The Magic of Whole Leaf Tobacco
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ShiniKoroshi
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Just remember who your new friends are next Christmas.That's the new plan.
This B & M owner and member of a forum has decided to stop advertising his restocking of Esoterica and other Limited Editions or just rare stuff like Samuel Gawith, Rattrays, etc. because customers were monopolizing the phone and throwing tantrums because they couldn't get some. We're talking supposedly grown ups, here.
I got allergic to vegetable glycerine when I vaped but pure propylene glycol was ok.
I got some kind of itching in the hair but nothing visible, it was annoying but when I used only propylene glycol everything was fine.
I really wonder why ingredients don't have to be labeled on the tobacco.
WillQuantrill
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When I joined FTT 3 years ago, I was exclusively obsessed with everything cigars and looked past all of the piper postings on here chalking it up to the senior citizen's area of the website. Haha. Now I have over 20 jars of shredded varieties 2 noodle presses and 3 pipes. Every other day I am going about my business in the house and stop myself just to open up 1 of the jars and take in the aroma and go about my business. I am still very much involved with everything cigar but the pipe fills that hole when I don't have an hour and a half to smoke.
Funny you should say that... I had a pipe yesterday that lasted a bit over an hour. That's not unusual. I do, however, often leave a pipe for a while and come back to it later. Unlike my experiences with other forms of smoking, the bowl of pipe tobacco doesn't seem to suffer from sitting for an hour or even a day at a time.
Pipe smoking seems to be (like clothing fashions) a generational thing. My father smoked a pipe during the mid 1940s, before I was born. By the time I smoked a pipe, in the early 1970s, only grandpas and hip university students smoked pipes. Smoking a pipe is truly troublesome while driving, and any other activity that occupies your hands. And when a pipe is done, you still have a pipe to carry around.
I find that I smoke my pipes almost exclusively when confined to my study during crappy weather. And likewise, I smoke cigars almost exclusively when I can sit out on my front porch to stretch my eyeballs.
Bob
When out and about a small corn cob pipe is handy, very light in the pocket and cheap enough to forget somewhere without troubles!
I think you mean "you get to carry around a pipe"
a beautiful piece of craftsmanship that makes you happy when you look at it, hold it, show it to others etc.I consider the challenge a barometer on how natural or effortless my pipe smoking has become, also a reminder not to be in a hurry...pipe goes out or needs a tamp? Just pull over, take a pause, and do the needful.
I've smoked my pipe on longer trips... and even in town a few times. It is a little inconvenient when it goes out, but not an insurmountable problem. The bigger issue for me is that, when not being smoked, it does tent to get ash in places that I'd rather not have it. Like inside my car or truck. I've seen pipe holders that can be mounted in the vehicle, but none so far have had any positive retention that would keep the pipe from flying out when cornering or during a hard stop. So, I will smoke when on the highway, but I keep looking for a good solution to the pipe rest question.
When traveling it's an inconvenience to have to carry enough tobacco for the trip. Not a big inconvenience, of course -- there are Ziploc bags for shorter trips and jars for longer ones, and a tobacco pouch for use during the day. It would be nice to know that one could find a decent tobacconist with a good supply of pipe tobacco or pipe cleaners wherever one goes, but those days are long gone. A pipe smoker needs to travel entirely self sufficient these days. When my darling wife has a break in her busy quilting schedule, I'm going to see if she can't whip me up a suitable pipe roll or bag to carry my "stuff".
When traveling it's an inconvenience to have to carry enough tobacco for the trip. Not a big inconvenience, of course -- there are Ziploc bags for shorter trips and jars for longer ones, and a tobacco pouch for use during the day. It would be nice to know that one could find a decent tobacconist with a good supply of pipe tobacco or pipe cleaners wherever one goes, but those days are long gone. A pipe smoker needs to travel entirely self sufficient these days. When my darling wife has a break in her busy quilting schedule, I'm going to see if she can't whip me up a suitable pipe roll or bag to carry my "stuff".
Plinsc
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I remember seeing a video where the guy glued a rare earth magnet to the bottom of his pipe and kept it on his metal headache rack in hie work van.
Maybe a Falcon pipe can be used together with a magnet, it has a metal stem.
Juxtaposer-
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I smoke while driving all the time. It helps with my patience. Relights with forearms on the wheel when driving straight or at a light or while clenching. I usually tamp with my pinkie. Ash gets dumped on the floor mat. I will normally have several half smoked bowls available. plenty of places to put the pipe down if needed. Windows slightly cracked. I don’t think I need a magnet.
Aluminum, though, I believe.
I do relights typically steering with a knee. My sunroof pops open at the back which draws the smoke out nicely. When I was smoking aromatics it wasn't quite as big a deal... everybody loves the smell of 1-Q. Still vented it though. I very rarely drive more than short trips around town, so it's just not an issue but a couple times a year. This year I'll have our annual fishing trip with my wife's family and a trip to Oshkosh for Airventure. Each trip will be roughly 10 hours each way, so I'll figure something out before the end of May. I've got cup holders galore, so I'm thinking a pipe holder with a spot for the lighter and tamper that will fit into one. Like a cell phone holder, but for something I actually want to have along.
ShiniKoroshi
Dental Floss Tycoon
Pipe holder AND a nice hat, a true gentleman.
5 bucks says he drilled that hole with a pistol.
Oh hell no!
Now that's pretty snazy!
5 bucks says he drilled that hole with a pistol.
Oh hell no!
Now that's pretty snazy!
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I wonder if the practice of casing their tobaccos has more to do with the company’s recurring mold problems. As for Peterson pipes, the quality seems to be coming back up, thanks to harping from activist Petegeeks.Casing, massive doses of humectants. I suspect they started when Laudisi purchased them. Never had any problems when Tarler was at the helm. My intolerance progressively built up once Laudisi was at the helm.
Well, then, look at Peterson pipes, since 2018...it says it all.
There can be mold problems only if the marketing folks insist that their tobacco feel squishy. Tobacco in low case does not mold. But many consumers still apparently want squishy.
Bob
Bob
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Oddly enough, I fell into this thread looking for guidance on DIY casing/topping. I have found folks here talking about levels of case, putting rope tobaccos in water/olive oil alongside flavoring, and more, but solid process info is eluding me.
I want to make my Gawith Hoggarth Dark Birdseye taste like Condor. I also want to recreate the Kendal Dark Vanilla and Coconut Twist they used to export to the US (their current management seem to have forgot they ever made Kendal Dark Vanilla).
I do enjoy unflavored tobacco, and want to start making my own blends from whole leaf, but I still need to assemble some know-how and equipment. Commercial tobacco will continue to burn in pipes as long as it’s available, though. I’m unlikely to replicate some of the blends I enjoy.
