Wet Wet Wet

[anotherbob]

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

used to. Question do you spit when you smoke? That will make it bad. It seems wrong but if you have excess salivation while smoking swallow it. For whatever reason when you spit it causes you to salivate more where as swallowing it does not. And there is no harm in swallowing your own spit even when smoking. Seriously anything that could be bad or make you sick about it will be killed outright by your stomach acids which are pretty intense.

 

[Ray in Bangkok]

used to. Question do you spit when you smoke? That will make it bad. It seems wrong but if you have excess salivation while smoking swallow it. For whatever reason when you spit it causes you to salivate more where as swallowing it does not. And there is no harm in swallowing your own spit even when smoking. Seriously anything that could be bad or make you sick about it will be killed outright by your stomach acids which are pretty intense.

Thx this helps!

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I've had it happen.. more with stronger blends. Finding a comfortable bit probably helps.

 

[smknron]

It happens once in a while to me. Its probably from blends that wake up the taste buds.

 

[cigrmaster]

You will want a pipe that has the following dimensions. 5.5-6.00" long. 2.0-2.25 bowl height. Inside bowl depth of around 1.5", inside bowl width of around .75-.82. I would get somethin that is 4.0-4.5 inside shank width. Make sure the in side stem is smooth as glass as if it isn't the pipe will give you turbulence that would make the pipe smoke wet

I smoke flakes and plugs all the time and I make sure they have some decent moisture in them as for my tastes any flake that is too dry will smoke hot and make the pipe loose flavor during a hot smoke.
Over the 20 years I have smoked a pipe I have learned what works for me. Others like to smoke their tobacco dry and hot. That is why pipe smoking is so cool, everyone likes their smokes a different way. What works for me might not work for you.

Of course anyone who doesn't agree with me needs some lessons which I happily give for free.

 

[johnbarleycorn]

I thought this thread was about the band from Scotland. I thought THAT was weird......

 

[Infantry23]

Lately I've been smoking more while driving and seem to be smoking wet due to clenching mostly. As a newer smoker I'm not sure if it is because of the clench, smoking too hot, wet aros, or what. I've only noticed it the past week or so but I'm confused and just hope time will help me figure it out.

 

[GlassMan]

For some reason I get saliva if I’m clenching, and working in the garage at the same time. I also spit a lot (bad habit I’m told...)

 

[wyfbane]

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

+1

 

[Pipe Daddy]

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

If your pipe is gurgling , then you have to be careful not to spit in it, make sure your tobacco is dry, and exhale a puff of smoke back through it after you draw. Also try a straight pipe, especially a cob to fix wet smoking.

 

[RodneyPierce]

I am also fairly new back to the pipe game, and I salivate like mad when smoking.

 

[chopper]

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

Welcome back to the briar Ray.

No I don't. I'm one of those blokes who wipes kids snotty noses [because I can't bare looking at it] and wipe the sleep from the dogs eyes.
It's like an aversion to certain bodily excretions.
Excessive saliva would come under that category so ''wet'' is definitely out.

It's not often that I clench a pipe but when I do [like when driving and I need two hands] it's not for long enough to stimulate saliva.

It might sound counterintuitive but a sip of water in between puffs often helps.
Using a pipe cleaner regularly will help.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Smoke is damaging to the mouth lining and salivation is prompted to counteract the effect. Eventually, the salivary glands will acclimate to the smoking and some experience dry mouth at this point which necessitate the addition of a beverage while smoking such as in the case of coffee and cigarettes.

 

[mikethompson]

I've heard of drooling over pipes, but this is ridiculous.

Clenching makes it worse for me, but you already have the answers you need ?

 

[anotherbob]

It might sound counterintuitive but a sip of water in between puffs often helps.
Using a pipe cleaner regularly will help.

unless you know how salivation works. It it starts getting dry the water works are supposed to start. Keeping the environment properly hydrate means the salivary glands don't have to.

 

[bullet08]

Drooling stops after awhile. After playing bagpipes for decades, I never experienced this issue with tobacco pipes. If it gets wet, even a hint of it, I break my pipe down and run cleaners.

 

[ChuckMijo]

I’m a clencher. If I’m watching TV , playing cards ,driving , no gurgling. ....Any other activities which I’m in motion, it sounds like I’m boiling water. Honestly I don’t care. I carry a pipe cleaner.