| ople take up the pastime of smoking a pipe. They | | | | left. Pack these into the bowl so the bowl is filled about |
| make sure they have a wonderful looking pipe and | | | | three quarters of the way to the top. Next, tamp the |
| they buy only the best tobacco. They choose their | | | | tobacco down so that it is only half-full. |
| pipe cleaners and their windproof lighters and they | | | | Next, you are ready to pack the pipe. Take out your |
| think they are ready to go. However, one of the most | | | | pipe tobacco and grab some. Sift through it for any |
| difficult things about smoking a pipe is actually getting it | | | | knots or stems that might cause blockage and |
| packed correctly. | | | | remove them. You only want the strands of tobacco. |
| When you first start out with a pipe, you might find that | | | | Take these strands and pack your pipe until it is about |
| you can't get a good draw on the pipe and you can't | | | | three quarters of the way full. Take your tamping tool |
| get it to stay lit. This is common for those who are just | | | | and tamp until the bowl appears only halfway full. Now |
| starting out. As long as you know the basics of caring | | | | take a lighter and hold the flame just above the |
| for your pipe and packing it, you will be able to practice | | | | tobacco " take a draw through the stem and pull the |
| until you get it right. | | | | heat into the tobacco, never letting the flame touch. |
| When you have a clean pipe, you are ready to pack it. | | | | Now you are ready to light the pipe with your lighter. |
| Take pipe tobacco from the pouch or the can and | | | | Let the flame touch the tobacco and then draw slowly. |
| check to see if it has any stems or clumps. Remove | | | | It might take some time, but you will be able to get the |
| these so that you only have the strands of tobacco | | | | hang of packing a pipe before long. |