I am a huge rookie myself irishbriar, and I recently went to my local shop and got a lesson from the guy there...
His method is extremely close to the 3 step method, but its a 4...
He drizzles tobacco in until it fills the bowl, then barely pats in down in, same thing again, with just a hair more
pressure, then twice more, with the last fill coming up just short of the top.
I was packing WAYYY too tight before, so this time i tested the draw after he packed it and its about 80% of the draw of it when its empty.
Another mistake he said I was making was I wasnt drawing the flame in enough. So when you go to light, make sure that flame is really getting in there and getting a nice ember going.
Again, this is from one rookie to another
(It worked for me last night, packed my own bowl and only had to relight once)
His method is extremely close to the 3 step method, but its a 4...
He drizzles tobacco in until it fills the bowl, then barely pats in down in, same thing again, with just a hair more
pressure, then twice more, with the last fill coming up just short of the top.
I was packing WAYYY too tight before, so this time i tested the draw after he packed it and its about 80% of the draw of it when its empty.
Another mistake he said I was making was I wasnt drawing the flame in enough. So when you go to light, make sure that flame is really getting in there and getting a nice ember going.
Again, this is from one rookie to another
(It worked for me last night, packed my own bowl and only had to relight once)