Relighting is generally not a problem until you have to do it so often that you burn your tongue. Then you've wasted your time and tobacco. Get a zippo pipe lighter. The soft flame will not burn your pipe rim and the hole in the chimney will give you something to aim with. Some people say that zippo fluid imparts taste to the tobacco. You may taste something (or smell it) for a puff or two but that's it. The trade off between an easy light and a burned rim is worth it. And dry that tobacco!
Bill, sounds to me that your tobacco is too wet. Moisture and fire don't go together. Most tobaccos will definitely require drying before smoking. Don't worry, essential oils will stick around. You want to dry the tobacco to the point where it is almost crunchy With a somewhat loose pack, you should be able to do a charring light and then relight so that it will burn for a while. By loose pack, I mean that if you were to press the packed tobacco down, it would compress to half the bowl height.
Bill, I'm not an expert at keeping my pipe lit either, but I am getting the hang of it after 10+ years. Sometimes pack more tobaccy in to get a longer smoke, and that's when I fail. My take on the rim: I don't give a rodent's posterior if I happen to blacken the rim. I don't do it on purpose though. But it's briar, it's not going up in flames. It's not a priceless artifact. It's a pipe, and I smoke it. People who baby their pipes are best off being collectors, not a pipe smoker. Just my take. :)
@boson360 Thanks for the feedback! I've tried packing a lot; I've tried packing less. Doesn't matter. Can't keep the damn thing lit. I agree on the blackened rims. All of my pipes are scorched, and I don't see how anyone can smoke a pipe without burning the rim. Just the cost of doing business.
I'm lousy at keeping my pipe lit, so can't help you there. I CAN tell you that burning the edge of the bowl comes from not holding the edge even while you're firing the pipe. The flame, ANY flame, always burns upwards. Unless you keep the edge of the bowl absolutely horizontal, you'll catch the flame with it. Pay attention to the edge of the bowl as you light. Sometimes you need to raise the pipe to an unnatural angle to level the edge. If the edge is flat level, it won't catch the flame.
My opinion is this: some tobaccos stay lit easier than others. The best advice here is to not worry about it. I relight my pipe several times. I don't puff away light a freight train. I like a nice relaxing smoke and the pipe goes out on its own. Simple as that.
@asianhombre Thank you. I don't relight several times but ALL the time. I often don't get a minute worth of puffing on one light. I may go through a box of 250 kitchen matches in a day of three or four pipes.
I have had some success with soaking my tobaccos in gasoline the night before I smoke them. Helps them burn all the way to the bottom of the bowl in one light. I have stopped the burning around the rim of my bowl by having all of my pipe bronzed. I hope that helps (I am in the same boat as you!)
It is not messing up it is just your way of enjoying your tobacco. I would say pack a little more than you normally do, but not enough where you do not have good air flow. Light your match and hold it over the center of your bowl and give 2-3 really good sized pulls to get the tobacco lit. From then on you have to constantly keep taking pulls to ensure the tobacco stays lit and forms a cherry. It takes awhile to get the hang of and it is not 100% guaranteed because every pipe is different.
some time the tobacco goes out if its packed too loose or if you packed it too tight and didnt cherry it well enough. but ive also found that some pipes, no matter how hard you try, will not stay lit, so keep trying new ones until you find one you really like. plus it gives you a reason to buy more pipes!!
Sounds like to me that either your pipe or tobacco was manufactured on a Monday.Switch to a hand rolled cigar and when you have mellowed out a bit,go back to a trusty pipe and tobacco.I dont trust anything made on a Monday except my mother's cooking!Hang in there Bill.!!!!
You can count that kid as collateral damage....he shouldnt have gotten in the way. :) Dont give up on the pipe, keep trying different methods till you hit the right one.
it's always a pleasure to me watching your videos. :)
How do you light your tobacco? How do you use your matches? I'm using them, too, but I have no problems with the pipe's rim. Did you already try to use face cream? I'm using it for cleaning the rim. It removes the black residue. Just put it onto your blackened rim, wait a few minutes and then clean it up.
And in the future, try to avoid packing the pipe up to the edge. Maybe that this will help, too.
I would guess your tobaccos is rather moist. Dry it out. That should keep it lit. Puff more often, maybe your don't puff enough. Or you pack too tight. Get a different pipe and try that. For edge burning, don't use a match, use a more controlled flame like a butane lighter and shoot the flame into the bowl, also don't fill the pipe to the rim, leave a quarter of an inch at the top, that way you don't have the flame close to the rim... But matches are probably the problem. : )
@1fatbastard Thanks for the advice. I've used matches, and I've used lighters. No matter what, I burn the rim. Also, moist or dry, the tobacco won't stay lit. And I puff like an sob. Oh, well, I can only keep trying.
Man, I'm still trying to learn not to get the rim of the pipe burned. I've noticed some do it more than others but nothing seems to stop it once it starts. (smooth rimed pipes). I think thats now why I smoked more rusticated pipes. We may not all be great pipe smokers but at least your a hell of a good eater my friend haha.
I am definitely NOT an expert, but you could try a dab of saliva around the rim of the bowl before lighting to protect it from charring. Also, maybe dry the tobacco a little and start with a looser pack. But again, what do I know? I am a new guy to pipes. Best regards - Cort.
Great video...Maybe you could make a video of how you smoke your pipe we could then maybe pick up on something you maybe doing which may be detrimental to your pipe smoking.. Only thing I can suggest right now is pack lighter & maybe not to tamp to hard just enough to get the ember on to the fresher tobacco & ash dumping. I don't know if this will help your situation or not but I hope in some way this has been of some assistance to you.
@Matches860 I love Gentlemen Callers (the tobacco, that is). There's something in the aroma that is very nostalgic for me. Must be in the deer tongue?
Relighting is generally not a problem until you have to do it so often that you burn your tongue. Then you've wasted your time and tobacco. Get a zippo pipe lighter. The soft flame will not burn your pipe rim and the hole in the chimney will give you something to aim with. Some people say that zippo fluid imparts taste to the tobacco. You may taste something (or smell it) for a puff or two but that's it. The trade off between an easy light and a burned rim is worth it. And dry that tobacco!
mrdougc905 2 months ago
@mrdougc905 I have four Zippo pipe lighters, but I have been using matches exclusively of late. I'll switch back to the Zippos for awhile. Thanks.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 2 months ago
Bill, sounds to me that your tobacco is too wet. Moisture and fire don't go together. Most tobaccos will definitely require drying before smoking. Don't worry, essential oils will stick around. You want to dry the tobacco to the point where it is almost crunchy With a somewhat loose pack, you should be able to do a charring light and then relight so that it will burn for a while. By loose pack, I mean that if you were to press the packed tobacco down, it would compress to half the bowl height.
mrdougc905 2 months ago
@mrdougc905 Wet or dry doesn't seem to make a difference, but I'll try looser packing. Thanks.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 2 months ago
Bill, I'm not an expert at keeping my pipe lit either, but I am getting the hang of it after 10+ years. Sometimes pack more tobaccy in to get a longer smoke, and that's when I fail. My take on the rim: I don't give a rodent's posterior if I happen to blacken the rim. I don't do it on purpose though. But it's briar, it's not going up in flames. It's not a priceless artifact. It's a pipe, and I smoke it. People who baby their pipes are best off being collectors, not a pipe smoker. Just my take. :)
boson360 3 months ago
@boson360 Thanks for the feedback! I've tried packing a lot; I've tried packing less. Doesn't matter. Can't keep the damn thing lit. I agree on the blackened rims. All of my pipes are scorched, and I don't see how anyone can smoke a pipe without burning the rim. Just the cost of doing business.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
I'm lousy at keeping my pipe lit, so can't help you there. I CAN tell you that burning the edge of the bowl comes from not holding the edge even while you're firing the pipe. The flame, ANY flame, always burns upwards. Unless you keep the edge of the bowl absolutely horizontal, you'll catch the flame with it. Pay attention to the edge of the bowl as you light. Sometimes you need to raise the pipe to an unnatural angle to level the edge. If the edge is flat level, it won't catch the flame.
AulicExclusiva 3 months ago
@AulicExclusiva Thanks for the advice! I'll work on it.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
My opinion is this: some tobaccos stay lit easier than others. The best advice here is to not worry about it. I relight my pipe several times. I don't puff away light a freight train. I like a nice relaxing smoke and the pipe goes out on its own. Simple as that.
asianhombre 3 months ago
@asianhombre Thank you. I don't relight several times but ALL the time. I often don't get a minute worth of puffing on one light. I may go through a box of 250 kitchen matches in a day of three or four pipes.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
@OldNorthernSmoky Ha ha, very funny. I almost always put tobacco in the bowl first.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
@BCRichardsonChannel Thanks! The same to you!
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Any Raisins'?
HolySmokeNPipePadre 3 months ago
@HolySmokeNPipePadre There are always raisins.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
I have had some success with soaking my tobaccos in gasoline the night before I smoke them. Helps them burn all the way to the bottom of the bowl in one light. I have stopped the burning around the rim of my bowl by having all of my pipe bronzed. I hope that helps (I am in the same boat as you!)
ClandestinePipe 3 months ago
@ClandestinePipe Those are great ideas! I'm going to try the gasoline thing right now. Thanks!
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
you videos are always so funny!
TheOzoneLayerHatesMe 3 months ago
@TheOzoneLayerHatesMe Thank you.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
It is not messing up it is just your way of enjoying your tobacco. I would say pack a little more than you normally do, but not enough where you do not have good air flow. Light your match and hold it over the center of your bowl and give 2-3 really good sized pulls to get the tobacco lit. From then on you have to constantly keep taking pulls to ensure the tobacco stays lit and forms a cherry. It takes awhile to get the hang of and it is not 100% guaranteed because every pipe is different.
exslayer12 3 months ago
@exslayer12 Appreciate the advice. Still can't keep it lit, but I'll keep trying.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
some time the tobacco goes out if its packed too loose or if you packed it too tight and didnt cherry it well enough. but ive also found that some pipes, no matter how hard you try, will not stay lit, so keep trying new ones until you find one you really like. plus it gives you a reason to buy more pipes!!
TheJudge442 3 months ago
@TheJudge442 Thank you. Always looking for excuses to buy more pipes.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Sounds like to me that either your pipe or tobacco was manufactured on a Monday.Switch to a hand rolled cigar and when you have mellowed out a bit,go back to a trusty pipe and tobacco.I dont trust anything made on a Monday except my mother's cooking!Hang in there Bill.!!!!
edselman58 3 months ago
@edselman58 Monday, huh? Didn't think of that, but it makes sense. Every pipe sold should include the date it was made.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Got to agree with Lashermans, it's probably just soot building up on your rim - happens to everyone. Just give it a real good clean.
Ps, at the end of the day, if youve got more matches, who caress if it goes out every now and then?
41DegreesSouth 3 months ago
@41DegreesSouth Thank you. You're right, I guess, but I go through a lot of matches with one pipeful.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
You can count that kid as collateral damage....he shouldnt have gotten in the way. :) Dont give up on the pipe, keep trying different methods till you hit the right one.
Texaspipester 3 months ago
@Texaspipester You're right! I told the kid not to sit next to me.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Hi Bill,
it's always a pleasure to me watching your videos. :)
How do you light your tobacco? How do you use your matches? I'm using them, too, but I have no problems with the pipe's rim. Did you already try to use face cream? I'm using it for cleaning the rim. It removes the black residue. Just put it onto your blackened rim, wait a few minutes and then clean it up.
And in the future, try to avoid packing the pipe up to the edge. Maybe that this will help, too.
Cheers
Lars
larshermanns 3 months ago
@larshermanns Thank you for the advice. Face cream, huh? Hadn't heard that one.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
I would guess your tobaccos is rather moist. Dry it out. That should keep it lit. Puff more often, maybe your don't puff enough. Or you pack too tight. Get a different pipe and try that. For edge burning, don't use a match, use a more controlled flame like a butane lighter and shoot the flame into the bowl, also don't fill the pipe to the rim, leave a quarter of an inch at the top, that way you don't have the flame close to the rim... But matches are probably the problem. : )
1fatbastard 3 months ago
@1fatbastard Thanks for the advice. I've used matches, and I've used lighters. No matter what, I burn the rim. Also, moist or dry, the tobacco won't stay lit. And I puff like an sob. Oh, well, I can only keep trying.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
As long as you enjoy pipe smoking that is all that matters.I can never keep the pipe from going out to.
Pipescratch 3 months ago
@Pipescratch You're right. Enjoyment is all that really matters.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Man, I'm still trying to learn not to get the rim of the pipe burned. I've noticed some do it more than others but nothing seems to stop it once it starts. (smooth rimed pipes). I think thats now why I smoked more rusticated pipes. We may not all be great pipe smokers but at least your a hell of a good eater my friend haha.
Cheers,
James
astroman2112 3 months ago
@astroman2112 Thank you for your response. And you're right. As much as I love pipe smoking, I love eating more.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Why stop eating now! lol Get the daughter to pack it for you! The one that hates tobacco. lol thanks, gregg
truckpipe 3 months ago
@truckpipe You're right!
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Keep those eyeballs focused firmly on the bowl and not on Leah. That should help.
thomasmino 3 months ago
@thomasmino But Leah would get jealous.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Keep your head up buddy, Keep lighting, its not a big deal as long as your still enjoying it..
Daftlilly1 3 months ago
@Daftlilly1 I know. It's just frustrating.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
My wife thinks you should put on your glasses when lighting...
company101 3 months ago
@company101 Glasses? I'm trying to light the pipe, not read it.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
I am definitely NOT an expert, but you could try a dab of saliva around the rim of the bowl before lighting to protect it from charring. Also, maybe dry the tobacco a little and start with a looser pack. But again, what do I know? I am a new guy to pipes. Best regards - Cort.
cort3079 3 months ago
@cort3079 Thanks for the advice. Already tried those things. I'll keep trying, though.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Which end of the pipe are you lighting Bill?
MrDieselSmokin 3 months ago
@MrDieselSmokin Which end of the pipe am I lighting? That's ridic....wait. Oh. Hey, thanks!
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Another great video -cat included ...I've found that Carter Hall tobacco stays lit quite well..
moonphone 3 months ago
@moonphone Thank you. And my cat thanks you. Some tobaccos are better at staying lit than others, but I have some problem with all of them.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Great video...Maybe you could make a video of how you smoke your pipe we could then maybe pick up on something you maybe doing which may be detrimental to your pipe smoking.. Only thing I can suggest right now is pack lighter & maybe not to tamp to hard just enough to get the ember on to the fresher tobacco & ash dumping. I don't know if this will help your situation or not but I hope in some way this has been of some assistance to you.
Cheers Colin.
LightYerPipe 3 months ago
@LightYerPipe Thanks! Good idea about my smoking on video. I might just try that next time.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Hope you had a good thanksgiving my friend....glad u found a productive use of the "grace" lol :) cheers
mibgd 3 months ago
@mibgd Thank you, and same to you. If it weren't for grace I might starve to death.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Bill, another fantastic video. I wait with anticipation for each new one you post!
Have you found your grandchild yet?
Keep 'em comin'.
I feel your pain about the leftovers:)
I suffer the same maladies you do with your pipe and can offer no advice.
moose1183 3 months ago
@moose1183 Thank you very much. Still haven't found the grandchild, but that's okay. I have a lot of grandchildren.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
Well, you're smoking the right tobacco (Gentlemen Callers)...that's all I can tell ya'!
Matches860 3 months ago
@Matches860 I love Gentlemen Callers (the tobacco, that is). There's something in the aroma that is very nostalgic for me. Must be in the deer tongue?
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
You have a real rockin' attitude.
Sivadomagyar 3 months ago
@Sivadomagyar Thank you. I like having a rockin' attitude.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago