Packing with flake vs loose

[parris001]

I rub out flakes and let it dry. Then I fill my pipe. I have never had much luck with the fold method.

[Sovereign]

I always rub the flake out really well, and have had good success with it. I've never tried the fold method though, I've heard it takes some practice

[DubintheDam]

Folding flakes is really the only way to go if your smoking outdoors on a windy day....I guess that's why you get so many Navy Flakes.

[DonCarlos]

Go to McBaren.com and see the how to fill with flake.. its a very good guide (folding it, not rubbing or packing)

[RJpuffs]

Originally Posted by DonCarlos

Go to McBaren.com and see the how to fill with flake.. its a very good guide (folding it, not rubbing or packing)

Their little animation has the flake loosely inserted and sticking out, then tamped down - effectively making the flake fall apart and get crammed in. Ideally the flake should burn vertically, as intact as humanly possible so it burn evenly down its length.

I started by following their method but it didn't work right (for me). Subsequent tongue lashings later (we are talking MacBaren here) - I figured out that the more vertical the flake, the better the burn.

[old4x4]

Originally Posted by DonCarlos

Go to McBaren.com and see the how to fill with flake.. its a very good guide (folding it, not rubbing or packing)

Here's the link: http://www.mac-baren.com/TopMenu/Exp...ll-a-pipe.aspx

You're right, it IS a good guide for this noob.