I am a pipe smoker not a pipe rester - questioning the need to rest or rotate pipes

[TheJediDuelist]

I've rarely heard of the notion to rotate pipes, save but here and there. I have my favorite pipe and I smoke it multiple times a day, every day. Whenever it starts to get a bad taste, I clean it and the bad taste goes away. I enjoyed your video and I'm glad you made it.

[mikeselljm]

Good Lord! You should be arrested for pipe cruelty for what you did to that thing! Just kidding.

Do you think maybe the whole "pipe resting" thing started as a good marketing idea to sell more pipes? I.E. 7 day rotation sets, etc.

Along the lines of what you said, I'm sure some old schoolers wouldn't let their pipe leave their mouth from sunrise to sunset, so I'm thinking this might be one of the more subjective assertions people make about pipe smoking, not a hard and fast rule.

[joeypinter90405]

i could't agree more, think about the guys 100 years ago, working class cats who did't have a large collection.

[frodo70444]

i don't even own a good pipe yet but my common sense tells me the sour pipe would be a result of people never taking it out of their mouth and as they talk or just focus on other things they tend to drool and let saliva run down through the mouthpiece and build up in the pipe..but i could be wrong it has happened before

[1968eric]

@frodo70444 I guess you didn't watch the video. A sour pipe is the result of not cleaning a pipe. It is not the result of smoking it too often. So yes, you are right, continuously drooling into a pipe and never taking it out of your mouth will create problems. Those problems wouldn't be limited to a sour pipe.

[frodo70444]

@1968eric oh no sir i watched the video as well as a few others of yours. i just notice you seem to take your pipe out of your mouth while you talk and i have seen other videos where people dont and i did my own redneck math and there ya have it.

[1968eric]

@frodo70444 LOL, yeah I am definitely not much of a clencher. The main point I want to get across to people, especially those with small growing collections, is that they don't need to sweat it. Smoke your pipes as much as you want, use lots of pipe cleaners during and after each smoke, and you won't need to worry about soured pipes. Even if you drool a lot. :-) Thanks very much for your comments. Always appreciated.

[1791matty]

hi im matthew so how can i stop my pipe from crackin inside pls

[beholderlt]

i've found that my pipes gave a wonderful smoke after resting for 2 months, but when i started smoking them every second day they didn't give such a pleasant smoke.

[1968eric]

@beholderlt I've found mine give a wonderful smoke after I clean them and allow them to cool off.

[curleyteeth]

I have smoked a pipe like I smoke fags for years and you can smoke the same pipe day after day forever and it it is still the same.Lots of bullshit is always bandied around when people take simple mundane daily norms and then try to analyse them to make them seem more important than they really are.Its what makes us tick and Ilove it.

[TheJetboy200]

Great job. I've been going back and forth with this whole thing. Thanks. Now I just have to learn how to break in a new one properly.

[1968eric]

@taerinx What do you suppose physically happens during that 46 hours after a pipe has cooled and dried that improves the quality of the smoke? I've demonstrated a pipe dries in less than a couple hours. I don't doubt you "feel" the quality of the smoke is better, but I don't think it has anything to do with physics, moisture levels, or anything tangible like that. You "fixed" your pipe with resting and *regular cleaning." I've proven regular cleaning is sufficient. Anything else is ritual.

[ASpatha]

Thanks for the advice, always wanted to try a pipe I actually grabbed my grandfathers when he passed. When I think about my childhood the first thing I remember is the smell of my neighborer smoking a pipe. Never dove in because the terminology and technical jargon scarred me off. I hate having so many interests in various things and no body to ask question in person.

[doctorpuffer1]

I find that simply cleaning the pipe while dipping a pipe cleaner in rum or whiskey can stop a pipe from going sour. when i find a pipe that is as filthy as pandora's box, i use rubbing alcohol on my pipe cleaners. it has never failed me before.

[PipenMissionary]

Couldnt agree with you more! My Granpappy smoked one pipe for over 20 years and I still have it today and yes I still smoke it from time to time! Nice Vid Eric

[PipePastor]

Enjoyed your video Eric. Nice pipe. I have been smoking a pipe now for around ten years. I have a very sensitive tongue (I am surmising) because I seem really sensitive to "bite." So I am unable to really aprpeciate non-aromatics. My favorite tobac comes from Hilandscigars, and is called Black gold and Black gold plus. Anyway, check out my vids at Pipepastor. take care, P

[pipetech26]

Thanks for the videos. Started smoking pipe about 3 weeks ago and a big factor in deciding to do that was you and pipefriend. Just wanted to say thanks for showing me the fine art and hobby of pipe smoking. I've learned the most from your videos.

[kingcherub]

ironic how this cynical marketing ploy can cause a trend to die and in the end they sell less pipes.

[Georgiastonewall]

smoke what you enjoy and enjoy what your smoke keep them clean like he said with dry cleaners, if you need to remove buildup from the stem and shank use a cleaner dipped in grain alcohol like everclear or golden grain. DO NOT get any of these on the finish of a pipe. If you don't clean them they will get nasty smelling

[DarkSkyVideo]

I fully agree! I just bought my first pipe yesterday (Brigham Algonquin 265) and have no intention on getting any more, except maybe one with a smaller bowl, as I don't always have a lot of time to smoke, and hate filling this one only 1/4 full. Although, I am a sucker for a good looking pipe. But I will try to stick with just this one (and maybe a smaller one) and clean it after each use.

[Ctz1H]

Hi Eric,

needed to return on that topic, perhaps you can answer me: Do you save one pipe for blends with Latakia and other pipes for VA- and Burley etc. tobaccos? Would you smoke Full VA Flake out of a pipe you yesterday smoked Westminster in? Cause that's the main thing I've experienced with "ghosts" in pipes: the Latakia leaves some! :)

All the best, Eddy

[scruffziller]

I think the "build your pipe collection for rotation" is merely a ploy to sell more pipes.

Somewhat underhanded. When I first heard that from an employee at David's briar shop...I thought.."hmmm but my gramps had only one pipe" Proper cleaning is the only rotation you need...and a good tobacco and a good pipe.

[scruffziller]

Heh heh.. I like the elephant whistle comparison.

[dubinthedam]

great topic, resting is overrated, but it does help.

[StanwellTabakPfeife]

Nice channel. I'll invite you to our Channel and Forum.

[FmlyDskst5314]

I am fairly new to the hobby of pipes but I am finding I am treating it like I am my guitars... learning to play I just played whatever guitar that was bought for me and learned to love it now I have been playing for most of my life and I know that I really love my "work horse" even with many styles of music that I play. I know guitars but I know what I love more. if I were to have learned about guitars first and had an education first I don't think I would be the same. if it makes sense.

[bentheanimator]

I think the only rest that pipes need is after smoking. smoking a hot pipe I hear isn't smart but I have a favorite and I'm not taking pipes around with me all day. I completely agree with you.

[ndurepo1]

1968eric answer this question is pipe smoking addicting

[wildpig261]

eric i just bought a la ferterra in Florence last week. i smoked the pipe only 7 or 8 times and cleaned it every single time i finished smoking it (pipe cleaners and scraping the cake off). i just realized yesterday that it is beginning to crack around the hole in the bowl. what do you think is causing this

[4W4K32]

haha, elephants stampeding the city. Is that an old folk tale? I've not heard that one before, pretty good. Great video btw. I jsut got into pipe smoking and only have one pipe. I was really scared to smoke it more than once a day because of all the forum talk of pipes cracking and what not. This has restored my faith, I'll keep it clean and smoke it often from now on. :)

[buddrumz]

@4W4K32 this video helped me too its true keep slobber out tha pipe and ur good and also agree with different pipes at least for the flakes or burly mix against english .... another myth laughter1099 said when breaking in a pipe there is nothing wrong with packing it to the top , just try and smoke the whole bowl down

[guitarpunk91]

Hey... I'm new to smoking pipes. i turned 18 in October and got my first Nording pipe. I fully agree that rest is NOT necessary... However, i find that if i smoke the same pipe too often, i get a lot more moisture a lot faster... That's just my experience though.

[empoweraura]

I smoke the same pipe all day long, everyday.

I do rotate once in awhile just for kicks,

but I have absolutely no problem in smoking the same pipe.

In fact, I will smoke a bowl, run a cleaner through the pipe, and smoke it again in like a half hour or so.

I do this all the time.

I think that people act like a bunch of sheep, and just want to follow the crowd,

whatever the opinion is of said crowd.

The reiteration of the masses will affect the sheep's thoughts. (that is my opinion)

[TheSacredSmoke]

Hi Eric

This still is my favorite video of yours. Over 6 months ago I downsized to just 3 pipes, my best flake tobacco smokers with each dedicated to a blend. No issues at all with proper cleaning & maintenance.

Cheers

Brian - formerly N7COF & SRPenzanceLaphroaig

[6sixpounder6]

you have a better chance ruining your pipe if you don't clean it regularly, or if you smoke something that leaves a nasty ghost

[nickandhispipe]

Good video sir. I can relate to this in that I too bought a couple of pipes early on that aren't rally my favorite. Oh well, they are there and I may give them away someday when I introduce them to smoking. Definitely good advice when it comes to cleaning though, I don't think you can use to many pipe cleaners.

[crowspitter]

I've been smoking for 32 years. I smoke 7 to 10 bowls a day. I have a junky old Kaywoodie that I've dropped and banged up bad but it still smokes just fine. Besides cobs it's the only pipe I've smoked in close to six years now. The pipe it replaced was stolen after many years. Never had one spit or crack or go bad in any way. I mostly smoke burleys but I put others in the cobs.

[walkwithsteven]

I agree. My God-Father smoked a piped. He had a collection. But he had several that he preferred to smoke. I was trained to clean all of those pipes in his collection, but he always preferred only 3 or 4.

[Karok01]

I don't (as a new pipe smoker) find this to be the case. Then again i haven't had a chance to smoke decent Briar yet. I smoke my "cheap" pipes several times a day. (4-5 bowls a day in cherry wood) I think the hobby, seems (at least to me) that it's about the different tobaccos. I pipe seems to me like a wine connesoir, or a spirits connesoirs Glass or Flask. It's about the tobacco to me. ((final thought, do what YOU like, not what others say you SHOULD like.)) Greta vid BTW Eric. Thanks!

[Sirchud68]

I was another one of those kids who worried about ruining my pipe. So I went out and bought another before I knew what would suit me. Spent a ton of money on a pipe I didn't really care for and still smoked my first one every day anyway.

[windbag1980]

This matches my experience perfectly. I agree and I love the spirit in which the message is delivered. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and experience. If I had seen this video two months sooner I would have two less Grabow's in my meager collection (but I still like them!) ;)

[ThePipeGreek]

Great videos! I just ordered som W.O. Larsen Old Fashioned, hopefully i enjoy it as much as you do. I'm looking forward to it.

[MrBertilization]

Ok you may have right. but only smoking a pipe 3 times a day is nothing! You talked about your granddad smoking same pipe, but did they really smoke only three times a day? Too bad you didnt try like 5-10 times a day. Of course not smoke a full pipe everytime.

[Wuchtamsel]

I can remember that one of the pipes of my father went foul back in the day. I can remember the very unpleasent smell.

I have no idea how old this pipe was and how often my father had used it. But I'm very sure it was a "Danske Club", and my father smoked "Richmond Medium Navy Cut" exclusively, a flake made of unflavoured Virginias. My father often mentioned he used to smoke too hot, because he came from smoking cigarettes. Might well have benn that this contributed to the prolem.

[TwoEyeCyclops]

I just started smoking a pipe..... I cant believe I've wasted all these years and all this health on cigarettes.... I really enjoy my pipe.

[CigarGuyLee]

I hear ya on that

[OneMansSmoke]

A really great video post here ! Thanks for going against the grain! keep on smoking.....

Salam

[SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

Thank you for this video, I feel better now.

[verismo]

Eric,

I LOVE your videos. Thank you SO MUCH for deciding to make all these and share them My Dad always used to say, quoting Charles Swindoll, "Attitude is more important than facts"- and I think that you really display that (not to say that your facts are weak ;) You are just the "kind of guy" I want to get this kind of instruction from, and I really enjoy your take on things, and...attitude about them.

I'd love to see a vid about bowl/blend pairing. Whats good in a big bowl, etc.

[IC2720]

It's interesting that as pipe smokers, we call our smoking a hobby. How many Ciggie smokers can do that ;-)))))

[ring088]

Hello

I would like to know what brand of pipe cleaners work best for you? I'm new to pipe smoking and I have a very poor tobacco shop in my town so I get a bunch of things on the web I have been using Bryco ream-n-klean I don't know what to think of them yet any info will be great.. ring088

[verismo]

I LOVE Vauen pipecleaners. Give them a try!

[rytokavosmagas]

Damn this character limit... Maybe you could answer a question - the piper at my local store tells me that the bad smell that accumulates after several bowls can be cleaned out with a cleaner dipped into brandy. And I find it works. But how often should one use it? Can there be too much of this particurlar cleaning?

TIA. Dainius, Lithuania

[1968eric]

I very rarely put anything in my pipes but dry pipe cleaners.

[rytokavosmagas]

Many thanks, Eric. I'm a new smoker and this video clarified matters about rotating pipes (I only have one so far - not enough money left for that at this time), and also about cleaning pipes - I always wondered if my use of three cleaners a bowl is a bit too much and if I'm just a clean-freak. Anyway - thanks a lot :).

[Glivity]

i smoke natural tasting tobaccos (irish flake, black cavendish, cigar leaf) i smoke 3 or 4 bowls a day and ive had a total of around 7 bowls of my briar so im guessing its far from broken in. ive no idea what souring is but i try to avoid the cig stubb smell/taste (im guesing it soaks deeper into the wood, hence less detectable) thanx for your help eric, it's much appreciated.

[Glivity]

i only have 1 briar so when i rest mine i smoke my cob. however, im going to try resting my briar just overnight and if unlike my cob it smokes just as well, i shall be eternally gratefull to you as i will save countless £££s by not buying the 3 briars i had planned to.

[Glivity]

ok 9 hrs rest and my briar tasted like my cob at 24hrs (hint of resinish bitterness). next up, 24hr rest for the briar (hoping it'll have the same effect as resting cob for 48) if this works i'll buy only one more briar instead of 2 or more (to me pipes are simply for their funtionality and i have no interest in collecting)

[1968eric]

How many times have you smoked the pipe? Is it broken in? If fairly new, it will continue to change in taste as it breaks in.

Keeping them smelling like new is pretty much impossible if you're going to smoke it. Smoking a tobacco leaves a "ghost" in the pipe - this is why some dedicate pipes to a favorite blend.

Keeping them from "souring" and whatever does not require resting 24 hours between smokes, just time to dry and generous use of pipe cleaners.

What kind of tobacco do you smoke?

[Glivity]

im new to the hobby and dont have much experience with resting a briar as ive only had mine for a few days. when i smoked my cob without resting i tasted a slight resin taste that seems to almost disappear with 48hrs rest. because of this im reluctant to smoke my briar without resting. thanx for giving us the benefit of your experience.

glivity

[1968eric]

Thanks for commenting. Your own experience is the best teacher and the only arbiter of what's right for you.

My years of experience and controlled experimentation are what I shared in the video. It is perfectly safe to rest your pipes - no doubt about that and you should do so if it gives you peace of mind or pleasure.

My objective is relieving people of the notion that it is universally mandatory to prevent mythical problems.

[norsw]

@1968eric Thoroughly enjoyed the video sir, Bought my first pipe recently ( I was recommended a Peterson) and already I've heard this notion countless times. Very interesting perspective, thanks for sharing.

[Aerisskyritalee]

All im going to say is i smoked 2 pipes daily for around 12+bowls a day and i did this for close to 3 years with no probloms. so the rotation mith is just a mith.

love your videos

keep up the good work.

~Aeris

[1968eric]

Thanks much. There's a lot of different opinions on it, but hopefully I've relieved some unnecessary stress on folks out there building their collection.

[jsdrums486]

Your vid's are my fav: The most interesting and the most helpful. Thanks/keep em coming!

[1968eric]

Thanks very much, I appreciate that.

[jeffmyers1]

I am addressing my views to all pipe smokers.

Correction--when I let a pipe rest for at least 48 hours, the taste of the tobacco seems more pure. I would have stuck with one pipe if I didn't notice a difference.

However, if a person smokes the same pipe--every day--and pipe rotation does not improve "the smoking experience," by all means, continue doing the same.

[iannagoski]

a helpful vid. thanks and point well taken. you addressed a precise thought on my mind.

[1968eric]

Thanks very much, I'm glad to hear that.

[jeffmyers1]

One more typo: collection

[jeffmyers1]

Correct spelling: Caminetto

[jeffmyers1]

Thanks for dispelling the myth of necessary pipe rotation. Now I don't feel the need to amass a big arsenal of rotating pipes. I have a Dunhill, a Castello, and a 70's Camenetto.

However, maybe it's in my head, but if I rest a pipe for a 24 hour period, it seems to smoke sweeter and cooler...

In conclusion, taking all points into consideration, yours and mine, my colection is big enough, and that's good news for the wife--ha.

[1968eric]

I'm a firm believer people should do what they find works best for them. My main point in this isn't to show anyone is doing it wrong, just to keep the pressure off people with small collections hastily buying pipes thinking they're on the verge of damaging what they have when they likely aren't.

There are plenty of "good" reasons to rotate pipes - to keep them from going sour and being ruined isn't one of them.

[AulicExclusiva]

The best briar is the oldest, because it is the lightest and most porous. Porous briar lets pipe juices evaporate more easily, giving you a drier, cooler smoke. Water-logged, spit-logged briar is not porous and loses its smokability. That's why it is best to let pipes dry out well between smokes. It is also a good idea to clean them thoroughly, because stale gunk tastes foul.

So I, at least, disagree with you thoroughly. Thanks for your video.

[1968eric]

Thanks, your discussion on this is entirely welcome.

How much longer would I have had to continue smoking that pipe daily without resting before it "lost its smokeability?" Days? Months? Years?

You have a perfect command of the pipe resting talking points. What has been your personal experience with it? How long did it take for your pipes to become foul and/or unsmokeable? Were you keeping them clean during and after each amoke and they went foul anyway from lack of rest?

[AulicExclusiva]

If your implication is that I 've never tried letting my pipes become foul on purpose and therefore have no empirical evidence of the necessity of resting them, I have never done so willingly, no. I hate the smell of unrested pipes like I hate the smell of unwashed underwear and need no empirical evidence for a rational inference. That which is filled with organic fluids will stink if unwashed.

[AulicExclusiva]

Yet I have noticed when going out with just one pipe that it is much more apt to gurgle at the third bowl of the day than at the first. Not to mention that the gunk that sometimes comes back into your mouth when you manœuvre the pipe the wrong way is much nastier after the third bowl than the first.

So I would say that a pipe loses its smokability in a matter of hours, if used constantly, not days, or months, or years.

[1968eric]

Interesting, but not really on the topic under debate. Gurgle is cause more by poorly drilled pipes - sudden changes in airway diameter resulting in condensation.

I don't often get gunk in my mouth due to frequent use of pipe cleaners. Can't speak to that.

How long would you estimate it takes for moisture to evaporate from briar?

[AulicExclusiva]

If anybody actually knew what causes gurgle, he could become rich. In my experience, it is caused, at least in part, by a spit-logged pipe. I get little or no gurgle or gunk and I seldom if ever use pipe cleaners while smoking. That's because my pipes are well rested and dry.

If you need pipe cleaners while you smoke, it's a clear sign that your pipe needs resting.

[1968eric]

When tobacco burns, like anything, steam is produced. As the smoke (with steam) passes through the airway - if there is a sudden change in diameter (example: mortise tenon gap) there is a dramatic reduction in pressure and temperature causing condensation. That part of pipe physics is pretty much common knowledge.

I use pipe cleaners is because moisture during smoking (whether it causes gurgle or not) is inevitable. Moisture on a pipe cleaner will not be moisture in the pipe. Prevention > rest.

[1968eric]

Thanks for the quick reply. Actually, no implications intended. My question was so I could learn how long it takes your rest-challenged pipes to become un-smokeable.

It sounds like you've never personally experienced pipes going foul in spite of frequent cleaning due to lack or rest. That makes two of us. :-) And I *did* try.

On the matter of cleaning, we agree completely. Dry cleaners, during and after each smoke. This prevents nasty pipes.

[AulicExclusiva]

And I thought I has just stated that I had personally noticed the deterioration in a pipe's smokability by simple use. In a single day.

Briar is an eminently porous root wood. It sucks spit. You can run your pipe cleaner into the pipe all you want, if the wood is drenched and logged in spit, it is not clean. It will stink. It will gurgle. It will taste bad. It has to be left alone until the saliva has evaporated and the wood is dry and porous again.

[1968eric]

You talked about a mouthful of gunk. That's prevented by holding your pipe at a better angle.

Brand new pipes can gurgle.

Those have nothing to do with the debate over fouled pipes from not resting.

What kind of pipes are you smoking that gurgle so much? What are the makers? (So I can stay away from them.)

[Ismokeadapipe]

You are most correct sir that brand new pipes can gurgle. I bought a Butz-Choquin and it gurgled on the first smoke...due to the pipe?? Nope, I am a wet smoker...I used a wet tobacco and it is a bent pipe. I agree with you Eric whole heartedly.

Peaceful Smoking,

~Eric~

[AulicExclusiva]

On the contrary, that is precisely the nut of our (I hope cordial) disagreement: one might just keep a pipe from getting foul by merely cleaning it, but one cannot keept it from smoking wet without resting it.

[1968eric]

So we agree keeping the pipes clean prevents them from going foul...Good.

Maybe you could say we both agree that rest keeps them from smoking wet (whatever that is exacatly) but I believe the amount of rest they get between smokes while smoking the same pipe at least 3x/day is enough and you think it requires 24 hours or more between smokes.

My belief is based on 3 months of testing, what is your's based on? Oh yeah, yesterday you said its "inference."

[AulicExclusiva]

Unless you think, as I think, that briar wood drenched in old spit is foul, no matter how much you rub it with a wet pipe cleaner..

My belief is based on a lot more than three months' experience, trust me.

[1968eric]

So, it took longer than three months for your pipe to go foul from not resting? How many months and what kind of use caused the problem for you?

Also, you keep talking about spit-drenched pipes. What are you doing when you smoke? Very little or no spit in my pipes.

Just a note, its an old, tired, and a very cheap trick to change terms. I said 3 months of testing, not 3 months of experience. If you wish to continue discussing this here, we'll do it honestly like gentlemen.

[Ismokeadapipe]

Awesome reply man...just awesome.

[1968eric]

Wet pipe cleaners? Who uses wet pipe cleaners? Where did you get that?

[MrBojangles447]

about two months i had a cheap churchwarden it wasn't a bad pipe for the price. i gave it to my brother along with an ounce of tobacco because he wanted to try smoking a pipe. two days later he gave it back saying it wasn't his cup of tea. i don't know what he did to it but in those two days he took a perfectly good pipe and soured it so bad i had to toss it in the dust bin.

[1968eric]

Interesting. I don't think two days is long enough to actually sour a pipe from excessive use so he must have done something else to it. It could be he smoked something in the pipe besides the tobacco you are used to

[MrBojangles447]

i really don't know if he smoked tobacco in that pipe or what, but when i got it back the outside of the bowl was all bubbled up like burning paint. i think he just smoked it too much and too hot. he found the curse of tongue bite in a really bad way.

[MahkMahkMark]

Thanks for the good insight. Having felt guilty in the past for smoking the same briar two days in a row, your advice now makes my modest pipe collection seem much more adequate! I still need/want more pipes though!

[AaronWhitehouse0077]

I've thought about this Old Wife's tail. Most old wives tails have some history to them that is fact. Perhaps this came about with those who used other than Briar. I know other woods like Cherry Wood or Osage can be used. Then there is also Corn Cob pipes. So maybe these would go foul.

Also this could come about by power smoking one bowl after another, not giving the pipe time to cool down, this could put a hole in the bottom of the pipe.

Then there is marketing. It can bring more sales.

[1968eric]

We can only speculate. My guess is people who sell pipes probably had the most to do with it. I also have to say that I'm sure one *could* feasibly yuk up a pipe from too much smoking, but I think it would take a hell of a workout if they have the pipe cleaners handy and use them.

I do enjoy having plenty of pipes and adding to my collection. More for being able to pick a pipe that'll match a tobacco. I just don't like seeing people new to the hobby pressured into buying extra pipes too soon.

[AaronWhitehouse0077]

Great video, I smoke the pipe I feel suits me that day, sometimes its one pipe other days another, I like having plenty of pipes on hand. I agree with Pipester48 the old wives tail does come in handy to be allowed to get more pipes.

[Ismokeadapipe]

Eric, Sir.,

Thank you for doing a video on this. I have always been one of those type that because I have such a small modest pipe collection, that I never wanted to ruin any of them...so I would let them dry out fully for 24 hrs...thinking that would solve it. So thank you greatly sir., for shedding some light on this subject. Makes me less worried about it.

--Eric--

[1968eric]

I've carved a few pipes. To get a good look at the grain during the process, I run them under water to get them wet. This makes the grain more visible.

Anyway, it don't take no 24 hours for that water to evaporate - more like a couple minutes. Two different things to be sure, but plenty of pipe cleaners goes further will keep them smoking wonderfully, and you can focus on quality in your collection rather than quantity. In the long run, that'll get you more great smokes than rotation.

[superpelic]

Very true, you don't have to collect pipes to smoke pipes.

Still, i prefer to let them rest for 24 hours... and yeah i like to buy pipes as well...aarrghhhhh

[Laughter1099]

Hi Eric,

Although I made a video some time ago advocating "resting and rotation," I can honestly say that I agree with you. Resting and rotation is not as essential as some may think. There may be some benefits in some cases, but when problems do occur, they are often the result of a combination of factors (briar quality, smoking technique, tobacco type, cleaning regimen, etc.) and not simply from the fact of repeated use. As I always say, "do what works best for you!" Greta video!

[1968eric]

Thanks for stopping by. You are absolutely right and I appreciate all your videos and especially your site: virtual smoking lounge(dot)com

I hope everyone will make a visit and check out the deals you have going. Love those multi-flame lighters.

[Milverton68]

Hello mate,

I'm with you on this one. My grandfather only had two pipes at any one time. His simple rule was that he never smoked the same pipe twice.. Great down to earth common sense.

Cheers

Tim

[1968eric]

Good advice. What kind of pipes did your Grandfather smoke?

[Milverton68]

Dunhill's mate

[SirShaggy70]

Great Video. I really do agree with you. A pipe will tell you if it needs cleaned and when. Every one is different. I have 1 pipe that fowls every 2 bowls. It is an oil finish pipe that I smoke only Balkan blends in. A little Rum fixes it right up. By the way, that's not a pipe cleaner glass, that's a Scotch glass! ;) Many happy smokes - Shaggy

[1968eric]

I'm a big believer in frequent cleaning. I prefer liberal use of pipe cleaners. Whatever works.

[pipester48]

I tend to agree with you Eric. I cannot see how a pipe can go bad if we clean it with a pipe cleaner every now and then during smoking and after but dont let our wives know. Otherwise we wont be ablt to buy any more pipes. We need an excuse and this old wives tale suits the bill nicely :) Mums the word ;)

[PipeFriendCHS]

the beard looks good! I keep em laying for 24 hours

[1968eric]

Thanks! It needs another month or two and a trim before I'll be happy with it. Maybe I'll go for some handlebars too - Tim (Milverton) is looking dashing with his.

[rogermoore27]

If the pipes work too well, somebody might start making lower quality pipes so that they break exactly after a one-year warranty...lol

[N7COF]

I've have wondered about the same things, I had one pipe I was getting lax with it that started to get a bit bad. I was smoking a aromatic & unusually cold for Vegas. Strange that is the one pipe I think got swiped.

Cheers

Brian

[1968eric]

No doubt not cleaning a pipe will result in bad things. Sorry you got a pipe stolen.

[N7COF]

Oh I was at a remote site for a week, only one pipe, low on cleaning supplies, wind sand & rain ect. not ideal conditions. Gave it a good cleaning when I got home & it was fine again.

Most the old timers I know now & growing up only have 1-2 pipes & most only smoke 1 blend.

Thanks

Brian