When Resting Your Pipe (Up or Down)

[arabpipesmoker]

Hi all

i know it sound strange but need to know which method is best and why

the common is resting pipes bowel down and stem up but I sow on youtube few pipe smokers are resting the pipe to be bowel up and stem down which confused me.

Sorry if it’s repeated question.

Keep the pipe smokes guy’s

Wasim

 

[philip]

It'a a matter of preference. The important thing is that they be allowed to dry.
If you'd like to read some of our other responses, try this thread: Storing a Pipe on a Rack

 

[loneredtree]

It seems to be a cultural choice that varies with each country. I think that Europeans rest and dry their pipes stem down while Americans use the stem up position.
My reason for stem up is that most of the moisture from smoking ends up in the shank of the pipe. Empty the bowl after smoking and blow through it and liquid will appear in the bowl. Any moisture left after passing a cleaner through the pipe will drain into the bowl in the stem up position. The bowl is open and has better air circulation to evaporate the moisture. I think that there should not be much moisture anyway so it may not matter. :crazy: :rofl: Ok, do what is aesthetically pleasing to you.
Welcome to the forum Wasim.

 

[hanymamdouh]

Hi Wasim,
I prefer to store pipes that have moisture trap in position of stem up, to allow moisture to return back to the trap from the shank and stem, hence it is easy to clean it later by paper towel.
for straight pipes (prince, bulldogs, or whatever) with tapered stems (not lovat) I prefer to store it with stem down side to allow for moisture to return in the shank and stem. This prevents moisture from hitting the bowl and allows for faster dry, also it is easy to insert pipe cleanr in the stem and shank while storing for better result.

 

[arabpipesmoker]

Dear ,Philip, loneredtree, hanymamdouh

Many thanks for the information as the reason behind it to come up with Pipe rack designs that fits my pipe dream collection which are Poker, free hand and bent shape from Peterson dry system.

I think it is too early for that today, but I feel it coming soon.

Regards

Wasim

 

[bobby46]

I used to store my pipes on a rack. I did that simply for neatness. When my collection outgrew that, I began to store them in a large drawer within a walnut-wood cabinet. This put the pipes on their sides. An advantage of the closed drawer lessened any leftover stale aroma into the room after post-smoke cleaning. It may take a bit longer for them to dry, but that is off-set by their sheer numbers lending infrequent individual usage.
Although proper drying is unquestionably necessary for the best smoking enjoyment, I don't understand the usage of the alternate word "resting". Does that term raise these inanimate objects to some higher level? Should pipes be treated with a ritualistic reverence beyond necessary care? The extent of care for one's own property is unquestionably the right of each enthusiast. But is there really any reason for us to worry about the best "sleeping" position of our pipes?