Insert for Excessively Wide Bowl?

[Sigmund]

This may be a dumb question but why not. I have a pipe I like. Its a pot style. I like the stem, I like the draw and look. The Bowl is not tapered, just rounded a bit at the bottom. It is 25mm wide meaning an inch. I have tried packing different but I still get too airy of a smoke with the pipe. I know they make meer lined bowls but Ive no way to do that.
I wont be buying more this wide but Id rather not sell it. Is there some way to line the bowl to make it more narrow?

Or do I need to pack even more dense?

 

[Chasing Embers]

If it has at least a 2 inch chamber depth, it sounds perfect.

I have tried packing different but I still get too airy of a smoke with the pipe. Do I need to pack even more dense?

I like a draw with zero resistance but packing tighter should fix your issue.

 

[Sigmund]

I will give it another try. Im always hesitant to pack too tight but then again it may be a totally different thing with that degree of surface area. Maybe I will let this build a it of cake too. 1mm all around will help a little. Thanks

 

[VDL_Piper]

I like them wide, you get so much flavour out of the smoke, all my Castello's are 25mm/1" or greater. You don't need a huge ember, let it slowly work its way out to the wall of the pipe rather than try to light the whole surface.

 

[Sigmund]

@VDL_Piper Do you pack those a lot heavier than you would something around 20mm?

I guess I will just pack the hell out of it until I find out what is too much. I suppose it has a lot more space to find air.

I will try lighting just the center too. Thanks guys. I have my other pipes down pretty well but this is an oddball in the bunch. What you say makes sense becuase unlit tobacco is pretty tasty through the stem.

 

[Cracklin' Tobaccy]

On my largest bowl I've found I can make a somewhat tight wad of tobacco to drop into the bottom and then pack normally from there. The wad will give some draw resistance and it will expand slightly once the ember reaches it. At that point a north south east west prod will loosen it up and allow the wad to breathe and smoke down. Your mileage may vary.

 

[PaulRVA]

That size will shine with something like Capt Earles Blends a good Latakia Flake or Cigar Blends Like Fox Bankers or Habana Daydream. Load that puppy up and enjoy it!
You’re sure to find the appropriate match for it after some trial and error.

 

[dottlejockey]

Some good suggestions here. You'll get it figured!

I actually prefer my flakes in narrower chambers and only smoke ribbons and cubes in the pots. Like @Chasing Embers said, an open draw is preferential to a tight one for my taste.

 

[Jbrewer2002]

I like them wide, you get so much flavour out of the smoke, all my Castello's are 25mm/1" or greater. You don't need a huge ember, let it slowly work its way out to the wall of the pipe rather than try to light the whole surface.

Interesting. For me it’s the opposite. Anything over a 0.8 diameter seems to be less flavor than I get out of my smaller ones.

 

[VDL_Piper]

@VDL_Piper Do you pack those a lot heavier than you would something around 20mm?

I guess I will just pack the hell out of it until I find out what is too much. I suppose it has a lot more space to find air.

I will try lighting just the center too. Thanks guys. I have my other pipes down pretty well but this is an oddball in the bunch. What you say makes sense becuase unlit tobacco is pretty tasty through the stem.

Not excessively but I am looking for that cushion bounce still in the last third of the pack. If it was ribbon cut tobacco for example it might appear unruly with strands trying to wriggle out, particularly on lighting. I should also add that I rub everything out, no fold and stuff for me.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Sometimes with a wide bowl, I'll light the far side of the chamber. Then, there is the most tobacco in between the ember and the draft hole.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Sometimes with a wide bowl, I'll light the far side of the chamber. Then, there is the most tobacco in between the ember and the draft hole.

Yes this exactly. I never light the whole bowl and let the ember work the tobacco rather than have the whole surface ignited. The far side would be the best place to start as you have suggested.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Do you pack those a lot heavier than you would something around 20mm?

I just gravity fill them.