Smoking dry all of a sudden, WTH?

[Emperor Zurg]

So I've never been able to smoke a bowl right to the bottom because the last little bit always ended up swampy wet no matter what. Now all of a sudden, and for no apparent reason, the last 4 bowls have been dry all the way down. When it wouldn't take a relight it was because there was nothing but ash left. I haven't changed anything. All I can figure is that it's finally warm and dry out so the briar is not perpetually cold. Don't know exactly why but I'm liking it.

[pdq_wizzard]

So I've never been able to smoke a bowl right to the bottom because the last little bit always ended up swampy wet no matter what. Now all of a sudden, and for no apparent reason, the last 4 bowls have been dry all the way down. When it wouldn't take a relight it was because there was nothing but ash left. I haven't changed anything. All I can figure is that it's finally warm and dry out so the briar is not perpetually cold. Don't know exactly why but I'm liking it.

I have noticed it don't sound like I'm smoking a water pipe the last few days. but there is a low pressure system coming in today so that might change tonight :pipe:

[LandonColby]

Maybe you finally perfected your technique, unbeknownst to you. I used to have the same issue but some years ago I started having drier and more enjoyable pipes...though I can't remember a specific time it started to happen. I never have an issue with moisture in my pipe these days.

...its a phenomenon. Don't talk about it too much, you'll scare it away.

[Nature]

Don't ask why.

Just roll with it!!
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[StogieNinja]

maybe lack of condensation?

[Branzig]

Don't ask why.

Just roll with it!!
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It could be all that, can't argue with science and stuff.

But, I bet you are just finally not spitting and slobbering as much :p

Did your cobs even smoke wet? Or only briars?

[Bruck]

I've found the biggest factor in bowl moisture is stop smoking so danged fast, Bruck!

[pdq_wizzard]

It could be all that, can't argue with science and stuff.

But, I bet you are just finally not spitting and slobbering as much [emoji14]

Did your cobs even smoke wet? Or only briars?

For me its only briars, cobs smoke fine

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[Branzig]

For me its only briars, cobs smoke fine

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Yep, in my experience, you have to try pretty hard to get a cob to smoke wet. You'll fry your tongue/mouth making a cob smoke wet.


I've found the biggest factor in bowl moisture is stop smoking so danged fast, Bruck!

^ This.

I'd say a good chunk of it is tobacco moisture and packing, but even more of it is technique. Once you get your cadence down, a lot of the moisture issues disappear.

[commonsenseman]

It was recently a full-moon...coincidence?

[Emperor Zurg]

Maybe you finally perfected your technique...
Well I don't think there's any danger of that :p


maybe lack of condensation?
Clearly. But why?



Did your cobs even smoke wet? Or only briars?
Everything smoked wet; cobs and briars


I've found the biggest factor in bowl moisture is stop smoking so danged fast, Bruck!
I don't smoke fast. Usually a MM pride bowl will last me 45 minutes.


It was recently a full-moon...coincidence?
It's happened too often lately to be coincidence. The only thing I can guess is that my technique has been improving over the winter, although it didn't show because it was so darn cold condensation was going to form no matter what. Now that it's warmer, the pipe isn't as cold so its not wringing out moisture like it did when it was cold out. Reinforcing this is the awful time I had trying to smoke during deer hunting this year. It was around 18 degrees out there and I could only get down to half a bowl before the remaining tobacco was too wet to burn.

[Branzig]

It's happened too often lately to be coincidence. The only thing I can guess is that my technique has been improving

That would be my guess. Technique first, and of course drying tobacco. Wet tobacco will puddle up the bottom of a pipe. But I already know that you dry your bacco, so more so technique.

On another note, I am shocked you got cobs to smoke wet. No wonder your mouth always was tender :p

I have to freight train a cob to get it wet. Whether it is winter or not.

[Mister Moo]

People who shave with cool razors and good smelling stuff always smoke to ash. Been hanging around fancy barbershops or something like that? Sounds like a contact high.

Change of tobacco?

Pipe finally developed some cake down to the heel of the chamber?

Smoking slower?

And, of course, cold air condenses vapor into liquid.

[Emperor Zurg]

People who shave with cool razors and good smelling stuff always smoke to ash. Been hanging around fancy barbershops or something like that? Sounds like a contact high.

Change of tobacco?

Pipe finally developed some cake down to the heel of the chamber?

Smoking slower?

And, of course, cold air condenses vapor into liquid.

No change in anything other than the warmer ambient air. Smoking faster if anything and getting away with it.
Same pipes, baccies... same everything.
I imagine the pipes will build more cake in the heel if they keep smoking dry tho. Hard to build cake in a swamp.

I got a hair cut recently but it was only with ordinary scissors, not fancy ones.
I did smoke some perfumy Lakeland tobacco recently. Maybe some of the stink got on me. Yeah, that's probably it...