Rotation?

[puffy]

I smoked pipes for over 25 years before I ever heard the word rotation used in the context of pipe smoking.That didn't come along untill I got online.Most pipe smokers that I knew pre internet only had one or two pipes.In those days though one could buy pipes for just a few bucks,so I bought a lot.Not because I thought I needed them,but just because I wanted them.Later on when by chance I got a couple of really good smoking pipes I realized that I had wasted a good deal of money on pipes that I eventually got rid of.I'm not saying that rotation isn't a good thing.What I'm trying to say to someone just starting to buy pipes.Put back enough bucks to buy better smoking pipes.The rotation will soon enough take care of it's self.That way you won't end up as I did with a large rotation of not so good smokers,and losing money later on trying to get rid of them that you could have used to buy pipes that you could enjoy for a life time.Anyway that's my opinion on this topic.Of course others may have different thoughts.

 

[igloo]

You are a wise man Puffy . I like to build sets of the same make and let them rest togather . GBD is the line up this month .

 

[unclearthur]

My rotation is usually anticlockwise.

 

[seanz]

mine sorts bounces up and down then left to right 8O

 

[bubbadreier]

I have a rotation only in the fact that I will let a pipe rest a full day before I will smoke it again... Other than that I pick whatever suits me at the time!

 

[matchstickman]

I smoke anywhere from 1 to 3 pipes a day, always at night after I get home from work. They are cleaned immediately after smoking and rest until the next day until the after work meal when I smoke them again, a full 24 hours. I have smoked Dr Grabows this way for years and have not had a pipe go sour on me yet. I do own somewhere in the area of 40 pipes, but I get most of them dirt cheap on ebay and shine them up myself. Some are also gifted to me, and are restored fully. I buy pipes because they are collectible and its cool to have a variety. As far as a rotation? Nah. Ill smoke the same pipe every day if it suits my fancy.

 

[nathaniel]

I have about 8 pipes I think... and I just smoke whatever whenever. No bad experiences yet but I'm sure they'll come, and when they do it's just another reason to get another pipe! ::

 

[rigmedic1]

Interesting. My mother asked me why I had so many pipes out at once. She's 70. I told her that I like to let them rest 24 hours between smokes, so that I don't wear them out. But honestly, I have only destroyed 2 pipes in 35 years of pipe smoking. Guess I can chalk it up to laziness: I rotate pipes so that I only need to clean them once a week, in batches of 6 or 8 at a time.

 

[misterrogers]

I don't really rotate my pipes, I merely let them rest. I might let one pipe rest for 24 hours, and smoke it again, or I might wait a week to smoke it again. It just depends on if I'm in the mood for that pipe.

 

[hobie1dog]

I don't own enough pipes to do an official rotation. a 24 hour break is all a pipe needs anyway. :wink:

 

[ace57]

I have 6 Falcons and 5 others, with the Falcons I swap bowls out every 2 or 3 smokes.

 

[digitalshave]

I don't have any set rotation either, I usually just end up smoking my straight Dr. Grabow. (My 2 bent Grabow's give me fits have not been able to get a satisfactory smoke out of either one of them)
And have a cob dedicated to Squadron Leader (English blends) since my pipe stinks to high heaven after smoking it.
This leads me to another question. As Puffy mentioned earlier he wished he had saved up the money for a little more expensive pipe and would not have ended up with as many sub-par pipes.
I have been toying with the idea of buying a new pipe but so far am leaning towards these due to my sub-par experience with bent pipes which asthetically I prefer. A straight ebony peterson, the ebony and ivory peterson set, or savinelli's(?) Bing's favorite ebony straight. Is there really that much of a noticeable difference between the quality of the smoking experience with these than a Grabow?

 

[clanobucklin]

I have about 200 pipes - so rotation is not an issue...whatever strikes my fancy gets grabbed. Sometimes I will smoke the same pipe for a couple of days. Just making sure I swab out the bowl and shank. Then followed by a thorough cleaning when I am done with it. My Dad probably had 4 or 5 pipes and well...they looked pretty worked since he chained smoked a pipe most of his life. I have pretty much given up on having a "Collection." Meaning that I am pretty eclectic in my choices of pipe buying...and I know most of these pipes will outlast me...so I view myself as a custodian of these pipes...taking care of them for my own personal enjoyment and...who knows maybe for some future pipe smoker. ::

 

[philip]

How often do you rotate through your pipes? Also, what do you think the minium number of pipes should be for a nightly and weekend pipe smoker?

Chandlerjr

Sounds like I smoke about as much as you, Chandlerjr. I found this thread you might be interested in.
I only smoke a pipe once in a day, then let it rest at least one day. I have a half dozen briars, a couple of cobs and a clay pipe. That would be more than sufficient for me except that there are a couple of more pipes that I would like to have. :?

 

[withnail]

I do think that there is merit in leaving a smoked pipe to rest as it will help prevent it going sour on you. However, I do think that it is also a handy excuse to justify a case of PAD!!

 

[philip]

it is also a handy excuse to justify a case of PAD!!

Exactly.
I like the 365 day rotation plan. That should keep me busy a while.

 

[mattmars]

Now that I have 4 smokeable pipes, I use 2 a day and smoke a total of 4 to 6 bowls per day. This gives my pipes a chance to cool between smokes and then a full 24 hours of rest afterwards. I think I "need" at least 2 more to get to that 48 hour rest period.

 

[jameral]

@Philip Don't forget one for leap year :rofl:

 

[judcole]

Put back enough bucks to buy better smoking pipes.

+1

Buy the best pipes you can afford. Buy one good estate rather than 3 drug store pipes.::

 

[riptide]

I just recently stared a rotation as in keep my 7 nice pipes for English, balken, Va's Ect. and my 6 cheap pipes for Aros Cheap as in they did not cost a lot or where used gift pipes. I use my meer for tasteing new tobacco and my 2 cobs when I am out in Nature.