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"Ideal" Minimum Number of Pipes
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Pie Eyed Piper
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If you smoke only 1 to 2 blends and don't dedicate I'd say 3.
If you like a really fresh pipe like I do then at least 7, one for each day of the week. It all depends how often you smoke too. If you're an all dayer 2 pipes won't really cut it. They won't get a chance to rest and you won't be cleaning it as much as you should and you'll lose flavor and aroma .
If you like a really fresh pipe like I do then at least 7, one for each day of the week. It all depends how often you smoke too. If you're an all dayer 2 pipes won't really cut it. They won't get a chance to rest and you won't be cleaning it as much as you should and you'll lose flavor and aroma .
AndyNJ
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Piper, that's how I see it too and glad you put my PAD in perspective. I like 5-6 blends and like to try now ones. These blends are mostly all VA flakes and some burley flakes, some loose cut's mostly all VAs. Meaning going on 40 pipes I am on the right track. 7 days times 8 blends. Had 15 pipes when I joined. You offer phone consultation too?
I am trying to keep slightly higher at 40, which is my wall mounted pipe rack + one churchwarden. Been tough, sold my first non-cheap pipe on eBay recently that I hadn't touched in years. When I eyeball the pipes there a few I could easily replace. Many of those pipes will likely be donated to new pipers.
Pie Eyed Piper
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I'm 16 pipes, I smoke 2 a day. Predominantly Mac Baren Mixture and Navy flake. I'll smoke an English twice a week, that's it. Two of the pipes are dedicated to English. My favorite to break in a pipe is luxury twist flake or escudo.