Take Your Time Preparing a Bowl
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It is a natural part of smoking a pipe correctly. I put tobacco in and tamp it down to the correct depth and then take a small draw on the pipe to see that I have the correct draw on the pipe. Then I put in some more and repeat the drawing on the pipe. Sometimes I need to do it a third time to properly fill the bowl. For me taking a small draw on the pipe is protection from overpacking the pipe.
You just described my process. Pack by feel in increments, checking the draw.
As above but, I've been doing it for so long I no longer check the draw as I stuff. It's just second nature, stuff, light and puff.
I only smoke a couple of bowls a week so a slow bowl prep is very much part of the pleasure 
I started codger scoping recently as I’ve been more impatient to pack my pipe carefully. It used to turn awful when I would do this in the past but now I guess I know what to look/feel for.
All addicts have our routines….
I like green eggs and ham-in a tree, out to sea, in the yard, with a bard, in my truck, who gives a…
Once I know a blend/pipe, I load it and smoke it. It took a while to get the hang of it loading for good effect, but now I’ve found it’s more about the prep and dryness ahead of putting it in the pipe.
I like green eggs and ham-in a tree, out to sea, in the yard, with a bard, in my truck, who gives a…
Once I know a blend/pipe, I load it and smoke it. It took a while to get the hang of it loading for good effect, but now I’ve found it’s more about the prep and dryness ahead of putting it in the pipe.
I usually spend no more than 5 seconds packing the pipe but I've smoked thousands of bowls. If you smoke enough it'll likely get like that for you too. The pipe for me is more of a habit than a ritual.
