Hey, at least it gives us the excuses we need to collect hundreds of pipes. Mostly, I rest mine to give the other pipes a chance to get smoked, but if out and about, I have no qualms with taking just one pipe to repack over and over. I don’t really find the flavor being any less with multiple smokes. But, I will take a straight Virginia or VaPer with me for multiple smokes in the same pipe. So, maybe if you smoke an aromatic or a Latakia over and over it will not taste as good, but that is just a guess, as I don’t do that.