I often clench for fairly long periods while smoking. I think that means by default I am using the breathe method. Breathing in and out through my nose, not deliberately blowing into or drawing on the pipe, but the airflow naturally going back on forth. I exhale smoke every few breathes. Is there anything more to the breathe method than that. Seems impossible to smoke while clenching without it.
Breathe Method Question
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A member, chasingembers, has a video on this that is succinct and clear, if you can pull that up from past posts.
Not really much else than that. I rarely remove the pipe from my mouth throughout an entire bowl if I’m working with my hands in the shop. I agree, clenching is probably what allowed me to finally figure out how to smoke a pipe. When I first started, I was taking long drags and heating up the tobacco way too much. Your breathing will kind of provide a good cadence as well. I usually take three or four breaths, then expel the smoke. Whatever works, as long as it’s not overheating the tobacco or burning your tongue.
Occasionally retrohale, if that's something you do. They suggest gentle blow to the pipe now and then, but not sure why.
I don’t. Breathe back through the pipe that is. Well, a tiny trickle of air is bound to be pushed back through the pipe incidentally to the act of breathing out through the nose, but I don’t intentionally put air back through the pipe. It’s a good way to induce a wet smoke in my opinion. ?
I do blow back occasionally. Only to check ember's still there. Haven't really noticed much difference if I don't. Read somewhere it's to keep ember going, but I don't buy that.I don’t. Breathe back through the pipe that is. Well, a tiny trickle of air is bound to be pushed back through the pipe incidentally to the act of breathing out through the nose, but I don’t intentionally put air back through the pipe. It’s a good way to induce a wet smoke in my opinion. ?
Yeah, whatever works. I think everyone has their own little idiosyncrasies with their pipe that work for them. If the tobacco tastes good and neither the pipe nor tongue are scorched, then it’s probably working. ?
I recently learned about the breath method, and haven't had a bad smoke since. I do blow back as I breath out and take sips as I breath in. Every so often I will take a long slow draw and retrohale. Sounds like you're doing it right.
I watched Muttonchop's videos on breath method, there are 3 of them. I thought he explained it well.
I watched Muttonchop's videos on breath method, there are 3 of them. I thought he explained it well.
Just more likely to heat up the pipe or ember. I only do this a bit when it’s going out.
Yep, blowing a little back through the pipe seems to bring back the ember.
For me, when it’s going out, usually a gentle tamp is what saves it.
Something else that sometimes works for an ember that’s on its way out is to partially cover the chamber with your hand and kind of gently puff a couple times and then uncover the opening.
Something else that sometimes works for an ember that’s on its way out is to partially cover the chamber with your hand and kind of gently puff a couple times and then uncover the opening.
Yeh, that's pretty much it. I mean, we could get into the minutia of the details, but pretty much just clench and forget about it is what I do. And, stop when I taste ashes.