If the tobacco is wet let it dry for a while even an hour plus. Then dry or dried put a lighter against the tobacco and puff 20 plus times. Virtually never have to re-light if do that. UNLESS I stop smoking for several minutes.
Tip for Lighting & Keeping Lit
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Puffing 20 times!? That's drying the tobacco with a hot torch!
I'd dry it much longer before loading the pipe, then taking it easy on the light.
I'd dry it much longer before loading the pipe, then taking it easy on the light.
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I just pack light and tamp at the right times. Burns right to the bottom of the bowl with only a gentle lighting and no relights.
If the bowl were small enough, with 20 plus puffs while lighting, you'd be finished before the lighting was done. I find its better to take a couple of long, slow draws while lighting vs many short, fast puffs.
I have decided that it is an endless struggle to get it to burn most of the tobacco to the bottom. So I gave up and just relight when necessary.
Smokers who pay attention usually don't relight often. Me? I pay little attention to the pipe until it goes out. Rather than curse my luck or inattention, I have more important things going on, I simply pull out the Bic, relight and put my eye back up to the finder, tap the brake off the chain or drive the tractor.
Whatever works for you. I’ll dry the tobacco to a moisture level that I know works and then I just pack, light, and smoke. Some blends burn more readily than others.
On many occasions I’ve put the lit pipe in a coat pocket when I go into a store to pick up a few things, pay for them, pull the pipe from the coat pocket when exiting and continue to enjoy the bowl without relighting.
It can be hell on pockets if I haven’t balanced the pipe in my pocket.
On many occasions I’ve put the lit pipe in a coat pocket when I go into a store to pick up a few things, pay for them, pull the pipe from the coat pocket when exiting and continue to enjoy the bowl without relighting.
It can be hell on pockets if I haven’t balanced the pipe in my pocket.
There is no shame in relighting, there is no shame in relighting, there is no shame in relighting . . .
I needed that!
I needed that!
Based on the excellent advice from several seasoned members, I find my relighng is less. I load the bowl the light. After a few puffs, I tamp. This usually results in a slow burn with little smoke, the way I prefer.
I am also experiencing laying the pipe down for a few seconds and find when picked up, I can get a little smoke.
I am also experiencing laying the pipe down for a few seconds and find when picked up, I can get a little smoke.
I dry my tobacco to the same extent that I would if I were hand rolling a cigarette.
Not so moist that it would stain the paper, and not so dry that it would crumble and fall out of the ends while rolling.
Pack firm.
Char light.
Tamp.
Relight, a couple of gentle draws - bingo, I got me a session.
Not so moist that it would stain the paper, and not so dry that it would crumble and fall out of the ends while rolling.
Pack firm.
Char light.
Tamp.
Relight, a couple of gentle draws - bingo, I got me a session.
Pass the light over few times to cover most of the surface. Smoke till the end or relight.
For years I dried my tobacco on a Neerup leather tobacco mat before starting with my smoking session. I have recently discovered the microwave for drying my tobacco (10 seconds will suffice). Damn epic that microwave! I sometimes have trouble with keeping the tobacco lit as well, but that's part of the ritual. Sometimes you have a great bowl, and sometimes you don't. It's not rocket science. And definitely don't over think it all. In the end, it's just a pipe...
Keep on puffin'
Keep on puffin'
Tip for lighting:
I like to strike my matches against that *rough* side of the matchbox, and I find that fire appears. This fire helps light the tobacco.
I like to strike my matches against that *rough* side of the matchbox, and I find that fire appears. This fire helps light the tobacco.
Even when I think there's some unburnt leaf left, there usually isn't, to my perpetual surprise. It wasn't learning, it just happened in the turn of years.
