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[mrdougc905]

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!

[PipeDreamsInc]

@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

[mrdougc905]

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.

[PipeDreamsInc]

@mrdougc905 Wet or dry doesn't seem to make a difference, but I'll try looser packing. Thanks.

Best,

Bill

[AulicExclusiva]

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.

[PipeDreamsInc]

@AulicExclusiva Thanks for the advice! I'll work on it.

Best,

Bill

[PipeDreamsInc]

@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

[boson360]

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. :)

[PipeDreamsInc]

@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

[asianhombre]

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.