The Best Way to Pack a Bowl.

[thesmokingbrony]

Hey all, so I have a question for all the experienced members. What is the best way to pack a bowl in your opinion. Perhaps you could walk myself and other new members through the process in a step by step. All I am doing right now to pack a bowl is I just put it in pack it down and repeat until it is full or at where I want it. But I would like to know your process as well, this is just so I can try some other packing methods to try and eliminate the bite.

 

[cleidophoros]

You could check these http://pipesmagazine.com/python/pipe-smoking/tobacco-pipe-packing-methods/
I guess I just stuff the tobacco in the pipe without even thinking at times.

 

[thesmokingbrony]

Thank you for the links, totally didn't even think to search.

 

[redgentleman]

I'm no veteran pipe smoker, but there's also some great tutorials on YouTube that you might be interested in searching for!

 

[pstlpkr]

There is a ton of information in the left-hand column of the Forum Pages...

Just scroll down and just below the site sponsors are the "Featured Articles."

Nothing but great stuff there.

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[cigrmaster]

One thing to remember is that there should be some resistance when you check the draw, like sipping through a straw. Many new people pack too lightly and the pipe will go out a lot and will smoke hot.

 

[possiblemeltdown]

thesmokingbrony,
I'm not an experienced pipe smoker so I bookmarked a few youtube videos into a playlist so I could easily refer back to them. Funny enough, most of them are by pipesmagazine... It's much easier to see these methods than just read about them. I tend to stick with the 2 step method and Bob method. Nothing helps like practice.... Enjoy...
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCAD83381F25DAB34