I think if this is what you need to do to stay with this long term then go for it. Everyone is different and we all need to control our pads and tads in different ways so if you feel comfortable with this system then I say go for it.
Yes Everyone is different thank you for getting it :D If i catch myself before i jump into my past habits i will save pipe smoking for myself. I want to smoke pipe for the rest of my life!
I have gone into a hobby at 150 miles an hour and then burn out, only after getting every piece of absolutely needed equipment one could possibly use for that said hobby, and then drop it like a hot potato!
Oh man it starts as something to do then you become an overnight professional and you just need to have and know and own everything to justify the hobby its ridicules im glad im not the only one. my last hobby i made in to a business the money i spent was unreal but it was worth the risk the payout would have been amazing. but like all things the government shuts it down.
My plan is to have a list in my head of what pipes or shapes I want first and try to stick with it. Easier said then done though.
I started like that also and still am in a way, Pruss can tell you off hand whether i would like a pipe or not because i have become that predictable, Straight, Rusticated, Billiard lol. but this system will help me expand into other shapes that i want to try but am just to stuck in a rut to buy now.
Ohh, I thought you were in need of more.
My point is are we really ever in need of more or does side effects of PAD make you think you do? lol
I found that a general list was much easier to manage and left room for adjustment. (OK, no Comoys listed, I'll try GBD ...).
So in a way we all find ways to manage our PAD hmmmm...