Sable are you saying to allow the ridicule to myself just don't give it back.If so you got the wrong guy.It sounds to me you like to question people but not to be questioned.If five people act the same it doesnt mean they are not all @$$es.
This. I believe that the way many of us fill our pipes comes out the same way, with a tighter pack at the top, looser as you go down the bowl. Just not as time consuming— and dare I say anal— as the plethora of methods with tiresome Youtube diatribes.This forum has really good, funny and helpful people. But they're also very, very experienced.
When it comes to filling/packing questions, if you browse past topics, almost all disregard the "methods", mostly because they don't use a method.
I like the principle behind the Frank method. I don't adhere to it strictly, but the way I pack my pipes is influenced