Quote Originally Posted by sparky426 View Post
So gentleman and ladies. I am new to the pipe scene and am curious about a few things. 1. If you pack a fresh bowl how long is it safe to stay in the pipe before smoked?Recently I've been packing up a briar with some aromatic and a briar with some non aromatic. I eventually smoke both throughout my 12 hour work day.
Which leads to my second question. How long is it safe to leave a half or partially smoked bowl in there.?
I haven't noticed anything negative so far but just curious if there was general practice. Thanks folks and cheers.


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I've heard tales of folks loading a pipe, setting it on a book shelf somewhere and forgetting about it for years only to find it one day and fire it up to find a great smoke waiting for them. However, I wouldn't count on that being the case - seems it could just as well go the other way. That being said, many times it's good practice to load a bowl the day before and smoke it the next day - lets your tobacco dry out slowly and there's no risk of it shattering into dust while loading a bowl like it would if you over dried it before hand.

As far as partially smoked bowls; it all depends on the tobacco. I've nursed the same bowl along for 3 days - not consecutive either, day or two off in between - and had a perfectly enjoyable smoke every time. Other times, I've set it down for an hour and come back to a nasty, unsmokable mixture that I was sorry I left stewing in the pipe. You'll find which mixtures play this game well and which ones bow out after an hour or so left to get cold.