Wet Wet Wet

[Ray in Bangkok]

Hi folks...does anyone else seem to have a lot of saliva when smoking?

 

[haparnold]

Not really. Are you a new smoker?

 

[brut666]

Nope. Are you drinking a lot while smoking?

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Only certain cigars sometimes. Not with pipes.

 

[Ray in Bangkok]

Not really. Are you a new smoker?

Yes .... I smoked a pipe in college, 35 years ago, but just started up again.

 

[Ray in Bangkok]

Only certain cigars sometimes. Not with pipes.

I am a freak of nature.

 

[Old School 3319]

There are times especially if I am working while smoking

 

[Casual]

Quite a bit when I started. Abated after a few months. After a year in, I forgot it was even an issue.

 

[didimauw]

Yes I do. Some pipes I have to take apart while smoking and blow through the stem. Lol

 

[BROBS]

Quite a bit when I started. Abated after a few months. After a year in, I forgot it was even an issue.

Same here. Now only randomly will I get a lot of spit. Usually if I’m trying to clench while doing something else

 

[Ray in Bangkok]

Quite a bit when I started. Abated after a few months. After a year in, I forgot it was even an issue.

Thx, there is hope....

 

[Magpiety]

It goes away. I have a couple of pipe bits on my "driving" pipes, and those seem to make it a lot worse.

 

[karibo]

Sometimes when I clench while doing other things with my hands

 

[STP]

I get a gurgle every now and then, but it’s never been a problem. It’s typically due to tobacco burning too hot. When I cool down the bowl it dissipates. I generally prefer a bent billiard, which helps to mitigate...

If it’s an ongoing issue, and attempts to remedy fail, then you may want to try one of Peterson’s or Savinelli’s dry system pipes. They have a separate reservoir/chamber to collect moisture.

 

[warren]

A lot of people smoke wet. Many with "gurgling" pipes fail omit that as a possible cause. You're not unique in that.

 

[scloyd]

I have a Medico that for some reason I drool to the point I want to wear a bib. I gave up on that pipe.

 

[mso489]

Not so much, but I think pipe smoking can get your salivary glands going, exciting the taste and smell. I think when you've been smoking a while, your body adjusts and knows you are not sitting down to a tasty meal as such. The rest of the moisture is generated by condensation in the burning leaf, usually.

 

[fightnhampster]

Same here. Now only randomly will I get a lot of spit. Usually if I’m trying to clench while doing something else

+1

 

[BROBS]

I have a Medico that for some reason I drool to the point I want to wear a bib. I gave up on that pipe.

If a bit is too wide or round it can make me drool a lot more for some reason. A nice thin, comfortable bit helps with this.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

If a bit is too wide or round it can make me drool a lot more for some reason. A nice thin, comfortable bit helps with this.

A wide bit will definitely make me drool a bit more if I’m clenching for a while.