Ive complained about it but I dont mind relights. I went through a period where I was constanly relighting. I think its something returning smokers or new smokers experience and it can be frustrating.
I find it interesting that the subject of keeping a pipe lit and relights, keeps coming up, as if this is how it needs to be done.
People are under a false impression, as if this is the correct way to smoke, keeping it lit.
It’s a myth...
As many understand, certain aspects to pipe smoking are merely a preference, with no right or wrong way.
Keeping a pipe lit is merely a preference to someone’s particular smoking style, at any given time.
People keep talking about this subject, but no one is talking about fire and heat, in regards to blends, especially complex blends.
To much fire and heat, destroys the complexity of the blend.
Some blends have to be smoked slowly, and always trying to keep them lit, does not yield the best flavors.
Granted, someone who is quite skilled in smoking a complex blend, could keep it barely lit, with very little fire and heat, and yield a good smoke.
But as long as fire and heat are continuously going, it can degrade the complexity.
Everyone, try it next time with a complex blend, only light it enough to take a few slow sips, then let it go out and cool down, and then relight over, and do this throughout the entire bowl.
Returning or new smokers, doesn’t have anything to do with this.
I personally believe a lot of people are more obsessed or bothered with this idea, as if needing to relight is a pain, or they’re feeling like they’re not doing something right.
Relighting is only a preference...
Now, if someone can barely light their tobacco, for only a few sips, that’s another subject, possibly to moist, or packed to tight.
@Sigmund I only replied since you mentioned this, but I was also replying for everyone’s benefit as well. Please don’t feel as if I’m pointing you out, I’m only sharing is all...
Even in the cigar world, among cigar connoisseurs, it’s also highly regarded, when smoking fine cigars, to smoke slowly, keeping the fire and heat to a minimum, to yield the best flavors.
P.S.
@didimauw do you think we could have a Sticky made on the forum for the subject of Relights?
