'll be grateful for any advice, thank you in advance.
After smoking cigarettes for a couple of years, I received my first pipe as a gift a few days ago. Though not a new smoker, the pipe world is so different, I think I might as well be! I can't post a picture, but it seems to be a half-bent Dublin, and quite pretty, too. I've tried lighting it three times so far but seem to have troubles doing so. The tobacco won't stay lit for more than two or three puffs at a time, and even then, only feebly. I think I'm packing the bowl correctly, too (springy to the touch, halfway at first to build a charcoal cake).The gift came with the tobacco in a glass jar; I can only suppose it's an aromatic, it smells like chocolate. I worry that my problem might be overly moist tobacco. How can I tell if it's too moist; how can I know when it's dry enough? Would it be OK to just leave the jar open for it to dry? Could anything else be causing this?
I'll be grateful for any advice, thank you in advance.