Breaking in a Beater Pipe

[MartinH]

I have little experience breaking pipes, especially one that will be a beater. I purchased a cheapy Dr. Grabow to smoke while doing yard work. One beater pipe generally isn't enough for me these days.

I noticed last night, while smoking some 1928 Reserve from a new tin, that I had to constantly relight. My relighting became increasingly severe and I ended up with very hot smoke several times. It was pleasant enough ( I consider the pleasure of any moment when I get to smoke, a slice of heaven), over all, but I'm curious if frequent relightings are common when breaking in a new pipe, or if you think it's rather more due to the newly purchased tobacco.

Okay, I guess this may be a stupid question. But here's my thing, if I have to keep relighting the beater pipe, I might just stop smoking it all together.

Now, mind you, I'm not the best pipe smoker in the word, but I am able to smoke a pipe with very few relights.

Any advice will be appreciated. Even if you just tell me to buy a real pipe. LOL

Martin

 

[shootist51]

I guess averybody is different on what they are looking for in pipe smoking. Myself, I don't take relights into consideration, if a relight happens...it happens.

I'm not familiar with the tobacco you mentioned, but typically, outdoors, a flake or broken flake will do better, while indoors it doesn't matter as much what cut you smoke.

Some folks are able to smoke while performing chores,ie.; grass cutting, trimming, gardening , etc. I am not one of those. I find that the only way for me to enjoy a pipe while working is if the job can be done in a relatively sedentary method. I can easily work at a bench while smoking or while driving, but if the job requires moving around and heavy lifting then I delay the pipe for later.

I would say the method for breaking in any new pipe is the same, so you might want to reserve new pipes until broken in, or you might consider cobs...cobs are the most forgiving pipes I have ever owned and if you bust one, it's cheaper to replace that buying a tin of tobacco.

Well, just my 2 cents worth, hope it helps.

 

[nosenhoj]

IMHO; properly fill the bowl, light it, smoke it. Your problem with re lights
could be from the way the tobacco was packed, or too much moisture in the blend. I beleive that most blends tend to smoke better when they are more dry,
than moist.Also smoke it slow, just often enough to keep it lit.
FWIW.

"There's a story behind every bowl"