I have a quirk when it comes to pipe smoking. I like to load several pipes with tobacco intending to smoke them that day. I place them in plastic bags to keep the lose leaf from scattering all over the place. If I don’t smoke all of them I just wait until I can. Even if it is several days later. Am I too weird? Does any one else do this? It seems to help dry out the wet blends.
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I pack 'em one at a time, and I lean them in a little low dish, but I may smoke them hours or a day or two later. Nothing strange about it. I'm much more apt to have a bowl if I don't necessarily have to do the packing just then.
I also squirrel away dirty pipes to clean them all at once. On average I smoke maybe twice a week. It is a good thing that I have 15 pipes. That does not include the churchwardens. They are too cumbersome to smoke but I love the look of them.
I am the same way (minus the plastic bags) but for different reasons, I guess. I like to air the tobacco to make them almost bone dry and nice to smoke.
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Seems quite reasonable sans the plastic bag. Buy a couple of pipe stands, do what you do but just leave the loaded pipes in a stand where the tobacco won't fall out of the bowl.
I just do not have the room to have pipes standing around. I have tried in the past but kept getting knocked over.
I don't think that's weird, whatever works. I might start to do that on the weekends. Seems very convenient.
That's what it's all about. Doing whatever you want that makes you happy.
I load my work pipes like that minus the plastic bag. Sunday night I'll load 5-6 pipes for the coming week.
I have happened upon Delayed Gratification recently. So far I have noticed no negative effect for pipes left overnight or for 48 hours. There was one loaded pipe that I'd unwittingly left for about 4 days, which seemed a tad less flavorful. However, my smoking is still inconsistent enough for me to be uncertain that other factors were not involved.
I don’t load pipes, or a pipe, until I’m ready to smoke it.
As far drying out tobacco, I will take a quantity of tobacco and let it sit out in a small bowl to air dry until it’s dried to my liking. Usually no more than 3-4 ounces. After it’s dried I keep it in small bail jars that hold 3-4 ounces.
Recently I bought several rectangular OXO containers to store smaller amounts of tobacco. I was interested in seeing how well the seal in those worked. After a few months the tobacco in them as dried down a small degree, but not a whole lot.
If I do end up with really dry tobacco for whatever reason, I just load up a bowl and blow through the pipe from the chamber to moisturize it a bit.
That’s just how I do it.
Nothing wrong with loading up a bunch at one time either.
As far drying out tobacco, I will take a quantity of tobacco and let it sit out in a small bowl to air dry until it’s dried to my liking. Usually no more than 3-4 ounces. After it’s dried I keep it in small bail jars that hold 3-4 ounces.
Recently I bought several rectangular OXO containers to store smaller amounts of tobacco. I was interested in seeing how well the seal in those worked. After a few months the tobacco in them as dried down a small degree, but not a whole lot.
If I do end up with really dry tobacco for whatever reason, I just load up a bowl and blow through the pipe from the chamber to moisturize it a bit.
That’s just how I do it.
Nothing wrong with loading up a bunch at one time either.
LMAO, come to think of it I haven't put pipes or smoke in plastic bags since the 60's and 70's. And then...um...never mind.
I used to do that years ago when I was able to smoke all day.
Now, I pack as needed.
Now, I pack as needed.
Funny, Im the opposite. I feel like it wouldn't work for me simply because I do smoke all day. I'd have to be much more diligent about my rotation
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