Pipe Rotation; Yes, No, Maybe So?

[mikefu]

Isn’t that a movie?

I think it is in a sequel to the "How to dry pipe tobacco in the microwave" flick.

 

[alexnc]

I think it is in a sequel to the "How to dry pipe tobacco in the microwave" flick.

Maybe I’ll write a pilot. Recluse hit man forces victims to smoke his 2nd bowl when they get out of line. A Dexter-like ritual that makes everyone happy.

 

[cigrmaster]

Would you take a dump, not wipe your,ass and then go about your day? That is what you are doing by not cleaning your pipe after every smoke.

 

[augiebd]

I did decades ago until I realized that if you keep a pipe clean it really doesn't need a rest period. I smoke the same one several times per day for weeks on end without changing them out. This fellow has been getting smoked 4-5 times per day since its purchase in July.

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The colouring on this skull is really looking great!

 

[jpberg]

Would you take a dump, not wipe your,ass and then go about your day? That is what you are doing by not cleaning your pipe after every smoke.

Harris, I’m going to buy you some Charmin pipe cleaners.

 

[Chasing Embers]

The colouring on this skull is really looking great!

For all of my near obsessive pipe cleaning, going against my instincts I think I've found a quick way to color them.

 

[Sonorisis]

I don't have a "rotation" per se. But, I don't smoke the same pipe multiple times -- except cobs and Falcons. I try to let a smoked briar 'rest' for a week, or so, before using it again. To my sensibilities, they taste better when they're dry to start with. I am not suggesting this is the "right way" to do it, just that it's the way I do it. YMMV

 

[augiebd]

For all of my near obsessive pipe cleaning, going against my instincts I think I've found a quick way to color them.

What is your routine for colouring?

 

[Chasing Embers]

What is your routine for colouring?

Don't dump the dottle or clean the pipe until its ready to be smoked again.

 

[augiebd]

Don't dump the dottle or clean the pipe until its ready to be smoked again.

Thanks, that’s what I suspected but I wanted to confirm. I read an old article that suggested putting a wad of wet tobacco in the bottom of a meerschaum to enhance coloring.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Thanks, that’s what I suspected but I wanted to confirm. I read an old article that suggested putting a wad of wet tobacco in the bottom of a meerschaum to enhance coloring.

With regular cleaning, there's no way that a pipe as massive as that skull (35.05cm) could look like this in the amount of time that I've had it.

 

[anotherbob]

Rarely, been on a Yenice Agonya kick for the past week or so but smoked some Black Frigate before going to bed. Today's work smoke is already ready to go with YA again.

I forgot about that one. Thanks a bunch. I can see burning through that stuff quickly.

 

[anotherbob]

I rotate based on what I feel like smoking. Though some pipes are situational as in smaller bowl for a quicker smoke. Though five days a week I smoke my tiny blowfish at least twice a day. Either five bros or Semois rarely something else. It doesn't feel like much when you smoke a normal nicotine blend in it.

 

[--dante--]

I think there is a divide between pipe smokers on the definition of rotation.

1. Some pipe smokers cycle through a set of pipes (Literal meaning of the word rotation)
2. Other pipe smokers (Including me) define rotation in more loose terms - Selecting a different pipe every time you smoke, so that all your pipe gets some rest. How much rest will depend on the number of pipes you have
3. Yet other pipe smokers smoke the same pipe a few times, before resting and following a rotation similar to #1 or #2 above

I generally limit smoking the same pipe only once a day, although in rare occasions I would smoke the same pipe back to back. My rotation is #2 with a lot of randomness thrown in

I'm in category 2. I try not to smoke one twice in a row, or more than three times in a day, but I have no formal rotation process (other than once in a while I do a mass rotation of them all with pipes in my cellar).

 

[B_Rock]

I have a rotation of about 10 pipes that I smoke. I’m usually a 1 bowl per day smoker so each Pipe gets about 10 days rest. I also keep a pipe log with with date and blend - I notice that my Peterson 312 & Roma 320 get a little more action than the rest...so maybe not so strict a rotation.

 

[jpberg]

Harris, I’m going to buy you some Charmin pipe cleaners.

My bad Harris, make that BJ Long Depends.

 

[PipesRock]

I think there is a divide between pipe smokers on the definition of rotation.

1. Some pipe smokers cycle through a set of pipes (Literal meaning of the word rotation)
2. Other pipe smokers (Including me) define rotation in more loose terms - Selecting a different pipe every time you smoke, so that all your pipe gets some rest. How much rest will depend on the number of pipes you have
3. Yet other pipe smokers smoke the same pipe a few times, before resting and following a rotation similar to #1 or #2 above

I generally limit smoking the same pipe only once a day, although in rare occasions I would smoke the same pipe back to back. My rotation is #2 with a lot of randomness thrown in

^^^ This... and #2 above with similar randomness is my general method.

 

[Perique]

I rotate through a seven day set of my beloved Stanwell No.11s in the evening with my favorite Oriental and Balkan blends. Throughout the day I rotate through a number of other pipes (mostly briars, the occasional Cobb or pear wood) trying to rest each for at least 24 hours. Meers are the only pipes I don’t rest.

 

[augiebd]

With regular cleaning, there's no way that a pipe as massive as that skull (35.05cm) could look like this in the amount of time that I've had it.

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Indeed, 35 cm, that is a lot of meerschaum. You shouldn’t be getting any smoke in your eyes.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Indeed, 35 cm, that is a lot of meerschaum. You shouldn’t be getting any smoke in your eyes.

You generally can't see me producing any smoke unless I'm trying except when I first light a pipe, but the size of this one would certainly help.