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By Dave Sabot

Many smokers prefer a liquid-fueled lighter. In addition to providing reliability and a long-life, they also have a certain aesthetic beauty to them in their construction. These oftentimes become heirloom items and they're as much a part of the smoking experience as is the tobacco. A Zippo pipe lighter is one of the most popular brands. The design of these lighters makes lighting a pipe easy.

The small cleaning attachments should be used on the pipe first. Clean any old tobacco out of the bowl, a bit will tend to stick when it is tapped out. Check the pipe to make sure there's no resistance when it's not packed. Now comes the packing process. This is a bit complex but knowing how to pack the pipe makes all the difference.

There will be two stages of packing the pipe. After the tobacco is cleaned, making certain there are no clumps or impurities in the tobacco, fill up the bowl halfway and tamp it down. Draw through the unlit pipe to make certain that there's no resistance. Pack the bowl the rest of the way and tamp down the tobacco until it is level with the top of the bowl. Before the final smoking light, the tobacco needs to be properly dried.

Hold the lighter just above the tobacco and puff a few times to draw it into the bowl. The tobacco will fluff up a bit. It shouldn't light on its own but it will smoke just a little during this stage. Once it is properly dried, tamp it back down until it's level with the bowl. The pipe is now ready to be lit.

Again, hold the flame above the tobacco and draw it in by puffing lightly. Pipe tobacco is most flavorful when it's not burning overly-hot so only light it until it begins to burn on its own. This ensures that the smoke will not be harsh and that one gets the very best flavor from their tobacco. A properly-lit pipe will burn for a long time and will emit a rather pleasant-smelling smoke. If the pipe tastes sharp or harsh, it's likely that the tobacco is burning too hot. One can simply let it burn down a bit before puffing again to even out the temperature. The process is complicated and may take a few times to master but, once one does it right, it becomes almost as enjoyable an experience as is smoking the pipe itself.

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