Over the past 60 years,I've smoked pipes and when my teeth
got bad,went to cigars.My shipment of mail order cigars was 
late so ,temprarily,I went back to my pipes.I often
wondered why I smoked so many matches.
   This time,I filled the pipe and rammed the tobacco
down as hard as I could with a 1/2 " O.D.tool.
That was it.I lit it once,and as long as I puffed slowly,
the pipe stayed lit.
  Everyone in a while,I would have to pull off the stem
and shake the water of combustion out but now I understand
how a seaman could smoke in stormy weather.
Very interesting.
 
 

--- Maximus 3.01