Hi guys, my savinelli pipe keeps heating up and it gets too hot to hold by the bowl. Is there any solution to that ?
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Savinelli Pipe Overheats
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forget any and all habits cigarettes/cigars have taught you slow down and gently sip the tobacco, heat is the enemy of flavor, take your time, research the breath method, a barley glowing ember is ok as are relights
Hug her tighter. Maybe she's lonely. Or, some pipes usually run hot at start. Some might "break in" later on, some might not. Wonderful thing about briar pipe is, it's a product of the nature. We didn't engineer the source material.
Dry your tobacco more.
Pack looser, tamp to make up for too loose if necessary,
Slow down your puffing.
It happens occasionally but the best majority of briar pipes do not over heat if smoked properly.
Pack looser, tamp to make up for too loose if necessary,
Slow down your puffing.
It happens occasionally but the best majority of briar pipes do not over heat if smoked properly.
Over 90% of these cases can be attributed to aggressive puffing. As others mentioned, pack looser and slow down. If you see a lot of smoke coming out of your pipe, your puffing too fast. Slow down.
You are definitely smoking it too hot if you can't hold it. Smoke slower.
Also, when it gets hot like that, best to simply take a break and let it cool off a bit. Smoking really hot like that can lead to a burn out.
Also, when it gets hot like that, best to simply take a break and let it cool off a bit. Smoking really hot like that can lead to a burn out.
Slowing down and building a proper cadence are two good bits of advice others have already offered. I will add that if you enjoy smoking outside, be wary of the wind. Even a fairly gentle breeze can really get the tobacco going hot. A windcap or keeping your back to the wind can help with that.
What I can say is that overheating isn't general to the brand. I have a dozen or more Savinelli pipes and the bowls heating up are not a problem. Probably you are smoking too fast, etc. Or it could be this particular pipe. Even a few Kaywoodie briars I have with notably thin bowls just don't heat up. If it is just this one pipe, I wouldn't attribute it to the brand.
This is a great point. I was actually dealing with some wind today while smoking, and it can get things hot very quickly.
Most of my pipes are Savinelli, and I don’t have this issue. As mentioned, slow the cadence, pack loosely, and most importantly, dry the tobacco more. All three should help you control the temperature better
I am curious which Savinelli you have? I recently purchased a Savinelli Bing Extra Long pipe. I have been smoking this pipe every other day for two weeks. It has gotten warm between my fingers, but never HOT.
Like just about everyone has said,
1) Dry your tobacco a little more.
2) Pack your pipe a little lighter,
3) Puff your pipe a little slower and not as long.
Relights are not your enemy.
1) Dry your tobacco a little more.
2) Pack your pipe a little lighter,
3) Puff your pipe a little slower and not as long.
Relights are not your enemy.
If you can't even hold it, you're choo chooing it too hard as Stogie Farts would say. Slow down, dry out the tobacco more, and don't light it or relight it at point blank range.
Not going to repeat the good advice already given by others, but I will add to the breaking in the pipe comments. Once you get some cake built up in the pipe, and the pipe is broken in more the pipe shouldn't feel as warm. As long as you're not aggressively puffing away the cake will help insulate the heat. Just remember to much cake can be bad for the pipe, so don't build up too much but a nice layer will greatly benefit the pipe and you.
