How much time do you let a briar pipe rest between smokes?

[droy1958]

Pipes are a different breed of enjoying tobacco and like anything else one should want to take care of their equipment. If you've spent a good amount of money on your pipe does it make sense to abuse it by overheating it? There are briars that smoke well for around $25 and can be abused somewhat w/o having to worry about the cost of ruining it. Owning multiple pipes let's us have a fresh pipe anytime we want to smoke as I have about 10 of them. When the bowl gets so hot the enjoyment suffers to a degree. Just some rambling thoughts.

@FidelCastro
Good to have you in the mix.....

[Tobias Lutz]

I have my rotation and I simply go from pipe to pipe and then repeat. This keeps about 10 days between seconds bowls. I know guys that own 2-3 pipes and smoke 3-4 bowls a day. It's a matter of personal preference- nothing more, IMO.