The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper

[Ahi Ka]

You don't have to clench to do it.

Yeah I know. Just thinking a bit too laterally I guess.

 

[bullet08]

Good call. But I was thinking more along the line of how uncomfortable it would be to breath through an empty pipe in your mouth and inevitably your body would just naturally switch to breathing through your nose.

I clench 90% of the time and smoke in a way that is similar to the breathe technique or whatever it’s called. All of the people who I have introduced to pipes are/have been cigarette smokers and appear to have a natural tendency to draw heavily as the pipe seems much bigger than a cigarette so in theory requires more work

just musing

Cigarettes, unless it's unfiltered, has good resistance due to filter. So a cig smoker might unintentionally pull hard when trying the pipe. But they should be able to adjust to that. Trick for me was just clench and let the smoke trickle into my mouth and don't think too much about it. I can't smoke as slowly as others, but don't have an issue with super hot pipe.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Yeah I recommend breathe method to mates as an example to get away from tendency to draw/inhale.

 

[Pallidan]

The breath method seems like BS to me.

 

[craig61a]

I use the breathe method while shooting high power. Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, slowly exhale and squeeze the shot off...

 

[hairvise]

Yeah I recommend breathe method to mates as an example to get away from tendency to draw/inhale.

I find that breathing in exclusively through my nose naturally limits the amount of air I inhale, which is helpful especially when I’m smoking blends for the first time that might tend to burn hot.

 

[alaskanpiper]

If mutton smokes um, uh, as slow as he, uh mmm, talks I don't think uh he would, mmm get any ahhh, harsh well, uh tongue mmm bite.

Haha, I always set the playback speed to 1.5. It only took a few 14 minute videos with 2 minutes of information in them to make that adjustment.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Haha, I always set the playback speed to 1.5. It only took a few 14 minute videos with 2 minutes of information in them to make that adjustment.

At least Matches videos were relaxing in their slowness.

 

[Ahi Ka]

At least Matches videos were relaxing in their slowness.

But did matches talk about cats?!?

 

[puff_not_snuff]

But did matches talk about cats?!?

Not sure what he talked about, just meandering stories but in a warming way.

Does Muttonchops talk about feeding his kitty mutton?

 

[Ahi Ka]

Not sure what he talked about, just meandering stories but in a warming way.

Does Muttonchops talk about feeding his kitty mutton?

I forget the video, but he uses a cat metaphor. In fact he is so stoked about the metaphor he includes it like 3 times. I enjoyed the muttonchop videos

 

[puff_not_snuff]

I forget the video, but he uses a cat metaphor. In fact he is so stoked about the metaphor he includes it like 3 times. I enjoyed the muttonchop videos

Well, the video I watched he did have a tendency to search for words and repeat them once he found some.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Well, the video I watched he did have a tendency to search for words and repeat them once he found some.

I should add I watched them all at like 3am after being up with a new born all night. Pretty much anything at that time is acceptable viewing

 

[puff_not_snuff]

I should add I watched them all at like 3am after being up with a new born all night. Pretty much anything at that time is acceptable viewing

Yes, except maybe some horror movie about killer babies.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I find it very difficult to talk and smoke my pipe. This is why I've never liked the idea of pipe videos. Either you smoke or talk. It's really hard to do both. Because, if I am just puffing occasionally, I'm not enjoying it at all. It's a waste of tobacco to me. Cigars would be different, you can enjoy them more easily while holding it and carrying on. But, for me, if I am smoking my pipe, I refuse to take it out of my clench, otherwise I'm just making smoke with not much other enjoyment.

 

[Admiral Byrd]

The breathing method is just too much work- I smoke each pipe, without thinking. Kinda like my driving...just start it up and go ?

 

[puff_not_snuff]

I find it very difficult to talk and smoke my pipe. This is why I've never liked the idea of pipe videos. Either you smoke or talk. It's really hard to do both. Because, if I am just puffing occasionally, I'm not enjoying it at all. It's a waste of tobacco to me. Cigars would be different, you can enjoy them more easily while holding it and carrying on. But, for me, if I am smoking my pipe, I refuse to take it out of my clench, otherwise I'm just making smoke with not much other enjoyment.

You'll never be a youtube star with that sour attitude!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

The breathing method is just too much work- I smoke each pipe, without thinking. Kinda like my driving...just start it up and go ?

That is what I would call the breath method. I just clench my pipe and totally forget I have it. All this talk about doing this or that is just bringing attention to the clutch, shift, gas clutch type of operation that becomes like second nature later on.
After you get it, you just light the pipe and go. Non of this silly stupid giving it a name nonsense.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

You'll never be a youtube star with that sour attitude!

Ha ha, well... you've never seen me in my Speedos.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I find it very difficult to talk and smoke my pipe. This is why I've never liked the idea of pipe videos. Either you smoke or talk. It's really hard to do both. Because, if I am just puffing occasionally, I'm not enjoying it at all. It's a waste of tobacco to me. Cigars would be different, you can enjoy them more easily while holding it and carrying on. But, for me, if I am smoking my pipe, I refuse to take it out of my clench, otherwise I'm just making smoke with not much other enjoyment.

Thankfully you are a clencher otherwise this forum would only have half the amount of content. God forbid putting your pipe down to post