Lets talk a bit about filtered pipes and their lack of chatter....
Filter pipes are very popular in Europe, but not in the US. I was recently gifted a filter pipe, as I was told that it does tend to help with tongue bite. It provides an actual filter of the smoke, but also moisture management. I believe that red virginias, while very tasty, tend to heat up my tongue/gums a bit. I did find that using a filter while smoking some Virginia and VAPER blends did help significantly.
Now there are a few type of filter, sizes excluded. Activated charcoal, Meershuam, Balsa are just a few. For me, while the activated seemed to provide the greatest buffering, it also removed the most amount of flavor. I honestly could not taste any of the tobacco, but the smoke did me no harm. Next up are meerschaum filters. I was honestly thrilled with this option. It provided a good buffer for the mouth, and provided the greatest amount of flavors to some through. It was almost night and day when compared to the activated charcoal variety. There is also a balsa wood variety that I have not come around to trying.
I dont think the price of the filters are that cost prohibited. Forty filters will run approximatly $9-$12, depending on that type you are buying.
I think most smokers owe it to themselves to at least have one filter pipe in their collection.
Filter pipes are very popular in Europe, but not in the US. I was recently gifted a filter pipe, as I was told that it does tend to help with tongue bite. It provides an actual filter of the smoke, but also moisture management. I believe that red virginias, while very tasty, tend to heat up my tongue/gums a bit. I did find that using a filter while smoking some Virginia and VAPER blends did help significantly.
Now there are a few type of filter, sizes excluded. Activated charcoal, Meershuam, Balsa are just a few. For me, while the activated seemed to provide the greatest buffering, it also removed the most amount of flavor. I honestly could not taste any of the tobacco, but the smoke did me no harm. Next up are meerschaum filters. I was honestly thrilled with this option. It provided a good buffer for the mouth, and provided the greatest amount of flavors to some through. It was almost night and day when compared to the activated charcoal variety. There is also a balsa wood variety that I have not come around to trying.
I dont think the price of the filters are that cost prohibited. Forty filters will run approximatly $9-$12, depending on that type you are buying.
I think most smokers owe it to themselves to at least have one filter pipe in their collection.