So even with my limited number of posts, I had found time to criticize what I had called my worst smoker in a thread asking for recommendations about a new pipe.....a Savanelli Varese I picked up on sale for $45. I had only used the three step method to fill any pipe I've ever owned, and never had a problem execpt with this damn pipe.....no matter how long I'd let the tobacco dry, I still couldn't smoke much more then half the bowl without several re-lights and a ton of dottle leftover....a shame because it's a beautiful pipe.
Then while reading Fred Hanna's book "The Perfect Smoke" over the holidays, I decided to try out the air pocket method of packing he describes on that pesky Savinelli.....simply amazing. Three re-lights with no drying method with a freshly packed aromatic and no dottle. I now pack all my pipes this way and amazed with the consistency of each smoke. Best of all, there's no mess that comes with other methods like the palm.
So if you have a pipe that just isn't smoking like you expected it too....publicly blast it on the internet and try this method, you may end up with a new gem.
Then while reading Fred Hanna's book "The Perfect Smoke" over the holidays, I decided to try out the air pocket method of packing he describes on that pesky Savinelli.....simply amazing. Three re-lights with no drying method with a freshly packed aromatic and no dottle. I now pack all my pipes this way and amazed with the consistency of each smoke. Best of all, there's no mess that comes with other methods like the palm.
So if you have a pipe that just isn't smoking like you expected it too....publicly blast it on the internet and try this method, you may end up with a new gem.
