Do You Rotate your Pipes?

[OzPiper]

Main reason for resting your pipe is if you’re a wet smoker, and your pipe starts to sour.
If not, then no reason not to smoke it several times

I rotate my pipes because it is fun to do so.
Likewise with tobacco.

 

[telescopes]

To be sure, it is better to rotate your pipes than revolve around them.

 

[canucklehead]

That's a dangerous question if extrapolated out to other possibilities.


Rotating pipes methodically seems a bit OCD.

Clockwise or counterclockwise? Does it matter what side of the equator?

 

[DanWil84]

Im in the camp no particulair rotation. I have 13 pipes of which are 3 meers which I tend to smoke a little more careless for rest time than my briars.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Sure.

 

[seabee1999]

I don’t smoke often but I do rotate through the pipes I do have.

 

[PaulRVA]

I’ve tried but it’s just too much effort. I smoke what I want when I want and in what I want at that particular time. I do however rest them for at-least 24 hrs and tend to grab a different pipe for every smoke and dedicate several to specific blends. I find it funny that my favorite smokers are those that I’ve smoked everything possible in and neglected the most

 

[wolflarsen]

I smoke whatever pipe I want whenever I feel like it with no regard for rest time or rotation.
I do keep them separated into 4 categories however. Lakeland, latakia, aromatic, and VA/VAPer/Burley.

 

[warren]

I do, every few thousand bowls. It goes left rear swap with front right and right rear swapped with left front.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

I used to have a "system" but no longer. Just grab, stuff and go with whatever grabs my attention.

^^^THIS️

 

[Sobrbiker]

Not really. Grab what I feel like at any given time.
I’ve found that cobs actually get crappy quicker than my briars.
Most often I carry two pipes 4 days a week and smoke 5-6 bowls a day. Pipe cleaner and stem wipe after most smokes, and a swabbing dampened with everclear if they’re used hard.

 

[rsshreck32]

Like many have said already, I grab the pipe that catches my eye at the time. Sometimes I'll smoke back-to-back bowls in a pipe. Sometimes I'll smoke the same pipe a few hours later. But I always do two things after smoking: 1. "Ream" the bowl with a rolled up paper towel after smoking and 2. Leave a pipe cleaner in the pipe to absorb any moisture.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

No rotation.

 

[DesertDan]

I just grab whichever pipe catches my fancy or a particular pipe because it is dedicated to a type of blend I'm in the mood for. Currently I usually smoke only one bowl a day but if I am smoking multiples I tend to stick with the same combo.

 

[Coreios]

I just smoke whatever I want. If its the same pipe for a month I don't care. Im sure it's best not to for the 100% best experience, but smoking the pipe I like to smoke is part of the experience.

 

[LeafErikson]

If I’m exclusively smoking briar for the day (which is rare for me at this moment because I’m going through a serious meerschaum phase) I will smoke 2 different briars and alternate between smokes so that they each have time to dry out.

 

[serpentx]

I rest my briars, but abuse the hell out of my cobs, because I know they can take it

 

[judcole]

I smoke multiple bowls a day, with multiple pipes. Some pipes may be used only once during the day; some may see action several times. All pipes will get several days rest after use.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

I do, every few thousand bowls. It goes left rear swap with front right and right rear swapped with left front.

Ha! I came here to comment that I rotate my pipes every five thousand miles lol

 

[telescopes]

I let the pipes speak to me.