Pipe Pouch Question

[jwesthurl]

Most of the pipe rolls and pouches I’ve seen have a separate space for pipes and a tobacco pouch. I can understand wanting a nice roll/pouch to keep everything separated and in its place for travel but is there any practical reason to not just throw a pipe and sack of tobacco, lighter, etc. in the same pouch for a daily smoke? Maybe just to protect the pipe finish?

 

[Streeper541]

...is there any practical reason to not just throw a pipe and sack of tobacco, lighter, etc?

It keeps loose tobacco out of your pipe... but more importantly, it keeps the dottle and char from the bowl of your pipe and fluid from your lighter out of your tobacco. ?

 

[BobbyD]

I used to throw everything in one pouch but my pipes were clinking around with the tools and that just didn't sit well with me. I upgraded to a Martin Wess 3 pipe case and it made a big difference. Pipes nice and secure. Less mess.

 

[anotherbob]

tobacco especially certain leaf absorbs smells really readily. So having even a slightly stinky pipe might not be the ideal thing to have sitting in your tobacco. Depends I guess. But why risk it.

 

[jwesthurl]

tobacco especially certain leaf absorbs smells really readily. So having even a slightly stinky pipe might not be the ideal thing to have sitting in your tobacco. Depends I guess. But why risk it.

Makes sense although I was thinking of having the tobacco in a bag instead of loose.

 

[JKoD]

Best thing to do is try out what you want. More than likely you’ll find reason to modify your approach at some point. Perhaps a reason listed here…or something else you don’t expect. I have a pipe case for two pipes I use sometimes. Usually take loaded. And if traveling some where I’m staying, I just take some jars. So, I find a tobacco pouch for “daily” tobacco to be useless. I also don’t smoke the same tobacco all day… or honestly the same tobacco twice in the same day.

 

[OzPiper]

I have combo Pipe + tobacco pouches, as well as separate pipe cases and tobacco pouches.

I carry my tobacco selections in small ZipLoc baggies. Depends on how many pipes and how much tobacco I feel I might need for the trip.

 

[captpat]

Makes sense although I was thinking of having the tobacco in a bag instead of loose.

If you are going to do this there is little practical difference from using a dedicated piping pouch. I prefer to protect my pipes from tampers and lighters, and I like my pipe cleaners straight. That's why I have a dedicated pack to keep that stuff separate.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

When I'm on the move for no longer than one day I'd take my Peterson roll up pouch and put all them accessories in my pockets

 

[reloader]

I don't use my pouch daily, just when I travel. I think for daily use if you're only using one pipe and a bag of tobacco it'd be fine to just grab those and have your tamper etc in a pocket. I like the pouch because it contains everything and its only one item to carry.

 

[leonardbill1]

I use the tobacco pouch part of the combo pipe/tobacco pouch for my lighter, tamper, wind screen and pipe cap and put the tobacco in a zip lock in one of those basic yellow vinyl rollups.

 

[Irish Piper]

I'm still trying to figure this out myself. I've bought a one pipe pouch with tobacco and accessory pockets. Right now, I'm wishing that I had bought a 2-piper. Thinking about the small zip baggies for the tobacco so that I can have more than one choice on hand.

This hobby is complicated. But fun! ?