I smoke all of mine everywhere! Though my Dunhills are strictly pipes that I only smoke at work.
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chasingembers: I had to separate the herd after dropping two pipes on cement breaking the stems in my first year of piping. I clench very lightly or a better description would be that I dangle, and the pipe slips from my teeth on occasion, especially if I'm moving around outside
I'm with pipestud--hundreds of pipes is best
I'm with pipestud--hundreds of pipes is best
How many licks does it take to get to the bottom of a tootsie pop?
I think it takes a while to discover the pipes you like, unless you are utilitarian and don't really care. But you have to experiment with types and styles, and eventually you have a few that you love, and a handful that are great, some that are fine and some that are ok.
I think it takes a while to discover the pipes you like, unless you are utilitarian and don't really care. But you have to experiment with types and styles, and eventually you have a few that you love, and a handful that are great, some that are fine and some that are ok.
Ah, got it. In nearly thirty years, I've never broken one, but I can understand how you feel. To me, for the most part, they're just tools, so mine go everywhere. From my cobs to my Weavers, they all go in my shirt pocket.
I've recently been rotating each of my pipes 360 degrees clockwise on weekdays, and 360 degrees counter clockwise on the weekends. Usually, I do this once a day, but sometimes twice, especially for a pipe that has been smoked on that day. I've been considering turning the unsmoked pipes another 180 degrees so that the stem is facing me. That way I know they're ready to be smoked.
Mine all have blue tooth installed, so the 360º rotation is recorded and my iPad tells me which ones I might choose that have been sufficiently rested, and importantly, rotated.
The traditional metric was enough to last a week. That's the origin of the seven day set. It really depends on your smoking habits. Some smokers only use a pipe once a day, so if they smoke three or four bowls a day they use three or four pipes. Others, me included, smoke several bowls in the same pipe during the course of a day. Some smokers only smoke one blend in a bowl so as to season it with that blend's flavor and thus avoid any cross pollination of flavors. I have pipes that I use for Virginias, Va/Pers, and their variants, and others for Latakia and Orientals. I also have pipes of different chamber sizes as some blends do better in a larger bowl and others do better in a smaller bowl. Whatever you decide to do, make sure that you thoroughly clean and dry your pipe at the end of a days use.
I generally smoke 3-4 times a day. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I have 8 "everyday" pipes and a few "special" pipes. Usually I'll smoke one pipe through a day, drying and cleaning as necessary after it cools from each bowl.
It really depends how much you smoke, how wet you smoke, what you smoke and what you feel like. Some folks have dozens of pipes and take weeks to cycle back through and others get by with one trusty cob.
No matter what though as others have said, the most important thing you need to do no matter how many is take proper care of your pipe. I've had 15 dollar amazon specials that smoked fine and lasted years. You can also wreck a 500 dollar pipe. Take care of them, treat, use and store them correctly. That's the key.
It really depends how much you smoke, how wet you smoke, what you smoke and what you feel like. Some folks have dozens of pipes and take weeks to cycle back through and others get by with one trusty cob.
No matter what though as others have said, the most important thing you need to do no matter how many is take proper care of your pipe. I've had 15 dollar amazon specials that smoked fine and lasted years. You can also wreck a 500 dollar pipe. Take care of them, treat, use and store them correctly. That's the key.
In the back of my mind, I think this is the truth, though the forebrain resists. It's so easy to come obsessed with pipes, and buying another somehow always seems right.
The old “rule” used to be 3 pipes was enough. 1 per day which allows 2 days for the pipe to dry out. Over the years I do not believe this to be correct. Some depends on the blends you smoke. Aromatics can take longer to try than a natural Virginia or English blend. It allows depends on how many bowls you enjoy per day. If you smoke a bowl per week, you need only 1 pipe. If you smoke 3 or more bowls per day you need more pipes, to allow the drying time. Also the prior relates to Bria r pipes. Cob’s and meerschaums are different and do not require the time to dry.
I personally own 9 pipes. I smoke 2 or 3 bowls per day.
Regards
Michael J. Glukler
I personally own 9 pipes. I smoke 2 or 3 bowls per day.
Regards
Michael J. Glukler
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Well, 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything, so when you have a rotation of 42 pipes, you Don't Panic. :wink:
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