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General Pipe Discussion
To filter or not to filter, that is the question.
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 228458" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>I have Savs and have smoked them with and without balsa filters and, truth to tell, I couldn't tell when the filter is in/out until I try to run a cleaner through, at least for English blends. FWIW, I would opine that filters aren't needed if you pack correctly, smoke slowly and don't let the dang bowl get hotter'n hell. Pipes will also get wet if you try to smoke the same pipe multiple times in a day. Get a good rotation, and rest your briars, and see if you're not enjoying your smokes more. Also, I've never noticed any harm done to a pipe by omitting the filter. Maybe I'm missing something, but I think smelly, gunky, gurgly pipes are simply objecting to overuse. When I was a kid, I remember womenfolk complaining of stinking pipes -- but the menfolk only owned one or two and smoked them all day while working. My missus' friend, while being given a home tour, has actually said my pipes smell good, "sweet, like being out in the woods."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 228458, member: 2318"] I have Savs and have smoked them with and without balsa filters and, truth to tell, I couldn't tell when the filter is in/out until I try to run a cleaner through, at least for English blends. FWIW, I would opine that filters aren't needed if you pack correctly, smoke slowly and don't let the dang bowl get hotter'n hell. Pipes will also get wet if you try to smoke the same pipe multiple times in a day. Get a good rotation, and rest your briars, and see if you're not enjoying your smokes more. Also, I've never noticed any harm done to a pipe by omitting the filter. Maybe I'm missing something, but I think smelly, gunky, gurgly pipes are simply objecting to overuse. When I was a kid, I remember womenfolk complaining of stinking pipes -- but the menfolk only owned one or two and smoked them all day while working. My missus' friend, while being given a home tour, has actually said my pipes smell good, "sweet, like being out in the woods." [/QUOTE]
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