Do you go through several pipe cleaners every time you have a bowl?

[Cool Breeze]

Is it just me?

It seems like every time I smoke a bowl in one of my briars I go through 2-3 fluffy pipe cleaners to get rid of the gurgle.
Maybe this is why I like cobs so much. Don't have that problem.

I don't have as much trouble when I smoke my Peterson but it's a p-lip. It is not a system pipe though. It does gurgle at times but not as bad as a fishtail.

I think my next pipe purchase will be a Peterson system pipe. I've heard that helps a lot.

Anyway, just wondering if you all have the same issue. Maybe my technique is just poor.

[bluenoser]

I have 1 pipe that tends to gurgle a bit, rarely bad enough I need to put a pipe cleaner through it though. I usually just bring the one pipe cleaner out with me in case I need it but usually wind up using after i finish the bowl to clean it up.

[fastnbulbous]

Just about every pipe that I have I go through 2-4 pipe cleaners. 1-2 during smoking, and 1-2 after.
So far I have found that I like a clean pipe. So I clean a lot. I do not notice or care about gurgles as much as a change in taste.
I usually notice that halfway through a smoke it starts to taste harsh. Cleaners fix this immediately.

I have smoked through gurgle and been happy, its the taste that matters so far.

I also do this with cigar purging. A cigar I thought was a dud will return great flavors after a purge for me.

Probably my technique, but I have found it a great benefit for pipes and cigars.

[Cool Breeze]

I have smoked through gurgle and been happy

I just can't do it. It's disgusting to me just hearing and feeling it. I'm weird though, I admit.

[Alligator Gar]

I just can't do it. It's disgusting to me just hearing and feeling it. I'm weird though, I admit.

I've started using pipe cleaners on my lungs and it's really done wonders for the gurgles. Used to be, every single time I smoked there'd be a gurgle.

[fastnbulbous]

I just can't do it. It's disgusting to me just hearing and feeling it. I'm weird though, I admit.

It's not disgusting to me, I can't say that I "like it", but I do not try to fix it right away.
I try to figure out why its gargling. Still checking it out, I guess.
Does not seem to affect the taste. At least right away.
And, just to be clear, I do fix the gurgle with Pipe Cleaners, I just don't rush to do it sometimes.

I am pretty sure that I am the weird one. Heh Heh. I think that most react as you do.

[cpmcdill]

I wonder if clenching is part of the problem. I seldom clench, but when I do there's more likely to develop a gurgle. Most of the time, no gurgle, even with tobacco that's had no drying time, including flakes. Often when I take the pipe out of my mouth, I'll hold it at a 45%+ angle for a moment, which probably runs moisture back into the bowl, where it evaporates from the heat.

[fastnbulbous]

I wonder if clenching is part of the problem. I seldom clench, but when I do there's more likely to develop a gurgle. Most of the time, no gurgle, even with tobacco that's had no drying time, including flakes. Often when I take the pipe out of my mouth, I'll hold it at a 45%+ angle for a moment, which probably runs moisture back into the bowl, where it evaporates from the heat.

Pretty sure that this may be my problem. Most of the time, when the gurgle appears in force, its when I am doing something else while smoking. I will hold the pipe in my mouth more and I am not paying as much attention to the smoke.

I also tend to breathe out through the pipe, which I thinks adds more moisture to the smoke. Doh.

[bluenoser]

Just about every pipe that I have I go through 2-4 pipe cleaners. 1-2 during smoking, and 1-2 after.
So far I have found that I like a clean pipe. So I clean a lot. I do not notice or care about gurgles as much as a change in taste.
I usually notice that halfway through a smoke it starts to taste harsh. Cleaners fix this immediately.

I have smoked through gurgle and been happy, its the taste that matters so far.

I also do this with cigar purging. A cigar I thought was a dud will return great flavors after a purge for me.

Probably my technique, but I have found it a great benefit for pipes and cigars.

Tried this the other day and noticed a big improvement in the taste after running the pipe cleaner through halfway through the bowl. Thanks for this!

[Tobias Lutz]

I used to gurgle more a long time ago...now it rarely happens. I use one pipe cleaner that I run through the pipe before returning it to the rack after smoking. Try drying your leaf more and being conscious of breathing into the stem when you're clenching.