Is it necessary to store your pipes a certain way after smoking?  Like get or build a pipe stand or something?  Right now, I'm just throwing them in an old cigar box after cleaning them.  What are the problems I'm going to run into if I don't store them on a pipe stand afterwards?

Quotelukin - 2/19/2012  6:37 AM

Is it necessary to store your pipes a certain way after smoking?  Like get or build a pipe stand or something?  Right now, I'm just throwing them in an old cigar box after cleaning them.  What are the problems I'm going to run into if I don't store them on a pipe stand afterwards?

Mostly the only thing I will say, if you're storing them in a cigar box, it to perhaps leave the lid open at least part way, so that they can air out a bit better, otherwise the only other thing might be a few scuffs from laying around in the box.  Outside of that , I don't see much problem...

I don't do anything special for storage, other than making sure they can breathe. I will note that if you leave your pipe(s) in the open - on a pipe rack or somesuch - you may want to clean and polish them every month or two. House dust does not generally make a good complement to burning tobacco.

After cleaning I leave them out on their pipe stand and I lately I've been leaving a pipe cleaner in them over night to help suck up some of the excess moisture I didn't get when cleaning.

Mine sit in a little stand on top of one of my humidors.  Years ago, Dad and I used to take our pipes up to Edward's and they'd buff 'em for us.  I'm not sure they used some sort of wax on the polishing wheel, but I don't know what it was.  We also used to use that Bee Pipe Sweetener stuff every now and then.  Some folks use rum, but it was hard to find in a Baptist household.    The key is to empty them when you're done with a bowl and alternate pipes if you can.

Like many old timers, I've always stored my pipes with the stems pointing up in a pipe rack after cleaning them out well with a pipe cleaner after smoking.  

I never leave a pipe cleaner in them as I like to let them air out in the pipe rack as-is (although some prefer Bryan's method -- see above) -- I guess it depends a lot on how many pipes you have in your smoking rotation and your personal preferences.

Like many old timers, I've always stored my pipes with the stems pointing up in a pipe rack after cleaning them out well with a pipe cleaner after smoking.  

I never leave a pipe cleaner in them as I like to let them air out in the pipe rack as-is (although some prefer Bryan's method -- see above) -- I guess it depends a lot on how many pipes you have in your smoking rotation and your personal preferences.

I agree with David -- I use high proof rum or whatever on a pipe cleaner once in a while (or that "Bee" stuff in the small yellow plastic bottle works too) to sweeten up a pipe.

I never use wax or any other foreign substance on the bowl of a pipe -- I like to keep that completely natural.