Tips on loading up a Kirsten

[Kentos]

I haven't smoked one of my kirsties in a while now, and I seemed to have forgotten how I used to pack it, tamp it, smoke it. It's smoking quite nicely right now with some bullseye, but I would love to get other Kirsten pipe smokers' tips

 

[Isaac]

Can you post up a picture for those of us that havent seen one?

 

[Kentos]

The one I am smoking now- I think it's considered a 1/4 bent

2 straights

And my unsmoked sitter. Haven't had the guts to smoke it yet lol

They show up quite often on the bay, and so far had no basket cases yet. Kirsten's are unique in that you never get a wet smoke as all the ccondensate and spit collects at the end of the pipe, and only cool smoke reaches the mouth. I notice the smoke is a little less tarry for lack of a better word...some may call it "less tasty". I like em tho.

 

[Isaac]

Now that is an interesting pipe. Thank you for posting it up.

 

[the_edski]

Wow, I wish I had some advice! Can't get over the initial shock of seeing such an interesting pipe!

 

[Isaac]

I like the unsmoked one..haha

 

[Kentos]

I like the unsmoked one..haha

Those are hard to find. Like with everything else you have impeccable taste

 

[Isaac]

Those are hard to find. Like with everything else you have impeccable taste

It figures...I could always find the gem in the rough. Unfortunately I have to pay gem prices..haha

TY for the compliment

 

[Blade Boy]

The one I am smoking now- I think it's considered a 1/4 bent

2 straights

And my unsmoked sitter. Haven't had the guts to smoke it yet lol

They show up quite often on the bay, and so far had no basket cases yet. Kirsten's are unique in that you never get a wet smoke as all the ccondensate and spit collects at the end of the pipe, and only cool smoke reaches the mouth. I notice the smoke is a little less tarry for lack of a better word...some may call it "less tasty". I like em tho.

Send that sitter to me, I won't think twice about loading that sucker up and setting her a blaze .

 

[COHunter]

I actually follow the advice from the Kirsten website. Fill the bowl in one "charge" with as much tobacco as it will hold, tamp it gently and off you go. It actually works very well, although just by nature of the pipe you may stuff a piece into the draw hole at the bottom and have to puch int through to release the draw. I usually use my Czech tool, but the stinger in the Kirsten is actually tapered to allow you to use that to clear the draw.

BTW, fire up that sitter. It's a pipe, not a paperweight.

 

[Argonaut]

BTW, fire up that sitter. It's a pipe, not a paperweight.

What he said. I've seen screens recommended for the bottom draw bowls to prevent clogging. I don't have any so take that for FWIW.

 

[Kentos]

I actually follow the advice from the Kirsten website. Fill the bowl in one "charge" with as much tobacco as it will hold, tamp it gently and off you go. It actually works very well, although just by nature of the pipe you may stuff a piece into the draw hole at the bottom and have to puch int through to release the draw. I usually use my Czech tool, but the stinger in the Kirsten is actually tapered to allow you to use that to clear the draw.

BTW, fire up that sitter. It's a pipe, not a paperweight.

I also read the website, but what puzzled me was the "press firmly against the side of the bowl". So you just pack it like a normal pipe?

It's a paperweight for now . Maybe when I tear open my cellared bag of Stonehaven one of these days...