Packing a Pipe Well
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The 3-step method works for me. Fill 1/3, press lightly, then fill to 2/3, press a little harder, then fill to the top and press down harder. I agree that if the tobacco is moist—Sam Gawith comes to mind—it‘s worth drying it out a little before packing.
There's the problem, you're trying to pack the bowl instead of the chamber.
The chamber is the inside part of the bowl where the tobacco goes when you pack a bowl.
Thanks, but probably most here know that well. A few don't, and a few are careless with their nomenclature.
Often the context is very clear, so for understanding it's o.k. in my book.
Often the context is very clear, so for understanding it's o.k. in my book.
I was just trolling the language police (aka Chasing Embers.)
Yes...every bowl has a chamber, but not every chamber has a bowl.
Sekkyo said to one of his monks, “Can you get hold of emptiness?”
“I’ll try,” said the monk, and he cupped his hands in the air.
“That’s not very good,” said Sekkyo. “You have nothing there!”
“Well, master,” said the monk, “please show me a better way.”
Thereupon, Sekkyo seized the monk’s nose and gave it a great yank.
“Ouch!” yelled the monk. “You hurt me!”
“That’s the way to get hold of emptiness!” said Sekkyo.
So this tells me either that pain is the equivalent of emptiness, or pain will make you appreciate emptiness...not sure which.
Maybe it's that pain will make you not give a shit whether it's called a bowl or a chamber.
Causes a lot of confusion for new guys when discussing bowl shape for smoking preference. Some think that the shape of the stummel affects the characteristics of the smoke.
It's a bit like patting your belly and calling it your stomach. It's not language policing when anatomically speaking one is not the other. Watch the Dunhill factory video. The narrator goes so far as to call the shank the pipe's stem. Some will call a stem a bit when that's the section just before the button. Such inaccuracies can cause much confusion with new smokers particularly when the majority of the forum's attendance are newer smokers googling for information and have yet to join the forum.
I always get belly and stomach mixed up...but confusing shank and stem I cannot abide.
Hell I was well into adulthood before I realized the stomach was under the ribs. Heartburn made so much more sense then.
In all seriousness, you are of course correct...but I think the distinction matters when discussing shapes and dimensions, but not so much if talking about "packing a bowl".
Also the thread title is "Packing a Pipe Well." I understand the difference between bowl and chamber, but what's a pipe well???
And don't get me started on the difference between a piper and a pipe smoker.
@Chasing Embers will definitely agree with you on that one.
Packing a chamber properly, then! Goodness me, I've a lot to learn!Also the thread title is "Packing a Pipe Well." I understand the difference between bowl and chamber, but what's a pipe well???