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

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.

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.

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.

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Originally Posted by fastnbulbous

I have smoked through gurgle and been happy

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

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.

make sure you dry out your baccy good. believe me when I say if it looks dry, dry it some more. if it looks really really dry then you good to go. also you may be puffing to fast. And if you smoking Aros they tend to be gooped up with extra topping that would cause a gurgle.

I definitely don't feel comfortable saying this, but in this case, I'm with the Shempster. Dry it thoroughly and that will do the most to depress the gurgle. As far as pipe cleaners, I just use one. I use one end to clear and collect any debris and then I leave the other end in there to absorb any residual moisture. I'll leave that end in there for about 24hrs.

It may be the moisture content that's making it happen.
I smoke a lot of SG flakes and we all know how they come.

Usually when I get home from work, I'll lay out a flake. Then about 3 hours later I'll rub it out and smoke it. It may just not be enough time.

I'll also watch out for breathing into the stem like Tobias mentioned. That likely happens often as well.

I'll take @Shemp Jizzle advice and try to dry it out until it looks too dry. I don't know why I have such a fear of that. For some reason I think if I dry it too much the flavor will be gone.

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Originally Posted by Cool Breeze

I'll lay out a flake. Then about 3 hours later I'll rub it out and smoke it.

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I know you want to look at a mason jar and see all the pretty flakes in complete form but i have pre rubbed flakes and let the whole tin room dry for 1-2 hours and just jar them ready rubbed. Flakes hide a ton of moisture.

cuts the drying time in half when you get the yearning for a bowl.

I've actually thought about that before and I think I will try that.

Have you, or anyone else here ever tried the cubed method where you cut it with scissors? I was wondering about that as well.
I saw a Youtube video where a guy let the flakes dry for a few hours, then cut them up in cubes and jarred them.