My Long-Winded Nording Keystone Pipe Filters Review

[hakchuma]

They are pretty good. Reasonably reusable for a standard pipe if you don't mind getting your fingers dirty. Can burn down the last bit of tobacco a bit easier. Worth a buy.

 

[seanv]

I use them quite often. I tend to over tamp at times and I find these help in that dept.

 

[OzPiper]

I’m pleased there are a few of us in favour of Keystones, and their alternative, meer chips

They are cheap and reusable.
And for me, their cost is more than offset because dottle is minimised.

I had a few smokes on the weekend.
I couldn’t dry the tobacco in the sun as it has been rainy and overcast for over a week. With more wet weather to come.

I used a few more Keystones/meer chips than usual and packed a bit looser.

All bowls smoked to ash, with no relights

I really can’t recommend them more highly

 

[beefeater33]

I'm intrigued by these.............. I tend to over-tamp the last quarter of the bowl, and to me, that's the most enjoyable part of the bowl. Think I'll give them a shot.

 

[Sigmund]

Im cheap. I break up broken red clay pots that got broken during use. Give them a rinse in the colander and you have a big batch. The textured clay is very absorbent. The other benefit is it keeps your pipe considerably cleaner.

 

[Bassman65]

How many times can you reuse the Nording Keystones?

 

[OzPiper]

How many times can you reuse the Nording Keystones?

Typically I smoke 2 bowls a day. Very occasionally 3
I throw the Keystones or meer chips out after the day's smoking is done.
No reason why they can't be reused 4 or 5 times

 

[Waning Embers]

Im cheap. I break up broken red clay pots that got broken during use. Give them a rinse in the colander and you have a big batch. The textured clay is very absorbent. The other benefit is it keeps your pipe considerably cleaner.

I've used akadama soil.

 

[Sigmund]

Id never heard of that but I looked it up. That would work great. Basically hard clay right?

I use my chips homemade or bough until I drop or misplace them.