@vtgrad2003; Thank you for the analyse. I use balsa filters in a couple of my Dr. Grabow pipes. That is the extent of my use of filters. I don't inhale any of my tobacs. I may try a few charcoal filters now. I value your opinion.
I smoke with the Savinelli balsa filters most of the time in my Savinelli’s that accept them. They definitely pull out the moisture, but they mute the flavors too. I have tried the carbon filters and they do an excellent job of soaking up moisture, but mute the flavors even more. I also believe that filters, balsa, carbon, paper, increase the amount of moisture in the stem because they interrupt the smoke stream. I have noticed, that if I get my tobacco dried down to about 12% (if I use a meter to check it) the moisture/gurgle is generally non-existent without a filter and the flavors come through much better. I mostly smoke aromatics. Nearly all of my tobaccos are jarred/tinned at around 18-20%, some brands like Sutliff in particular are pushing 25%. Some of the SG and GH&Co. are very moist, some are “drier than a popcorn fart”. That’s a colloquialism my father used often🙂
@RockyMountainBriar I completely understand; I'm not as sensitive as most are to the nuances of a lot of tobacco flavor profiles, and I guess if you intend on using a filter, that's probably a good thing (for instance, ghosting doesn't bother me at all while it bothers a lot of people). I think most of my gurgling in cold weather simply comes from breath condensation because I smoke outside, and in warm weather, it's because I slobber a lot as I'm always clinching while doing other things.
@opipeman You're very welcome and thanks for the thumbs up! By the way, right now I'm smoking a Grabow Grand Duke with the Sav filter in it and that's the pipe I used for my perspective earlier. I'll likely be rotating to another pipe tomorrow and let you know how that goes.
@vtgrad2003 I have been using charcoal filters for about 10 years now as I have a sensitive palate and prior to filter use was seriously limited on the blends I could smoke comfortably.
When I switched to filter pipes that all ended and so did tongue bite forever. I like robust tobaccos and flavors so for me it was a god send.
The issue with the draw was problematic at first and I tried virtually everybody's charcoal filters looking to find the best draw, I eventually settled on Stanwell's as being the least restrictive.
I also developed my own technique for packing a pipe that prevents any restriction so no compromises here; though there is one caveat, and that is I never smoke wet goopy aromatics,
Was surprised you got a gurgle as that never happens to me, the paper used in the construction of the filter usually absorbs any excess moisture but you may be smoking some blends that I do not.
Hiding in the filing cabinet was a jar of MacBaren Cube Bronze (vanilla). Smoking it in my RD Powell cutty. Please note the green Boston Scully cap I received as a late Christmas present from one of my sons
After our roasted chicken and roasted butternut squash dinner I had a cob full of GH Balkan Mixture and Sweet Vermouth Spritzer. Next up Pease Gaslight, and, another Sweet Vermouth and Sparkling Water!
GH DVC is a nice mild blend that I've been treating as a ribbon and smoking in a medium bowl. The cut is somewhat like a broken flake in that the layers of the leaves remain together so I decided to try it in the shallow Morgan cob, so far so good! Next up Balkan Mixture in a Rob Roy.
@jfreedy You are the only one I know that has admitted to that. Not too many people even know what Interlude is, much less smoke it. It's certainly in my top three and has been for going on 10 years now (the other two being Carolina Red Flake and Burley Flake #2).
@vtgrad2003 That’s probably an accurate pronunciation.😂 I had higher hopes for the pipe. It didn’t smoke bad but far from the best. I’ll give it another go in a few days.
@opipeman Scally is just one of the names these hats go by. They are also called flat caps, newsboy caps, cabbies, scally, or golf cap. Boston Scally is one of the popular brand names.
I have more than enough for a weekly rotation of caps. The Scally and one by Levis are wool. I have a red one made of lamb leather I bought off Amazon and was less expensive than the Scally. I have two different color lightweight linen for the summer, A beige cotton one and a red & green Tartan I wear mostly from October through December.
This doesn't include by oiled cotton Fedora, my two straw hats (one beach, one yard work) or my white straw Panama (for summer dress).
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Thank you for the analyse. I use balsa filters in a couple of my Dr. Grabow pipes. That is the extent of my use of filters. I don't inhale any of my tobacs. I may try a few charcoal filters now. I value your opinion.
I completely understand; I'm not as sensitive as most are to the nuances of a lot of tobacco flavor profiles, and I guess if you intend on using a filter, that's probably a good thing (for instance, ghosting doesn't bother me at all while it bothers a lot of people). I think most of my gurgling in cold weather simply comes from breath condensation because I smoke outside, and in warm weather, it's because I slobber a lot as I'm always clinching while doing other things.
You're very welcome and thanks for the thumbs up! By the way, right now I'm smoking a Grabow Grand Duke with the Sav filter in it and that's the pipe I used for my perspective earlier. I'll likely be rotating to another pipe tomorrow and let you know how that goes.
You "Scally"wag you!
(nice hat by the way!)
Is that a brand new Sav? Nice pipe!
You are the only one I know that has admitted to that. Not too many people even know what Interlude is, much less smoke it. It's certainly in my top three and has been for going on 10 years now (the other two being Carolina Red Flake and Burley Flake #2).
Good looking briars, gentlemen!
Scally, you say? I've admired those caps for some time, but didn't know what they were called.
That’s probably an accurate pronunciation.😂 I had higher hopes for the pipe. It didn’t smoke bad but far from the best. I’ll give it another go in a few days.
Thanks!
Scally is just one of the names these hats go by. They are also called flat caps, newsboy caps, cabbies, scally, or golf cap.
Boston Scally is one of the popular brand names.
I have more than enough for a weekly rotation of caps. The Scally and one by Levis are wool. I have a red one made of lamb leather I bought off Amazon and was less expensive than the Scally. I have two different color lightweight linen for the summer, A beige cotton one and a red & green Tartan I wear mostly from October through December.
This doesn't include by oiled cotton Fedora, my two straw hats (one beach, one yard work) or my white straw Panama (for summer dress).
I have a couple of ball caps also.
I do have more pipes than hats.