Filters; How do you deal with the tar?
I find tar isn't a problem when I clean my pipes after every smoke.
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Washing them looks like work. Figure in time to do it and water, laundry detergent, etc. It is cheaper to just use one every 2 or 3 bowls. If I have to run one down the shank because the draft hole gets clogged or something, that one gets saved and used later.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Tue Aug 14, 2018 4:14 pm
As long as your not washing them off and reusing them...lol
I typically can get a few smokes in on one cleaner.
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Does no one dry , crumble and snort it ? Surely Im not the only one . its a good head rush and nic hit ... enjoy
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I like the idea of using a filter, something to absorb the tar and gunk. But I never use them. Just something else I have to remember. I’ll use a filter and then have to wait to remove the sopping wet filter from my pipe when it cools. I don’t have time for it. I use a pipe cleaner after every smoke.
I tend to soak up any gurgle during the smoke with one end of the pipe cleaner, if it happens, and clean it out with the other afterwards. I did occasionally use to use the balsa filters with my Savs, and did like the cleaner taste, but always struggled to remember to buy them.
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Personally, I like tar
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Adds depth to the smoke
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