One Pipe for One Day

[Sweet Home Alabama]

I didn't want to have to start a thread, but was unable to find a similar thread. If there is one with which this one could be merged, please do so and thank you.

The other day I used a different pipe each time I smoked. At the end of the day I had had several bowls and had several pipes to clean.

It occured to me that I should try only using one pipe for the day. I woiuld only have one to clean. Also, each pipe would be "rested" longer this way.

One additional bonus, I suppose is that a favorite pipe would get enjoyed more than for one bowl.

 

[lifesizehobbit]

Very true; in fact you'll find this referred to as a Seven Day Set. Some manufacturers sell such a thing which is essentially matching finishes/lines with different shapes. Some pipers will just build a Seven Day rotation on their own.

All in all, you're not wrong.

 

[STP]

I definitely mix it up w/pipes and blends, but not daily. Might change it up on the weekends. I really have no smoking patterns, but enjoy a variety.

 

[bullet08]

Nope. Not for me. It takes less than 5 min to give a good cleaning after I'm done smoking. On days I smoke more than one bowl, it would be in a different pipe.

Having said that, there are members who smoke one pipe multiple days. But I think most of them clean their pipe soon after each smoke.

 

[carolinasmokes]

I rotate between two pipes, with a fresh one every other day. I could easily smoke the same pipe everyday, as I'm not a wet smoker and my pipes don't need much dry time. They rest when I rest.

 

[mikethompson]

I saw the title and thought, "Wow, @didimauw has really set his sights pretty low now"

 

[telescopes]

When I travel, I do so with only two pipes. I use the same pipe for several days at a time. At home, I tend to use the same pipe all day. My pipe collection has grown to about 30 pipes, but really, that is a bit too much for me. However, I am not ready to dispense with any of them just yet.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

So, just like my lighter thread, I’m not suggesting this is for everyone nor did I want to argue about 10 pipes per day vs only one. This is just something that occurred to me to try. ??

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

When I travel, I do so with only two pipes. I use the same pipe for several days at a time. At home, I tend to use the same pipe all day. My pipe collection has grown to about 30 pipes, but really, that is a bit too much for me. However, I am not ready to dispense with any of them just yet.

I’m settled with the number I’ve acquired for now. If I came across a good used or new Peterson 999, that would be nice .

 

[ray47]

I've got 155 pipes and enjoy each one. I change pipes each time I smoke, but then with 155 pipes I can afford to do that.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Some times ill smoke the same pipe in a day, especially a cob. I don't mind cleaning a pipe after each smoke and I like to smoke all my different pipes. Regardless, if I were to only smoke the same pipe all day, I would still clean it after every time I smoked it instead of smoking it all day and cleaning it one time after that last smoke of the day.

 

[mso489]

I often smoke only one bowl a day, so that answers the one-pipe question. I like to rotate often because I want to get all of my pipes smoked regularly, so changing pipes is worth it to me. The other question is how compatible your blends are, or if you only smoke one. This isn't ghosting, but just a matter of getting some carry-over if you change blends. My father owned only one pipe at a time, until it burnt out, and smoked pretty much from just after breakfast to bedtime (until he quite cold turkey at 65 to take a job at a no-smoking campus). But he smoked only Granger, so it was all one blend. Maybe it's worth noting, if I smoke one pipe a day, and always rotate pipes, it takes me about three months to smoke them all, so they get long rests.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

I often smoke only one bowl a day, so that answers the one-pipe question. I like to rotate often because I want to get all of my pipes smoked regularly, so changing pipes is worth it to me. The other question is how compatible your blends are, or if you only smoke one. This isn't ghosting, but just a matter of getting some carry-over if you change blends. My father owned only one pipe at a time, until it burnt out, and smoked pretty much from just after breakfast to bedtime (until he quite cold turkey at 65 to take a job at a no-smoking campus). But he smoked only Granger, so it was all one blend. Maybe it's worth noting, if I smoke one pipe a day, and always rotate pipes, it takes me about three months to smoke them all, so they get long rests.

I should note that I only smoke one pipe at a time. ….lol!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

One pipe per day would start getting slightly damp by the fifth or sixth bowl. I have no issue smoking two or three in a row with the same pipe but I rarely have the need. My babies get their feelings hurt if they sit too long without any attention.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

There was a recent article about the playwright, Arthur Miller, on Smoking Pipes blog, I think. He would pick out a pipe for a day. Seemed to work for him for years and years.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

One pipe per day would start getting slightly damp by the fifth or sixth bowl. I have no issue smoking two or three in a row with the same pipe but I rarely have the need. My babies get their feelings hurt if they sit too long without any attention.

Oh my, I’m not up to that many bowls. ???

 

[telescopes]

I’m settled with the number I’ve acquired for now. If I came across a good used or new Peterson 999, that would be nice .

The 999 is one of my favorite pipes and shapes. It is an excellent looking pipe and a great smoke.

 

[judcole]

Do what works for you.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Do what works for you.

Yes sir, I will.

 

[OzPiper]

I've got 155 pipes and enjoy each one. I change pipes each time I smoke, but then with 155 pipes I can afford to do that.

This ^^^^
Not that I have quite that many pipes, but
I seldom ever smoke the same pipe twice on the same day.
Likewise, I seldom smoke the same tobacco twice in a row.