Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forums here and really enjoy the podcast. I have been smoking a pipe since the middle of the summer, maybe once or twice a week and extensively enjoy it.
I seem to tamp more than anyone I know, maybe very firmly tamping every 5 mins or so because my draw gets so light that the pipe goes out and won't take a light. Am I simply packing it wrong or does anyone else tamp a ton? I try my best to pack it like the videos and articles I find since my friends who smoke pipes know about as much about it as I do. Also I tend to get a thick layer of fine gray ash on top of my tobacco in the bowl, is this normal or do you use your tool to dump out some of the ash when it builds up? I feel these questions are related somehow. Thank you for your help.
I'm new to the forums here and really enjoy the podcast. I have been smoking a pipe since the middle of the summer, maybe once or twice a week and extensively enjoy it.
I seem to tamp more than anyone I know, maybe very firmly tamping every 5 mins or so because my draw gets so light that the pipe goes out and won't take a light. Am I simply packing it wrong or does anyone else tamp a ton? I try my best to pack it like the videos and articles I find since my friends who smoke pipes know about as much about it as I do. Also I tend to get a thick layer of fine gray ash on top of my tobacco in the bowl, is this normal or do you use your tool to dump out some of the ash when it builds up? I feel these questions are related somehow. Thank you for your help.