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Hi all,
Working at home for the last couple of months has really allowed me to improve my pipe smoking technique. I have learned to slow down, to sip at the pipe and to not pack too tightly. The first half of the ball generally goes very well, with few to no relights.
But by the time I get down to the second half of the bowl, I am constantly needing to relight the pipe. This happens in a number of different pipes and with different tobaccos. I am still enjoying the smoke, but I have to put much more conscious effort into smoking the second half in the first half.
So I am curious. Do people change the way the smoke for the second half of the bowl? In other words, do they increase their cadence, do they blow more smoke back into the bowl to try and keep it lit, or are there any other tricks of the trade that seem to work to keep the pipe lit?
This happens in a number of different pipes and with different tobaccos. I am still enjoying the smoke, but I have to put much more conscious effort into smoking the second half in the first half.
Hi all,
Working at home for the last couple of months has really allowed me to improve my pipe smoking technique. I have learned to slow down, to sip at the pipe and to not pack too tightly. The first half of the ball generally goes very well, with few to no relights.
But by the time I get down to the second half of the bowl, I am constantly needing to relight the pipe. This happens in a number of different pipes and with different tobaccos. I am still enjoying the smoke, but I have to put much more conscious effort into smoking the second half in the first half.
So I am curious. Do people change the way the smoke for the second half of the bowl? In other words, do they increase their cadence, do they blow more smoke back into the bowl to try and keep it lit, or are there any other tricks of the trade that seem to work to keep the pipe lit?
This happens in a number of different pipes and with different tobaccos. I am still enjoying the smoke, but I have to put much more conscious effort into smoking the second half in the first half.
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