Tobacco Pipe Filters Explained
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- Some info on 'popular' tobacco pipe filters, and what I use. There are other filter styles that I have not covered, but these are the most popular. 9mm filters work the best, because of the wider opening.
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From an 'old-timer' pipe smoker, this is a pretty good introductory...but some detail was left out...the Kohle are 6-mm, but are different length than the Medico...which can replace a Dr. Grabow 6-mm. Kohle work in Savinelli pipes (6-mm style), where Grabow and Medico have to be trimmed to fit in Savinelli (and other European filtered pipes). Most Turkish Meerschaum pipes either are 'no filter' or are Dr. Perl 9mm types. Dr Perl Juniors are 9-mm with active charcoal filtering, and give you the best 'true tobacco taste' while also filtering the best AND absorb the most water (important to a lot of 'aromatic tobacco' smokers who like a 'wet' tobacco, but don't like the gurgle). Most 6-mm 'filters' aren't even filters...inside, it's just a bunch of 'paper fingers' that help prevent large tobacco pieces from coming up to the stem tip...while 9mm filters are designed and work almost like a cigarette filter does...
Hope this helps 'new pipe affectionados'....
Awesome video. I started pipe smoking about 4 days a go. The first day I burn my tounge.. I did not give up, because I know many people enjoy pipes, and it's must be a way to not get "injured" while smoke a pipe.. then I go to my local cigar shop, where the guy recommended a filter for me.. since that, I use them, and I enjoy the pipe much much more! if you want to go oldschool, and classy, don't use them. If you have a really expensive, exclusive tobacco, don't use them, but for an every day normal tobacco, I recommend to use a filter!
Thanks for the vid. Super helpful. I just started using filters so I was curious as to which ones worked best and the difference between them all.
+Ramon Sanchez Jr Glad I could help out. Cheers.
Hadn't seen this one yet and really glad I found it. Like you, I ordered the 6mm charc filters from abroad (not here yet) but neither the seller nor I were 100% sure they'd fit my Savinellis. After measuring the Savs filter chambers I was fairly confident they would but the info in your vid confirmed it. I use 9mm's in my Stanwells and you're EXACTLY right about charc filters "defining" the tobacco's taste. I use them mainly for aromatics and not so much for English blends. Great vid! Dave
Very good Video on Filters I have to say, should be watched by more people. But one thing I wanted to mention is that you need to look for a good seal in the stem when you put in a filter. Some filter chambers have a cone at the inside so you can push the filter in and it seats and seals the filter perfect. If it hasn't got a cone and the chamber is too wide you can wrap a layer of kitchen or toilet paper around the filter so that it fits. Or with the Vauen Dr. Perl Junior you can push in the blue cap a small bit, with a pipetool for example and then you can, also with a pipetool, flare out the paper of the filter itself to make it seat and seal. That's what I always do when I'm outside or when I'm too lazy to go and get some paper.
Thank you, good advise. Usually the paper filters absorb moisture and expand and create a better seal. Cheers.
I didn't even have clue that someone would explain this filters on Y.T !!! LOL.
Real thanx 2 u .
You'll be surprised at what you can find on TH-cam... Me. 😉
@@FatBastardPipes exactly , be safe , peace.
Excellent review and explanation of the various filter options. Thanks from a rookie piper. All the best from Scotland. GD
Cheers! 🍻
although I love the throat hit, taste and puffy smoke of non filtered, the waterfall and tongue burn are just not worth it. if you want more flavor and strength, use wood. if you want a smoother more mellow puff, use charcoal filters.
This was very helpful! Thanks for explaining and sharing!
Hi there good sir!! Great video. I tried today for the first time with a filter. I think it took away the flavour a bit. But that may have been in my head. 9mm charcoal filter. In a new savinelli. It came with the balsa wood so will try it next with some aromatic blends to see if it affects. I think I will order filtered pipes from now regardless, for the health aspect. And the dryer smoke !
The Vauen 9mm is a great filter and sells on eBay for under $12.00. I use a new one each time I smoke my pipe.
Thanks for the knowledge and clarification. Look forward to more.
Smoking a pipe since 1993. I just make my own out of rolled paper or small pieces of balsa (buy an entire sheet from the hobby store for a fee dollars). I have never used them to "filter," more just to eliminate moisture. Make them yourself and they are infinitely customizable.
Excellent Review. Just what I was hoping to find. Thanks!
I always smoke with balsa filter to help control moisture and ash. I tend to avoid charcoal filter since a lot of people say these can trap some flavours, not sure if it's true though.
Shawn Long I have not experienced any loss of flavor using charcoal filters, and I use them all the time. Even if they do trap flavor it unnoticeable.
@chrishornsby13 No, usually the hole is too small. But, I either don't buy non filtered pipes, or if I do buy non-filtered, I make sure I can convert them to filtered by either enlarging the the tenon (if its thick enough) and shank holes, or completely changing the tenon.
what do you do when you buy a pipe that are too small to fit the 6mm filter?
Is the pipe made to fit a 6mm filter? If yes, but the fit is tight, maybe you can enlarge the hole using a 6mm drill bit. Check ebay, you can sometimes find smaller filters.
@tylenator552 Get a filtered pipe. Preferably 9mm, it will cut down on the nicotine and even though you (and I) puff fast, the filter provides a constant resistance, which slows down the burning.
thanks for the info. I use the blue tips and wondered which direction it should go. 😁
The blue part faces the mouth. 😊👍
Can I use the wood 9mm balsa with an English blend in a 9mm pipe since it doesn't trap the nicotine as much? I used a 6mm balsa before and didnt seem to effect anything with English blend tobacco. I dunno.. seems like you can.
Excellent Video !!!
Very informative. I have only a few filter pipes, cob's, Dr.G's and Brigham. I don't mind them for certain baccy's. Have you ever tried the Design Berlin pipes. I believe they take a 9mm filter. Im interested to try one.
@JohnsonJB80 No specific seller. Search eBay, you can find good deals, usually if the cost is around $15 per 100 filters, its good, brands to look for are Vauen, Peterson, Denicotia/Blitz and Big Ben. Avoid Chinese sellers however.
@tylenator552 That one can not. Not all pipes can use filters, the tenon has to be made to take either a 9mm or 6mm filter. Usually you can drill it and fit a filter, if the tenon is thick enough.
Thank You for the Education
Thank you for watching.
I use the all the time. The wood filters are basically to trap moisture, they dont' do much as far as changing the taste. Cheers!
Hello, I bought a Meerchaum corncob pipe recently which has a 3mm diameter cotton filter. I haven't found replacement filters anywhere. Meerchaum's website says that the 6mm filters fit all of their cob pipes, but they don't list replacement filters in the 3mm size.
Missouri Meerschau does make a 3mm filtered pipe. Their unfiltered pipes may look like they could fit a tiny filter but I've never seen one. If you have a link to them please post it here.
I roll zig zag papers tight and they make great filters and cheap.
@@luiscook2665 dou you mean smoking papers? It is sounds good
Excellent vid Fat. Congrats. I liked it so much. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for this
Great vid
Another very good vid, and a topic that needed to have a vid made on it.
Nice info mate
White Elephant is my favorite brand
Great video thanks for the info, do you have a specific seller/place on Ebay you get your filters?
@truckpipe eBay is probably the best source but you can also order directly from German tobacco shops online. A "BIG" one is dan pipe dot de. They are DTM, the same folk that make the tobacco.
@patrickthepipe The blue plastic goes in the stem toward your mouth.
just out of curiousity, are pipe filters the same as cigarette filters?
Now this was really helpful! thank you! I think I asked before, where is a decent source to order the charcoal 6mm and 9mm? Ebay usually good? thanks, gregg
truckpipe yo just use amazon
@socratesthecabdriver It depends on the tobacco. If its a wet smoke then i change it after smoking once. But on drier smokes i change every other smoke.
Ah ok thanks.. so they are ok for English blends then like Dunhill right?
@jokerinthepack1986 Typically cigarette filter use absorbent gel crystals, instead of charcoal and meerschaum bits.
@Baccybandit Thank you. I do have a DB pipe. It is very good! Vauen also makes nice pipes. 9mm filters are less obstructive and its almost like smoking a non-filtered pipe. Many folks don't like filters, but it does enhance the tobacco flavor by blocking some of the bitter tar taste.
I have trouble finding a good pipe that fits 9mm filters. All the tobacco stores have cheap pipes that will work, but when I try to find name brand pipes like Savinelli they rarely list what filter size will fit the pipe. Do you know any good pipes that will fit the 9mm filter? Also have you ever come across any pipes with more than one filter?
The best way to find quality filtered pipes is to buy them from online stores. Also filtered pipes are more popular in Europe so it's a bit harder to find nice filtered pipes in the US, but it's not impossible. I make custom pipes that fit 9mm filters per customer request. I have not seen pipes that use two different size filters, however most 6mm and 9mm Savinelli pipes can use either balsa wood or charcoal filters. A great place to buy filtered pipes online is the Danish Pipe Shop (Denmark). The best I have found in the US are Pipes and Cigars dot com, Outwest Tobacco and Cup'o'Joes.
i just bought a passatore 3mm filter. is it any good?
I've seen some pipes with metal filter are these any good
They are ok but not great, since the metal doesn't absorb any moisture the pipe will gurgle when smoked.
Hello there, I recently bought a box of the white elephant 6mm filters off of eBay and they don't fit into the 2 Savinelli's I own (I can't get the stem flush with the shank with a filter in)... have you ever had this problem before? Thanks
My Savinelli pipes were purchased around the time I made this video, and the 6mm elephant filters fit fine... The filter doesn't create a gap. However newer pipes may have shorter filter holes, or tapered holes, so the filter doesn't go down all the way. You can use a sharp drill bit the size of the filter and shave off a few millimeters into the tenon (filter hole) to make the filter go down further. Don't use a power drill however, you can do it by hand.
Fat Bastard Pipes OK, thanks, I'll take a look into doing that, appreciate it.
I had the same issue, with my Savinelli 320KS. But is fixable. I cut about 5mm out of the filter( White Elephant-both Natur Meerschaum and Aktiv Carbon), then unwrap the paper from the cut end to release the ceramic cap, toss out a bit of the carbon or meerschaum little pieces, and then after just flaring a bit the open filter edge towards outside press the ceramic head on the shorter remaining filter between my fingers or against the table. Works perfect.
Same problem with the Savinelli Tortuga here. I could not find a better replacement since I dont really like balsa filters, and the White Elephant ones just don't fit.
My pipe holds 1.5 filters and the ones i have are 1.37 any different effects
It depends on what type of filter. But that little of a size difference will not matter much.
do you even put them in non filter pipes
I like to use a stinger, personally
When do you change the filter?
I change every 3-4 smokes, each smoke around 30 minutes. Your milage may vary.
2 smokes is the best (40 min to 1 hour)
@1fatbastard oh ok. thank you for responding. the problem is i smoke a pipe very fast and i wind up giving myself a headace. from the nicotine i guess. although ive never been sick from any cigars and ive had hundreds. i subed
Glad the info helped. Cheers! ; )
How often should I change the filter in my pipe?
For charcoal filters, the filter makers say change it every smoke, not really necessary. I change it every few smokes. Let the filter dry out in between smokes, and you should be fine. I mainly use filters to reduce moisture, so I let it dry. Paper filters, you should change every smoke.
Big filter fan. 9mm charcoal first and 9mm or 6mm balsa second. In Europe, they are more health conscience, especially Germany. Not a fan of the medico type filter pipes. The less carcinogens that go into your mouth the better. Thanks
Cool.. I don't get why I was told that they were bad for English blends.
can any pipe take pipe filters? i have a peterson kapet 01
you change the filter on every smoke? or you reuse them ?
Change them every smoke.
I only have pipes whit 9mm filter. But now i would by a pipe whit a stinger. And i ask: - if i dont like the stinger can i take it way and put a filter instead?
Tiago Miguel Bacalhau Brás. You can not. Stingers are narrow, you will not be able to fit a filter in the hole.
Thank you!
I noticed that the color is different on one end of some filters. Does it make a difference which end faces out towards you?
Michael Whaley Vauen filters are blue on one end, i have filters that are white on both ends. Doesn’t make a difference which end is where. 👍
Fat Bastard Pipes thank you
I think it does make it a difference. The plastic end should face the mouth. Otherwise it will burn and melt inside the mouthpiece. It is a nightmare to clean. I always buy savinelli with both white ends. It costs a little more tho.
I ave used only charcoal filters. They are good for about 2 smokes.
Millage varies for different size bowls and how much tobacco you use per smoke, and type of tobacco.
If you get smoke in your mouth then your getting tar and all that good stuff anyways. The only benefit I see is that it can help absorb some moisture.
That is basically all these filters are for, to reduce moisture, which is one of the problems that could make pipe smoking unpleasant. However, some amount of tar and nicotine do get absorbed by the charcoal and meerschaum particles that are in the filters. When cleaning I have noticed that my unfiltered pipe stems get much dirtier than my filtered pipes.
Do you know of a store in the U.S. that sells the charcoal filters in the 6mm size? thanks
The Elephant brand is they one I know of. It is a German brand, and I got mine from eBay Germany.
ebay, right; i forget about ebay. i'll look for those. thanks
hi i have a question i hope you can give me an answer to
i have the 9mm VAUEN filter and i was wondering how do you know when
is it the time to change the filter?
There was no picture of anything on the main website to show when to change it...
thanks, please let me know!
James Kuo They recommend changing the filter after 4-5 smokes. But I usually change the filter after 1 or 2 long smokes. They get brown and absorb a lot of moisture, so I change them quick. Filters are quite cheap so no reason to keep using dirty ones.
i use the filter for smoking normal cigarettes,
my pipe is constructed to hold cigarettes.
and i can't seem to see anything going black beside the front end where the smoke comes in and thats it.
do you mean the surrounding paper *the white part going brown?
James Kuo Yes, I don't know about cigarettes, but pipe tobacco has a lot of moisture, and it makes the paper go soggy and brown. As long as you don't get a weird taste, i guess you can keep using it. Perhaps change it after every 20 cigs or so.
ok thank you very much,
my pipe is designed to hold cig sticks
and the longest i've tried so smoking 4 packs for it to even turn a little brown on the surrounding paper of the filter.
kinda crazy, but thanks for your advice 20 cig from now on!
Tar's and nicotine? It's called resin bro
Only if you're smoking weed. With tobacco it does as he says
Yes it is.
what is cooling filter for pipes?
Most filters will cool the smoke a little, charcoal filters cool the most. But if you want a cool pipe you have to smoke slow, one to three puffs per minute.
@dieseldragontamer Are you offering one. ; )
Dr grabow filters fit savinelli ?
Yes, they are 6mm, and they fit the Savinelli with 6mm filter opening.
How do I get a filter out that's stuck in the stem of a pipe? Or, even worse, what I have, a part of a broken filter out of a bent briar pipe stem? Needles won't work because they are not bent, and pipe cleaners won't work because they bend when they get up to it. Please let me know if you have any ideas.
You need a thin hard wire, coat hanger stiffness but thinner. I use construction wire, it is used to hang ceiling insulation.
Fat Bastard Pipes I imagine I can get that from a hardware store, thanks. I'll give it a try.
Shamak Yes, any well stocked hardware store should have them.
Paper clip
I have used skewer sticks to get them out
very good video, it seems lots of EU use filters and smoke more carefree than the US..like no BITE :)
@1fatbastard Cool Ill check them out. Thanks.
Balsa filter ftw
who would want to reduce the nicotine.
Someone needs a Manicure! lol awesome video!
@curiosidadesextrano The Germans know how to make their filters. I never have any problems with them.
Helpful
Unfiltered smokers think using a filter is “girly”, “unmanly”, “uncool”.
@giacomomora Now you are found. ; )
@SatelliteHeartTrans Haha...
@1fatbastard Not only no, but hell no! lol But if you come down to the border, I know some asian ladied that work wonders! sadly no "HappyEndings" though! lol