| A pipe lighter gives some information as to the correct | | | | brands will likely alleviate this problem. Again, this is a |
| way to light a pipe. Most of these lighters contains | | | | matter of personal preference. Fuel should always be |
| some attachments which are used in the tamping and | | | | of a high quality simply to preserve the lighter and to |
| cleaning process. Properly packing and cleaning the | | | | ensure a reliable light. |
| pipe before and after use is vital to the best smoking | | | | Lighting the pipe is a two-stage process. After cleaning |
| experience. | | | | the tobacco of any clumps, one packs the bowl |
| One starts by making certain the tobacco they add to | | | | halfway, tamps it down and tests for an easy draw. |
| the pipe is free of any clumps. This might take a while | | | | The bowl is then packed to the rim and tamped down |
| and it's best done by laying out the tobacco on a flat | | | | so that it is level with the top of the bowl. |
| surface beforehand. This process ensures that the | | | | The first lighting is to eliminate any moisture. Don't set |
| tobacco combusts evenly and that one gets the best | | | | the tobacco burning, just puff a few times until the |
| possible experience from the smoke. Take some time, | | | | tobacco fluffs up. After the bowl is tamped down |
| clean the tobacco of any clumps or other matter and | | | | again and tested for an easy draw, hold the lighter |
| pack it lightly in the bowl. | | | | above the tobacco and puff a few times until the |
| Some individuals are sensitive to the taste of lighter | | | | tobacco achieves a nice, cool burn. When the pipe is |
| fluid in the first few puffs. While many smokers don't | | | | properly-lit, the tobacco can burn for a long time and |
| notice it at all, some of the higher-end lighter fluids | | | | the smoke will be cool and mellow. Fluid-filled lighters |
| advertise that they impart no flavor to the smoke | | | | can provide years of service and many of them come |
| during the lighting process. If one happens to detect a | | | | with attachments specifically for tamping and cleaning |
| bit of fuel taste while lighting the pipe, switching fluid | | | | the pipe. |