Smoking Pipe in the Rain
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if too much rain gets in the tobacco it can kill the flavor. Kind of a wet ashtray flavor with some blends.
I've heard somewhere that there's an art to packing a pipe so that it can be smoked upside-down, for the purpose of smoking in the rain.
No art is required IMHO. Just pack as usual and smoke.
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The heat causes the tobacco to expand and stay in place. I've done it a number of times during showers while working in the yard.
As Ray and Chasingembers have stated, you can turn your bowl upside down. It has frequently been depicted for a variety of fishermen out in their boats in a heavy rain or in rough seas. For me, in light rain it really isn’t necessary... but I have done so many times in heavier rains. But, at least IMO, for it to work well, you need a straight stemmed pipe. Trying the upside down technique with a bent briar is not particularly helpful, nor picturesque. 
Took me a second to realize which showers you were talking about.
It’s not the tobacco I’m worried about. It’s the inside and rim of the bowl I’m concerned. Will it absorb the water and ruin the pipe bowl?As Ray and Chasingembers have stated, you can turn your bowl upside down. It has frequently been depicted for a variety of fishermen out in their boats in a heavy rain or in rough seas. For me, in light rain it really isn’t necessary... but I have done so many times in heavier rains. But, at least IMO, for it to work well, you need a straight stemmed pipe. Trying the upside down technique with a bent briar is not particularly helpful, nor picturesque.
Just buff the bowl off with a soft towel and wipe out the chamber with a paper towel after smoking and all should be right as......well, rain.?
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Nah. Unless it’s a cob. I left a cob on my front porch after mowing and a few days later I saw it sitting there. It had a half bowl completely soaked with rain in it. Even that after it dried out smokes fine but has a bit of an out of round shape to it now ?
Haha. I dropped a Dagner poker cob over the rail while salmon trolling once. It floats! We finished our pass over the fish and then turned around to get it about 5-10 minutes later. This was in the ocean so I gave it a good freshwater rinse when I got home. The pipe still smokes like a champ with no ill effects other than the fact that the shank has swollen up so much that I can't remove the stem.
Some people rinse their chamber in the sink after a smoke (I've recently adopted this to much liking) so I doubt some rain will hurt it.
I think the biggest fear of hurting a pipe by smoking it in the rain would be if you smoked really super hot. O.k. the only time I've seen that problem is with people who could finish a large bowl in 20 minutes. Unless that's you I wouldn't worry about a little rain.
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