If you enjoy a relaxing pipe, then congratulations – you’re participating in a centuries-old pastime that has roots reaching across the world. However, while the pastime has been around for a long, long time, you’ll find that no one has created an effective means of avoiding the need to relight your pipe. Almost every bowl you smoke will require at least one relight, or possibly more. Of course, not all smokers look at relighting as an onerous task; some actually enjoy the process and what it brings to the pastime. If you find that you don’t know how to relight your pipe, then you should take the time to learn. What should you do to relight your pipe? What steps should you follow?

Your initial step should be to ensure that the pipe is actually out. Draw on the pipe and then exhale the breath. If there is smoke from the bowl and on your breath, your pipe might not be out, but only slumbering. A few quick draws will bring it back to wakefulness. However, if no smoke is seen, you’ll need to engage in the relighting process. In reality, this is not so very different from the initial light on the pipe.

Make sure that you have your pipe lighter and your tamper handy. The tamper will be used first. Take out the tamper and lightly tamp down the tobacco in the bowl. Be careful that you do not do this hard, as it can ruin your smoking experience. Use a gentle touch and tamp all around the bowl to ensure even packing. Now that you have repacked the tobacco, you can opt to dump the ash, or leave it in. Some smokers prefer to leave the ash in the bowl, rather than discarding it.

Once the pipe has been tamped and you have decided what to do with the ash, you can move on to the relighting process, itself. Light your lighter and hold the flame above the tobacco – do not touch the tobacco. Draw on the stem to make the flame caress the tobacco.

Swirl the flame over the top of the bowl, in order to ensure that you are able to achieve even burning. Continue drawing on the pipe. Once you are sure that the tobacco has been relit, remove the flame and continue enjoying your smoke.

Dave Sabot is the owner of specialty butane lighters store. With expert knowledge of cigar accessories, including pipe lighters, Dave also authors a highly rated blog featuring lighter reviews.

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