In order to enjoy smoking, it is not enough to know how to fill your pipe with tobacco. After all, not only tobacco and the way it is stuffed turn smoking into a pleasant process. A smoking pipe is not just a habit, it is a way of life or even a temperament. It does not suit everyone, not everyone understands its philosophy. To understand the theme, it can be compared to a tea ceremony. After all, there is a simple tea party, but there is a whole ceremony with its own rules, traditions, accessories. The same applies to smoking. It is worth mentioning that smoking is an activity that is most likely to cause an early death of a smoker, so it makes sense to still think carefully about your new hobby. And since the decision was made in favor of a short but bright life, then you need to know how to properly clog a smoking pipe with tobacco.
Parts
With the outward simplicity of the device for smoking tobacco, the pipe has several components. Each of them has its own name, and as foroutside and inside.
The outer, visible part consists of a bowl and a shank, which together make up a stammel. A mouthpiece is attached to the shank, and the junction is covered with a ring. The mouthpiece starts with a mouthpiece and ends with a trunnion inserted into the chubuk.
Tobacco when smoking is placed in the tobacco chamber located in the bowl. And the smoke from the smoldering leaves passes along the bottom of the bowl, then through the smoke channel through the mortiza into the mouthpiece.
That's the whole device of a smoking pipe. But the sizes, shapes, materials and colors of these components can be very different.
How to choose?
The shapes of commercially available smoking pipes vary from classic, with a straight mouthpiece, to curved, long and even ritual ones. Chubuk pipes also come in various shapes and sizes. You can choose the form, relying only on your aesthetic feelings. But the material from which the tube is made must be taken more seriously. Choosing a product for himself, a person must decide whether he buys it for long-term use or as a souvenir. If the pipe is to last for many years, it is best to choose a briar. You can, of course, buy pipes made of strong woods such as cherry or pear, but since they are not strong enough, they are made not by high-class craftsmen, but by ordinary artisans, which, of course, affects the quality.
In a good, proper pipe, the smoke hole at the bottom of the bowl should be exactly in the middle. Otherwise, the tobacco will not burn through completely. The smoke channel itself should not exceed 4 mm in diameter, but should not be less than 2 mm. All joints between the mouthpiece and the stem must be sealed. By the way, this is the main definition of quality - the product should not let air through in any of its parts.
Thus, the pleasure of smoking depends not only on how to fill the pipe with tobacco correctly, but also on the quality of the product.
What should be the pipe
It should not be ceramic, porcelain or iron - these are souvenir items that heat up quickly and, as a result, are destroyed. Even meerschaum pipes, considered the standard of quality, cannot be used several times in a row. After all, this is a material that has pores that clog with moisture during smoking. Here she warms up, making the process inconvenient and uncomfortable.
The choice of professional amateurs is heather. It's very expensive, but the pipe is meant to be, it's not for the poor.
With and without filter
There are two types of tubes - with and without a filter. Which one to choose for yourself, everyone decides based on their feelings. The presence of a filter does not make the smoke less harmful. The smoker receives a full set of poisons, regardless of the presence of a filter. This device is designed to cool the stream of smoke to reduce the risk of burning the tongue. This is especially true for novice smokers who switched to a pipe from cigarettes. Experienced smokers are able to control the puff force so as not to get burned. This allows them to smoke without a filter.
Well, it should stillmention that filters can dull the taste of flavored tobaccos, and not the most expensive ones.
Accessories
Smoking pipe accessories are a separate topic for every lover. After all, an expensive pipe, like an expensive car, requires quality care. Thus, when purchasing such a product, you need to buy a minimum set of tools for cleaning it.
First of all, it's a ruff. And not alone. Usually a set of soft and hard brushes is purchased immediately.
Then you will need a spoon, an awl and a tamper to trample down tobacco. All these devices are usually a single set.
Product with filter requires packaging with replacement filters.
The tube has soft rounded sides, so it easily rolls off the table and deteriorates from impact. That's why smokers buy holders and carrying cases.
Any lighter is chosen, the main thing is that it does not break from prolonged burning, and this is observed in cheap models. Naturally, lighters-dischargers are not suitable for pipes; tobacco in them flares up only from an open flame.
Tobacco selection
Which tobacco is better, everyone decides for himself - it's a matter of taste. Someone loves chocolate, and someone is closer to vanilla, some like tart tobacco smoke, without impurities. Any tobacco that pleases the smoker is his own pipe tobacco. After all, this is the beauty of the pipe, it can befill with such a mixture that pleases a person. It gives you the freedom to realize yourself in the composition of fragrances, to become a creator.
And once again - all tobacco is bad for he alth, don't fool yourself into buying the "easy" low nicotine option. This is not only self-deception, but also the machinations of marketers. You need to choose what is tasty and pleasant.
Covering
How to fill a pipe with tobacco? You need to follow a certain sequence of actions:
- The moisture content of tobacco is determined. After squeezing between the fingers, the pinch quickly returns to its original shape - this is normal tobacco. If it crumbles into dust, then it is very dry, and if it remains compressed, then it is too wet. Both are bad.
- Tobacco for stuffing should be evenly ground to a state of a homogeneous substance.
- He falls into the bowl in three steps. After each time, you need to crush it so that in the end there is at least 5 mm to the edge of the bowl from the surface of the tobacco. In the process of stuffing, after tamping each portion, you need to draw air through the mouthpiece, thereby adjusting the draft. It should be no heavier than what is needed to empty a glass of drink through a straw.
All movements while stuffing tobacco should be leisurely, the pipe does not tolerate fuss. Tobacco should lie in even layers, then it will burn evenly and will not burn through the walls.
It must be remembered that when ignited, tobacco expands in size and it seems that it is about to fall out of the cup. If this happens, you cancarefully trample it with a tamper.
Now it's clear how to fill a pipe with tobacco, it remains to learn how to smoke it.
How to smoke properly?
In essence, pipe smoking is an attempt to keep tobacco alive. Puffs should be exactly like this - calm and rare. It's not a cigarette, it won't burn out in five to seven minutes. Smoking can last for thirty to forty minutes. If at the same time the smoke has become too cold and it comes to the understanding that the pipe will now go out, you can trample the tobacco with temper and light it again.
Smoke should be at such a temperature that it is not felt in the mouth. At elevated smoke temperatures, there will be a non-healing burn on the tongue, and the walls will quickly burn out.
If a person has smoked or for some other reason cannot finish smoking his pipe, you just need to let it cool down. And when the time comes, there is an opportunity to re-ignite it and finish smoking this portion of tobacco.
After the pipe has finished smoking, the ashes can be shaken out of it by lightly tapping on the bottom of the ashtray. The product is turned upside down. If some small coals remain, then there is nothing to worry about.
