How many bowls from a 50g tin?

[anotherbob]

Hi guys,

I am getting back into pipe smoking after a long layoff. I'm a cigar and snuff man at heart and didn't have much success with pipes but for various reasons pipes are it now after Brexit closed off my snuff channels.

How many bowls should I expect to get out of a 50g ( 1,76 ounce?) tin? I know pipe sizes are all over the map, so for the sake of discussion, please use a Dunhill Group 5 as the reference bowl size.

Thank you,

Joe

that's like asking how long a 10grm snuff tin will last. There are so many things that effect it. And there are so many factors. Some cuts last longer then others. The bigger the ribbon the less I pack in the closer to a shag the more you stuff into a chamber. Though if I only smoke one tin until it's empty and smoke ten times a week... then I usually get two weeks plus 1-4days. So 20- almost 30 smokes is what I tend to get.

 

[geoffs]

I think it's possible to be as economical as you want. I have a small meer that perfectly fits one coin of Escudo. I can reliably get about 45 minutes out of it. I also have a Peterson XL02 that, if I've got it loaded with shag or something particularly dry can be smoked down in around 30 minutes. My personal experience is that tall, narrow chambers work best for economizing on tobacco.

 

[rmbittner]

Hi guys,

I am getting back into pipe smoking after a long layoff. I'm a cigar and snuff man at heart and didn't have much success with pipes but for various reasons pipes are it now after Brexit closed off my snuff channels.

How many bowls should I expect to get out of a 50g ( 1,76 ounce?) tin? I know pipe sizes are all over the map, so for the sake of discussion, please use a Dunhill Group 5 as the reference bowl size.

Thank you,

Joe

Wow, already 20+ responses…

I average 20 bowls out of a 50g tin. I generally smoke Group 4 size pipes.

 

[UB 40]

It depends on which Mac Baren, some of them are priced ok. I'm partial to both Gawiths so I'm trying to get a bunch of that, but it's not cheap. Robert McConnell has most of their tins in the middle of the price range for a tin here, but I'm not familiar with any of their blends so I have been going over tobaccoreviews again. Great site!

We actually can drive but Austria or Germany would kill a whole day just getting there and back, so it would take some planning and a night at a hotel and hoping whatever shop(s) we stumble on speak English.

Where are you living? Europe is vague. Unfortunately you are not living in Germany or Austria. Tobacco there is not as pricey as in the US I think. I am not shure.

 

[rmbittner]

I'm buying mostly flakes, so I was saddened to hear your comment

Yeah, the issue comes from comparing weight vs. volume; because flakes are so highly compressed, the same weight in the tin can yield significantly different volume when compared with shags and other non-flakes.

 

[Coreios]

It's roughly 10 bowls an oz.

 

[sugardaddy]

As one who has been smoking for a year now, the several average-looking pipes I've packed and then weighed, math out to about 17 bowls/smokes per tin.

So that seems to match what some here are reporting. Cool. Glad you asked!

 

[FurCoat]

You're not wrong.

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I'm almost with ya. Four with this old KB&B

 

[Bob the bear]

Around 20. If you are smoking with cobs you might get a little more with the smaller pipes. The country gentlemen around 15 to 18, the 5th Ave around 25

 

[NomadOrb]

Big: 12-14
Medium: 15-17
Small: 18+

 

[Streeper541]

42

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Wow!

 

[reloader]

I average 20-25 bowls out of a 50g tin. I pack a little light so that may account for that number.

 

[OzPiper]

To be pedantic -
Fill a bowl with your chosen tobacco.
Empty it and weigh.
Divide 50gms by that figure, and
Voila - you have your answer.
Simple. And not exactly rocket science

Now if you'll excuse me, I have more pressing matters to cogitate
Like deciding which tobacco(s) to smoke this afternoon

 

[Sgetz]

I get about 15 bowls a tin. Flake or any other cut. It doesn't seem to make much difference.

 

[FHlight]

Around 15-20.

 

[Morsoth]

Big: 12-14
Medium: 15-17
Small: 18+

Yes, that would be my answer too. Most tins will last 15 bowls with medium-sized chambers.

 

[jpmcwjr]

"42" is standing joke, but I don't have time now to explain it.

 

[BarrelProof]

5π

 

[bullet08]

Really haven't thought about it. When I'm done, time for a new tin. Usually, a tin can last me months.