"Don't be sucked in by pipe "hobbyist rules" and feel humiliated if you need to relight frequently."
How very true. When I took to the pipe 15 months ago I was forever relighting but that was mainly down to my poor packing technique. However, now I have got packing pretty much sussed out I still occasionally have to relight and do not regard it as anything other than part of enjoying my pipe, nothing wrong with relights.
Welcome to the forum by the way :puffy:
Regards,
Jay.