Smoke slowly they've said.

[torthur]

Man. I think I've just got it.

Just putted away a white ash of Peterson's Old Dublin, after almost two hours.

I'm smoking my pipes for two weeks now. I thought, that I'm doing that very slowly. Breath method etc.
But this time I've done it even slower. And this time I was able to appreciate the taste. Like really. I've never though that you should go THAT slow.

Amazing.

If you're just starting out with pipes (like me), do yourself a favor. Find two hours for yourself and take your time. It's really worth it.

 

[Ahi Ka]

 

[brian64]

Glad to hear it...took me a while to stop puffing like a freight train.

Based on your avatar pic I was going to suggest you challenge @halfdan to a speed-smoking competition.

 

[Buffalo]

I believe it was an interview with Russ Hicks on the PMRS, he said that he had developed a mindset when smoking not to keep the bowl lit, but to keep the smoke cool. If it started to heat up, he stopped smoking. Words to live by there.

 

[torthur]

Based on your avatar pic I was going to suggest you challenge @halfdan to a speed-smoking competition

vaping doesn't count.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Nursing a dying ember is the way to go. Relights consume too much tobacco and bring the ember back to full heat.

 

[OverMountain]

Man. I think I've just got it.

Just putted away a white ash of Peterson's Old Dublin, after almost two hours.

I'm smoking my pipes for two weeks now. I thought, that I'm doing that very slowly. Breath method etc.
But this time I've done it even slower. And this time I was able to appreciate the taste. Like really. I've never though that you should go THAT slow.

Amazing.

If you're just starting out with pipes (like me), do yourself a favor. Find two hours for yourself and take your time. It's really worth it.

Do you use a filter or other moisture control?

 

[OverMountain]

Nursing a dying ember is the way to go. Relights consume too much tobacco and bring the ember back to full heat.

An art and not a science. The chase of the taste. Our shared pursuit.

 

[torthur]

Do you use a filter or other moisture control?

Nope. Nothing.

 

[OverMountain]

Nope. Nothing.

Keep experimenting. Some people say filters rob taste, and others say they cool the smoke or remove
Moisture improving taste. Imagine your grandfather enjoying seeing the tradition continue.

 

[Chasing Embers]

An art and not a science. The chase of the taste. Our shared pursuit.

Too much heat can likely flare off much of the nicotine as well, not to mention producing more moisture.

 

[torthur]

One thing to mention, is that I've tried for the first time Frank method.

But I don't think it will have much of an impact. As a result, my previous method does virtually the same thing.
I just started to taste what I thought was a "misfire" until recently.

A dry and pleasant smoke.

 

[olkofri]

Too much heat can likely flare off much of the nicotine as well

Then I'll keep smoking like the Stromboli.

 

[bullet08]

Experiment until you like the way you smoke. Keep tuning it in. I don't smoke extremely slow. And I like my tobacco surface evenly lit. It gives me the best flavor out of the pipe for me. The taste amplifies towards the bottom of the bowl.

 

[telescopes]

Time. Time determines how I will smoke.

 

[warren]

If I'm running a chainsaw, I smoke more aggressively. Sitting at the computer or reading a book, less slow. As long as my brain is content with the nicotine level ... I'm a happy smoker. But, tempo and depth is determined by what chore or diversion I am engaged in.

 

[edger]

Nursing a dying ember is the way to go. Relights consume too much tobacco and bring the ember back to full heat.

Amen, and more members should avail themselves of your experience.

 

[coys]

It's something I have had to learn myself... the reason I smoke too fast is me trying to keep the pipe lit. I had to let go of the idea that a relight always means I did something wrong. Some blends seem to want to be smoked slowly, the bolder the slower I think.

 

[PipeIT]

An average size pipe for me is typically 6-8 hrs, I’m extremely slow...

Just a puff here and there, and then out she goes, and a puff later on. I’m not into constant smoking, just little sips here and there...

 

[mortonbriar]

If I'm running a chainsaw, I smoke more aggressively. Sitting at the computer or reading a book, less slow. As long as my brain is content with the nicotine level ... I'm a happy smoker. But, tempo and depth is determined by what chore or diversion I am engaged in.

Is it because you still make those revving noises you made as a child while you are chainsawing?