What is your definition of Heavy Pipe Smoking

[aristokles]

When I weighed 235 pounds I would have said I was a heavy pipe smoker, but now at 145 pounds, probably not. :wink:

 

[bphilli75]

I smoke one to two bowls per day. Some days I smoke none. Occasional weeks I smoke none. For me, more than three bowls per day would be "heavy." More importantly, If I ever got to the point where I felt I was addicted and couldn't comfortably set it aside, that would be too heavy.
I smoke pipes because I enjoy them, not because I gotta have a smoke. It is just like anything else I enjoy and yet moderate my consumption to avoid unhealthy excess.

 

[iasskicker]

Im taking 6 days off..for various reasons..hahahahahah! CAn I do it?
I don't smoke more than 1 a day 2 at the most. For me..myself and I...1 a day is on the heavy side

actually...lightweight here. Ive noticed that if I take a week off even two the tobacco becomes just that much more delicious...but its hard to do that.

Yeah that's cos of the taste our tongue i guess gets used to. I recall doing cigars after every week and they tasted like heaven!

 

[7ach]

I take brakes with all my habits(smoking, alcohol, coffee) just to make sure there not addictions. Every year I take a week or two off. I happen to be taking this week with no coffee. Best part of this sadistic act is how good that first cup will be.

 

[highlander]

IMHO, more than 2 bowls a day and more than 5 days a week. My definition is probably due to reading, and nothing else, while I smoke. The ritual of two consecutive bowls takes about 2 1/2 hours, which is as much of my day I can spend on this pleasant hobby.

 

[loneredtree]

I think that "Heavy pipe smoking" is entirely personal. I have never over 50 years of piping done more that 3 bowls a week. One is more like it because my mouth needs the rest. At most now I consume at a rate of a bowl every 10 days. I do find myself thinking about it more that that and planing my next bowl. I wonder if that constitutes an addiction? So, heavy is when ones tissues are sore.

 

[mcitinner1]

I've never been able to make a bowl last more than a half hour because the last half is not enjoyable. But I

do smoke 8 or more a day.
tinner, Stan

 

[hierophant]

Interesting question, I don't really know. For myself on weekends I'll have 4 or maybe 5 bowls a day. During the week I'll have one when I get home and sometimes one before bed. I definitely don't think that's heavy, but don't know what the criteria for measuring light vs. heavy should be.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

I'd consider smoking anything over six bowls a day a heavy pipe smoker.
Seeing as how most bowls take about 30 minutes to smoke that means you're spending 180 minutes or 3 hours smoking during the day.
I myself usually have two pipes a day. Some days I have the opportunity for another two or three and some days I don't even have time for one. It fluctuates with the chaos of life.