Filters for Pipe Smoking (1)

[@LMJett]

​ OK... once again from an elderly pipe smoking gentleman (who has, sadly, always tended to be a "wet-smoker"), I'm gonna "let the cat outta the bag" here on a LITTLE TRICK that I've used to solve the tongue bite problem for me... and, it just might work for you, so I'll give away this little "trick" to all my "pipe-smoking brethren" free of charge!... To be PERFECTLY HONEST, the COOLEST, DRIEST smoke that this ole dude ever experiences is in using BOTH a 9mm charcoal filter and a 6mm Savinelli balsa filter SIMULTANEOUSLY in a 9mm churchwarden stem (that is: use BOTH at the same time!)!... The balsa filter absorbs all the moisture, which not only eliminates tongue bite, but, also greatly extends the life of the charcoal filter to at least 2 bowls!... And the balsa filter can be rotated (between 3 or 4 fresh balsa filters), so each can completely air-dry... and, after a few uses, can also be rinsed in vodka, dried, and used over and over again as well!... So, here's the deal: I buy the replacement 9mm bent churchwarden stems (Chinese made) on Amazon... which, BTW, fit only SOME of my Danish, German, and Italian 9mm filtered pipes (ones that have a 0.40" O.D. tenon). Of course, after smoking a bowl, you need to push out the 6mm balsa filter with a LONG pipe cleaner (but that also serves to clean the churchwarden stem with each bowl anyway). Some folks might say, "But, doesn't 2 filters detract from the taste of the tobacco?"... Well , to that, all I can say is: "I can certainly still tell (and enjoy) the differences between all the various blends - Peterson EMP, Plum Pudding, Magnum Opus, Mississippi River, Nightcap, Artisan's Blend, Quiet Nights, etc., etc.... and this trick has GREATLY increased my enjoyment of "pipe smoking, and THAT"S what it's all about - right???? Pipe smoking is about your own "personal enjoyment", NOT copy-catting what someone else TELLS you to do!... Ya gotta do what works for you, so also take what this ole boy says with a grain of salt too - BUT... ya might wanna give the "DOUBLE-FILTER IN A CHURCHWARDEN STEM" a try - because ya just MIGHT like it a lot!... Blessings and happy puffing to you!👍

[@buffalobill9048]

Thxs for sharing your experience with filters. I am starting to use filters, but have not yet tried the various types on the market. I just ordered the Savinelli's and we'll see how it goes. Your overview was very helpful.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Thanks you my‘ol mate 😊👍👍 Glad that video was helpful…Savinelli‘s are very good filters 9mm and 6mm with active charcoal…a good choice to start 😄 Have a great start to 2024 Bill and a lot of good smokes too 😉💨💨💨

[@-Galenas]

Dear Sir, what a bunch of information you brought there to us! The majority of my pipes are 9mm-filtered and I have stuck for quite a while now with the Vauen-Filters. With the 6mm-Filters from Elephant i have made horrible experiences - the way you described it. I had to breakt them and drill them out of my corncobs. As is said in my Savinelli-Bing-Video, i now will try out the Gizeh-filters. I've only got one non-filter-pipe - and i have not smoked it yet very often... only a few times and it was not a satisfying experience because i am used to filters and the smoke was hot and harsh and there was a lot of moisture coming up the mouthpiece. So i bought paperfilters to try it out - the combination of denicool cristalls AND a paperfilter sounds quite interesting - i will give it a try and will report my experiences.
Thank you for your filter-research i am looking forward to the other filter-videos you've made.
Greetings

[@LMJett]

​ I have to admit that I'm an elderly pipe smoking gentleman that now ONLY smokes "charcoal filtered" pipes (even though I DON"T inhale). For some reason it seems that using "filters" hasn't caught on yet here in the U.S. like it has in Europe... which really is a shame since, IMHO, it makes for a COOLER, DRIER SMOKE with less chance of tongue bite. Either Vauen 9mm filters (which fit my Danish and German pipes) or Vauen 6mm filters (which fit my Savinelli pipes - replacing their more expensive, less efficient balsa ones) are definitely my "charcoal filters" of choice.

[@privatepilot4064]

I just drop Denicool crystals in the place where the filter is supposed to go! Works great!

[@ramsesosirus]

Great review! I've tried most of these filters. I like alternating between paper, balsa, and charcoal as I see fit and learn. I also use the 3mm ones in filterless pipes. Sometimes you have to bend the end a bit so they don't disappear into the pipe stem. I also cut the 6mm paper ones in half to get more use, and I too have drilled my cob stems if more room is needed. A drum sander on your dremel is great to make the outer ring just a bit looser if a new stem is too tight as well- the rotation kind of guides it around the stem (I add blue tape over the part I don't want to sand). I remove all my filters with tiny pliers- helps stop them from ripping (especially the charcoal ones). I've also used the wire to push stuck ones out when all else fails and there's nothing to grab onto! The best 6mm charcoal for me have been the Vauen and Savinelli ones, they're shorter than the white elephant ones and flow well. I like 9mm filters but most sold in the US are either filterless or 6mm.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Thanks my friend for your interesting comment 😊👍👍 Smokingpipes.eu does many more 9mm pipes than SP.com I use similar methods as you mentioned but I thank you for sharing these tips…thats how we learn together 😄😊😉💨💨💨

[@johnwayne8114]

Great info! Few pipe videos are so detailed, and that is frustrating. It can save hours of research and trials, not to mention money.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Glad it was helpful my friend 😊 There are video updates Filters 2, 3 too…I have a playlist only for pipe filters 😉💨💨💨

[@TheGentlemanScholar]

Thanks for keeping me company during my morning walk. Before your video I knew next to nothing about pipe filters...now I know considerably more. Many thanks, mate!

[@RedcoatsReturn]

TheGentlemanScholar Thanks! I hope it helps, I think filters are offering a number of choices for both optimising enjoyment and improving health safety to all kinds of pipe smokers. 😊

[@thepipesmoker5803]

I use 9mm filters in all of my pipes except one. I’ve used vauen, white elephant, stanwell and they are all very good. Trouble free yes. Won’t smoke unless the filter is in place. Very good filter video. I’m definitely sold on the 9mm filters. I don’t get tongue bite from any blend. I smoke non aromatic blends. Plus I blend my own recipes. 😎

[@biggrumpyz1778]

Excellent videos Lester, both 1 & 2. Thank you for the tutorials. I will be purchasing some of these to try.

[@cheshirepiper9254]

Great advice, I have a number of non filter pipes. Thank you very much 👍

[@davidkelly8299]

Very good informative and interesting, will look at the next video well presented for new pipe smoker continue the good work.

[@TheBalconyPiper]

Just found your channel and gowing through your videos. That was very informative and thanks for sharing. I do use 6mm filtered cobs and found a solution for the filters getting stuck inside, but also for the cheap plastic stems. I have replaced all the stems of filtered cobs with the ones from the falcon international pipes. They cost about 6€ and are of great quality, durable for life, they perfectly match the cobs and no problem on removing a wet 6mm filter after smoking.
Take care and carry on

[@RedcoatsReturn]

The Balcony Piper Thats real interesting! I will look up the Falcon stems ti check that out. Do you have a source?

[@TheBalconyPiper]

@@RedcoatsReturn I bought mine from mysmokingshop .uk
I could send you pics of the fit if you want. I have shown them on one of my videos, cant remember which

[@RedcoatsReturn]

The Balcony Piper Thanks ol mate😊 I found a shop in the UK ( www.smoke.co.uk )and bought three stems. You are right, only about £4.50 😀I’ll give em a try with those White Elephant standard 6mm of which I have a couple of packs left. Thanks for the tip! 👍👍

[@challengerdart3731]

Excellent, excellent vid RR. Thanks a lot. Have a great week.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Thanks my friend 😊👍👍 Its slowly and old video now…but..it helps new pipe smokers to understand the choices…if….they decide they need filters 😉💨💨💨

[@EDICKINSON-rv5im]

I've recently heard you are going on a hiatus for hopefully a short period of time. I developed a keen interest in your various hobbies recently, and I do hope your efforts are fruitful and allows you to return to the channel as soon as you feel it is appropriate. I'm looking over your Christmas series as of late and enjoying it immensely. Best of luck and hope to see you soon.

[@JeanPanzer]

Excellent job, my friend! 😀👍🏻 I totally agree: the best thing is to gain your own experience! 😉

[@RelaxedpiperYoutube]

Great video, thanks for taking the time to tests filters. Love these kind of vids. Cheers!

[@aromatix5741]

Redcoat!! You do videos now? So cool! I love my Charcoal filters but those 3mm are a great idea, I never knew the existed. I'm going to look into some of this stuff. Great video!

[@RedcoatsReturn]

AromatiX x Also the Meerschaum 9mm may be worth a try if you want more flavour. Soon I will do a short update with two additional 9mm filter types that I did not mention in the first video. Thanks for commenting, especially you as I love your channel! 😊

[@ThePipeNook]

Excellent video, sir! Stanwell 9mm's are my favorites, as well. Peterson 9mm's are also very good, as well as Big Ben and Adsorba...but the Big Ben and Adsorba's are hard to find these days.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

The Pipe Nook Me too! Stanwell 9mm is my Nr. 1 filter though...equal with the new White Elephant Supermix 9mm (meerschaum and active charcoal) fir wetter or hotter burning virginias. It may Purize 9mm get onto the top rung but I need to get more experience with them. For 6mm the Purize slims are top rung already, much easier to remove after smoking and better absorbers than Savinelli balsawood 6mm, in my opinion. Take care ol mate 😊😊😉

[@eufemioyantin24]

Very informative.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Glad it was of help 😊😉

[@fordsmokingpipes2247]

Very informative. Thank you sharing. I never seen a 3mm filter either. very interesting. happy smoking.

[@bibnida7945]

Very helpful. I have treasure of a Joh's Rhodesian, but unfiltered. I'll try the 3mm trick plus the crystals, thanks.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

The crystals and paper filters help to dry the smoke and take some of the tar out. I wish you many happy smokes with that classic beautiful pipe my friend 😊😊👍👍

[@theblishknovk]

My natural missouri pride with a savinelli balsa in it is pretty incredible. Probably the best pipe smoking experience ive had in the last 9 years amd its my cheapest pipe. My stanwell and savinelli doesnt even come close

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Thanks for watching my’ol mate 😊👍👍 That could be…I have a few unexpensive pipes…and some cobs….smoke extremely well. You don’t have spend a fortune on a pipe to enjoy. pipe smoking at all….about 20% of my pipes were $180-220…I bought the for the brand, the shape, the grain, the carving rustication and the stem…aesthetic reasons…and..all of the smoke well…a few…smoke perfect like their Made in Heaven 😊😉💨💨💨

[@theblishknovk]

@@RedcoatsReturn i really want try a 9mm charcoal briar.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Blitz or Savinelli or Chacom are good ones 😉

[@theblishknovk]

@@RedcoatsReturn thank you

[@Paul_Davies]

very informative video, I find I only really need to use filters when smoking Aromatics and I've only used the Savinelli balsa which I will be moving away from for the Nording keystones as I've heard they are really good

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Paul Davies Whatever fits fir your own taste and preferences. Nording stones are a good option for sure.

[@urfan7850]

Great video.Thanks

[@DouglasRoys]

I use brown rice at the bottom of my bowl and it seems to work fine

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Thanks for that tip…I‘ll try that too..😊👍👍😉💨💨💨

[@yvonjasser]

@@RedcoatsReturndid it work?

[@RedcoatsReturn]

@@yvonjasser Yes…kind of…dry rice absorbs water…but…don’t absorbs tar….and rice is organic…so it burns too. If you want to save money…its a good tip. I prefer to use Denicool crystals are neutral on flavour and absorbs tar as well as water…and they are inorganic mineral…they don‘t burn themselves.

[@philhodges8773]

Great vid. Thanks. I wish the flow on the charcoal 6mm filter was a little more open. I find them a bit restrictive.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

The new Savinelli 6mm draw better than the old white elephant filters😉

[@philhodges8773]

@@RedcoatsReturn thx! Will try them

[@4one6Piper]

That's the best filter video I've seen! 👍🏼👍🏼 I'm kinda disappointed, I have 200 savinelli 6mm filters waiting to go in my cobs. Sounds like they'll be one and done. The coconut charcoal filters sound promising. Need to search where I could buy them.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

George The Green Coblin Maybe try this amazon link..... www.amazon.de/dp/B07R41BHZY

[@4one6Piper]

@@RedcoatsReturn sweet thank you!

[@airadaimagery692]

Have you ever heard of Blazy Susan filters? I’m searching for a 6mm charcoal filter that will work well with my corn cobs but I’m in the US and I haven’t been able to find anywhere locally the Purize or Gizeh filters like the ones you recommend in this video. Blazy Susan filters may be the same thing, I’m not sure... But I found Blazy Susan filters sold locally for $30 US for 100 count.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

On the Blazy Susan website, they are Purize filters which can be used very well in MM corn cobs and Rossi pipes too. They are shorter than the Savinelli new activated charcoal filters which have more capacity to absorb water vapor and tars in the charcoal. However, the short Purize filters are usually enough for a medium sized bowl pipe to do the job 😉

[@judgetoogood1033]

Thank you

[@RedcoatsReturn]

You're welcome my dear Judge 😊 I hope it was useful…take a look at part 2 and 3 for some additions to that topic too 😉👍👍

[@judgetoogood1033]

@@RedcoatsReturn I wil l and take care…

[@airadaimagery692]

Do you know if the Savenlli 6mm charcoal filters fit in most 6mm corn cob pipes? Also, I’m getting ready to buy my first briar pipe, a Rossi, so I’m trying to find a 6mm charcoal filter that will work in the Rossi, as well as my Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Yes indeed, the Savinelli activated charcoal filters will fit in MM corn cobs and Rossi pipes equally well. The Savinelli filters are easily removed too after smoking a bowl 😉 Happy smoke my friend 💨💨💨

[@airadaimagery692]

@@RedcoatsReturn thanks! That helps a lot. I don’t need the Blazy Susan’s then, I’ll just get the Savinelli’s.

[@wallyskeet]

Possibly cut the cigarette filter in half even thirds and put it with a pipe filter. They make pure cotton filters

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Thats a good idea Wally my‘ol mate 😊👍👍 I tried some roll-your-own cigarette filter with a active charcoal layer too…they worked but…it was hard to make them snug to fit in the 9m tenon…and bit hard to remove when they were wet. However, its always fun to experiment 😄 You never know…if…you‘ll maybe… find something better 😊 😉💨💨💨

[@Alexanderrank]

Hi there. Excellent video! Just to confirm, do the philltpads help with tongue bite?

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Alex Rank I find they do. They certainly dry the smoke and its partly the steam in the smoke that scalds your tongue. The other contribution to tongue bite are small particles of ash in the smoke which are caustic. There is also a minor tongue bite contribution from tars, which contain phenolics. The latter two contributors can be stopped using filters, active charcoal being the most effective. So I use mostly 9mm filter pipes and place a Sharrow pad in the bowl to ensure a drier smoke. They also prevent gurgling. You can use a Sharrowpad 2-3 times.Take a look at my second video on filters for further alternatives th-cam.com/video/vWTieWTct9U/w-d-xo.html

[@Tusc9969]

Hi, what is the name of the 3mm paper filter you use for unfiltered pipes??

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Its Denicotea 😉

[@NorthwoodsPiper]

Very well done video!
I’ve discovered recently that I prefer filtered pipes myself, preferably 9mm as well.
Is there any one of the 9mm charcoal filters that is just slightly larger in diameter? I have a couple pipes where they fit quite loose and even rattle when installed. Thank you for the great info!👍🏼👍🏼

[@RedcoatsReturn]

I know the rattling 9mm problem well my friend 😄 Assuming you’ve tried jamming the filter hard to get a grip in the tenon socket without success, these ideas may help. One trick is to wrap sellotape 2-3x at the cooler mouth end of the 9mm filter until it fits but its a pain to do that every time, though its no risk to the pipe. I keep about ten 9mm filters like this for the two pipes I gave that have that problem. A trickier method is to take a acrylic resin or glue and very carefully paste thinly the back end inside walls of the the holder, after it hardens after 24hrs, it should have narrowed the grip…but its a bit messy and a bit risky. A best but expensive solution is to ask a pipe repairer to fit a new stem. As the problem is more common with less expensive pipes, it may not be worth it though. I hope this helps, others may have better ideas 😊😉

[@NorthwoodsPiper]

Very helpful and thank you so much for taking the time! Always enjoy your videos too👍🏼👍🏼

[@firmbutton6485]

I enjoy the smoke from a pipe, but not the in mouth after taste and, well any taste in the mouth. What is the most effective filter for removing as much taste as possible?

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Lmm Cams A 9mm filter using pure active charcoal, Stanwell have the best draw in my view and plenty of charcoal to adsorb the bitter tar taste. In addition, you could add some 2-3 Denicool crystals into the pipe bowl which adds an additional filter effect. Also, if you smoke very mild tobacco (Velvet or Peterson Early Morning Pipe for example) there will be very little taste to remain in your mouth. You can start with burley blends like Velvet which by their nature tend to be mild in taste. Virginias will have more flavour, latakia more smokiness and perique more spice and fruit flavour, if you want to experiment a bit. During your smoke its a good idea to drink a nonalcoholic cool drink like ice tea, this will flush your mouth of tobacco taste and cool it to prevent tongue bite. Lastly, after smoking you can use a little mouth wash like Biotene, it will rehydrate your tongue and remove any trace flavours of the tobacco. Hope this helps 😊