That glorious moustache summoned me here, I dont even smoke pipe!

I like this guy. New to the pipe. I'm quitting cigarettes because I no longer enjoy them , I feel more like scratching an itch then relaxing. yet I love tobacco so now I'm seeking the fine arts involved, this guy got it figured out

Not sure if anyone has already touched on this in the comments, but here in Canada we also have the Brigham brand which is known to use a rock maple "distillator", essentially a hollowed wooden dowel with a press-fit metal end. These are meant to cut down the moisture and acid from the smoke. It does seem to help and I enjoy them a lot. Happy piping!

New pipe smoker here. Your channel is the best and has helped me tremendously. I like that you don't force your opinions on anyone, even though we agree on everything so far, lol. I seem to be a wet smoker myself and I enjoy my pipes better with a filter. I change them every two or three bowls. P.S. Who the heck downvotes these vids? 5 people are just negative and don't like anything I suppose...

I too use Filters. I am a wet smoker and still a bit of a novice (I started back in around 2017ish but then stepped away and have since returned). I’m also paranoid for my health. I know my risk of cancer won’t go away as long as I’m putting smoke in my mouth, but if I can maximize my chances of removing a big chunk of those carcinogenic materials, I’ll do it. It’s like crossing a busy street. You can’t stop the odds of being struck by a car and dying, but you can be vigilant and see when there’s a big enough gap for you to cross.

Very good explanation, sir! I always recommend a filtered pipe (specifically a 9mm filtered pipe and charcoal filters) for new and nearly new pipe smokers. Once you've gotten the hang of smoking a pipe with a filter in place, you can always smoke a filtered pipe without a filter in place to see if you find it more or less enjoyable. I find that filters lessen tongue-bite and don't affect the taste detrimentally. In fact, I find that filters help to focus the taste of the tobacco for me. And 9mm charcoal filters virtually eliminate tongue bite. Thanks for all of your informative videos! I know many of us miss your regular content. Hope you are well!

I enjoy your videos Muttonchop! You attempt, and do present the topic for the listener to make his own decisions. And for that, I thank you sir.

Dude. You my favorite pipe guru on the net. Well at least the top three. Thank you for your videos. I feel like it’s a brother sharing his knowledge.

MEN, I came here for my personal growth, and WHAT A VIDEO!

Great well balanced discussion about them. Thanks!

This channel is so great. So glad I found it. When I started looking into piping this is he first channel I found and it’s still the best.

Just purchased my first pipe and I enjoyed your video and tips. Thank you!

Love your non-judge mental attitude!! Your have the gift of encouragement!!

This is the first of your videos that I've seen and I'm very impressed by your professionalism. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

Thank you so much for your advices! This really helps. I enjoy listening to you since you explain everything patiently and step by step. I'm new to pipe smoking and trying out some pipes and tobaccoes. Your videos are lovely, well-made and insightful. Greetings from Germany.

I quit cigarettes for 14 years and just started a casual 1 bowl a day pipe. It relaxes me and I think I can limit my use.

Thank you for the reassurance of using a filter. Thank you.

Very informational Muttnchop Piper. I will look forward to more of your videos. Thank you sir for taking the time to help us newer pipers.

I personally love using filters. Drier smoke, and in some cases, better taste, in my opinion. The 9mm filters even seem to help me keep the smoke temp from getting too hot. Good video!

Thank you for your videos full of mindfullness and respect for people and what you talking about. I listen to them with a big pleasure. Best wishes! Maciej

Great advise as always.....Thank you !

Since I started watching these videos my knowledge has increased greatly in regards to tobacco knowledge and smoking techniques. Pipe smoking have ruduced my stress greatly and I appreciate these videos for the assistance.

I really like how you talk about smoking being a relaxing, contemplative action. You've painted the picture of it in my mind as a spiritual sort of practice, like meditation. Thank you for sharing!

you seem like a smashing guy to talk and have a beer with. videos are great, buying my first pipe soon

You are THE BEST!!!! Thank you for educating and enlightening, Muttnchop!

I wish this guy would start releasing some videos again! just ordered my first pipe and this channel is tremendously helpful.

Great advice for a greenhorn like me, thanku!!! I tried a filter & I love it. I like it both ways but prefer a filter now.

I like that whole "smoke it how you do" theory of yours. Im learning now to clench and breath method for a minute or two before needing to grab again, thanks to you. Wish u kept makin videos. Even touching on old topics again would give new opinions and views.👍👍

Wise words at the end of the video sir. Enjoyed it.

Thanks for this video and the other ones you have posted. By using your guides and advice I was able to smoke my first bowl today. It was spectacular! Keep it up!

i love your being objective, i like it when people express their opinion without forcing a specific point of view as the only right one. keep up your videos, you deserve a lot more views and likes!

Thank you for posting this video. I appreciate your content.

I used to be totally against filters but for me they have really transformed my pipe smoking experience. Thanks Muttonchop!

Thanks again good sir! I want my next pipe to be filtered so I can compare. Great advice 👍😊

Fresh new pipe smoker. Always thought that things like smoking or drinking - is about personal preference and the question of what works for you. Glad to see someone using common sense in their videos.

just brought my first pipe and kit today. looking forward to trying this.

Excellent video, very useful, as usual.

Very nice my friend, stated 7 months ago and still got a lot to learn.

Thank you, Sir.

I love you don't make it about snobs but enjoying yourself. It's why I enjoy some of the "cheap" tobaccos more than others while sipping a whiskey/bourbon. You really get the enjoyment of a pipe!

Thank you for your advice, I was trying to read about filters in forums but all they talked about is the type of tobacco or how they smoke a pipe, no-one really got to the point and said hey I use a filter and I change it out after 3 or 4 bowls.

This is the greatest channel I've come across thank you man! I just picked up the pipe to make my cigar puffing life a little more interesting and the depth and vibe of pure senserity are awesome in your videos. I'm enjoying what I'm learning and will keep going down this rabbit hole. Pipe smoking is truly the black powder of tobacco lol

Thank you! 🙏👍

New pipe smoker here. Quit cigarettes 5 years ago and started vaping, sick of that so bought me a pipe, Much better now and your channel is very helpful thanks.

Such a chill, nice dude. Enjoy these vids.

I love someone who supports individuality. Also great shirt bro - really suits you. Great vid, from The Entrance, Australia.

You’re still helping people in late 2021. Appreciate your opinion. Helped me decide what i wanted. Filter or no filter? Im set on my decision now.

I love this guys videos!

I appreciate you telling everyone to do what they like, every hobby has those know it alls that insist their way is the only way. Well done. Got my sub

I make balsa filters out of the super light contest grade wood. I can really taste the difference a filter adds. Great vids . enjoy them all... Robert.

I’m not new to smokin a pipe but I stopped for a long time n just recently got back into it after about 10 years. I’ve never used filters before but I’m thinkin about givin it a try cuz I’m a wet smoker n I’m goin thru a lot of pipe cleaners. This video was pretty helpful for me👍

I'm just getting into pipe smoking I'm so glad I found your Channel because you helped me out a lot look forward to seeing all your videos

I am looking to buy my first pipe. Thanks for all the information.

I am not a fan of filters but if you use one and you enjoy your pipe more with it that's what you should do:)

Muttnchop- thanks for the great video, and thanks for reinforcing that a piper should enjoy it, their own way. I've gotten snide comments over the years over using filters, and choosing aromatics, even though I don't exclusively pick either. Usually it had the effect of me choosing not to interact with that person anymore, but sometimes it makes me feel like I'm a second class piper, even though I know I'm not.

Thank you!

Hey Muttnchop, I enjoy watching your videos please keep them coming. I've been using filters and really enjoy the pipe smoking experience much more than I did before without them, I still enjoy smoking my unfiltered pipes but I find myself smoking my filtered pipes more often.

Good video! I like how you titled your playlist, "The Art of Pipesmoking." While there are obviously some things that need to be done right like cleaning and deep cleaning, pipesmoking is mainly an art, not really a science per say. When I started pipesmoking I very quickly found that there are widely divergent opinions about some things, which all deserve consideration but you really have to sort through them all and find the best thing for you personally and not shame others for doing things differently.

Excellent video!!!

Great pointers. I have never noticed a loss of flavor with filters...but they do give me a nice dryer smoke.

Great points! Where I live you hardly get pipe filters so you use the 2nd option of the breather nub or create filters locally from cotton wool and it works fine for me.

Thank you sir, I really appreciate everything you said from 7:56 on. That sort of straightforward kindness is why I'm subscribed. More people should take that lesson to heart.

Well balanced and informative commentary. Only thing I think you could have mentioned for the Dr. Perl 9mm filters is that the blue end goes toward the mouth, not the bowl direction. Some new smokers get confused about that. Otherwise very good video, thanks.

Though this video was uploaded more than a year ago, I'd like to my leave my little contribution. I've always been using filters since I bought my first pipe and totally agree with you, there're a huge amount of pipe smokers who simply makes you feel like a rookie when talking about that point. Yes, they had the 'theory' of that any kind of filter takes out all the pleasant aroma of pipe tobacco and that a real 'professional' smoker must never use it. The last thing I was told is that filters were invented by germans to smoke their awful aromatic tobaccos!...no words. That said, I want to mention that the balsa system of almost all Savinelli range are only designed to absorb the moisture, in fact that's the only relevant thing that everyone will notice. I tried to use my pipes without them and felt again that disgusting sensation of being a 'wet smoker', feel so disgusting for can not properly enjoy a good mixture that decided to stop buying more Savinelli pipes. The other kind of filters (cartridges) can be very useful, especially the meerschaum ones, personally I can only use a filter a couple of times and always changing it before the second bowl (let dry the first one, never use it wet). The second kind, are the charcoal ones, just a bit cheaper (I'm talking about bags of 240 pieces) but with these I'd a bad experience, as flavour missing is quite noticeable and they became very wet and dirty just during the first bowl. Trust this info be of any help and thank you for all your uploadings, great channel.

I would rather smoke a pipe then a cigarette

Luv your videos! I just purchased my first 9mm filtered pipe after not using 9mm filters for 20 plus years, although I do have filtered cobs and the savinelli pipes which I could not tell much difference with the savinelli filter systems. Can't wait to try some of those questionable aromatics with that 9mm. Subscribed.

I just started smoking a pipe and I'm so happy you have this channel and you explain everything so well even a novice smoker like myself can understand. Thank you sir for these educational videos and God bless

Well said! Thank you

Thank you for an indepth discussion on filters. I usually use filters on all my pipes and have 3 that do not have filters. I notice no difference in flavor or enjoyment on the filtered pipes. I prefer them as I too am a wet smoker, both Engilsh and Aromatic blends. I rarely smoke my unfiltered pipes now but on occasion do.

Very informative thanks for the insight, I'm definitely a wet smoker, and I deal with the tobacco getting in my mouth at times so I will definitely be testing out some filters, thanks!

I usually use a filter for my pipe and it’s great. Just joyful. ✌️🥃🔥☺️

I, quite honestly, like your presentation. I am 78 years old. I used to smoke cigerettes quite heavily. Turning on to pipes has helped me do away with cigerettes. I am using these activated charcoal filters &I do not inhale. I am learning a lot from your presentation. Thank you!

You sir have the right idea, make it your own. I'm fairly young, 30 years old and am getting into some old school rituals for my relaxation and mental health. I've recently started wet shaving, and the longer process is so much more relaxing than modern shaving methods. It seems that pipe smoking is pretty much along the same lines. I'll continue to watch your videos and suck up all the info and tips that I can.

I tried using a balsa wood filter from Missouri Meerschaum and was surprised by the amount of tar and gunk it picked up. Now, I use them all the time. I understand that there is a range of opinions and preferences, and I love it that MP respects the idea that pipe smoking is a personal endeavor.

Right on there, right on!! Best Regards from Denmark.

Excellent, excellent vid Muttnchop. Congrats. I liked it very, very much. Thanks alot.

Third vid I've seen from you. Thank you so much for your perspectives. Subscribed

Excellent advise to novices, smoke how you feel and enjoy pipe smoking, there is no right way or wrong way in smoking a pipe do it your way advice is always good the decision is yours, thanks for sharing

Accidentally used a filter that came pre-installed in a pipe (with my daily tobacco) and didnt notice for 3 full bowls! Guess it doesn't always dull flavor haha. Great video!

``The more work it is, the less relaxing it is`` Well said, sir 👌! Also, this is one of the clearest video ever made on this topic in my opinion. Thank you for posting this.

EXCELLENT video!

Your videos are great, thank you sir. Keep up the good work. 👍

Im not a wet smoker at all but a filter makes me more comfortable, and it is seemingly less harsh. Your videos are so helpful Muttonchop, love them!! just bought a bunch of mason jars and labels for my tobacco because of your vid!!

Thanks Chops! I am grateful for the videos you do that are pitched to a rank novice like me and I was wondering about the whole filter deal

that is a beautiful collection of pipes/tobaccos you have there!

D'oh... been looking for this video and must have overlooked it. Glad you made this video.

I never enjoyed filters until I discovered the charcoal ones, white elephant I use, it helps a lot for my tongue to not get burnt and also reduces the moisture and cleaning a lot. Depending the mood I take the filter out sometimes but overall it’s very good to have the option.. say if I’m reading or studying and know I’ll be using my pipe for a while filter smooths the whole time.. if I’m gonna be chopping wood or something that I want the tobacco “kick” to get goin’ I don’t use filters.

To be frank, Muttonchop, the thing I like the most about your videos is your candor about how each one should smoke the way they want and the way pleases them the most.

I know this is an old video - but you have a great library of information on your channel. Now, I have an auto-immune disorder and am prone to lung issues (and yeah, unfortunately, I have to moderate how many pipes I smoke). I find that 9mm (elephant or 'Big Ben' ) filters, plus keystones in the bottom is the best combo for my usually wet smokes (Montreal is very humid all year). I smoke a lot of Nightcap, Germain's rich dark flake and Bob's Chocolate Flake (my regular smokes), all of which I find slightly wet. It helps tremendously and I don't think it harms the taste at all. I am going to be experimenting with natural chalk granules (food grade, non-toxic) as it's significantly cheaper.

thank you!

This was very helpful, thank you!

Excellent information and excellent ending! I mostly use filters in all of my smokes but will sometimes go without depending upon the tobacco. I do see a lot of shaming of folks who use filters. Thanks for standing up!

Very good advice again thank you

St. Muttonchop. The revered patron saint of all young pipe smokers.

I’ve just used a 9mm charcoal filter in my Mr Brog number 101 pipe and it greatly improved my smoking experience by reducing the slight bite I get when smoking aromatic tobacco, it did affect the draw a bit but it was much better than that tongue bite , I think I’ve been converted to using filters ..make sure to put the blue end into the mouthpiece with the Dr Perl Filters .

good video, always informative.

I usually use a filter, I enjoy a pipe either way but I find smoking with a filter a better experience. A filter just makes things easier and helps prevent "oops" moments. Nothing ruins a good smoke like a mouthful of ash from the bottom of the bowl lol

Anyone who thumbs down your videos clearly has their thumbs up.. well. Where the sun don't shine. I usually pack a bowl and watch some of your videos when I'm winding down for the night and you've honestly helped me tremendously. Keep 'em coming, sir!

Thank you for the tips xD Always like your videos!

Great video. I'm a huge fan of Savinelli's 6mm blasa filter system. I have even drilled all of my Peterson pipes to accept 6mm filters now.