No Resistance When I Draw?

[Beeb]

EDIT: FIxed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9)

Im all new to pipesmoking and there is one thing that i dont realy like. When i have a full pipe i can feel a nice resistance when i draw the pipe, but the more i smoke the less resistance, and at the Bottom there is absolutly no resistance at all, can a pipe filter change this? Unfortunatly i only have a unfilterd pipe so i cant try?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Resistance is futile!

I would worry about it. It shouldn't affect the quality of the experience. Most guy prefer an open draw, or if not tamp a little harder towards the end to tighten up the draw if you wish.

 

[tschiraldi]

Tamp the tobacco once or twice a bowl. That should fix it. Tamp LIGHTLY!

 

[mso489]

+1, tamp, lightly.

 

[canucklehead]

I don't like much, if any, resistance when I draw, if there's any significant resistance it's packed too tight for me and it will negatively effect how it smokes.

To answer your question though, most filters do restrict the draw, some excessively so.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

You shouldn't really have much resistance anyways. You want slow sips, or just passive smoke movement when clenching. If you are intentionally drawing a lot with each pull, chances are you are making your pipe hot and killing all flavors. The idea is (for most) to just smoke on the verge of the fire going out. You want the surrounding tobacco to release it's flavors, not just smoke from the burning tobacco. Burning tobacco by itself just tastes like ash.

 

[sablebrush52]

Resistance is futile.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Resistance is futile.

Copy cat, ha ha

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Tamp the ash down lightly a few times throughout the smoke.

 

[anotherbob]

contrary to what you read here I feel like you can pack a bowl too lose. Also maybe get a pipe with a smaller hole and hence more resistance. I also am not a fan of too open of a draw. I like to feel a little bit of resistance as I smoke. Not so much I have to struggle or fight to get a sip but too open just doesn't feel right. So maybe pack a little bit tighter. I pack it in the three step method. Which basically means you do most of the packing at the top of the chamber put another pinch in and push it down until you test it and get the a bit of extra resistance (from a test draw) and yes it will take some experimentation until you find what works for you from start to finish. Also tamping helps too but only so much.

 

[bullet08]

Most of the times, I do like my draw as free as possible. I smoke very passively with stream of smoke entering with no effort. But when I smoke to all ashes at the end, I do get that feelig that resistance is completely gone. I rarely smoke to complete ashes.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I pack with as little resistance as possible.

 

[canucklehead]

I pack with as little resistance as possible.

The pack of least resistance.

Path of least resistance - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[anotherbob]

I pack with as little resistance as possible.

not me I go for just enough to feel it and not much more. That's one of the awesome things about pipes it's a customizable experience.