Hot pipe.

[rakia]

Hello.
Recently I felt that my pipe getting really hot during smoking.
I'm not inhaling it nor puff it hard. I sip it gently with small terms.
And even I got no tongue bite. So i tried "cheek test" in every minute and i stopped smoking until pipe cool down enough to touch my cheek.
But every time i do that, light goes out, and the smoke comes out from stem very very small i barely see it.
I feel that this is very strange and discomfort. It gets really hot and i cannot hold the bowl.
So is this problem? or not?
Thank you always. :D

 

[Chasing Embers]

May need to dry your tobacco more, and pack it more loosely.

 

[jvnshr]

If you are sipping gently and not puffing hard, then it must be the packing. Try packing looser than you always do. What kind of tobacco are you smoking?

 

[pagan]

You baccy may be to moist, try drying a bit and pack looser

 

[clickklick]

I'd chime in and say that you need to dry it more and pack it more loosely but I see that horse has been beaten post mortem!
Carry on!

 

[dottiewarden]

Did anyone mention dying out the tobacco any packing looser?
We don't know anything about the pipe you're using - Is it even made of briar?

 

[rfernand]

I don't know if this has come up, but light packing after letting the tobacco dry seems like a good thing to try.
On a more serious note, some blends just burn hot - Mississippi River being one of them. You really need to rub it well, dry, and pack very loosely...

 

[clickklick]

I got mouth sores from plum pudding and tossed the Mississippi River for fear of all Seattle blends doing the same

 

[rfernand]

Yikes!
Well, rest assured they can smoke fine. Give at least Potlatch a chance.

 

[rakia]

Thx a lot guys,.I forgot to check.

Firstly, my pipe is stanwell Vario 140 and I'm smoking my mixture 95 and early morning pipe.

I'm smoking right now under the bridge beside a stream.

And yeah, those tobacco seems have some moisture. I'm gonna give them a time to dry and pack it more loosely next time.

Appreciate all your kind advise!
Ah damn a ant bite me while writing this hah

 

[mawnansmiff]

I have several pipes (including a Dunghill) that no matter how well I dry my baccy and pack the bowl still burn hot with gentle sipping. I just think it is the way with some pipes.
Obviously a thin walled pipe will have a tendency to burn hot but of mine that do none are particularly thin walled.
One of life's mysteries methinks :roll:
Regards,
Jay.