Savinelli: No Filter?
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It is said that the balsa filter serves to retain the humidity that it produces itself.
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I've used Dr. Plumbs 6 mm filters and they restrict the draw too much IMO. I use the balsa in 6mm Savs and like them just fine.
Horses for courses I guess
Horses for courses I guess
I use the adapters but have slowly started replacing the few I have with no-filter versions. It is worth paying a bit more for instance for the Luisa series and not having to mess with the adapters. Without them the draw is too open and with them, I have to take the pipe apart to get all the gunk out.
I have primarily smoked my Sav entirely filtered (with the Sav balsa filters) and my Pete entirely unfiltered. They are both bent pipes with roughly the same chimney dimensions. My Sav has smoked completely dry to my mouth, whereas depending on the blend my Pete has definitely produced some acrid liquid / bubbling from time to time. I can't detect any difference in how the same blends taste between the two pipes. Not saying this is conclusive -- just two datapoints and there are a lot of subtle variables -- but at least compelling for me. I intend to purchase more filtered and unfiltered pipes in the interest of research.
I am fan of Savinelli pipes, and a fan of 9mm charcoal filters. It is difficult to find 9mm Savs here in US, so I order such pipes from Europe. The retailers that support this site are excellent.
I can’t stand how open the draw is when smoking the 6mm drilling with no filter. The unfiltered Savinelli pipes are drilled to 3mm and those are the pipes that I smoke from them. I have 2 pipes from their tre rusticated line.
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I didn't know about the badges. I checked and I only have the UPS Freeloader Badge. I need to work on that ha, ha.
Can't imagine as to why anyone would want to use a filter and lessen the smoke in any way, but that's just me.
I never put the adapter in nor do I use a filter. It’s a personal preference I do it because I’m too lazy to mess with a filter and I do not like the restricted draw.
I imagine it's to remove some of the nicotine in overly strong tobaccos, and/or to avoid tongue bite with certain flavored ones.