Filling your Big Ben pipe requires just as much attention as choosing and buying it. A pipe packed too tight gives little smoking pleasure because you have to draw too hard. A pipe packed too loose draws too much air and becomes hot so that you do not taste the tobacco any more. Packing a pipe is often seen as one of the charms of pipe smoking. For many pipe smokers it is a relaxing activity and it is not that hard.
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A pipe consists of a number of parts, each with its own name and its own function. No matter how different the shapes of pipes may be, you'll virtually always be able to identify the parts described below.