Questions You Thought Were Too Dumb to Ask (Pipes Edition)

[bluenoser]

I see alot of people on here have a large amount of pipes, I'm sure alot of it is collection but is there a need for multiple pipes or could a guy get away with just 1?

[Haebar]

I see alot of people on here have a large amount of pipes, I'm sure alot of it is collection but is there a need for multiple pipes or could a guy get away with just 1?

You have to let your pipes rest and air out after smoking them or they start to turn sour. I'd recommend a rotation of at least three pipes if you're smoking every day.

[Tobias Lutz]

I see alot of people on here have a large amount of pipes, I'm sure alot of it is collection but is there a need for multiple pipes or could a guy get away with just 1?

Generally you want to let a pipe rest a bit between smokes (for the moisture to leave the briar). I've found that repeatedly burning the same pipe over the course of a day works, but once it has sat for about 8 hours, it needs to rest a day or two before it is good again. That said, if you smoke once or twice a day, you can easily get by with 3-4 pipes (of which 2 or 3 can be inexpensive cobs).

[Rocket Scientologist]

That said, if you smoke once or twice a day, you can easily get by with 3-4 pipes (of which 2 or 3 can be inexpensive cobs).

So if smoking once or twice a day = 3-4 pipes, does that mean you smoke 20 times a day? (4 pipes = 2x a day ... 40 pipes = 20x a day)

[gigmaster]

I could get by fine with just one Missouri Meerschaum cob.

Do I want to? Of course not.

I see alot of people on here have a large amount of pipes, I'm sure alot of it is collection but is there a need for multiple pipes or could a guy get away with just 1?