Dear Experienced Smokers Who Smoke Fast

[irishearl]

I some times smoke "a little" fast. Cadence has been a learned skill. Different pipes and different tobaccos have their own requirements.

A couple of pipes have identified themselves as intolerant of accelerated cadence and I have had to comply with their needs to enjoy them.

For instance, my one morta, a thin walled, almost stack configuration won't tolerate anything beyond sipping, so I work to always pair it with tobaccos with similar requirements.

Other pipes are happy to endure a bit more speed or heat. It's not necessarily brand, shape or material specific, either. Two "twins" can have divergent characteristics.

Working it all out is part of the fun, in my opinion. If you need a "cadence training aid" get yourself a one pound bag of Daughters & Ryan and don't give up until you can get 45 minutes out of a medium bowl.

On that note, moisture is the biggest variable under your control. If you've not tried it yet, REALLY dry out some tobacco beyond what you feel is necessary. Like a whole day. See how that impacts your experience.

I've been "relearning" this with my recent Tawny Flake experience.


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45 minutes out of a medium bowled pipe you say? Heck, I've never even gotten more than 20 minutes out of my Hungarians.

 

[olkofri]

I too would be skeptical that any other marshmallows were actually in the building...

 

[chopper]

I'm a fast puffer but I don't encounter any heat or moisture issues because I rarely smoke a larger bowl from start to finish. I'll smoke 1/3rd of a bowl, put it down then relight, smoke the next 1/3rd, put it down to finish it later.

In smaller bowls I'll smoke the entire bowl without problems. Most of them have reasonably thick bowl walls.

Falcon pipes with a dry ring are really good for a dry smoke as is my Reverse Calabash.
9mm charcoal filters work really well also.

 

[docrameous]

Pain is a great teacher.

I am not very smart and so sadly, this is what has forced me to focus on getting it right more than anything. Though I must admit that a fair bit of determination has been mixed in there as well.

 

[logs]

A LARGE GOURD CALABASH IS YOUR BEST FRIEND
SMOKE HARD
SMOKE FAST
ALL DAY
ALL NIGHT
NO RESTING
IT WILL NOT FAIL
EVER.

 

[Gubbins]

Loving the taste is the primary reason to slow down.

Exactly. The faster you smoke, the hotter the tobacco, the worse the flavor.

 

[anotherbob]

I am not very smart and so sadly, this is what has forced me to focus on getting it right more than anything. Though I must admit that a fair bit of determination has been mixed in there as well.

I have to admit that for years I thought a bit of bite was just part of smoking a pipe. In fact that didn't change until I got a zippo and learned you don't put a bic flame right into the tobacco you angle it so it gets close but doesn't touch. Wish I would have known that earlier.

 

[jpmcwjr]

We've been talking about that for years; sorry you didn't find it earlier. It's the superheated air beyond the tip that gently ignites the tobacco.

 

[hauntedmyst]

I am not very smart and so sadly, this is what has forced me to focus on getting it right more than anything. Though I must admit that a fair bit of determination has been mixed in there as well.

Don't feel bad. When I start vaping, I thought a bottom feed vape system was supposed to be used as a suppository. Man, that was embarrassing but when combined with a taco lunch made for some pretty impressive smoke ring tricks.

 

[cigrmaster]

You need to learn how to have a good cadence. I only charge 100 bucks to show you the perfect cadence it is money well spent.

Seriously I make sure every pipe I own has some decent wall thickness. I will not buy thin walled pipes.

 

[didimauw]

For me, I've gotten some of the thickest walled pipes to smoke hot to the touch. However once I have a nice cake built up, (nickle sized minimum for me) it goes away completely. It isn't untill I ream the cake away, that it gets hot again .

I smoke fast. Just how I am.

 

[jpmcwjr]

You need to learn how to have a good cadence. I only charge 100 bucks to show you the perfect cadence it is money well spent.

Seriously I make sure every pipe I own has some decent wall thickness. I will not buy thin walled pipes.

Cadence-schmadence. For fifty bucks I'll teach you how to dry tobacco to perfection.

Seriously, now, folks, while I appreciate a solid wall on a pipe, thickness is no big thing. Except in another arena, not to be discussed directly.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

...It's like niagra falls in the shank as early as the first 1/4th of the bowl.

Get a Reverse Calabash.

 

[The Clay King]

Those guys were smoking clay pipes, so maybe that's your answer for which pipes to use for fast smoking. There is no risk of burning wood or other flammable materials.

They burn hot though. When I downed my clay pipe of Condor in a few puffs, it was almost too hot to hold! The baccy went down well though!

 

[jpmcwjr]

I think you've hit on why I prefer briars.....

 

[The Clay King]

Have you thought of smoking stronger tobacco?

Im pretty sure that would slow you down, due to greater satisfaction.
Also, if you smoke too fast with a strong tobacco, you pay.

I know, when I downed my clay pipe of Condor I lost my footing and stumbled into a tree - luckily I didn't break my pipe!

 

[olkofri]

I think you've hit on why I prefer briars.....

Asbestos...