Pipe Smokers?

[Nick]

Today, smoke a chanupa (peace pipe) loaded with kanikanik (herbs, no tobacco) after sweatlodge. Funny, as the pipe is passed around the circle we always have trouble keeping it lit. Maybe the long stem is the problem.

Ron

I have a few churchwardens, both clay and briar, and the long stem is usually a benefit. Keeping a pipe lit usually has more to do with proper packing, and smoking at the right rate. I've smoked calumets before, though filled with tobacco, and there wasn't a problem, maybe it's the combination of what's in the bowl.