Used a Tampon Instead of a Cotton Ball

claypipesarchaeologist · Sep 25, 2014

I've never been one to keep cotton balls, but there are always ob tampons laying around. The pipe didn't need a deep cleaning, but some Haunted Bookshop left a taste I just couldn't stand. So, I fluffed up a tampon, put it in some quality vodka, then shoved it in. It got rid of the ghost, got a little brown all over from the light use it has seen, and came out very easily

drwatson · Sep 25, 2014

got a little brown all over

That'll Happen!

dread · Sep 25, 2014

Ladies do it better than guys. Perfect solution.

claypipesarchaeologist · Sep 25, 2014

And it didn't leave any strands or mess. Love these things.

papipeguy · Sep 25, 2014

OOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

cosmicfolklore · Sep 25, 2014

I do have this one pipe that was starting to get a little crampy, ha ha!!

Haunted Bookshop left a ghost?

weezell · Sep 25, 2014

:laughat:

OOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

agnosticpipe · Sep 25, 2014

Even though my wife is well past the age of needing tampons, she got a kick out of seeing how you used it. And unlike cotton balls, you don't need tweezers to get it out. :roll:

warren · Sep 25, 2014

I like the idea of only cleaning my pipes once a month. This technique certainly has possibilities.

tobyducote · Sep 25, 2014

Very interesting...thinking of demoing that one at the next pipe club meeting

thanks

mcitinner1 · Sep 25, 2014

We need Hunter to write us words of wisdom on the subject.

minfarshaw · Sep 25, 2014

Now watch all the pipe smoker's wives wonder where their tampons went.

derfargin · Sep 25, 2014

I like the idea of only cleaning my pipes once a month. This technique certainly has possibilities.

Oh..I see what you did there...NICE...VERY NICE.
I wonder if the pipe is really bitchy during the process? What about the week prior to the treatment? Does it not smoke very well and give you a lot of problems? :evil:

warren · Sep 25, 2014

Light smokers, two bowls or less a day, can use the "light days' product.
Jeez! This is almost too easy!
You collectors don't even need to consider this techniques with your older pipes.

antbauers · Sep 25, 2014

...there are always ob tampons laying around...

I thought I read there are always old tampons laying around, lol.
But great job improvising, very creative! I'm sure they are more absorbent than cotton balls. On top of that you can just pull it by the string to get it out. This might be a game changer.

claypipesarchaeologist · Sep 26, 2014

Haunted Bookshop left a ghost?

Yes. I guess I should have seen that coming.

I thought I read there are always old tampons laying around, lol.

If I used an old tampon, my dog would chew through my pipe to get to it :x

ravenwolf · Sep 26, 2014

:rofl:

ericthered · Sep 26, 2014

Great improvisation! Personally, I wouldn't be able to get past the cost difference. A bag of 200 cotton balls is a dollar at my local grocery store. I don't know the cost of a pack of tampons and am not interested in looking it up, but I've got to believe that they are a little more expensive than half-a-cent per unit.
However, The image of a stereotypical older gentleman pipesmoker going through a check-out line with several boxes of tampons is quite amusing!

huntertrw · Sep 26, 2014

I recommend the use of a tampon in this manner, but only periodically.

sidious · Sep 26, 2014

:rofl:

Used a Tampon Instead of a Cotton Ball

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