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What Makes A Pipe A Great Smoker?
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<blockquote data-quote="AJ" data-source="post: 496671" data-attributes="member: 2363"><p>Zeno your comment about liking a passive resistance is interesting. Like you I like to feel something when I draw on the pipe. So many times I've felt like I was just sucking air. I often have to tamp the tobacco down rather firmly to get the draw I prefer but this often calls for many relights. This isn't a real problem for me because I don't really mind relights as long as I have plenty of gas on hand for my lighter. However I've found most of my pipes gurgle if they have a draft diameter less than 5/32". A lot of my older pipes had smaller draft and I had to either send them off to be opened or open them myself.</p><p></p><p>Sasquatch you said that a draft hole that was too small could hinder the amount of flavor the smoker receives. I hadn't considered this but it certainly seems logical. I've learned something new. This is a perfect example of the benefits gained by a thread like this. One never knows how someone's simple, and likely thought unimportant, observation may enlighten or enhance another's smoking experience or knowledge. </p><p></p><p>There's so much more than needs to be discussed like the comment about the transition from cylinder shape to flat as the stem reached the button, button design, chamber shape, and etc. I'm looking forward to reading more inputs by our membership.</p><p></p><p>AJ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AJ, post: 496671, member: 2363"] Zeno your comment about liking a passive resistance is interesting. Like you I like to feel something when I draw on the pipe. So many times I've felt like I was just sucking air. I often have to tamp the tobacco down rather firmly to get the draw I prefer but this often calls for many relights. This isn't a real problem for me because I don't really mind relights as long as I have plenty of gas on hand for my lighter. However I've found most of my pipes gurgle if they have a draft diameter less than 5/32". A lot of my older pipes had smaller draft and I had to either send them off to be opened or open them myself. Sasquatch you said that a draft hole that was too small could hinder the amount of flavor the smoker receives. I hadn't considered this but it certainly seems logical. I've learned something new. This is a perfect example of the benefits gained by a thread like this. One never knows how someone's simple, and likely thought unimportant, observation may enlighten or enhance another's smoking experience or knowledge. There's so much more than needs to be discussed like the comment about the transition from cylinder shape to flat as the stem reached the button, button design, chamber shape, and etc. I'm looking forward to reading more inputs by our membership. AJ [/QUOTE]
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