The tighter the stick.........
Posted by Smokin n Jokin on Wednesday, 20-Jun-2007
The harsher the smoke. Anybody else agree? While sinning my way through a package of the new Camel signature series infusion I noticed that they are packed very light. I don't remember any other premades being packed that loose. Anyhoo...I discovered that I have been packing my sticks way too tight. I should have suspected something when I only got about 14 or 15 sticks out of an ounce of tobacco. I stuffed a stick a lot looser than I usually do in a Vera Cruz elegante tube. When I smoked it it seemed smoother and mellower than usual. I allowed that it might have been because of the tube, I don't use them very often because of the cost. I stuffed one in a regular FF Rizla tube and got the same results, so I decided I've been packing the tobacco too tight. I think this has also caused a lot of my other problems, like the time it takes to make a stick, too much time spent cramming the tobacco in the chamber, and filter voids, the tobacco is packed so tight it can't get through the nozzle.
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- Re: The tighter the stick.........
- Posted by Kerry on Thursday, 21-Jun-2007
A lot depends on how moist the tobacco is. Drier tobacco is, imho, smoother when packed tight.
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The perfect moisture level is a personal taste issue when it comes to ease of stuffing, but other than the tobacco blend itself...
Burn rate/temperature has a LOT to do with "smoothness":
Hotter = harsher
Moister = cooler burn
Drier = hotter burn