Hemp Wicks....

[Effortlessdepths]

I just wanna say, I've been using a soft flame pipe lighter for 2 years. Recently I decided to try the hemp wick. I got the setup that holds your Bic and wraps the wick around it, and it takes almost zero extra time for me to light bowls, so extra effort seems not to be a problem. The tobacco seemed to be tasting better too, but was it my imagination?

Well, it was not my imagination. I went out for a stroll the other day and grabbed my regular soft flame by accident, forgetting the wick. No biggie, I thought, so I lit up. Well let me tell you, after every single light I could taste the butane, and it did not taste good. So I experimented back and forth and sure enough it definitely sullies the flavor of the baccy for several puffs afterward. With the wick it tastes good everytime. I will never be without it again. It's cheap in spools, takes almost no extra time, and let's all the flavor of the tobacco come through. For all you seasoned and experienced veterans out there, I highly suggest giving it an open minded whirl, you won't be disappointed.

 

[danimalia]

In my experience, butane doesn't affect flavor, but I may just not be sensitive to it. I've used the hemp wick before. It's fine. A lot like using matches, without the sulfur burn off. Just prefer a regular old Bic, I guess.

 

[Effortlessdepths]

I thought the same, and I was used to the butane too. But once I used it the wick long enough, my tolerance for the butane went away and in it's wake left some flavor elements that I was missing the whole time. It takes a couple days, but it's like eating sugar: once you're off it for awhile you don't want it anymore, and you realize how much it was affecting you. Our bodies our amazing, and will ward off bad stuff for us, but also tell us thank you when those things are removed. I think if folks gave it a solid try they would really like it! And whatever s all amount of $$ you spend on the wick is saved on less lighter fluid

 

[3rdguy]

You may top Jim Inks with the most sensitive tongue.

 

[warren]

We get the pro-hemp thread every couple of months. Hasn't seemed to draw many converts. The hyperbole is dreck.

 

[Effortlessdepths]

I doubt that! I think that people aren't sensitive to things that they endure a lot of the time, that's all. Like I said, I used regular lighters and never really noticed until I gave the wick a committed try.

 

[Effortlessdepths]

When I said "I doubt that" I was referring to topping Jim Inks

 

[Effortlessdepths]

We get the pro-hemp thread every couple of months. Hasn't seemed to draw many converts. The hyperbole is dreck.

I wasn't trying to convert anyone, just sharing an insight i had. Nothing I am saying is exaggerated either, I was as surprised as any to enjoy the wick

 

[warren]

For all you seasoned and experienced veterans out there, I highly suggest giving it an open minded whirl, you won't be disappointed.

I wasn't trying to convert anyone, just sharing an insight i had. Nothing I am saying is exaggerated either, I was as surprised as any to enjoy the wick

Really? Not trying to convert? The supposed health benefits in your second post? And the fiscal benefits of lighting with a hemp wick? What will I save in a year? Your best estimate please.

Amusing to say the least.

 

[seldom]

Whatever makes your pipe smoking enjoyable is good. For me the easy bic lighter works. I don't notice a taste from it. Perhaps if I lived in a climate where the sun was always shining I'd use a magnifying glass, because really, what could possibly be better than that? The answer is easy. Easy is a cheap bic lighter that works without impacting the taste.

 

[BROBS]

you could also just be tasting the burnt off sweetness of beeswax.
as that's what coats the hemp wick.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I don't get down with them, I'm glad they help you. I usually just use the string end of a tampon..

 

[BROBS]

I don't get down with them, I'm glad they help you. I usually just use the string end of a tampon..

And here I’ve been using the fluffy end.....

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

We need to quit..

It's just the opposite of what you'd think.. small side is better. I tried pads, that was a bad idea. Almost caught my living room on fire.

 

[BROBS]

so the Depend Adult Diaper I was going to use is a bad idea?

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

so the Depend Adult Diaper I was going to use is a bad idea?

Absolutely.. A terrible idea.

 

[whsergent]

I can sometimes taste the butane from a bic if the flame gets blown out in the wind. Not as bad as the lighter fluid taste from a zippo.
Those hemp lighters look too complicated tho.

 

[Casual]

I don’t get the hemp wick thing myself, but is there a reason it rubs people here the wrong way? The membership seems to get aggressive about it.

 

[BROBS]

Because it’s original use was mainly for weed.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Pretty much when it's touted as the be all and end all.

Matches when I use them and then return to butane taste/smell no different.