I suppose that is what I'll have to start doing. The problem is I only smoke about 1 bowl a week currently, which is laughable to most. I would smoke more, but there are some life circumstances that limit me right now.
Too Hot & Goes Out
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Ah yes, good clarification. I suppose it is perceived to be hotter due to steam.
How long would dried out tobacco last in a mason jar?
It would last for forever, or at least beyond my life expectancy. If in sealed container, it can't get drier. Tobacco is stored dry for much longer than people may realize before it ever gets to the blenders. And, it is most likely dried several times before it gets tinned.
packing too tight or the user is letting it go out. If it is packed too tight you'll burn off the available oxygen for long enough to snuff out the smoke.
I'm going with "smoking too fast" as well. I don't let it go out or leave it too long...when I have this particular issue (which isn't very often, but it does come up from time to time) it happens when I'm smoking right along. I'll feel the bowl getting really hot and then...nothing...out. I think sometimes I get a bad combo of packing and cadence and I get into that cycle.
I'll pay more attention to all of the above and hopefully eliminate it completely. Thanks for all the helpful replies!
I'll pay more attention to all of the above and hopefully eliminate it completely. Thanks for all the helpful replies!
If I can hijack my own thread for a moment, just out of curiosity, what shape pipe are you clenching all day Cosmic?
Lots of shapes. I used to post them all the time in the WAYS thread, but I had to take a break from there to clear the millions of pictures out of my phone, ha ha. My favorite shapes are dublins, bulldogs, and more recently I have been collecting billiards.
Nooo, I used to be more strict about straights only... as non-PC as that sounds, ha ha. But, I have a few partial bends, and one or two full bends, but the more bent they are the less I smoke them. But, I do prefer to smoke the straights way more than the rest.
Rubbed out flake should burn right along as long as it's dried enough. Was having some rolled cake the other day. Only dried it for an hour or so. First twenty min or so was just getting the pipe going. Once the pipe was going well, about 30 min of peace and falling asleep. Then snap, crackle, and pop. I didn't dry the tobacco long enough. It smoked fine, and I enjoyed it. Stick a pipe nail in the chamber and dragged unburnt tobacco out. Guess what. Moisture at the bottom. I know I haven't had this blend in awhile, but I guess I can't feel the moisture with my fingers any more or some such nonsense. Start with drying your tobacco to a point pinch test will show it's dried. Then you can pack and other stuff. Of course, you can still enjoy little moisture if you can play with cadence. And don't sweat the relight. Things will click when it's ready.
Ten to 15 seconds in the microwave on a paper plate and you're good to go. No planning needed.
In addition to everything else, and this might sound a bit odd, but have you tried making sure you keep the bowl level?
Sometimes l get lazy and let my pipe dangle and it just doesn't seem to stay lit or burn right.
It can be! A good place to start.
But initial tobacco moisture, cut, the RH in your house at the time, etc., all affect drying time. Not to mention your own druthers!
personally I disagree. Some blends yeah some it's going to change the taste of and some other things in a way that moisture doesn't.
I’ve got a momentary case of bad smoke/pipe hot/worried about damage OCD syndrome. Tonight I smoked a second bowl in a row (only half full) in my new Geppetto pipe. It’s been raining so pretty humid. In any case, after lighting up the second bowl I started worrying about not having let my pipe rest. I was getting OCD because this pipe is so nice. So I stopped smoking and emptied the pipe and decided to leave it for another day. In general I started obsessing about my smoking habits regarding letting pipes rest. I rarely smoke two bowls in a row. I’m pretty fastidious about cleaning my pipes after smoking. But I’ve also suddenly gotten concerned about charing the inside of pipe bowls. I usually don’t worry too much about how I apply the flame and I only use a soft flame. I don’t get too anal about a bit of rim charing. (That sounds bad ! Lol !!) So my GENERAL QUESTION IS : what type of things should I look for inside the bowl that would be signs of having charred or overheated my pipe? When I examine with my iPhone flashlight, all I can see is what looks like regular carbonization with some spots maybe darker than others (like maybe a dark ring about 2/3 way up or higher which was probably from the original light).
