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12-03-2015, 07:02 AM | #1061 | |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
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P.S. Look up the "Frank Method" of filling a pipe on youtube. It helped me out when I first started off.
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12-03-2015, 04:33 PM | #1063 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
Guys last night I rehydrated my tobacco and just got home after working a 16 hr double, to find some nice soft, velvety tobacco. The wet towel method worked great! I let it sit out for a bit just in case they were too wet and have jarred it up. Feel like I almost know what I'm doing! Can't wait to pack a bowl later tonight.
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12-04-2015, 06:22 PM | #1064 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
Tobacco Q: So I'm probably being paranoid over what to smoke in what pipe, but I read that aromatics and briar don't mix well (at least some people's opinions) that they can take on too much of the flavoring. I am looking up some of the tobaccos on http://www.tobaccoreviews.com and one of the categories is "Flavoring" if it's not an aromatic then there would be no favoring listed correct?
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12-31-2015, 02:44 AM | #1065 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
This may be a dumb question but I'm looking at ordering new stems for a couple of estate pipes that I can't seem to improve. How do you go about measuring these so you know that they will fit. Also I would like to get the same stems so would I go through the manufacturer of the pipe to get these?
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01-13-2018, 04:49 PM | #1066 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
My old man just passed on a pipe that he received from my grandmother about 30 years ago. Thus begins my journey down the piping road. I would like to know any suggestions for some tobacco. I've been a cigar smoker for years but have never tried a pipe. Any places online you'd recommend for some samplers would be much appreciated.
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09-20-2022, 02:38 PM | #1067 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
Ok I am thinking about dipping my toe into the pipe smoking world. I am a CC only smoker and LOVE them but with the way prices are going I am thinking of adding in a pipe. I know I am going to have to slow way down, I smoke a Robusto in 30 min. The question I have is if I pick up a pipe if I start with trying Aromatics tobacco in the pipe do I need to stay with Aromatics in that pipe.?
I tend to have a sweet tooth, I like sweet & rich flavors. I do like Punch and Cohiba cigars (the vanilla & citrus) CCs I may end up realizing that I like Non - Aromatics
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09-20-2022, 02:50 PM | #1068 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
I suggest that you start with a straight virginia. Virginia is a sweeter tobacco and relatively mild. When you are thinking of buying one, check out the specs for it at https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/.
You can also look into samplers. Good sites to ask beginner questions are pipesmokersdens.com and pipesmagazine.com. Unfortunately, CA doesn't have a great depth with regards to pipes anymore. Mind you, others will pop in. Adam recently fell down the slope big time and has a wealth of experience buying pipe tobacco he isn't really fond of.
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09-20-2022, 02:56 PM | #1069 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
Thanks Mark
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09-20-2022, 04:08 PM | #1070 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
I was a bit outraged earlier in the year when Habano SA decided to use Hong Kong to set their benchmark on prices for Cohiba' and other CC'. Not sure who' going to be shelling out $1K plus for a box, but...
Welcome to the pipe world! This is my three cents when it comes to just starting out. You need to get one of these: A Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob: https://corncobpipe.com/product/boone-corn-cob-pipe/ Knowing you in the past and the cigars you smoke, I would recommend the following blends to start off with: Amphora Virginia blend. I think you'll find the blend rewarding: https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-to...duct_id/278505 Sutliff 707 Sweet Virginia: https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-to...duct_id/107483 or... Sutliff 505C Virginia Flake: https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-to...duct_id/127345 The 707 is pretty much the rubbed-out version of the 505C. Sutliff 515 RC-1 Red Virginia: https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-to...duct_id/250855 Sutliff 507-S Stoved Virginia: https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-to...duct_id/250792 I would probably take about 10g' of 515 and 507 and mix really well. Then place the mixture into a one pint wide mouth Kerr/Ball jar for about three months to marry. Burping the jar once every two weeks to age the mixture, and see what you think after the three month period. One more I'd recommend would be... Amphora Burley blend: https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-to...duct_id/326507 I forget where you reside in the SoCal area, but you may want to peruse a good B&M in your area that carries Sutliff Bulk and the Amphora blends (if they do) to maybe support them in the start of your pipe journey. They should also carry the Missouri Meerschaums too. Good luck and we'll be here to support you and make sure you slide hard down this other slope PS - I forgot to mention that the Warped Cloud Hopper pipe tobacco blend in the 2oz tin is a darn good smoke too.
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09-20-2022, 04:33 PM | #1071 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
I agree with Mark's list. I tend more towards English and Balkan. A nice list, once you get your foot in the door is at
https://pipesmokersdens.com/threads/...-revised.1117/ What the people at PSD consider the gold standard of each type. If you are interested in one, dump the name into google and then select the link to a place like tobaccoreviews.com to get more information.
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09-20-2022, 05:43 PM | #1072 | |
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I find a bowl or two of a Lakeland (medium-stout Virginia and or/burley base with floral topping - yes, think grandma powdery-floral - they are delicious!) will stick for good while and that’s all I taste. Some regular OTC sweet vanilla Aro may fade quickly after a couple bowls of a smoky English/Balkan blend. As recommended, some folks start with a few cob pipes for this reason. I like them a lot, but find there’s a break in period (any new pipe, really) that can affect initial impressions. Stick with it and try to stop early bowls before the very bottom (burns raw shank inside bowl - normal, tastes ‘woody’) Still, a good way to try different things. Dye the outside black if you don’t want to look like a hillbilly |
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09-20-2022, 05:59 PM | #1073 |
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Re: New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart
Gotta go hillbilly sometimes
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