Thanks for all the helpful advice!! I have not mastered clenching it just don’t feel natural
Therefore I hold it 90% of the time!! You may be on to something with drying, I’m still learning
How to tell by feel if it’s dry enough. It’s definately not spit going down stem it’s moisture accumulating
I’m running a pipe cleaner or two mid bowl. I would think it’s dry enough as I don’t need any delights unless
Wifey and I are chatting and I let it go out most of the time. But I’m still getting bit once in a while
And with the extra moisture it tells me it’s not dry enough!!
I've not noticed excessive saliva when smoking a pipe but maybe that's because I don't clench [except for a moment when I need two hands when driving] I just can't stand the taste of tar from excessive moisture.
Bent pipes tend to collect more moisture than straight stems, especially aromatics that tend to be a bit moist.
Dry your tobacco but not to the point of crispy or you'll lose flavour.
Filters would absorb excessive moisture rather quickly I'd imagine but it's worth a try.
Straight stemmed pipes with smaller bowls would help until you've got a hang of right moisture content of your tobacco, packing and technique.
Consider getting a Falcon pipe and use a 'dry ring' that fits beneath the bowl [The dry rings are not really a filter but are designed to soak up tar and excessive moisture - I make my own from pipe filters]
Falcons give a dry smoke and usually come with smaller bowls.
