A number of forum posters have indicated, strongly, they won't use a filter, ever. Certainly no problem with that. But this post is meant for those who are just fine using them. They even prefer them.
I'm been playing with my new Sav 320 KS for the past few days, smoking it without balsa filter after having really enjoyed it *with* the balsa. Cool, flavorful smoke. Yes, I did notice that without the filter the smoke is just a "tetch" warmer, and it does something to the tobacco I don't like as much. It's okay, but it makes me want to put the balsa back in.
Just now I stopped to wonder, does it vary by tobacco? I switched to Molto Dulce in it today. The bowl is so dang big that I overworked it a little before slowing into my normal writer's pace. Ding dang it -- a purr started and I knew I'd worked up some moisture. No problem -- with no filter in, just the converter, I pushed a pipe cleaner in there and presto-changeo, back to a silent, dry smoke.
I like that option.
Knowing that one tobacco burns hotter than another, one wetter, they burn differently with age, and styles change from smoke to smoke slightly, here's my question:
Do any of you have some tobaccos you prefer to have the filter in, and some you prefer to leave it out?
I know you can just dedicate one pipe to certain tobaccos, and that's probably the better answer. But do you ever say to yourself, "With this tobacco I prefer my filter in. With this one, out"?
I'm been playing with my new Sav 320 KS for the past few days, smoking it without balsa filter after having really enjoyed it *with* the balsa. Cool, flavorful smoke. Yes, I did notice that without the filter the smoke is just a "tetch" warmer, and it does something to the tobacco I don't like as much. It's okay, but it makes me want to put the balsa back in.
Just now I stopped to wonder, does it vary by tobacco? I switched to Molto Dulce in it today. The bowl is so dang big that I overworked it a little before slowing into my normal writer's pace. Ding dang it -- a purr started and I knew I'd worked up some moisture. No problem -- with no filter in, just the converter, I pushed a pipe cleaner in there and presto-changeo, back to a silent, dry smoke.
I like that option.
Knowing that one tobacco burns hotter than another, one wetter, they burn differently with age, and styles change from smoke to smoke slightly, here's my question:
Do any of you have some tobaccos you prefer to have the filter in, and some you prefer to leave it out?
I know you can just dedicate one pipe to certain tobaccos, and that's probably the better answer. But do you ever say to yourself, "With this tobacco I prefer my filter in. With this one, out"?
