Thread 2827097

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>how to get started
Purchase a corn cob pipe (or a cheap briar pipe) and a pouch of Half and Half or Captain Black tobacco from a smoke shop or online. You will need a lighter or match, and something to tamp it with--a large nail works well if you don't have a pipe tool. Fill the pipe with tobacco, pack it down halfway, top it off, pack it down to 3/4, top it off again, pack gently and enjoy. Smoke slower than you think you need to, the tobacco tastes best when it is burning cool. Tamp and re-light as needed. If you still have trouble, try different methods on YouTube until you find one that works for you.

>smoking a pipe will give you cancer
Originally the Surgeon General found that pipe and cigar smokers, following a careful study of the statistics (at a time when most adults smoked, so they had a good sample size), had insignificant death rate increases. Nowadays, tobacco is being legislated against while hard drugs are being legalized. Put two and two together. Tobacco is just another good thing under attack by the government.

All tobacco users welcome. Stoners will be taken to Singapore and caned.

I love pipe tobacco. I used to go out with a hammock and lay in it smoking Stokkebye 24 Nougat and sipping beer or bourbon. I had a large collection of tobaccos kept in mason jars. Threw it all out when moving. Wish I hadn't. Didn't realize it would cost hundreds to replace everything. Some of the tobacco is no longer in production.

I saw a recent article that claimed 80 to 90 percent of cigarette smokers will never get lung cancer. Google AI says only 15% of cigarette smokers get lung cancer. Pipe and cigar smokers basically don't get any cancer. It's very rare. I hate the FDA so much, they made it illegal for pipe shops to make their own house blends and prevented tobacco producers from doing their annual Christmas blends. If you make any new blend it has to be studied by the FDA for safety and it costs tens of thousands of dollars.

I wouldn't recommend Captain Black, it has a chemical smell and flavor. Half and Half is really good. pipesandcigars.com is my go to for tobacco purchases because my state lost it's last pipe shop. I recommend Lane 1-Q for a vanilla flavor over Captain Black. I also recommend Cult Blood Red Moon for a strong cherry flavor. Peterson Sunset Breeze is topped with amaretto and is really good.

If you want something without a flavor topping I recommend Peterson Elizabethan Mixture. It's just straight tobacco that wont bowl you over. If you want something stronger I'd go for an English blend like Peterson Nightcap.

If you want to be adventurous you can flavor your own tobacco using liquor, you can get all kinds of flavors this way.

how many pipes do you guys have?
i got 18 so far, and probably a couple more lost somewhere

>>2827097 (OP)
>Tobacco is just another good thing under attack by the government.
This board is a fucking joke

>>2827112
I guess I'm a pretty simple person. The first time I started smoking a pipe for a couple years, I had 2 pipes and then a 3rd mostly decorative one, and of those 2 pipes I mostly only smoked one of them. This time, I also have 3 pipes, but only 2 that I really smoke, and I don't smoke any of the original pipes really. So 6, but basically 2.

>>2827113
Well, it is under attack. They tax the fuck out of us and made all kinds of retarded laws about growing your own tobacco.

>>2827113
I can tell that you would enjoy watching me fuck your woman.

>>2827113
Alcohol is probably just as harmful if not more harmful than tobacco. Quick google search: "In the United States, alcohol-related deaths have been increasing in recent years. In 2020, an estimated 178,000 deaths were attributed to excessive alcohol use, representing about 1 in 5 deaths among adults aged 20-64."

That's huge. Tobacco deaths each year are about 480,000 but those numbers are highly inflated. If you can get by a car and died but were a smoker you get counted as a smoking death.

>>2827112
Currently only 2. A corn cob and a super ugly orange briar shaped like a pumpkin, I bought it because it looks hilarious. I had an old school clay pipe but I dropped it and it broke.

>>2827113
>nicotine found to help against Covid and the spike protein
>shortly after, countries around the world introduce legislation for harsh restrictions or outright bans, all at the same time
>somehow tobacco is not under attack
Methinks thine intellection be the only joke here, sirrah.

>>2827232
You know it runs deep when even Walmart stop selling tobacco.

>>2827112
Two briars, a cob, and a kiseru

>>2827112
I have five smokable pipes atm. A Dunhill Tanshell, a Stanwell billiard, and three Petersons, a 314, a 14b, and a large rusticated bulldog. I also have a couple of my dad's pipes that need some work.

>>2827112
About a dozen. Mostly briars cheap and nice; a couple cobs; two meerschaums; a gourd calabash; and one old German-style churchwarden.
I have enough for a nice rotation and don't feel like buying any more, except for maybe a morta. Meerschaum is kind of a bother, having to make sure it doesn't cake.
Pic related is one of my meers. The carver took it.

>>2827232
>>2827233
>it was known since the late 1800s that humans have addictive personalities on average
>in the past they were addicted to high-calorie foods which wasn't a problem since +90% of people were farmers doing manual labor, they were also addicted to tobacco and alcohol
>let's add sugar to all the food, let's add 50 chemicals to cigarettes before phasing them out a few decades later, and let's make alcohol as inconvenient to drink with your coworkers as possible (e.g. drunk driving laws, a sober work culture for the first time in history...etc)
>result: obesity up, cancer up because people replaced tobacco with mysterious vape juice made in China and IQ down because people replaced alcohol with cannabis
This was an eugenics program to create docile tax cattle, unfortunately we're starting to have massive power outages even in the first world (e.g. Spain) because we're literally too retarded to learn mathematics and maintain civilization. Their experiment will result in a massive global revolution if they don't find a way to replace the bottom 80% of the population with AI soon.

>>2827289
How's the gourd calabash? I've always fancied one for the sheer swag of it. I also tend to prefer big pipes I can have a long smoke with.

>>2827184
>That's huge. Tobacco deaths each year are about 480,000 but those numbers are highly inflated. If you can get by a car and died but were a smoker you get counted as a smoking death.
Absolute fucking copium lmao

>Alcohol is probably just as harmful if not more harmful than tobacco. Quick google search: "In the United States, alcohol-related deaths have been increasing in recent years. In 2020, an estimated 178,000 deaths were attributed to excessive alcohol use, representing about 1 in 5 deaths among adults aged 20-64."
You do realize that the only reason Alcohol is still legal is because there was nearly a second civil war over it when it got banned and the government failed to control it.

>>2827232
Of course you retards are anti-vaxxers. Who would have thought LMAO
>>2827176
Nice NTR fetish, weirdo.

>>2827354
I can’t believe there’s still retards out there who haven’t woken up to the reality of these kill shots. Even Plebbitors are starting to accept it now. It’s sort of a very low watermark for critical thinking, that somehow you’re too stunted to reach. Go ahead, call the doctor, might as well get all the shots while you’re at it

>>2827349
Mine’s a rusticated Pioneer. Pic related.
You’ll never get a cooler smoke. Tongue bite is impossible.
There is a slight taste imparted—slight. It’s not “pure” like meer. Though I think it’s pretty good at getting the pure flavors out like a meerschaum: I just get a slight taste of the gourd.
Obviously every pipe is different but mine lasts about as long as my Savinelli 8606.
It’s no more maintenance intensive than a meer. You’re not supposed to try to remove any buildup from the gourd part (you can damage it if you try). Just wipe the meerschaum bowl after every smoke and keep the stem clean. Also every now and then you need to wax the cork, otherwise the bowl will lose its seal with the pipe.
Ergonomics-wise it’s pretty comfy to hold. Lightweight for being so huge and very curvy. I like to hold it with two fingers at the bottom “hump” of the “U”.
Sort of impractical for being /out/doors though. It’s too precious to risk dropping.

>>2827354
Wow anon, I'm sure you'll really convince the guys here to stop smoking, and not just look like a retarded asshole as you insult everything they're interested in!
Really taking a page from the left, huh?

its very simple, but i needed a stand for my clay pipe, so i made one as nothing else really fit it

Just made an offering to The Lord George Washington. I burnt pipe tobacco soaked in high-rye whiskey. Happy 4th!!!

>>2827113
You are prime cattle

>>2827113
Get a load of this faggot.

>>2827104
>If you want something without a flavor topping I recommend Peterson Elizabethan Mixture
This was my intro into non-aromatic tobacco, and I am very grateful for it. It’s still my favorite VAPer. Just a great toasty natural tobacco taste.

>>2827364
That pipe looks like something Sherlock would rock. Did you make the support?

I wish pipes came with a hard case like pic related. You can tell that modern pipes are for indoors, they're more like works of art rather than practical everyday smoking.

>>2827593
my meerschaum has a case, what would be the point for a briar, much much less a corncob?

>>2827594
I don't know, just to pocket it with a bowl packed.

>>2827595
Twist a pipe cleaner into a spiral, starting from the centre. In the centre, make sure a small piece is pointing out so you can fold it over. It's now a pipe cap with a handle so you can remove it from the bowl of your pipe.

What's everyone smoking tonight? I cracked open a jar of Marlin Flake I bought last year. I didn't really love it at first, but it's beginning to grow on me.

>>2827571
>Old Grand Dad Bonded
Holy fucking based

>>2827662
Just Peterson connoisseur's choice, it became my go to tobacco.

>>2827586
No, the picture's from the guy I bought it from.
>>2827593
>>2827595
Just get a windcap. $2 and you can do that.
Briars don't need cases. Drop 'em and they're fine.

>>2827662
Smoked a Parodi King. Dried up while I was at the raceway so come firework time it was terrible to smoke. Tomorrow I'll make up with some Bandidos, maybe, or Autumn Evening.

>>2827702
Oh, I thought you did something like this.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TytYRdS_Tys

>>2827594
Not getting ash or tar into your bag or pocket, in case you didn't get everything out after cleaning the bowl.
>t. keeps pipe into jacket's breast pocket

>>2827104
>I saw a recent article that claimed 80 to 90 percent of cigarette smokers will never get lung cancer. Google AI says only 15% of cigarette smokers get lung cancer.
This is because they die of cardiovascular issues. Pumping yourself full of nicotine 24/7 is really bad for your heart. But a daily pipe won't kill you just like a daily drink won't hurt your liver. Lung cancer is a fluke and you're probably more likely to get it from living in some shithole polluted city like Shanghai or Mexico City than from smoking cigarettes.

>>2827594
>>2827712
also to not get stuff IN the pipe too, like hair, lint, dirt, etc
plus, if you're leaving your house while its humid outside, the case will stop it from getting moisture condensed on it & ruining the finish, along with UV protection too

>>2827715
Lung cancer is from all the extra shit you get in cigarettes.
Let's not forget, cigarettes were mede from actual industrial waste with crushed tobacco blended in so cigar factories could sell their waste.
No shit you're going to get cancer from smoking that on the six breaks you take every work day.

>>2827715
>cardiovascular issues
Sounds to me like obesity.

>>2827715
When I'm too exhausted or lazy to bust out the pipe I smoke 1-2 kreteks same I would a pipe, they last longer than regular cigarettes but not an eternity like a cigar.

>>2827571
My grandad used to soak tobacco in dark rum.

>people actually believe inhaling smoke is good for your lungs
Average age of this /in/side board must be sub 18.

These threads convinced me to try pipe smoking around a year ago, having never smoked before. It was fun, I liked trying all the different types and I think pipes look cool. But you can't smoke anywhere legally here and it kind of irritates my throat so I haven't done it lately.

>>2827779
Humans spent thousands of years keeping warm by burning wood inside their homes, I'm not saying that it's healthy just that it's not dangerous. You can get the positive effects of smoking without inhaling, first you can absorb nicotine through your mouth/tongue and second you can get the de-stressing effect without literally pulling the smoke in your lungs. Essentially you minimize the risk for some huge benefits.

Speaking of pipes, have any of you tried a hookah pipe?

>>2827837
they are pleasant but would be a huge pain in the ass to use by yourself

>>2827252
What tobacco do you smoke in the kiseru? The real tobacco you're supposed to use is thin like hay, isn't it? Do you buy kiseru tobacco?

>>2827837
Back when all of my friends turned 18 we went to hookah bars occasionally for a while. It was cool because it was new I guess, and something to do. I didn't really like any of the flavors though, and I'm not a fan of particularly aromatic blends because they all tend to remind me of hookah smoke, where it's basically flavored air and not really "tobacco". I've never smoked actual tobacco from a hookah though, just the super goopy popular flavored stuff.

>>2828139
Yeah, I stockpiled a bunch of kiseru tobacco a few years back. I'm mainly a cigar smoker and when I do smoke a pipe it's usually one of the briars or a cob, so my stash hasn't been depleted yet.

>>2828139
This question has popped up in these threads before. You want the finest cut you can find. The closest I've found is something like Tabac Manil's Le Petit Robin

>>2827796
>can't smoke legally anywhere
Are you in New Zealand or South Korea ? That's the only two places I can think of with a full ban on tobacco in public spaces (and IIRC it's going to be graduan in NZ to phase out smoking starting with the upcoming generation of births)

>>2827097 (OP)
>inhaling rancid tobacco smoke into your lungs while in pristine mountain air

Do addicts really?

>>2828249
>Assuming pipe tobacco is inhaled.
I love watching silly goobers cough.

>>2828249
if your pipe tobacco tastes rancid, you shouldn't be smoking it

>>2828249
I'm official triggered now, thanks a lot.

>>2828249
There's nothing more natural than the scent of tobacco.

>>2828327
he hates the smell of campfires, so its not like tobacco is any better to him

is it wrong that I enjoy smoking my pipe hard and fast?

>>2828347
it just means clays & meers fit you best

>>2828347
No. Not at all.
I remember watching a video by that smug Shane Ireland on SmokingPipes, and he said that smoking slowly and coolly is the Best way to smoke. No, that’s just His Favorite way to smoke. When you smoke hot or cool, you’re going to get different flavors out of the tobacco, therefore there is no “Best” way generally speaking. If you like to smoke hard and fast, there’s nothing wrong with it. But as that other guy said, you’ll have a better time with clays and meers.

Smoking some C&D Winchester, watching the thunderstorm. Smoking my pipe upside down, rain he damned. Been a rough couple days, I needed this

I think I need to stop taking Zyn. About a year ago I started taking Zyn once a day when I got off of work. I like the effect it has, but I’ve found I don’t enjoy my pipe anywhere near as much now. I miss that relaxing feeling of sitting outside, having a cup of coffee, and smoking a nice bowl of flavorful tobacco. I just don’t get that satisfaction anymore, and I’m like 90% certain it’s because I get nicotine from Zyn now.

>>2828347
>>2828438
This. You’ll see a lot of people, especially with Virginia flakes, saying that the best way to smoke it is soft and slow. Personally, when I smoke slow and soft, I hardly get any flavor. I don’t like puffing so hard and fast that I burn my tongue, but I’m not going to wait 15-20 seconds between puffs, having to relight every 3 puffs.

>>2827097 (OP)
How do you guys carry your pipe and your tobacco while /out/?
Light weight solutions, preferably.

Also, have you guys ever tried pipes from aliexpress, are they good?

>>2828484
i always just carried by pipe in my pocket with my tobacco in a pouch; its not good practice though, since my pipe could slip out
i think i'm gonna make a lanyard for my pipe to keep it from just escaping

for aliexpress, i wouldn't trust it; its not that chinese pipes are bad, but its that shit quality pipes are bad, and aliexpress isn't exactly top quality

>>2828484
>aliexpress pipes
Just get a cob instead

>>2828485
https://corncobpipe.com/product/legend-corn-cob-pipe/
$10 and it'll smoke better than pipes that cost 5 times as much. I wouldn't trust anything from China. At best it will just fall apart, or they could decide to make it out of toxic wood and lead paint.

>>2828498
>>2828485
Meant for
>>2828484

>>2828484
i use the case an old pair of fishing sunglasses came in, you know, one of those kind of "bump proof" foam like ones, works fine, holeds 1 pipe, tobacco, tool, lighter and cleaners

>>2828484
A small plastic pill case for the tobacco (enough for a few bowls), then put the pipe, pill case and lighter in a string pouch like pic related and tie it to my backpack. Tampers aren't needed, just use a small branch.

>>2828478
That is absolutely why your pipe is less enjoyable. t. former vapist
>>2828484
I use picrel. It has a compartment for pipe, a lined compartment for tobacco, and a pocket for tools.
>>2828498
Based Missouri Meerschaum smoker.

Anyone have any suggestions for an alternative to Sutliff's sobranie clone?

So much rain lately, I'm not enough of a mud goblin to go /out/ when it's like this so I just smoke my pipe on the balcony.

*tips Fedora*

>>2829249
Nope lol. It was my favorite too, anon. I got a couple pounds of it as soon as I heard Sutliff was closing. Well, supposedly the match was just the bulk version of WhiteKnight and used slightly lower grade tobacco, but I doubt WhiteKnight still uses Sutliff tobacco, unless Russ Ouellette stalked up on Sutliff blending tobacco beforehand.

If you want something in the same genre (though 100% not the same, nor as good, as the Sobranie Match), Arango Balkan Supreme is a really good bulk Balkan blend. It’s spicier and zestier than the Sobranie Match and less sweet and smoky.

>>2829590
I guess i'm just going to have to start stocking up on White Knight and hope the death of Sutliff didn't change it too much. There are other Balkans that I enjoy, but none of them have that same flavor that you get from White Knight/Sobranie Match.

Just took the plunge and bought myself a Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman pipe, as well as a Whitluck's waxed canvas pouch. I wanted a MM Shire cobbit pipe but for some reason the shipping is insanely expensive, so I looked into more MM's pipes and decided to go with the Country Gentleman which is really similar albeit with a shorter bit and looks equally as cool.
It's my first ever pipe and I really can't wait to try it out while /out/. I don't even know shit about tobacco and its kinds since all I've ever smoked is cigarettes, but I'm excited about this really cool little gadget. Any suggestions?

>>2829956
If you're coming from cigarettes you should give Burleys and VaPers a try. Don't inhale pipe smoke, it's absorbed through mucus membranes in your throat, mouth, and nose if you retrohale. Try to keep a slow steady pace with your puffs, you'll only taste hot ash and quickly burn through your cob if you smoke it too fast and hot.

what is a properly going pipe supposed to taste like?
how do I know if I'm doing it right?

>>2829956
The go-to suggestion is Captain Black, but imo it's very aromatic to the point that personally I don't like it that much. I've been enjoying MATCH Carter Hall lately, which is very cheap, actually tastes like tobacco, and also has some little sweet chocolatey notes in it. I would say it's a pretty "standard" pipe tobacco to start on, for both a prior smoker and someone who has no experience, because if you haven't smoked before, it will give you an experience that is lightly flavored while still tasting like tobacco, and if you have smoked before, you'll get actual tobacco with a little flavor. I liked MATCH Prince Albert more, but that seems to no longer be available. Besides, that, maybe just order a few 1oz samplers if you can afford it or things that sound good or that you think you might like. I myself really like Perique and Burley, but I've been laying off the heavier blends while it's 100 degrees outside.

You should eventually try to figure out how much you like Virginia, Burley, Perique, and Latakia (and Deertongue) so that you can approximate whether or not you might like a blend based on its components.

>>2830021
What it tastes like really depends on the tobacco. If everything seems like its lit, you're doing it right. If everything is mostly staying lit, you're doing it right, though this can also vary depending on the tobacco. If the pipe bowl is getting warm to the touch, you're doing it right, but maybe consider slowing down; non-aromatic tobaccos, I tend to smoke a bit hot but I find that a pipe will never get as hot with a non-aromatic as it will with an aromatic, and I tend to smoke aromatics a bit cooler because if you smoke them faster everything turns into hot air rather than flavor, so you kinda need to smoke them cool, but the pipe still might get hot even while smoking them cool depending on the pipe. If you are smoking an aromatic and all you taste is "warm air", you're smoking too fast.

>>2830021
Depends on the tobacco, you'll find the widest range of flavors in pipes compared to cigarettes or cigars.
If you need to relight your pipe too often the tobacco is too wet, if it crumbles to dust it's too dry, if it burns your tongue and moisture builds up in the stem you're smoking too fast.
>smoking too fast
Breath method.
>Too wet
Put on a paper towel for an hour or nuke it in a microwave for 10 seconds before packing.
>Too dry
Steam a jar and add the tobacco, add a apple slice, Bovida packs.

>>2830028
>too dry
I've always just used a paper towel dampened with distilled water. I use a large bottle cap (Like from a milk jug) to make sure it doesn't come into direct contact with the tobacco and seal it up in the jar for a few days.

Posted in here several weeks ago about my taste buds getting burned out on dark-fired blends and occasional strong cigars over the winter. Due to the oppressive heat and work schedule (8-10 hours a day without AC) I haven't smoked anything for going on three weeks now. This seems to have reset my palate, because I'm smoking Elizabethan now and it's so nice.
I find a little break from smoking now and then during the year really helps me appreciate all my favorite blends more than ever.

>>2830132
i try to have something acidic after smoking, to even out the basicness & avoid bite, works well enough

>>2830028
>Breath method
W-what's that?

>>2830135
In the "breath method", to put it very plainly, you basically just stick the pipe in your mouth, you do not purposely draw from the stem, and you just let your idle breathing pull smoke into your mouth, and if you do this, kinda naturally the smoke will also be pushed back out through the pipe stem (slowly, not to blow everything everywhere or upset the tobacco at all). Mechanically what is happening, and you can choose to smoke this way if you want, is that basically your tongue is acting as a diaphragm and is creating a vacuum that "smokes" the pipe for you without you needing to actually draw from the stem. You then very, very, very gently "massage" the smoke back out through the pipe, mouth closed, and you do this slowly, and this is the "breath method" or smoking. The benefits of it is that you probably wont really need to worry about relights until maybe the very end of the bowl, and also generally going this slowly allows you to taste the tobacco better.

Personally i mix a bag og captain black with nicotiana rustica ordered whole leaf mix to preferred taste. Tastes good and doubles as an insect reppelent being 9× higher in nicotene.

Anyone here try dokha? It's supposed to be super strong.

>>2830496
No, I am White.

I bought some stuff from Sutliff once they closed down. I don't really smoke but I like the name of Molto Dolce. I hope to smoke it once the weather cools down a bit where I am.

We will also never have tudor castle or on the town again

feels bad man

and no more bold Kentucky

life hurts

>>2830704
>>2830707
>>2830708
qrd?

>>2830704
I hate those warning labels with all of my heart and soul.

>>2830708
My hatred for STG knows no bounds after this buyout.

>>2830742
Is that Mcclellands? That stuff is worth its weight in gold now.

>>2830742
You're a brave man leaving all that Gawith tobacco in those rectangular tins.

>>2830134
smoking is already acidic.........

>>2827112
9, but i really only use 4.
First one i got is some wood pipe. I think its pear or rose? I stopped using it just because i worried about burning through it.
My go to is a cob and a 2023 Christmas peterson i got as a gift.

>>2830972
it still produces a basic environment in the mouth, its the reason tongue bite is a problem
on blends i'd get heavy bite with, if i have a sparkling water (carbonic acid), i won't get bite - regular water doesn't work

>>2830930
They didn't have a seal problem up until a few years ago.

Capstan Blue is no longer available? I've only been smoking pipe tobacco for 10 years and during this time we've lost so much. Will pipe tobacco be completely gone in the next 10?

>>2830708
Toughen up princess. Things could be a lot worse. I can only buy commercial shitty blends and a limited selection of C+D bulk blends, only in 1oz pouches for about $60USD per Oz.
t.ausfag

>>2831197
Why does Australia suck so much? From restricting anime figurines to restricting pipe tobacco. Man... Australia better be a country with virtually no crime to justify the government acting so authoritarian.

since the last thread is 404'd now, i'll say that i saved it as a pdf (didn't get to save the others though, sadly)
the images are only thumbnails, but they look alright enough, and the text is in full too
i figure since this board doesn't have any sites that archive it, i'll at least do it for these threads

>>2831249
I have about two years worth of /out/ings with a pipe thread saved as pdfs lol. Glad I’m not the only one.

>>2830930
This. Rectangle/square tins = instant jarring for me. I’m a bit concerned about some of my round tins because my drawer where I keep my stash smells like Latakia lol. It’s either my Presbyterian Mixture or WhiteKnight tins that are the culprit. I should probably jar them soon.

>>2831062
I wouldn’t be surprised if all we had was Captain Black, Carter Hall, and some C&D blends in 10 years. STG already said they plan to phase out most of the Peterson/Dunhill blends by 2027.

>>2831356
>STG already said they plan to phase out most of the Peterson/Dunhill blends by 2027
I have trouble believing that considering they're probably their best selling blends.

>>2831353
>my drawer where I keep my stash smells like Latakia lol
Once or twice a year I stop by a cigar shop in town to buy up whatever limited C&D release I didn't want to fight over on smokingpipes. While i'm there I usually get an ounce or two of some cheap house blend they sell (Which was probably just a re-branded sutliff bulk blend) and leave the bag just barely cracked open in the closet where I store my tobacco and firearms.

>>2831356
>>2831381
According to AI:

STG has outlined plans to phase out most of the Peterson and Dunhill blends, with a focus on streamlining their product portfolio. The company aims to reduce the total number of brands from 111 to 53 (more than a 50% decrease) and reduce SKUs from 3,200 to approximately 1,250 by 2028.
This strategy involves focusing on high-volume sellers, with the goal of having 80% of SKUs deliver 99% of their contribution margin, compared to the current 52%.

Among the blends at risk, the X-Dunhill brand (which includes Royal Yacht) has reportedly seen a 25% volume loss each year for the past four years, putting it on a "watch list" for potential discontinuation by 2028.
However, it is worth noting that Mr. Wortzel, who oversees marketing at STG-Lane Ltd., has stated that the Peterson blends are doing quite well and nothing is being discontinued there.

Despite these statements, the consolidation and restructuring efforts by STG suggest that many blends, including some former Dunhill blends now under Peterson, may be affected.
The exact details of which blends will be phased out remain unclear, but the overall trend indicates a significant reduction in the variety of products available.
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This upsets me. Dunhill/Peterson are my favorite tobaccos.

>>2831393
Luckily for me I really only buy 965 and Nightcap (And in the case of 965 I have heavily supplemented it with a 4noggins house blend called Beck's Ol Limey Bastard) both of which I assume are safe. I am upset about quite a few of the blends/brands they have already discontinued however.

>>2831249
>>2831352
based archivechads

>>2831239
We're heading towards a fucked up anarcho-tyrannical dystopia. You already get more jail time for displaying nazi symbols than possessing cp here, and if you're an aboriginal kid you can get away with anything because it's not worth the paperwork and racism accusations to arrest the little cunts only for the courts to let them off with a slap on the wrist.
It's still a high trust society in rural areas, but the brown wave will reach us eventually, hopefully disposing of a few of them down abandoned mineshafts will discourage the rest, but I doubt it.

>>2831442
Well, good luck. I remember you guys selling your guns to the government back in the '90s, you probably shouldn't have done that.

>>2831393
I'm kinda glad that I haven't smoked a ton of different blends. I'll never know what I'm missing. Even of the maybe ~50 blends I've tried, there are already blends I've liked that don't seem to be available anymore. I don't want to live in a future where my only option is Captain Black though. I like C&D so until they get bought too I still have some hope.

>>2831493
1. order a ton of C&D opening night
2. leave sealed for 5+ years
3. ????
4.Profit

>>2831442
>>2831492
Rebuild your birthright

I've got an Italian Gepetto smooth finish briar pipe (not pic related) that I bought for my dad back in the 1980s in an effort to get him to stop smoking (didn't work) and while I like the smell and taste, pipe smoking takes too long and eventually burns my mouth.

Lately I've been cutting back on cigarettes and I'm thinking of getting a pipe. Why does a smooth Peterson cost more than my acoustic guitar? Are you just paying for the brand or is their briar wood superior?

>>2832250
You're paying for the name and its associated craftsmanship, aspects of the pipe (spigot, etc), the "System" pipes and the "P-lip" if it has one, the quality of the wood sure, and also the 1-year guarantee.

You can get a corncob Missouri Meerschaum for $10-15, or see if there is a pipe shop near you and get a "basket briar" there for $25-50. Basically just a no name cheapo briar. Or try to find something on ebay or at estate sales near you. The OP recommends a corncob (or a cheap briar) to new pipe smokers for a reason. Also, if you can find one either on ebay or at an estate sale, a cheap or used meerschaum (~$25-50, like a basket briar) is an option as well, but if you don't know what you're looking for, it's possible a newbie might unwittingly purchase one of those "fake" pressed meerschaum flake pipes rather than a "real" block meerschaum. A clay pipe is also another possible thing you could get for relatively cheap (~$25)

>>2832250
A decent briar will outlive you and your children. Don't check Dunhill prices.

>>2832250
As many say, a briar will outlast your own life. Buying a briar pipe is a lifelong investment. I don’t have anything over $350, but I have a couple dozen around the $100-$150 mark, and I don’t regret buying them one bit. I know that as long as I’m not throwing them around, I’ll have them for the rest of my life.

>>2831801
>pipe smoking takes too long
Just relax and learn to enjoy not rushing through something. Read a book, watch the sunset, listen to an album, have a conversation with someone.
>eventually burns my mouth
Stop puffing on it so hard.

>>2832420
Thanks. My first choice would be a Peterson Ebony 314 for $115 but the whole line of system standard ebony is unavailable so I'm going with a Heritage 305.

>>2832487
I have a 314 myself. They're nice pipes but I wouldn't really suggest having one as your only pipe, as they're fairly small.

>>2832496
Howdy, sister. In all seriousness I dig your minimalistic approach.

>>2832569
Thanks fren, I like your spigot.
That pic is pretty old. I still carry a j-frame, but the more my area becomes melanin-enriched the more I feel the need to also carry something more capable.

new lighter, very fun

>>2833148
That is stupidly cool, any markings on it?
Seems like it would be hell to use for a pipe.
I was just thinking of posting theese funny matches I got today, so i guess I will attach them anyway.

>>2833153
its new made
theres a few on amazon, but i chose this one as its the color i preferred
>amazon.com/dp/B0DHCXTGBQ

>>2833153
>>2833157
to add to that, its actually very easy to use with a pipe
it also had the patent written on it too, which is cool
>https://patents.google.com/patent/US2192364A/en

>>2833157
Cool! ive had mixed results when ordering "replica" lighters, i am a bit of a lighter nerd, personally i dont really give a shit about anything that takes gas, but still on some of the fluid lighters ive had issues, just gotta scout around a bit to find something that is not pure chinisium.

on the other hand, if you are interested in older lighters, ive had great luck with rope/sailors lighters, some have been crappy, but with a little percussive maintenance they work fine.
but they again, how can you fuck up a spark wheel and charred rope

i would say, just pay close attention to if it would accept a zippo/Ronson sized flints and it is a bitch to find flints because fucking no one mentions dimensions when selling

>>2833160
>its actually very easy to use with a pipe

never mind, im a dumbass, never thought about just flipping it upside down

>>2827097 (OP)
what's a good mellow tobacco for cig rolling, a fan of american spirit

>>2833312
Bali Shag silver

I want to get a surprise birthday gift for an acquaintance of mine who I know smokes a pipe. However, I don't know what kind of tobacco he smokes and don't want to ruin the surprise by asking. What are some good options for tins with general appeal that most people would like?

>>2833649
Peterson Early Morning
Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader
Ashton Guilty Pleasure

>>2833649
Normally I would never give a gift card. But this sounds like the perfect occasion for a gift card to one of the large online pipe tobacco retailers.

i got some early morning pipe today
honestly, i don't care for it; its not "bad", but it just isn't my kind of tobacco
i was told it smelled like burning plastic, and i have to agree; yet it certainly isn't like some other tobaccos i've had that smelled like burning tires
i'll keep it around for breaking in pipes though, it does burn well

>>2833882
I've tried so many English blends, and I just can't into them. They smell so wonderful in the tin but they all smoke like dogshit for me; turns out I'm more of a VA/Perique guy.

>>2833883
virginia & burley for me, i like when a tobacco smells so good it makes people hungry for dessert

>>2833882
Looks like your friend got you the wrong gift.

>>2833882
>>2833883
>take perfectly good tobacco
>smoke-cure it using wood and herbs
It's the fucking latakia, never get latakia heavy blends unless you adore the taste.

i got a hobby block to use as is
my only wish is that it stood up on it's own, but its such a great smoker that i don't even care
maybe i'll get another one that i know will sit upright, then carve this one into a shape

>>2833886
I have an almost intact jar of Haddo's Delight you would probably enjoy. I don't know why but it makes me feel like i'm smoking a crumbled up cookie, and I do not enjoy it.

>>2834097
nta Correct me if I'm wrong but HD isn't aromatic, right? I don't see how it could taste like cookies.

what do your guy's bowls look like after some years?
this is one of the pipes i've smoked just a few times now

>>2834155
No it's not an aro. But at least from my experience it has this overly sweet smell/taste that my brain associates with cheap mass-produced chocolate chip cookies.

>>2833633
get a brunno nuttens Bings smooth

https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/bruno-nuttens/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=680507


https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/bruno-nuttens/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=680507

is "cake" build up a meme? how do i do it proportionally, and without clogging up my stem?

>>2834378
>that pic
Fuck. Now I want to make tobacco brownies.

>>2834382
these two articles helped me a lot with cake

>>2834378
I did actually consider one of their pipes. But i'm a sucker for tan pipes, and I really like that craggy sandblast Merchant Service does.

How do non-latakia/fire-cured orientals compare to standard orientals? Additionally, and how do flue-cured tobaccos also compare?
t. doesn't like latakias

>>2834479
I don't know why I added "non-" to that sentence, just ignore that.

>>2834419
To clarify, should have mentioned i smoke a meerschaum mainly, and a MM cob when /out/
Don't really care about the MM although it has taken a hell of a beating, so people saying cobs are essentially disposable... no pipe I've ever owned, could survive being left in a puddle over night

>>2834518
are you trying to build cake in a cob?

>>2834479
Are you asking:
>How are "orientals" different from "latakia"?

Orientals, for me, have offered a sort of tangy flavor, maybe going even into something like cardamom. Not smoky at all. Latakia is that typical smoky thing, which I kind of liken to a barbecue pit, though for me the taste of Latakia can veer even into something like a warm clothes dryer. Dark Fired Kentucky is another smoky flavor, which for me is more like a "campfire" type of smoky.

Latakia is not my favorite, and I did not like it at all at first, but I've sort of come around to it lately. I haven't tried many blends with it, but I do like Epiphany. The rest have been kinda meh. A nice flavor to add to the rotation. Comparatively, I liked "orientals" the first time I tried it, just like I like perique the first time I tried it. They are very different, but maybe you could consider them 2 sides of the same coin, where perique might be a more bold or harsh or peppery spicy "condiment", orientals would be softer or more mellow or a more cardamom type spicy. At least in my experience that's how its been.

Anyone else think savinelli's alligator line they've been pumping for like two years need to stop. These pipes look horrible. who the hell is buying this shit?

*Whips this out at the smoking pit at work*

>>2834522
No, actual meerschaum

>>2834673
you are never suppose to build cake in a meer, anon

>>2834666
I wonder if they're like Peterson's rusticated pipes (And some of their weirdly colored holiday offerings) that look like they were thrown in a commercial dryer with a box of roofing nails in the photos, but actually look pretty nice in person.

My first pipe (as well as the waxed leather pipe pouch I also got) finally arrived and I'm happy to have them.
I frankly don't know jack about tobacco pipe, but I'll visit a nice tobacco shop next week where the owner supposedly is a veteran pipe smoker and has a good variety in his shop, so maybe he'll give me some good suggestions. What should I get as a first time smoker? What should I look for, and what to avoid?

I also can't wait to get this thing out on an adventure and smoke by a lake or chilling in the woods.

>>2834684
First of all wtc that pouch?
Secondly as far as pipe tobacco goes i'd start with one English blend and one Virginia blend, just to give yourself a baseline idea of what you enjoy. I'd suggest Peterson My Mixture 965 for the English, and maybe something like Rattray's Old Gowrie for the Virginia, but there are tons of choices and i'm sure if your local shop is run by a pipe smoker he'll get you set up.

>>2834684
get some mac baren vanilla cream if you can, its genuinely amazing

>>2834684
my first tobacco was red Orlik, yellow capstan is nice too

>>2834684
You probably want to get an aromatic, a non aromatic (burley perique or Virginia perique, though maybe try no perique if you don't like peppery spice, I think perique is like hot sauce for tobacco), and then maybe a latakia if the smell does not immediately turn you off. You can work your way out from there. Its also worth trying something with deertongue in it at some point (natural non-tobacco plant used as a condiment sometimes, has a vanilla/mint/tea flavor)

>>2834690
>First of all wtc that pouch?
I dunno what you mean by wtc but this is the pouch, it's a Whitluck's waxed leather one that smells and feels really nice
Also I checked the catalog of the smoke shop I mentioned and they do have the Peterson tobacco you suggest (altho not the other one), so I will give it a try

>>2834693
>>2834715
>>2834716
Actually taking notes here to take with me when I visit the shop lol thank you very much.
They do have the Mac Baren vanilla cream but they said it's discontinued so they have only a few tin cans/ounces left so I'm gonna get my hands on it

>>2834684
Start with Orlik Golden Slice or Erinmore flake if you want a half aromatic. In Erinmore's case its essential that you let it dry out till its dry to the touch. Those are two great starting tobaccos.

>>2834666
Yeah, they look like ass. Same for the savinelli with the baby stem.

Just a friendly reminder that most Meerschaum pipe makers don't make good smoking pipes as the makers aren't pipe smokers but just artisans who make pipes to sell because there is a market for it and their pipes usually smoke like shit. Most Meers I smoked were completely not enjoyable , the draw was off and the internals were cheaply made. The bowls weren't thick enough to withstand heat so they would smoke like cheap ceramic and clay pipes. Also don't buy African block meerschaum as African Meers are not as porous as Turkish meerschaum and dont absorb a lot of the tar and they don't color nicely and evenly, but they are more resistant to wear and tear since they are harder. Based off smoking a variety of different meers since 2012 I can conclude that you should not waste your time on no named Meers, Muhsin's , Yanik's, Hussein COR's( even tho his work is beautiful) any vintage peterson meers, vintage gmb's. The best smoking meers for me come from either IMP or Black Meerschaum with black meerschaum coming out ahead.
Also I love the design of Barling Meerschaum but unfortunately they only use African Meerschaum since Turkey banned the selling of raw Meerschaum outside the country.

>>2834789
Forgot to add Ahmet Govem to the shit list. His pipes are garbage smokers.


*pic unrelated to ahmet govem. It's actually one of my good pipes from Black Meerschaum.

>>2834789
I was kind of harsh on h.cor there. His pipes are top of the line quality and workmanship is top tier but from the pipe I owned from him the bowl would always get really hot even though I wasn't smoking hard and my tobacco was dry. Everything else was perfect and everyone i know who has one of his pipes loves them and didn't have the same problem as me, so ill take him out of the shit list and put him in the pass list since his pipe really had only one negative.

>>2834789
Can you give a little more detail about what makes IMP and Black better than all other Meerschaum that you've tried? You mention that one of the others got too hot or with others maybe the draw was "off", but can you give any more description? I have one no name meerschaum, but I love it and think its a great smoker, so I'm curious what makes these other brands so much better

Virginia Blends:

Orlik( virginia perique but you cant detect the perique and it tastes like natural grassy virginias)
Wessex gold flake ( tastes like a good quality brightleaf virginia, has a lot of nicotine compared to other virginias)
Solani 633( one of the best virginias but really hard to find. Watch City Cigar just had a big drop ; )
Sam Gawith Full Virginia flake ( might not be the best for beginnners as the flake comes moist but its one of the best. Make sure to dry it out and smoke slow)
C&D Opening Night ( beautiful red virginias, Tastes bready and sweet a nice contemplative smoke)
Wessex Brown Flake
Gawith and Hoggarth Brown flake unscented

Virginia Perique Blends:
Escudo
Peterson deluxe navy rolls
Davidoff Flake medallions
Peter Stokebees Luxury bullseye flake( tastes similar to the above mentioned va/pers but has cavendish in it to make it sweeter)
C&D Bayou Morning ( heavier on the perique if you find that you like perique)

Burley Blends:


Solani Burley
Macbarren HH burley( if you can still find it)
Haunted Bookshop
Old Joe Krantz
The Hiking
Wessex Burley

That should be a good start.

>>2834796
If you're enjoying your pipe then thats great and keep with it, It's just small nitpicky things you pick up after smoking from so many different pipes over the years you tend to learn what you like more and like less. There is a certain airflow, feel, construction and materials I tend to prefer more and find that at my point in time and can't go back to the other pipes as they just don't smoke the same for me. Honestly if I stuck with my first meerschaum pipe I would have been content with it as I never experienced higher quality builds. Say for example my Canadian shaped Black meerschaum pipe I posted under my main post doesn't have the screwed in fittings that cheaper pipes have, its internals are constructed like a good briar pipe, the airflow is perfectly calibrated so my cadence while smoking is far more enjoyable than my starting pipes, the Meerschaum material is very light for such a large pipe meaning they are using top grade Meerschaum as the more dense meerschaum is of lesser grade, curing for the meerschaum material is spot on not too hard not too soft and it absorbs all moisture when I smoke and it always remains a cool smoke. Bowl never gets hot and most of all the tobacco always tastes good and never had a bad bowl. Now compare that to my Ahmet Govem meerschaum which looks nice on the exterior but internally the build was questionable ,Bowls of tobacco were not as enjoyable, If I smoked too fast it always ran hot, airflow was beyond restrictive and was just not as enjoyable. In turkey when they mine the Meerschaum they assign a grade to the meerschaum and sell it based off that grade. The difference in some pipes are drastic and I wish pipe makers would disclose what grade the meerschaum is so people knew what they are buying. There is no way in hell Black and Ahmet Govem are using the same grade of meerschaum. The density and feel of them are very different.

>>2834803
Thank you for the very descriptive comparison, I think i might go for a Black or IMP meer whenever I decide its time to get another

>>2834799
is a response to this
>>2834684

>>2834811
Oi thanks for the recommendations and the tits, anon. Some of that stuff is in stock and some of it is expensive as shit (like the Opening Night and Old Joe Krantz) but I'll give it a try to see if it's something I enjoy now or will have to develop a taste for.

>>2833886
Pretty sure that's cavendish (virginia or burley fermented using sugar).

I have a pipe full of Kendal Dark
A glass full of rye
And no work tomorrow
I may not be happy, but this is certainly about the least unhappy I can imagine being.

>>2835023
nice enjoy!

FUCK this gay-ass country, man. Anon from Ontario here.
Got pulled over for a ride check just now. Cop sees my tin of tobacco and asks if its weed. I say its not, it's just tobacco. He says its an offense to have unmarked clean-cut tobacco under the tobacco act. I say I bought it from a reserve (I didn't). He says that only natives can buy it there, otherwise possession of that amount (a third of a mason jar) is a $110 fine. Gives me a warning, but I live in a tiny town and they sure as hell know who I am now.

>>2835455
Thank god the police are out there keeping us safe from men like you, carrying unsecured, unmarked tobacco around.

>>2835455
it servers a MANIC like you right!
the dangers of, uh, tobacco, and how evil(?) it is to smoke by yourself within the safety of your own house shall never be legal!
(at least he let you off with a warning, i've seen plenty who'd rather just claim drugs & take you in on the spot)

>>2835455
Canada is safe now.

>>2835023
Sounds based and comfy

Where do you even buy a pipe like this?
https://eldritchpipes.com/

>>2835743
Never mind, I'm a retard.

>>2827259
an insane aura emanates from this picture.

It's been over two years since I last smoked a pipe, due to enjoying the convenience of cigars, but I've been meaning to get back to pipes since reading this thread. I've got a bunch of tobaccos I've got jarred in my room for years now, and a tin of Mixture 652 I've yet to crack. I've regrettable had to throw out a most of my cobs because of mold that grew on them, and it was painful to realize how I neglected them. I've got a few left in pristine condition along with a cool looking briar I smoked once, in fantastic condition too. Just ordered a jar of Carter Hall. Any thoughts on best techniques? I've always over-thought the process of smoking, but maybe just stuffing a cob with some Carter and chilling is the best way to go.

>>2835978
>Mixture 652
Meant to say Mixture 965 kek, and I'm retarded, it was Elizabethan Mixture. Oh, and any recommendations for EDC pouches to carry my pipe and tobacco while /out/?

>>2835838
What's this zoomerspeak about auras? Is it zoomer for cool? Because that tiny gun looks very feminine.

>>2835978
if you don't yet have a lighter chosen, i absolutely recommend a Helplights Clipper shell
its easier to use than a standard lighter as they light the tobacco more reliably
they're also lower in temp too, so the tobacco burns & tastes way better
no overheating burning off excess moisture & all the nice volatiles you want, making the tobacco unevenly burnt & giving tongue bite

i'm typing this just after finishing a bowl, and midway through i ran out of wick on my lighter after a few months of using it
i can very easily tell the difference between the hemp's temperature & the butane's temperature, and the butane's has much less taste besides ash, while also feeling like i'm going to damage my cob from how hot it is

i'd also recommend getting an 8deco Bamboo tamper & a Savinelli tamper
the 8deco is dirt cheap & fits a wide variety of pipes very well, and the Savinelli has a 9mm head thats good for small pipes, also good for travel too

>>2836094
Thanks dude, I'll give that lighter a look. I used to use a zippo with the pipe insert with a cob, and I recall getting decent to good flavor out of Carter Hall, but yeah I'm sure the taste is probably different than a wick flame because the zippo fluid might change the flavor. I've already got a czech tool, and I'll check those other tampers too.

On a side note, I bought a 1.5oz tin of Frog Morton On the Town back in 2019, and I realized the date of sealing on the bottom of the tin is a faded 2017 on it. Never smoked Frog Morton's, so I'm content with what I'm missed out on.

>>2836094
>Helplights Clipper
all that comes up on google is hair trimmers

>>2836146
hemplights.com
they're on amazon too

Are Mr.Brog pipes alright?
Looking for something a bit more than my simple corn cob.

>>2836194
Their high end ones are like entry level Savinellis. Okay craftsmanship, decent briar, smokeable...etc. I would stay away from their cheapest pipes though.

Hi anons, I'm a newbie at smoking pipes. My only question since everything else is pretty much covered ITT is what kind of lighters do you guys use/recommend? Just any shitty 50c plastic one that'll do the trick? Or would I need one of those fancy blowtorch ones? What about a zippo? Or matches??

>>2836263
zippos are good, but the ones that use liquid fuel dry out, and the ones that use butane don't have a very large capacity
matches are great, but if you're somewhere humid, the strike surface is gonna shit out over time (they're also not as high quality as they used to be)
gas station cheapo lighters are actually a pretty solid choice, but they're on par with just about any other butane lighter
bic lighters are good, but most aren't refillable, so they're quite wasteful

clipper lighters are the best imho though
they're actually made specifically for pipes, and increase in flow when turned upside down
they're also user serviceable too, so you can fill them up or replace the flint
i prefer the form factor, its light & fits the pocket easy

and >>2836094 is a option too, if you're serious about getting into pipes

>>2836094
Thanks for the link anon. I've used hemp cord that I weaved into "matches" so I can light them with a lighter to use for pipes. This seems a helluva lot more convenient.

>>2835990
It is the pistol of a gentleman, sir.
Which you most certainly are not.

>>2836281
Nice gun, would you mind sharing what it is? Looks like an m1 carbine if I had to guess.

if you can't protect your pipe, then you don't deserve to smoke it

>>2836136
lucky as hell. On the town is one of the greatest oriental forward blends.

>>2836445
It's a very early production Universal M1 carbine. The later guns they produced have a bad rep because they were made very cheaply, and deviated significantly from the original design. The early ones are actually pretty nice and were made (Mostly) to milspec with proper forged receivers and barrels, and a lot of leftover surplus M1 carbine parts. Mine has USGI bolt, slide, rear sight, barrel band/bayonet mount, mag release/safety, and some other odds and ends.

The streets ain't what they used to be.

>>2836474
The sap and pitchfork tine shiv are nice touches.

>>2836463
Cute lil popgun

>>2836478
i'll have you know, 7.62 Nagant is uncut!
so not cute at all, its very manly!!!!

>>2836471
Impressive, very nice. Always a great feeling to own a unique firearm. Highly aesthetic pics in this thread all around.

>>2831761
damn, check out that BWC (Big White Cob)

>>2831761
General.. is it really you?

happy birthday, me & anyone else's it is today
i've got a couple shots of absinthe to sip, real wormwood, as it should be
its also been almost 2 years since i've had any alcohol at all, so its nice to savor (stopped for health reasons, gotta watch out for built up forever-chemicals damaging the liver when combined with alcohol)
after this, i'll enjoy some butterscotch blend tobacco, and watch the skunk & raccoons wrestle for peanuts on my security cameras

its been a great year so far, i'm probably the happiest i've ever been, age of mine, 25
you guys are one of the reasons i've been happy, as i've gotten more into pipe smoking since the last year, with these threads having helped massively
so thank you, anons

>>2836691
Pipes are greatly meditative, slows the racing of thoughts to allow you to focus on the important ones. Happy womb base jump day, anon.

>>2836691
Happy Birthday brah

>>2836691
Absinthe is amazing. Be careful though, it can be very strong.

Which butterscotch blend you smoking?

>>2836906
eh, i barely even felt the absinthe, i used to drink a lot so i got a high tolerance
also a high metabolism too, so everything is processed really quickly, one of the reasons i don't feel much out of nicotine; so as a result, i truly do this out of taste

i actually don't know the blend, got it from a cigar shop that had some pipe stuff, its really good though
i should go back there, they didn't have much, but they would get shipments from a pipe-restorer, really good pipes at that

Do you pipe read?

>>2827097 (OP)
>Nowadays, tobacco is being legislated against while hard drugs are being legalized
so whats the arguement in favor of tobacco? it seems like you'd agree it kills. what do stoners have to do with any of this? did a stoner kill your father or something.

>>2837580
Weed lowers your IQ and we already live in a retarded dystopia where fast food employees struggle to take your order. Do we need the population to be even dumber? Who would that benefit other than the rich?
>it seems like you'd agree it kills
Inhaling the smoke kills but is that bad though? I grew up being told that the planet is overpopulated, maybe we should get 7 year olds addicted to cigs again.

>>2837584
your opinions on this shit are so normal and adjusted to reality baby boy.

Anybody microdose THC (3-5mg) and then smoke their pipe? It makes the meditative aspect just that more meditative. Took a 5mg edible an hour ago and now smoking some Haunted Bookshop while listening to lectures on esotericism.

>>2837578
nah I enjoy focusing on the smoking . reading and smoking would just be mindless because you can only really focus on one thing fully.

>>2837685
No, but back when I was a stoner I used to get high, listen to ASMR ear cleaning videos (not that licking shit, just brushing), and bliss out and/or think about my day and/or work and review how things went or connect dots. A lot more blissed out than the more contemplatives of tobacco pipe smoking, but you can really trace a line of thought pretty deep while stoned if you try to

>>2837578
Not with tobacco but some herbal blends help with focus.

Finally had my first smoking session ever this morning. It was really, really nice. I followed the indications on how to fill up the pipe from the OP and was surprised how much this thing can fit in.
I even managed to keep the tobacco burning after I got the hang of it bc I had to keep lighting it over and over at the start.

>>2838314
Also I only got to smoke the Mac Baren Vanilla cream one, and just as the anon who recommended it said, it was really enjoyable and tasted awesome

>>2838316
>Mac Baren Vanilla cream
nice one

>>2838314
>>2838316
noice

I’m looking to start pipe smoking but I only want to buy 1 ounce bags instead of tins in case I don’t enjoy it, can someone recommend me 1 ounce bags of:
>Virginia
>Burley
>English
>Oriental
>VaPer
>Cavendish
>Aromatic

>Virginia
Peter Stokkebye's Luxury twist flake but there is a slight honey topping. Just get Orlick Golden Sliced if you want a natural grassy virginia flavor or Opening night if you want a natural red virginia

>Burley
Haunted Bookshop

>English
Kramer's Father Dempsey

>Oriental
Presbyterian Mixture ( 11 dollars on smoking pipes just get the 2 oz)

>VaPer
Peter Stokkebye luxury Bullseye flake

>Cavendish
Cavendish heavy blends are shit and goopy as fuck but if you want to try one get Sutliffs Vanilla Custard

>Aromatic
Gawith and Hoggarth Bob's Chocolate Flake

>>2838778
>>2838720
this is a reply to this

>>2837677
Your manner of speech reflects a profound stupidity and lack of seriousness. Basically, your opinion doesn’t matter.

>>2838793
ok! =^)
https://youtu.be/f-_xgHGQJNQ

>>2838778
>>2838780
Thanks fren
cheers

>>2838720
The other anon's suggestions are solid, but I am going to suggest a couple of bulk blends from 4Noggins
Beck's Ol Limey Bastard (English)
Storm Front (Burley with some cigar leaf)

Do you guys know what pipe requires little or no rest?

Are clay pipes supposed to cover this niche?

I will be abroad for a few weeks and don't feel like carrying multiple pipes.

>>2839033
What you need is a Peterson system pipe.

>>2839049
>rest a pipe
That whole concept seems bogus. I've smoked every other day for months out of my Chacom Montbrillant 863 and it's fine, I just clean it after every use.

>>2839033
>rest a pipe
That whole concept seems bogus. I've smoked every other day for months out of my Chacom Montbrillant 863 and it's fine, I just clean it after every use.

>>2839033
I have, at different times, smoked a cob, a briar, and a meerschaum each for over 1 month consecutively, usually twice per day, and nothing bad ever happened to those pipes. I think meerschaum or clay is the "correct" answer to your question, but you can just smoke pipes and they'll be fine with it. Maybe if you're one of those old guys who has a pipe in his mouth 24/7 you maybe should rest a pipe, but for me 1 or 2 bowls per days has been fine.

>>2839033
nah its okay its just that briar stays a bit wet after smoking and not letting it rest but you can still smoke it

Do aromatics present a greater risk of cancer due to the chemicals used in the toppings? I know Swedish snus uses only food grade flavorings but I have no clue what aromatics use beyond honey and sugar

>>2839033
anything wood is something you rest, so briar, olive wood, morta, etc
i know people say you don't need to rest pipes, but i rest even my cobs, and it does dry them a noticeable amount

>>2839049
fuck is that

>>2839093
nta
they're a line of pipes that have a cooling chamber
savinelli also has their own system too, as do some others, like falcon, fe'ro, chacom, etc

honestly, if you're just looking for a grab & go smoker, get a Missouri Meerschaum cob
i'd argue that most of their cobs are -almost- reverse calabashes, from how large their air passage tend to be

>>2839076
Heavy Aromatics are probably worse for you because you dont know wtf they're putting in it Lakeland aromatics are pretty much just essential oils like rose, geranium, clove etc etc. so i'd stick with those.

>>2839102
I see, thanks a lot
Not the anon who asked originally about rest needing pipes, but I do have a MM cob pipe and honestly that's everything I need

>early morning pipe
>better at bedtime
what did they mean by this

Does anyone have tobacco recommendations in the vein of Germain's Full Latakia?
Quite fond of this one

>>2839049
They seem interesting, will probably cop one.
Although reading online I am getting mixed messages with the article titles.
Are you talking about the Dry System rather than Standard System?
Cheers, anon!

>>2839053
Usually i do a bowl an evening, 4~5 days a week
I do own a clay pipe so that could do too desu but the system does look interesting

>>2839440
Star of the east flake

>>2827112
About 6. Two of them are out of use, I inherited them from my wifes grandfather, who smoked every day all day.
Im working on cleaning and restoring them.

>>2830496
I had a midwakh pipe when I was stationed in the middle east (this was 15+ years ago).
Yes, that shit is strong. Not much flavor to it, the only benefit is a super high nicotine punch. Its meant to be smoked quickly, each bowl only lasts a few draws.

Its probably worse for you than vaping. If you need that much nicotine, just use nic pouches.

>>2827605
nta Thanks for teaching me that, I don't have to carry a pouch anymore.

How do I store the pipe after smoking on the wall? Should I go for a hardcase?