Years from now, vets will be sending noobs the Zurg Manifesto. Great content for the site.

Only thing I would add is a light tamp when the pipe feels like it's going out. Once I started doing this, my relights went down and my delights increased. Apologies if you're getting to that in further installments.

I'm with Cool Breeze. I intentionally smoke moist. Stonehaven is magical when it's still a little sticky.

One last bit of heresy. I moisten tins and jars and bags of tobacco with a few drops of distilled water. Seal it up, shake it up and in a day osmosis and hygroscopy have done your work for you. Even moisture throughout.