Rest your pipe, or not?

[nzpiper]

I remember what seems like a lifetime ago, my grandfarther (a life-long piper) telling me "son always rest your pipe after smoking it for a while". I've practiced this belief and it has served me well, resting a pipe for a few days at least after smoking it for a week or so. It has worked well for me and also lets me rotate my pipes (because that special one is the one I tend to want to go to more often). Just wondering if anyone else follows this practise.

 

[ace57]

I smoke Falcons and trade off bowls 3 or 4 times a day, just turn one off and turn one on, I have 5 diff. bowls so I have one at rest at all times.

 

[juni]

Of course. When I started out and only had a couple of pipes they got at least one days rest but now it is more like a week or two.

 

[unclearthur]

Briar pipes should be rested so they can dry out properly. Otherwise they tend to become sour.

 

[wizbang]

When I only had one pipe, I never let it rest. I took about 3 days off from my pipe and when I smoked it after the third day...it made a world of difference! The tobacco taste better and it even smoked a little better! Always let it rest, even if its only a day or two.

 

[nathaniel]

Yeah, i should take this practice up. I now have 8 pipes and only got them past the Lady of the House with the excuse of needing a rotation. But now that I have my Uncle Arthur pipe for the good times, I find no need to get more. and I hardly rest my pipes and will often smoke the same pipe all week. Actually the last pipe I got(a yard pipe from P&C) has been smoking straight for about a month to no ill effect in my knowledge. Of course I only smoke about 2 bowls a day, but still. I'll keep an eye on this thread, because I really should probably start rotating and resting my little ones.

 

[jcsnaps]

I usually smoke the same pipe for the day, maybe 4-5 bowls. I then place it in a growing pile in the workroom, thoroughly clean them all, let them sit and rest for a few days, then place them back in the rack for another go around. I have a good rotation of pipes, so if I get behind on my cleaning it's no big deal.

 

[thesmokindragon]

When I started and didn't have many briars to be able to rest based on

My smoking rotation, I threw cobs into the mix to help, just an idea, but

Also cobs are my favorite to smoke (maybe even more than my briars now )

 

[papipeguy]

I always run a pipe cleaner through a pipe and leave it in when I'm done. I let them sit for a couple of days. Seems to work for me.

 

[marmal4de]

I t my pipes, though I sometimes have trouble putting down my favourites.

 

[irish]

Yes sir, always rest my pipes but I am the same I have trouble putting down those favorites..

 

[octavius]

The logic behind the idea is solid. The practice is harder to adhere to, and I love one or two pipes much more than others. Thankfully, I have never experienced any negative effects. I do however attribute this to the fact that, although my rotation habits are suspect, my cleaning habits are very sound.

 

[tedswearingen]

I don't mess around with a rotation. I will smoke the same pipe as long as I feel like it, five or six times a day, week after week. Sure, I'll clean it and let it cool down between smokes, but I dry out my tobacco quite a bit before it's smoked which means that moisture tends not to be an issue for me. I'll break the pipe down and clean it with a denatured alcohol a couple of times a week. Being that particular about a rotation would give me a nervous tick eventually.

 

[jwp159]

I always follow my grandfathers advice and smoke the same pipe all day, several bowls, clean it and let it rest at least 3 days.In 20 years of following this I have never had any problems and it gives me an excuse for several pipes. I would think if a person only smoked 1 or 2 bowls a day they could smoke the same pipe for several days in a row without a problem.

 

[mukihr]

i rest my pipes after each smoke... i leave them to rest at least 24 hours....

haven't seen any problems while doing that....

 

[jasongone]

i take an approach very similar to tedswearingen. i like to get my tobacco pretty dry, and with a properly caked broken in pipe i have numerous back to back smokings to be no real problem. little moisture; little required rest time. i have a little bent Edwards pipe that i could smoke everyday and he would never get angry or sour... just a nice alcohol swab every once in awhile.

 

[baronsamedi]

I'm kind of with Ted on that one too. Although I typically smoke my meer.

 

[jasongone]

i do think my new found love of english blands help. on the rare occasion i smoke an aromatic now i feel the need to rest that pipe longer.

 

[mjtannen]

I'm with Ted. I smoke whatever pipe I like several times during the day and then go on to the next pipe. When I'm down between six to ten pipes they all get lined up and thoroughly cleaned. I rotate my 30+ pipes informally. I have about 15 tobacco blends in bell jars and a tin or two open and I smoke them all interchangeably in all of my pipes. When it comes to a smoke, I grab what I like and go for it. I make important decisions on important matters like what's for dinner.

 

[sagar]

I have 18 pipes or so,each pipe gets automatically 2-3 days rest.