How do you deal with pipe gurgle if you don't have a cleaner at hand?

[guitarguy86]

I just bought a new pipe yesterday that has gurgle issues. I finally decided to try and poke a few holes in the baccy with the pipe tool, and that seems to be working.

 

[madmurdoc]

I suck harder and turn the stem into a straw...
Not really though, I blow into it a few times, seems to work for me.

 

[guitarguy86]

I've always been afraid of blowing the tobacco out, or burning my hand while trying to cover it. Oh well, gotta start sometime, because I can't stand any bit of gurgle.

@radio807: I got a hellacious shot yesterday

 

[tslex]

Cover the bowl with your palm, then snap your wrist. Condensation flies out of stem.
I just did this about seven seconds ago, as a matter of fact.

 

[pitchfork]

If the pipe gurgles, I fix it (or try to). Usually it's just a matter of opening up the airflow in the stem, especially at the bend (if there is one), and funneling out the last half inch leading up to the button. Pace Rick Newcombe, I almost never fool with the smoke hole through the shank -- I think I only have one or two pipes where this was necessary.
But in the moment, if there is a gurgle, which happens in cool, damp weather or if I pack too tightly, I just take out the stem and blow the moisture out. Harris is right, though, you should never force it out (or especially back in!), but I often sand my tenons down just a hair so that they can be removed and reinserted without much force. Overly tight stems worry me in general, and it's really not necessary for them to fit overly tight to have good airflow.
My two cents.

 

[thebadkitty]

I can't stand gurgle either. I'll gently puff into it too and that seems to work really well. Been doing it awhile now and it's almost become an automatic habit. (Of course, I learned this method by reading tips here Thanks!)