Breaking in ? (Another newbie frustration)

[captainbob]

You have received a lot of good advice here. I always smoke filterless pipes and uncoated bowls. I fill the bowl and smoke it down to the dottle. Always run a pipe cleaner through after every smoke and allow the pipe to rest. Rotating pipes is best. Rotate blends, too. That will keep your taste buds alive and you are less likely to tire of a blend if you rotate it with other favorites. Smoke slowly. Relighting is better than smoking too hot. If the bowl is uncomfortable to hold, you are smoking it too hot (puffing too much or too hard). Take care to properly pack your pipe. Not too loose and not too tight.

 

[mluyckx]

Once again,thanks for all the advice.
Both Sav's did better today (or I did better with them at least ;-) ) just dried the tobacco a lot more than I usually do.
All that being said, I still find them to be more stubborn breaking in than the Pete's, BC or FeRo I have. Or even hat mystery "new Bond" i picked up. All with coating. I know it's me, but i seem to find a common thread with them. So for me, the coating seems to have its advantages during break-in. But I still do love em !

 

[nsfisher]

i personally find it takes bout 6 bowls on a new pipe for a decent smoke. but that also depends on the baccy im usin too.

 

[rhogg]

I had a very hard time in the beginning until I got a natural feel for packing bowls. Most of my problems were related to incorrectly packing the tobacco. Filters were all abandoned once I figured out they were largely useless. You may find that lighting your tobacco with large kitchen matches to be very helpful. Matches burn hottern than butane and usually make ligting a little easier. I use a butane lighter now that I am a little more skilled but even now matches make lighting a pipe easier.