Still Smoking Too Hot. Need Help!

[GentlemanJames]

Gents,

In need of help again. I’m making an effort to take less of a draw, and draw less frequently, but my pipe bowl is still getting hot to the touch. I am concerned I’m causing damage to my pipes. Any advice on how to smoke so the bowl doesn’t get too hot? From filling the chamber, to lighting the flake, etc. Also, how long should it take me to smoke a pipe packed 3/4 high? It’s take me about twenty minutes. I’m thinking that’s too quick.

Thank you in advance for sharing your expertise, gents.
Hope everyone is well.

- AJ

 

[Old School 3319]

lots of people say sip like a straw. One tip that helped me was drying the tobacco out more. I tend to wait at least 15 to 20 seconds minimum between draws

 

[Casual]

The good news: you’re on the road to getting as slow as you should be!

The bad news: it’s a long road. Pack snacks, and keep going!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Dry the tobacco out completely and pack it lighter.

 

[paulfg]

20 minutes ,unless it is a very small pipe is too quick,what pipe is it?

 

[yaddy306]

What worked for me is longer, but much slower, draws (rather than quick, hard but less frequent draws).

I think of it like fanning a fire in the fireplace: you don't give it a quick blast of compressed air for a second, then wait 20 seconds before doing it again. You give it a slow but steady supply of air.

 

[stokesdale]

Don't worry about it, mine get hot all the time. It'll only damage the pipe if its a crappy pipe, and if that's the case, you don't want the pipe anyway.

 

[Civil War]

Shouldn't be quick hard draws. Use slower sips and dry out the tobacco to almost crunchy. If you are smoking an aromatic then you won't need to, or be able to, dry it out as much as a non-aromatic because of the casing/humecant.

 

[anotherbob]

I don't worry about how hot the pipe gets, just how hot the smoke is going into my mouth.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Dry the tobacco out completely and pack it lighter.

This. I would say pipes getting too hot are most often the result of wet tobacco packed too tightly than it is from smoking too aggressively. Pack that tobacco too tight to where you have to really pull on it hard to get any smoke and it will heat up in no time.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I pack the tobacco loosely, use the breathe method, and try to make a bowl last as long as possible. When I stopped puffing the pipe and started only letting the smoke trickle in from the breathe smoking, my pipes cooled down.

There are some great older threads with post from cosmicfolklore and even a video or two from chasingembers, on breathe smoking.. those really helped me smoke cooler.

 

[GentlemanJames]

I pack the tobacco loosely, use the breathe method, and try to make a bowl last as long as possible. When I stopped puffing the pipe and started only letting the smoke trickle in from the breathe smoking, my pipes cooled down.

There are some great older threads with post from cosmicfolklore and even a video or two from chasingembers, on breathe smoking.. those really helped me smoke cooler.

Thanks Richmond. I’ll give those videos a look. Appreciate the help!

 

[GentlemanJames]

20 minutes ,unless it is a very small pipe is too quick,what pipe is it?

It’s a Peterson St. Paddy’s 2016 bent Dublin. Nothing too high end, but still a good quality pipe.

 

[GentlemanJames]

Dry the tobacco out completely and pack it lighter.

Hey Embers,
Do you know where I can find your videos on breathe smoking? Would you mind adding the link, sir? Please and thank you.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Hey Embers,
Do you know where I can find your videos on breathe smoking? Would you mind adding the link, sir? Please and thank you.

Here ya go.?

 

[Pipelady20]

lots of people say sip like a straw. One tip that helped me was drying the tobacco out more. I tend to wait at least 15 to 20 seconds minimum between draws

How does it stay lit? I umderstand relighting 2 or 3 times in 30 minutes, but not every 10-15 seconds, which can happen quite a bit for me.

 

[Pipelady20]

Here ya go.?

This was great, thank you.

 

[BROBS]

I think of it like sucking a liquid into your mouth through a straw while breathing normally through the nose.

you kinda use your gullet and tongue to do the pulling.

 

[Old School 3319]

I personally breathe smoke. Even when you think your pipe is out hit it a few times and it will come back to life it takes time to learn there is no shortcut. Time and experience

 

[Pipelady20]

I personally breathe smoke. Even when you think your pipe is out hit it a few times and it will come back to life it takes time to learn there is no shortcut. Time and experience

I have been able to get a pipe back to life that way, I guess its just going to take time and with the various types of tobaccos.