Shit Snacks
Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
With the stem down my thinking is the herbs will stay in the stem, rather than falling out of the stem and onto the heater screen. This could be alleviated by using a screen at the end of the stem, which I prefer no to do. I would also add that most pockets narrow toward the bottom which is ideal for the stem, but as you point out this could be at the risk of lint intrusion. We could go off on a long tangent on how to mitigate lint in pockets, but rather than derail the thread I am going to pursue @dzoinp ‘s cork idea.
Yeah I was thinking about the shape of a pocket lol to prevent any potential crumbs falling out of the stem (which again as mentioned is not really an issue since there is a screen protecting the heater) I instead always take a first hit, upside down, on the lowest possible setting, before taking TM out and about. That way the load is completely firm in the stem, no worries about any crumbs falling and no need for an additional screen cap (which I have personally found to be more of an inconvenience and less efficient too). FWIW I've had it in a sweatshirt pocket sideways a lot and honestly I don't really think I've noticed any link getting into the stem at all? lol