Is It Weird to Repack a Bowl Halfway Through?

[Vlad the Pipe Enjoyer]

Sometimes, I'm close to finishing smoking my pipe and I want to get to the end of the bowl while burning all the tobacco. But I don't want to burn the briar or smoke only a puff or two, so I pack it again in hopes of being able to smoke it all in one go. I simply remove the white ash, leaving unburnt and half-burnt tobacco at the bottom of the bowl, and pack some more tobacco on top of it.

Is it weird? Am I a freak? Please tell me!

Anyway, I don't find any problem with this method, I just want to hear what you have to think about this topic.

 

[Smokeybandit]

Sometimes, I'm close to finishing smoking my pipe and I want to get to the end of the bowl while burning all the tobacco. But I don't want to burn the briar or smoke only a puff or two, so I pack it again in hopes of being able to smoke it all in one go. I simply remove the white ash, leaving unburnt and half-burnt tobacco at the bottom of the bowl, and pack some more tobacco on top of it.

Is it weird? Am I a freak? Please tell me!

Anyway, I don't find any problem with this method, I just want to hear what you have to think about this topic.

Maybe, I do it all the time. Matter of fact, just did.

 

[spearheadbill]

Yes. But not illegal.

 

[Bbailey324]

Not something I do but your pipe, your choice.

 

[Akguy59]

Yep, you do whatever you want. It's your pipe.

 

[Auxsender]

No rules, brah.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I've done it.

 

[LOREN]

OMG

 

[BigR]

I usually get my Czech tool and use the pick to turn and roll the tobacco that's not ash. Then relight and keep on smoking until it's mostly gone.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

I don’t personally do it but know many other do. By the time I could repack the bowl, Im about done with the session so I never do it.

 

[LOREN]

Just kidding

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Not weird. I've seen it done frequently by old timers. I've done it a few times. I think it is less than an ideal way to enjoy a bowl of tobacco. But it does work. To a degree. And if it works for you, do it anytime you want to.

 

[sablebrush52]

If you're enjoying your smokes it's all good.

 

[mortonbriar]

Yeah, I have had reason to do that sometimes. If I leave a pipe smoldering and it is NEARLY finished I find it easier to start/finish later by putting a pinch of fresh on top.

 

[Servant King]

Sometimes, I'm close to finishing

That's what she said.

Is it weird? Am I a freak? Please tell me!

She definitely didn't say that! Perhaps she just figured it was a given.

 

[wyfbane]

I have done it from time to time. I agree with @hoosierpipeguy that it may not be the best choice with the really good tobaccos, but it's not 'weird'.

 

[BingBong]

I just hoik out the unburnt and stick it on top of the next bowl, same blend or not. Charring light? Hah, no need.

 

[huntertrw]

Is It Weird to Repack a Bowl Halfway Through?​

Not if it was improperly loaded to begin with.

 

[Roach1]

I've done it many times. I clear out the burnt stuff then tamp a nit and fresh on top,never a problem.

 

[Briarcutter]

I see no problem at all with your method. Have at it! You get a little extra vitamin N that way also