Filters help you to slow down your smoke, as you can smoke too quickly and draw too hard when puffing without one. This, in turn, helps to keep the smoke cooler and allows you to experience more of the tobacco's flavour.

How many times can you use a pipe filter?

We recommend replacing the filter every two or three 'Balsa wood' smokes; the saturation of the filter can vary depending on the type of tobacco used and how you smoke.

Can you smoke a filtered pipe without the filter?

Due to the physics of air movement, this is not the best idea as a filtered pipe without a filter will tend to smoke wet. The pass-around filters are usually made of wood (balsa or maple), and their whole purpose is to remove excessive moisture from the smoke.