Two Pipes: How Should I Divide Tobacco Between Them?

[RamSeva]

Title: Capitalize important words. [Rule 9]

I like aromatics and non aromatics. Picked up since escudo yesterday and the spice seems to ghost into other bowls. I’ve been smoking everything in one pipe for awhile now but I haven’t had ghost problems.
i got a Nording Royal Flush on the way and I figure I’ll smoke perique, Latakia, and dark fired blends in One and the rest in the other.
Being so new to pipe smoking I wanted to get y’all’s thoughts on this?

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I dedicate pipes to a certain genre and believe this is ideal. Some dedicate pipes to a specific blend. Aromatics would typically ghost a pipe far more than Escudo. Latakia most often will leave a ghost.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Rinsing my pipes out with water right after smoking has lessened my need to dedicate pipes to specific genres as much as I used to, but I still smoke Latakia and aromatics in dedicated pipes or my meer. I no longer notice any ghosting from other varietals though. I do have a dedicated straight Virginia pipe, too.

 

[mikebjrtx]

Have you tried a cob yet?
You can pick up a Missouri Pride (my favorite) from Mars for less than four bucks.

 

[cshubhra]

Ideally you should have at least 3 pipes. One for Aromatics, One for Va family and burley family, one for Latakia Family.

Since you have 2, dedicate 1 for aromatics and the second for non-aromatics

 

[Grangerous]

Ideally you should have at least 3 pipes. One for Aromatics, One for Va family and burley family, one for Latakia Family.

Since you have 2, dedicate 1 for aromatics and the second for non-aromatics

My kinda mathematics. There are three kinds of people in this world. Those whom can count and those who can’t.

 

[PipesRock]

Like has been said... Latakia blends in one, non-Latakia and preferably non-Aromatics in another. If Escudo ghosted to your tastes then two pipes just likely won't do. Perhaps add cobs or more deep cleaning after each smoke.

 

[RookieGuy]

I like aromatics and non aromatics. Picked up since escudo yesterday and the spice seems to ghost into other bowls. I’ve been smoking everything in one pipe for awhile now but I haven’t had ghost problems.
i got a Nording Royal Flush on the way and I figure I’ll smoke perique, Latakia, and dark fired blends in One and the rest in the other.
Being so new to pipe smoking I wanted to get y’all’s thoughts on this?

You got the right idea of trying to separate your ghosts. I'll third the MM cob idea. You can pick up 3 or 4 for the price of a tin of tobacco. That'll help build your rotation keeping it easier to dedicate pipes to blends. And keep that Nording for English blends.

 

[cshubhra]

My kinda mathematics. There are three kinds of people in this world. Those whom can count and those who can’t.

???

 

[elvishrunes]

This is a divisive issue and personal preference…. I’m not too concerned and don’t dedicate pipes as I smoke pretty good quality aros that are mild and dont have a horrible stink on your pipe…. One or 2 bowls should overcome a ghost, plus a pipe cleaner after each use. And I don’t notice or mind the tiny mixing of flavours…. But I don’t see it as a bad idea to dedicate pipes, can’t hurt. 1-aros, 2-natural tobacco including English would be my choice with only 2.

 

[jpmcwjr]

???

It's a joke.

 

[mikebjrtx]

My kinda mathematics. There are three kinds of people in this world. Those whom can count and those who can’t.

I thought there were 10 types. Those who understand binary and those who don’t.

 

[cshubhra]

It's a joke.

Out of context, so I asked

 

[anotherbob]

personally I never worry about ghosts. Unless you smoke a lot of something it usually clears up pretty quickly. And often I end up liking the effect and find surprising little bits of enjoyment. Like how a little vanilla ghost will liven up certain blends that would seemingly not get along well. The one time I think for me at least that a ghost can ruin the experience is if it over powers what you're smoking at the moment. This happens with estates that have been dedicated to a particular style. Again it's a matter of what you're after and what gives you the most reward. For me a little bit of a friendly ghost gives me more reward then a pure dedicated experience would, clearly this isn't a universal sentiment.
Oh one last thing. I used to have just one pipe and would buy one tin, pouch, or baggie at a time. As I smoked through a different tin I would notice the ghost fading out and found that much more interesting then having a Va pipe or English pipe.

 

[RamSeva]

Thank you all. Now that some of you have mentioned it I don’t know if I’ve really minded the ghosting.

 

[Kissel bixby]

If you smoke a lot of bowls a day get a couple cheaper cobs. I have a handful of aro and non pipes dedicated. Not sure on ghosting yet but my English blends aren't that powerful. I have one cob I put everything in and no issues. I haven't had Lakeland yet. I forget the exact price but these 3 together were less then $100 and smoke just as good as a brier to me. I own briers but giving u a cheap multi pipe rotation. I think these smokebso good because of the longer stems.

 

[ray47]

Back in the 60's and 70's I had 1 or 2 pipes and smoked everything out of both pipes and thought that was normal. Fast forward to today, I couldn't get by with only 2 pipes. I'm more like the guy shown below.

 

[Kissel bixby]

That's like 20 different pipes for every day of the year! I am going to show my wife this when I order 3 pipes for $100

 

[bullet08]

Ugly pipes, and good looking pipes. Doesn't matter what gets burnt in it.

 

[jewman22]

Need at least 1 pipe for every blend type IMO,
Balkans and English = 1 pipe
Virginias = 1 Pipe
Burley = 1 Pipe
Aromatics = ? lot's of different aros that will leave different ghosts, but you could make due I guess.

Burley also gets used to clear out ghosts so doesn't really need its own, I keep 3 for burley, 6 for Virginias, 12 for english and 10 for Aromatics. Got a few more that I'm not sure where to dedicate.
The more pipes the better. Just make sure you have room for them all........oops!