Question About Rotation
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A flavor like Latkia can leave a strong taste that lingers in the pipe and can affect the experience of another tobacco. I recently dedicated pipes to euros and aros. But for awhile I didn't and I didn't notice any ghosting (no powerhouse tobacco). My question is how significant is ghosting and how powerful does a tobacco need to be? Example would a strong lat really be pronounced if I smoked a lighter oriental. Or is this difference only experienced by those that can smell 100 different scents during a smoking session?
Latakia ghosts are strong. I think the only thing worse is a Lakeland ghost. I only smoke Va, Vaper and Vabur flakes so any type of Latakia or Lakeland will ruin my pipes. I have been trying an experiment using an aromatic like Cult Blood Red Moon to get rid of a ghost. Normally I just use moist coffee grounds but I think the aromatics might be a bit faster or I am just dreaming.
It's when you are at a pottery wheel with Demi Moore while smoking your pipe and. Oh no. It is when certain aromas, flavors or tastes linger in your pipe and affeCT subsequent smokes.Ok, lol. What is ghosting a pipe? I do like horror movies
Seven or eight pipes is all you need for a rotation. If you have twenty or more, that is more than enough. My father only owned one pipe at a time, smoking from after breakfast to bedtime, always Granger, when he burnt out a pipe, he'd buy another. Sometimes he had a functional burn-out as a back-up, but often not. He smoked from about age 15 until 65, then quit cold turkey when he took a job at a non-smoking campus. He died a 89 licensed to drive without glasses.
you'll find that its a bad habit that grows and messes with your wallet
If you are a pipe smoker now - you definitely need a good briar, a cob and or a meerschaum
that'll do ya
it's a personal choice thing. The reason to rotate pipes is so they don't get nasty. The thing is it's easy to clean a pipe especially if it gets nasty (you'll know because it will taste terrible). So either you clean your pipes well or rotate them or just let them get nasty.
I have 2 pretty good Briers, a savinelli and a Mastro De Paja Pompei. LOL booth ordered for a reason and looks.
Ordering another today trying to decide between 3. Also 4 Corncobs, I really like them.
As for tobacco, I haven't found a single aromatic that I'd buy again. I did order 1oz of Peter stokkebye English oriental I like very much. So I guess I'll try a bunch of samples of English blends.
i'm an english man myself - you like cigars - order some cigar leaf blends -
The way to do it correctly is the way that you enjoy smoking. Cobs are good for resisting ghosts, as is meerschaum. But cobs aren't immune. Cobs are also good for smoking several bowls a day. I've heard meerschaum has the same properties, but I don't have first hand knowledge.
Over the course of my own pipe smoking journey, the rotation has built itself up organically. Ooh, I like that one, wow I am getting this one. Next thing I know, I have 20something pipes and the rotation takes care of itself.
As far as your pipe rotation, that's tricky to advise, what with the YMMV factor. Me, I have pipes dedicated to aros, Lakeland, Virginia, and English. In the Virginia pipes I try to smoke only Virginia and vapers, those seem to be the most heavily influenced by ghosting. The others tend to leave ghosts.
Over the course of my own pipe smoking journey, the rotation has built itself up organically. Ooh, I like that one, wow I am getting this one. Next thing I know, I have 20something pipes and the rotation takes care of itself.
As far as your pipe rotation, that's tricky to advise, what with the YMMV factor. Me, I have pipes dedicated to aros, Lakeland, Virginia, and English. In the Virginia pipes I try to smoke only Virginia and vapers, those seem to be the most heavily influenced by ghosting. The others tend to leave ghosts.
Lol. I'm finding that out now. In your words "Ooh, I like that one" happens to often. So far only one brand didn't live up to it's hype (reviews). Savinelli I really like, so ended up ordering 3 of their lower priced pipes.
Ah welp it's addicting. -
As long as you keep them clean and things aren't getting funky then I don't think you need to rotate.
Look into the estate market. That photo i posted earlier in the thread only six of those were more than $30.
Depends upon the tobacco. Captain Black Grape..... that’ll ghost anything and everything it comes near. It’s like “The Funk” episode of Seinfeld.?
I tried a sample, and the pipe I smoked it in required two salt baths and STILL had a lingering ghost effect.?
Visions of Celephäis will leave a stronger grape ghost.
Good to know, I have a tin of that I was going to open today.
I also started doing this, after reading you make similar comments in a number of threads and it's served me well. Cheers.