Thread 2844498

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This is a thread for enjoying a pipe while doing outdoor activities. If you ask why this belongs on /out/, you've never spent
an evening by the campfire with a pipe silently enjoying the nature around you, and you're missing out.

>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.

>muh weed
Not the time or place. Start your own thread.

All tobacco users welcome.

i'm not the guy that usually makes these threads, but i figured it'd be fine enough to do so since its been a few days since the last one archived, and its the perfect season for smoking while going /out/

>>2844498 (OP)
I feel like pipe cleaner holders are a total scam, most tobacco pouches I've seen already have a pocket for tools anyway, and thats besides having a case for a pipe too.

are pipes with narrow cups harder to smoke? i bought a cheap Missouri Meerschaum Legend Straight and it's a bit difficult to understand what's going on inside, if i should remove any ash, or how to get the flame in the right place. any other cheap recommendations for beginner retards?

>>2844709
pic related

tried Capstan Blue and it tasted like cigarette but more ashy. am i burning it too hot? i had to light it many times so i don't think im puffing too hard

>>2844709
you mean bowls?
narrow bowls are actually easy as long as you have the right sized tamper

the legend isn't narrow though, its a 20mm chamber, which is also very easy to smoke, but needs more attention
by the way it sounds, you need to better pack the tobacco, and then learn how to properly tamp & light from then on
theres a lot of guides out there that better educate on how to, like from muttnchop piper

imho, until you learn how to smoke that pipe without issue, theres basically no reason to get another pipe

>>2844709
My corncob is the only narrow bowled pipe that I have, all my others are wider including my jungle pipes, with one of those being actually very wide. I smoked the corncob after smoking wider bowls for a few years.

My opinion is that the corncobs (i.e. narrower bowls) are easier to pack incorrectly, which would result in it being harder to smoke. It's easy if you don't pack it too tightly, but it is easy to pack it too tightly. Wider bowls are much harder to pack too tightly and thus might seem easier to smoke, but the issue with wider bowls becomes lighting it correctly, and even if you light it correctly you usually smoke the middle of the bowl faster than the perimeter of the bowl, whereas narrower bowls have no such perimeter issue.

>it's a bit difficult to understand what's going on inside, if i should remove any ash, or how to get the flame in the right place
You'll get a feel for it. I don't remove any ash, but I know some people kinda "ash" the pipe a bit when it's getting down there. Just get a czech tool (picker/packer/poker) or even a nail and that should solve your problem, assuming you're packing it correctly. Just don't back it too tightly and it's pretty easy to smoke.

Unless there are tons of estate sales near you, I'd recommend just learning how to smoke the corncob before you get a different pipe. You might not even like smoking one.
https://www.estatesales.net/
I use this website. Estate sales near me are pretty infrequent, and it's even rarer to find estate sales with even a single pipe in it, but occasionally I'll see an estate sale of a pipe smoker with a few pipes in it (and one time, a guy who had owned a pipe shop and had literally ~100 pipes for sale). If you can find an estate sale, you can probably get a no-name pipe for ~$15-20 and that might be worth it just for something that isn't as "rustic" as a corncob, but besides that, just learn to smoke the cob then move to something else.

>>2844709
>>2844777
Oh, as for tamping, I recommend puffing on the pipe while you tamp it. For me, that seems to lessen the chances that you might accidentally snuff out the flame/cherry by tamping. You don't want to tamp too hard, basically just rest the tamp on the ash, but it is possible to accidentally tamp out the flame or to have it go out soon after tamping, but puffing while you do it seems to kinda eliminate that factor. Of course, it also depends on the tobacco. Some tobacco is just really "wet" (and I've smoked one blend that was really "leathery" and difficult to keep lit) and is prone to going out.

what's a decent tobacco that smells good for other people, ideally without topping or minimal topping...

>>2844498 (OP)
>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
is this true, or is this cope? if true, do you think it's because of tobacco quality or just different smoking style compared to cigarettes?

>>2844852
The ones that smell ok for normies have no taste for you.

>>2844854
>is this true, or is this cope?
No one can ever actually know because all "information" is bought and paid for.

I do think that pipes and cigars are healthier than commercial cigarettes though. Commercial cigarettes smell like death and the smoke from them never fucking leaves, ever. Cigarettes don't even taste like tobacco. I bummed a cigarette from my brother a few years ago, and that shit tasted NOTHING like tobacco. Plus, you inhale cigarettes into your lungs. With pipes and cigars, you just puff it. With cigars, a cigar is just a rolled up wad of tobacco leaves. With pipe tobacco, it's usually a blend of tobaccos, sometimes with some sort of topping if you're smoking an aromatic. With cigarettes, I have no idea what the fuck is in there, but it isn't tobacco, and you're inhaling that into your lungs.

I also think that there is the "contemplative" or "meditative" and "ritualistic" nature of pipe smoking, and sometimes cigar smoking as well. It makes you slow down and just exist. Something that people don't get a lot of in today's world. Cigarettes are like the fast food version of that, there is no calm contemplatives with a cigarette, you'd just getting your fix in and then rushing back.

>>2844856
>The ones that smell ok for normies have no taste for you.
that's bad

>>2844852
Just smoke something that tastes good and surreptitiously spray a bit of perfume around at the same time if you're that worried about offending delicate sensibilities.

>>2844854
both different smoking style & quality
compared to directly filling your entire respiratory system with smoke, let alone smoke thats filled with an assload of industrial impurities & additives, pipes are just safer

i'd place pipes in the same zone as bbq, deep fryers, and highways
are they "safe"? yes
are they actually safe? no
does it really matter in the modern day, where our rain is filled with PFAS & our ground water with plastic? probably not

>>2844852
I have no idea what has a good room note. I suspect most tobaccos that smell good for others are going to be aromatics, but your not really looking for that.
When i first started i was a fan of sutliff mark twain, i think that has a decent room note and is light on the toppings, but after smoking regularly, i suspect the next time i try it there will barely any taste for me.
Like others said, just smoke what you like

>>2844869
I even tested connoisseur's choice by smoking inside and leaving the room for about 10 minutes. When I returned the room had a pleasant grassy smell. Unfortunately the smoking experience was... air, almost no flavor.

>>2844852
>>2844869
what about latakia, perique and orientals? do those smell good to some normies when compared to straight tobacco?

>>2844952
they smell like burnt rubber, and i don't know anyone who likes that smell

>>2844955
kek

>>2844852
Do Lakeland blends smell the same way they taste? I've only tried Ennerdale once and I think it made me nauseous, but if you could find a Lakeland you like, that might not taste the worst and it might smell good.

any tips for old dry pipes that are smoking hot?
i'm thinking that setting them in a jar of tobacco is a good option when i'm not smoking them

>>2844498 (OP)
My work week is over and it's finally chilly enough to sit by the outdoor "fireplace". Smoking C&D Mad Fiddler Flake out of a Mastersen freehand and a cup of strong black coffee. I misread the tin description as having Katerini instead of Kasturi and was quite surprised by how bold the smoke is with that Indonesian cigar leaf. I dig it. Not an everyday smoke by any means, but good for this time of year... mostly because of the name. But it is nice. I have a tin of Miskatonic Mixture and Warped The Red Hunt for when we get closer to Hallowe'en.

>>2845272
Have you had the miskatonic mixture yet? I just picked up a tin and i am debating on opening that or a 2023 from beyond
I’v

Hey, the last post on the last thread >>2843728 was interesting. Can the anon who posted it tell me how he cleaned his vulcanite stem so well? I left one of my favorite pipes outside during a cabin trip a couple months ago and oxidized the hell out of the stem. I also have a couple other pipes that have slightly oxidized stems. I wanna learn how to restore them.

Just found this cool painting in the garage in an old box. I wish I had a smoking room to hang it up in.

>>2845278
i actually detailed it in a post on another website, among a few other restorations
>funnyjunk.com/Pipe+restoration+london+craftsman+rusticated+billiard/XLtlTKY

the main gist is to sand it with micro mesh & use stem deoxidizer
softscrub does seem to soften the oxidization, but i don't exactly know whether the regular version or oxi version works more, and i haven't just sat them in it for hours or anything
alcohol &/or degreaser visibly helps too, as i had a stem that was basically totally fucked inside (infinitely stained pipe cleaners), but was actually salvageable after using them - i don't know how safe they are for stems though, degreaser specifically

>>2845277
I popped the tin just today. It's surprisingly smooth. I guess after MFF I was expecting something more in your face, but I like it. It's a ribbon cut and burned well right out of the tin.
It took me a bit to get my head around the flavor profile with the Katerini, perique, VA and black cav. I think it's one of the few oriental-forward blends I can think of that doesn't have Latakia. Even on the retrohale it's pretty smooth. The Katerini (I assume) has this interesting sour and sometimes bordering musty cheese kind of note that I like. The tin note is odd and I keep nosing it to see if I can figure out what it smells like.
As for me personally, I like it but it definitely wouldn't be a regular for me. I'll probably jar it and maybe smoke a bowl or two before Hallowe'en. I'll see if a year of age will change my mind

>>2844498 (OP)
How long should one pipe last in terms of smoking? I thought I was packing my mircham properly, but it seems like I smoke through an entire bowl in just a couple of minutes. It also required routine relightings. Also also I really didn't feel like I was getting much smoke out of each straw. Not even remotely the same as a cigar might.

>>2845452
a typical smoke lasts about an hour to two hours for me, sometimes three or even four if i'm taking it slow
if you're packing a regular sized pipe & finishing it in only 5 to 10 min, you're doing something very wrong

>>2845452
>How long should one pipe last in terms of smoking?
It depends on how large the bowl is, of course, but generally speaking I'd say 30-60 minutes. For me, anyway. If you're blowing through it in minutes, you're probably smoking too fast. You will definitely get more smoke out of cigar though. It's simply significantly more tobacco, and with a wider circumference/surface area to draw from.

You don't want the bowl getting too hot while you're smoking. For me, usually by the end of it, it is pretty hot, especially cuz I kinda torch it maybe a little more than I should at the end to try to get everything to burn to ash, but while the bowl is actually going it really should only get warm and not hot. If you can't hold the bowl of the pipe comfortable due to the heat, you're smoking too fast.

>>2845452
At least 45 minutes on my chacom montbrillant 863.

thoughts on me buying this pipe to smoke tobacco with it?

>>2845511
If you’re new, most would suggest a corn cob pipe that way you’re only spending around $20 on something you may not like (pipe + tobacco).
I say buy what you think looks cool and what you like.
>wtf is the new captcha

>>2845452
30-90 minutes depending on bowl size and cut, but 30 minutes minimum, unless you’re burning shag in a tiny bowl. The only time there should be a lot of smoke is when you’re lighting it up. Other than those times, the smoke should be a wisp, not a cloud.

>>2845511
like the other anon said, try a cob first
other than that, its a good looking pipe

>>2845511
In the end, it's your money. Like everyone else has said though, the usual recommendation is to get a corncob first because they are cheap (in case you end up not liking it) and are phenomenal smokers for the price point.

>>2845513
>>2845528
>>2845529
yeah, im smoking a corn cob now, will get that one when i have an excuse next time, maybe christmas

tried a virginia on a pipe, tasted like ashy cigarettes, not a fan. what pipe tobacco should i try next for something different? i like cuban cigars if that helps

>>2845537
Haunted Bookshop is a nice burley heavy blend with some Perique in it for added mustiness/peppery qualities, and that's pretty much my go-to for when the whether starts getting cooler. Also a fitting name for the Halloween season. The tinned version is notoriously "harsh" for some people, and the flavors are more "spiky" and "bold" and "rough". The bulk version is a slightly mellower, more "rounded" and homogeneous experience.

You can also try straight Nicotiana Rustica (Mapacho), which you pretty much have to import as a log of leaves from either Peru or Brazil. It's pretty expensive, and considering that the entire log is like $20 if you're actually in Peru it's kind of excessive, but it's nice and bold as well. The places you can order the leaves from in America just isn't the same (I believe for DIY cigar rolling), but it might be worth a shot to try it. There are also some blends that have cigar leaf in them, but I haven't gotten around to trying any of those yet. Last time I ordered, they were out of Habana Daydream, which is what I've had my eye on as far as cigar leaf blends go. And for a still Virginia blend that is a bit different, I really liked Orion's Arrow. It's nice and spicy. I think I'm just a Perique fiend.

>>2845536
Ah so already have the cob. Your excuse is that you need a 2nd pipe that isnt a cob. I say go for it.

>>2844854
>is this true, or is this cope?
It's true.
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/nn/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101584932X202-doc
Chapter 8, page 112. That's the chapter on mortality, and it has lots and lots of tables. iirc the mortality for pipe smokers was 1.01 for non-inhalers, compared with cigarette smokers' mortality of 1.5 - 1.7.

Later surgeon general's reports solved this bit of inconvenience by lumping all types of smoking in together.

>>2845278
You can clean off the oxidation with a mild liquid abrasive like brasso or a silverware polish.

I have a few tins of moist snuff that have since dried out. Should I try smoking them?

>>2845599
Yes. Go on a trail and find a good spot to sit and smoke.

>>2845599
maybe try it in a clay pipe?

>>2845620
I thought of trying it with my cob, but I don't know if it's a good idea. Rolling them into cigs seems like the best bet

i got one of these "Tattoo" pipes, and i don't really know how i feel about it

they have a clay bowl, a plastic body, and use a 9mm filter
it seems alright, but i feel like its just not as good as a standard clay pipe from elsewhere
its easier to hold, but it still gets very hot to the touch, and smokes quite hot too

its sorta like if you took the best quality of a clay pipe, removed it, then added the best qualities of a briar/cob pipe to it

>>2845627
That looks more like a general use pipe to me.

First the crystal and then later the weed.

>>2845633
it seems to be a tobacco pipe that leans into the weed-scene, its strange
i'd actually imagine it to have all the qualities of a good pipe, but it just gets too hot with a bowl thats so shallow

if the bowl was taller & the pipe was way longer, it'd probably be a perfectly fine pipe

The venerable bbk 77 is the best outdoor pipe ever made and I am tired of pretending otherwise.

>>2844498 (OP)
Like a lot of pipe smokers, I am a big Sherlock Holmes fan and a real gourd calabash with a meerschaum bowl is a box I really want to get ticked off in my collection. The books were one of my first inspirations to start smoking as a teenager. I don't mind investing a (relatively) decent chunk of change in a good vintage one, ideally with some color but not necessary; however, I don't know enough about them to know what to keep an eye out for on the estate market to avoid getting a "conversation" piece versus an actual good smoker's pipe. Anybody have tips/experience with these? And yes I know the calabash was largely a later association with the character, but still iconic.

>>2845666
That looks to have a tunisian meerschaum bowl (ok) and a wooden body (bad - too heavy). Would pass without a second's thought. Look for a vintage Pioneer calabash, they use a pressed meerschaum bowl (ok) and a genuine gourd body (light) and aren't too expensive because they made a bunch of them.

>>2844498 (OP)
I tried to get a cousin into the hobby after he expressed interest, and offered to give him an ounce or two of any blend he wanted... and he picked decade-old Very Cherry and Autumn Evening. Sigh. I let him try burleys, Balkans, straight VAs, Va/pers, Lakelands, DFK blends and he still went for the aros despite saying it tasted like hot air and bit his tongue. New pipe smokers just cannot seem to help themselves even when you tell them. He said the "good stuff" was a waste on him since all he tasted with any of them was just smoke. I don't mind an aromatic now and then but I swear cheap black Cavendish aros are a hinderence to the hobby sometimes. He'll probably give up on it in a month.

>>2845668
Give him an ounce of one that you like.
Force him to accept it.

>>2845668
does he have a pipe that can take filters? they help a lot when it comes to aromatics

>>2845672
I gave him one of my favorite MM cobs. The $8 pipe he had before had a metal bowl and was obviously not meant for smoking tobacco. Not sure if the cob could take a filter as I've never used them. What type of filters are the go-to these days? I've seen balsa mentioned. I had a pipe as a 17yo that came with a filter that looked basically like a long cigarette filter which I removed immediately.

>>2845673
the 6mm dr grabow / medico filters are fine, they're passthrough types
if you really want to remove bite, 9mm filters are better though, they tend to be filled with activated charcoal pellets

the MM cob hes got will probably accept a filter though, 6mm

>>2845667
Good stuff, thanks. I will put a couple alerts on eBay and see what pops up. I'm not in any rush so I can wait for the right one at a fair price. I have a couple meerschaums but identifying the different types is outside my wheelhouse.

>>2844498 (OP)
Do you all have pipes dedicated to certain blend types? What makes you choose one over another besides fear of ghosting? I have a small bent billiard I smoke Balkans in exclusively and I couldn't tell you why they just taste better out of that pipe. I have a straight billiard I smoke mostly Dark-Fired in, a clay I smoke mostly Lakelands in, a cob I go to for burley blends and a bent Rhodesian I always gravitate toward for VaPers. I have a hard time pinpointing why those specific pipes seem to love certain blends. Even pipes with similar sized bowls don't smoke them as well.
The Pipes Magazine podcast guy said that blends with several different kinds of leaf are usually better in a wider bowl, where something like VAs like a narrower bowl like a chimney. I haven't tested this scientifically but I find it interesting

>>2845689
i figure the similar components to each blend just age well in each pipe, so no real clashes happen between blends when kept separate
at the end of the day, every pipe ghosts to a degree, so why not take advantage?

>>2845689
I don't really have enough pipes to be doing that. I probably don't have enough experience to be doing that either. I have a couple meerschaums that I smoke everything out of except aromatics. I don't like aromatics much to begin with, but I do smoke them occasionally in the summer months, and I just don't like them out of meerschaum. It makes them taste even more like hot air than they already do, so I have a briar that is pretty much only for aros. If the briar still doesn't "fix" the aro, I'll smoke it out of a corncob.

im jealous of smokers. i wish I wasn't such a loser nerd. guess we all have our roles

>>2844955
Perique smells like pepper spice mixed with sweet prunes and Orientals taste and smell like old time tobacco maybe a bit sour in some cases but they for sure don't smell like burnt rubber.

>>2845511
i third getting a cob . Prince shapes aren't the easiest pipes to start with. If you're gonna get a briar I recommend starting with a bing's favorite or any pipe with a smaller bowl.

>>2845599

Do not smoke snuff as they put ammonia in the snuff.

>>2845865
sure perique smells good, but anything thats been smoke/fire cured smells like garbage to someone who doesn't smoke
i'm an aromatics smoker, and i can't stand latakias, as they really do just smell like burning tires to me, with others agreeing in person as i smoked them

>>2845867
Damn, thanks for the warning. Luckily I haven't tried lighting up yet.

>>2844854
You don't inhale with cigars, but you do with cigs. Not sure about pipes, but I've heard you don't.

I would imagine not inhaling makes a significant difference. Seems like a no brainer. Guess it wouldn't help with mouth cancer, though.

>>2845920
Most cigar and pipe smokers don't inhale, but there are some (mostly ex-cigarette smokers ime) that do. Yes it makes a difference. See the link at >>2845593 for the 1st surgeon general's report which went into considerable detail on this sort of thing (later, more politicized reports tended to avoid looking in to any thing that didn't make smoking look utterly awful).

Do you guys have any specific tasting techniques to recommend?
I bought the Peterson Irish Flake and I find it difficult to enjoy

>>2846007
Leave it out to get bone dry and then try it.

If that's not good just jar it. Tobacco can change in its notes over a summer, I'm smoking some Pensioner's Mix I bought in spring and it has matured nicely.

>>2846021
>Pensioner's Mix I bought in spring and it has matured nicely.
Heh.

Ive bought like 8.75 pounds of tobacco since i started and only smoked the .75. Its been like 4 years, i guess technically closer to 7 years since i bought my first pipe. I don’t know if I’ll ever get through it all.
Im probably going to buy more too

>>2846007
Do you have much experience with Dark-Fired leaf? Personally I found DFK really rough and unpleasant the first time I tried it (in GLP Jack Knife Plug). I'd say don't try to force yourself to like it. Unless it's the only blend you have on hand, jar it and come back to it every now and then. As I say I didn't like it at all initially but now most of my favorite blends are strong and heavy in DFK.

>>2846064
Relatable. I lean heavy on the TAD and only buy a new pipe once in a rare while. I'm a sucker for a sale and early on in my journey I was hooked on trying a million different blends to figure out what I like. I probably have 8-9lbs cellared across 40+ blends. I have started buying a few of my favorite in bulk instead of getting more new ones to try.
The sad thing is a good chunk of those blends I'm pretty ambivalent about, so I rarely go for them. But I figure my tastes could change over time, or I can have them on hand to give away to new smokers starting out.
I guarantee I'll buy more tobacco I don't need even though I only smoke 1-2 bowls a day. But I figure it'll never get cheaper and too much tobacco is a good problem to have, though not good for my wallet. If SHTF I'll be set for a long time at least

>>2844498 (OP)
I bought an estate Savinelli EXTRA Lumberman in a lot for a decent price. Along with it was another Extra Lumberman but in a rusticated finish. It is the single biggest pipe bowl I have ever held, much less smoked or owned. I can almost fit my thumb inside. Has to be around 8" long. It's like somebody rendered a normal pipe at 1.75x size. I cleaned it but a whisper of ghosting now and then from what I'm assuming is that Lakeland floral/talcum powder note. I don't mind Lakelands but it is a bit distracting while smoking a VaPer.
Any tips for dealing with the stem oxidation? I've heard obsidian oil recommended

>>2846074
check out rebornpipes.com, and look up "calcification" on it's search

>>2845401
By any chance have you tried the Visions of Celephaïs, I've been intrigued by that one, always seems to be left out and forgotten among the old ones series, also I recommend the Dreams of Kadath, its pretty good

>>2845599
i wouldn't since snuff contains sodium (bi)carbonate. you can rehydrate and use it as snuff though.

>>2846094
So does pipe tobacco. Gotta neutralize some of those tannins after all.

>>2846088
No, but I want to try the entire Old Ones line. I just made a big purchase a couple weeks ago so it might have to wait until next Hallowe'en. Hopefully they don't get discontinued.
On another note, I bought Stokkebye 4th Generation's "Autumn Mixture", which is nice. A bit mild considering it has both perique and Dark-Fired. But at least it doesn't have an obnoxious topping. I guess I'm a sucker for marketing when it comes to seasonal blends. I have several Christmas-themed blends even though I haven't found a single one I particularly love. I'll probably keep buying that shit, idgaf

>>2845673
>I've seen balsa mentioned
Savinelli balsa filters fit MM cobs

Is Carter Hall still good? I used to like it back in the day, but the brand has changed hands since I last had it and I want to make sure before I commit to buying a whole tub since that's the only way it comes now.

>>2846074
Used 400-1200 wet and dry on this one, then buffed it with cutting compound followed by beeswax. The oxidation has started to come back through in some spots so I'll probably repeat then try obsidian oil for preservation rather than the beeswax.

>>2846007
Cheers, does leaving it in a tuppador in its container for months count as jarring it?

>>2846072
I think this is my first encounter with it DF.
I usually dry it for about half an hour before smoking it, I will try a few hours next time.

>>2845920
>>2845948
>You don't inhale with cigars, but you do with cigs. Not sure about pipes, but I've heard you don't.
was not inhaling always a thing in pipe smokers? or just a modern trend? how come cigarettes are inhaled but everything else isn't?

>>2845673
>>2846187
>Savinelli balsa filters
thoughts on using Savinelli balsa filters? i don't get tongue bite, but virginias taste ashy to me, i wonder if a filter may help to mellow the taste and allow me to taste anything else?

>>2846253
not inhaling goes back to when we first found tobacco, many tribes didn't inhale (others did though), over time it just seems to have stuck around

then cigarettes got huge, becoming purely about nicotine, and inhaling was the norm for them (advertisements demonized nicotine at the same time, saying their filters removed a ton, but the entire point of a cig is nicotine, so whatever)

i don't know the exact timeframe, but pipes have always seemed to have been something people preferred to "sip on"

Glad to see this thread. Nothing better than nature and a smoke.

I need a tobacco pouch. I always just leave it in the zip lock from the tobacco shop. Recommendations?

>>2844498 (OP)
What are we smoking today, boyos? I've got a bowl of Windjammer from G.L. Pease in the Sav Extra Lumberman I showed above. Black coffee, fresh ground, and as I'm off work today I'm enjoying the cool fall weather outside reading "Safeguard of the Seas" by NAM Rodger about the naval history of Britain.
How do you choose what blend to go with? Do you have a rotation or just go with whatever strikes your fancy on a given day?

>>2846268
doesn't it dry in a pouch?

Hey guys, I think I made a bit of a mistake
I forgot my pipe outdoors and got it back in after a few hours, maybe 4
I didn't realise it was raining but I think that a few hours must not have caused too much damage.
Do you guys have any advice or is it all fine?

>>2846275
Don't smoke it for a while. Just let it dry naturally for a few days, maybe even a week. Unless the wood warped around the stem, it should probably be fine.

>>2846275
put it in rice? not sure

>>2846268
Is this for carrying around or for storage at home? If at home, use mason jars to keep it fresh. For carrying around during the day, you could get something like a Pocket Jar to have a couple bowls' worth ready to go. Depends on how often you smoke whether it has time to dry out before you finish

>>2846253
not inhaling has always been a thing with pipe and cigar smokers. unless the guy like barfing his guts out, but that's the exception rather than the rule.
>how come cigarettes
They're extensively processed to get the pH of the smoke to match the pH of the body, additionally they contain anaesthetics (e.g. menthol, but there are others) to numb the throat and suppress the gag reflex.

>>2846283
If you want. It just needs to dry out. Don't try to disassemble it or you could semi-permanently loosen the stem.

>>2846268
>I need a tobacco pouch.
Unless you're smoking 20+ bowls a day then you really don't.
>>2846273
Yes. It will dry out in the pipe store zip loc as well, but will dry out faster in a pouch - the pouch predates ziploc baggies and is an inferior moisture seal. The only advantage of a pouch is it looks nicer than a ziploc.

>>2846306
This. I have a Missouri Meerschaum pouch (that doesn't look to be available anymore) that holds a pipe + tobacco but I only load it up with what I need for the day, and the only advantage there is that it reduces the number of things I have to carry by one. Worth it if you're a daily smoker.

>>2846189
Bump for interest.

>>2846275
just keep it in a dry place for a week, briar is very dense
you should also wax it after the week is over, the finish might be a little damaged

>>2846271
today i'm having this meer's first smoke, had my eye on it for 6 months, it never sold, so i got it myself
also trying this "peach cobbler" blend for the first time too, its really nice, tastes like tea & burns well
i'd sit outside, but tonight is the first freeze warning of the season, and i despise the cold

the main way i go for choosing blends is a mix between feel & time
if its been a while, i try to smoke something i haven't done for a bit, yet still something i'm in the mood for
its like any other food or drink

>>2846344
I like that pipe. I have a cheaper lattice meerschaum and I rarely find myself reaching for it because it doesn't feel great in the hand. It'll take forever to color at this rate.
I don't have a rotation per se, but I will get on a kick where I'll smoke the same blend once a day for a 2-3 weeks, and a secondary blend of a different type which changes on a whim. Currently my daily is back to my #1 favorite of all time, Dark Flake Unscented, and this week I've rotated between Crooner, Haunted Bookshop and Billy Budd Blonde in the mornings. I'm sure it changes with the weather, though not consciously. Last night after dinner I tried Linea Epoque Antique from Sillem as an after dinner "dessert". The tin note is heavenly but I didn't love it as much as I'd hoped. Still nice though, and it's nice to try something different.

>>2846074
An unforeseen benefit to this humongous bowl is I can comfortably finish the nub of an x54 cigar in my pipe instead of resorting to a roach clip

This just came in today; C&D From Beyond 2025. Smoking my first bowl as I type this. I like it a lot more than the 2023 edition. The whole concept of From Beyond is that it’s supposed to taste like 90s Nightcap. The thing is, I’m not a big fan of Nightcap due to the smaller amount of orientals. The 2023 edition was quite similar to Nightcap, which is why I didn’t care for it. So far, this year’s tastes more akin to a Balkan like WhiteKnight, just with spice from the Perique. The orientals are really shining in this, and the color of the tobacco is much lighter than 2023 or Nightcap. I believe there’s still some available on the various tobacco websites, and I’d definitely recommend trying a tin.

>>2846428
Here are the components.

>>2846428
I picked up 5 tins. Still waiting on them to come. I also still have 7 tins of the 2023 batch

I have a pipe I inherited from my grandpa, it's broken kinda like picrel (not my picture, found on Reddit)

Anyone can suggest any materials I could use to repair that wouldn't just fucking kill me to inhale?

also
>>2845479
Based Victorique reference

>>2846461
whats exactly broken about it?
the tenon is a screw on tenon, so is it not threading right?
is it clogged in some way?

>>2844852
MacBaren's Vanilla

thoughts on MacBaren Mixture? going to try some blend cause i've only tried Virginias so far, will give it a swirl tonight

>>2846466
Here's a picture of it, I should have probably just photographed it to begin with instead of retardedly grabbing a picture from Reddit

I'm trying to look for some sort of glue that won't just double the amount of tobacco cancer I'll be getting from smoking

>>2846472
CA glue (super glue) is what'll work
cures in contact with moisture, and the stem won't get hot enough to burnt it

is the tenon stuck in the mortise of the pipe? is it threaded like in the other picture?

>>2846473
I believe the tenon and the mortise are stuck together by design on this pipe, and the stem is meant to stick on, it is in fact not threaded

>>2846474
it looks very short for that to be the case, its not a clean interface either

>>2846475
It's a very weird pipe, I don't think the tenon broke off or anything like that though. Though it's in very bad shape.

>>2846472
>>2846482
whats the markings on it? they should be on the left side of the shank

>>2846485
No markings anywhere on the pipe besides a golden circle.

>>2846472
Can you show and end-on pic of the shank where the break is? I "repaired" a cheapo pipe I had before I could afford a decent one by inserting a little piece of tubing (actually cut from a broken telescopic antenna off a hand radio) narrow enough to fit inside to bridge the break. It was a tight friction fit, no glue. Only real downside was it tightened the draw and made cleaning harder.

>>2846577
Here's a macro shot, seems like it's been glued together before.

>>2846601
shit, that looks bad
seems that it had a tenon that broke off & stuck into the mortise, and to "fix" it they just glued it on & probably drilled out the stem in turn

the way you'd fix that is by drilling that stuck tenon out, then re-adding a tenon to the stem
doesn't actually seem that hard, but if you don't have the right tools, you won't be able to do it

i might be all wrong about it though
it could be one of those weird pipes that use a reverse mortise & tenon setup
first step to fixing it would just to give it a good rinse with some warm water, its pretty dirty

Let’s see those cellars, lads.

>>2846604
>but if you don't have the right tools, you won't be able to do it

I don't, fuck, I moved houses and the only thing I have on me is a screwdriver kit

>it could be one of those weird pipes that use a reverse mortise & tenon setup

I legitimately thought this was the case, I hope it is

I wanted to fix it so I could smoke from the same pipe my Gramps smoked from, but I think I am better off leaving this as a family heirloom or something

>>2846623
At first I thought I’d end up regretting cellaring so much tobacco, but now I’m happy considering the closures of companies and price increases.

>>2846621
A little embarrassed by the sheer amount of money I've invested into this hobby. Also I'm pretty sure I have another 2 tins each of Elizabethan and WhiteKnight somewhere
1/3

>>2846643
Also wtf is this godforsaken captcha

>>2846646
I lied, it was /4

forgive me if he already said & i'm just very blind, but what does meerschaum anon think of AKB?

got a Meerschaum Missouri Legend Corn Cob Pipe, Straight pipe, works fine

i want a second pipe to leave it in my country house so i don't have to remember to bring it. what other cheap pipe can i buy that is different to this model? don't want to buy 2 of the same

>>2846728
What's your budget? If you like the smoking qualities of the corncob, MM has a lot of unique variations but price goes up as they get more unique/interesting. The Cobbit line is cool if you like LOTR.
If price is a big concern, an Old German Clay pipe might be worth considering as they start at like $9USD and have some cool molded designs. Clay has its own pros and cons so YMMV, but I like them.
I get a lot of estate briar pipes and clean them up to save money. But not everyone likes the idea of smoking a used pipe

>>2846728
and as dumb as it may sound, hobby blocks are unironically great smokers without any modification
besides that, once you hit the $40 range you're in standard briar territory, so you really can't go wrong from there

i personally wouldn't spend over $20 on MM's cobs, since i got burned on their quality control
7 cobs in a row with over-drilled shank holes and badly aligned shanks, very disappointing

>>2846732
i want to keep it cheap for now, i will probably buy a nice briar pipe for christmas if i stick with smoking. though some of those Cobbit pipes are 30-40eur so not too bad. i will check those clay pipes too but on a quick search i find mostly antiques

>>2846738
>hobby blocks are unironically great smokers without any modification
interesting, i've dabbled in wood carving so that could be a nice hobby too

My brother smokes pipes and I want to get him a cool pipe and some quality tobacco for Christmas coming up. Any suggestions?

>>2846787
whats your price range for pipes, and if you can remember, what type of tobacco does he like / what does the smoke smell like?

>>2846788
I'm willing to spend a couple hundred bucks probably. Not sure what he likes, I'll have to find out.

>>2846789
smokingpipes.com is probably what you're gonna be looking for then, theres literally over 3000 pipes that are $200 onward

>>2846787
You should probably find out what style of pipe he likes. Like if he prefers briar or meerschaum or whatever else there might be. And then if there's a particular shape he prefers, and whether he prefers acrylic or vulcanite stems. This you can mostly do based on sight, so if you actually see him you wouldn't need to let him know about it and it could be a surprise. If you don't actually see him, it'd be tougher to keep it a secret.

As for tobacco, I think I'd prefer to receive tobacco I haven't tried yet. I think most people keep enough or buy enough of their favorites that getting them something they already like isn't really that good of a present. Whereas I always like trying new tobaccos, even if I end up not liking it. You should probably just find out if there are any tobaccos he DOESN'T like. Some people don't like Latakia, some people don't like Lakelands, some people don't like aromatics, etc. I think it's probably more important to figure out what he DOESN'T like than to figure out what he does like. Then once you know what he doesn't like, just scroll tins and pick out something that visually catches your eye (or maybe even bulk, that'd be cheaper and he'd be able to get more, but bulk has a smaller selection usually). He'd probably end up with something he hasn't tried before.

currently restoring a thrifted color grabow
did i do good by sanding the rim of the bowl?

>>2846797
No, but it's too late to worry about that now.

any eurofags know if this Germanus brand is any good for corn cob pipes? seems to be a cheap ripoff of other brands, not sure how the quality is

>>2846858
i don't really know what i'd have done besides sanding it, the wood was completely burnt
whoever last owned it was smoking weed out of it & probably using a torch lighter, as theres other points that were burnt in ways a soft flame lighter doesn't

>>2846930
It's a corncob, there's nothing special about it. We recommend them to newfags because they're cheap and neutral.

>>2846936
yes i have a Meerschaum, just asking about that other company Germanus, not sure if it may have quality issues

I havnt smoked in years, i have over a dusin pipes, kinda wanting to get back in because winter was always my favourite season for a walk in the woods and nice ember

Question, is it true petersons irish flake has gone down hill? That was always my favourite, not a big aromatics guy...

I bought a cob about a year ago and smoke it on rare occasions. over the weekend though I took it out with me the first time on a camping trip. I didn't smoke much at all, but it was nice to do beside a fire. It had been a very long time, so I woke up with a sore throat, but it went away relatively quickly. Big thanks to this thread for convincing me to get one.

anyone else here prefer cigars?

>>2847010
Luv me cobs. Simple as
I got a "dwarf cobbit" from MM and it smokes much better than some of my more expensive briars. I feel like the bowl is really small but I got an hour and a half smoke out of it the other day, with zero relights.

What should I do to clean an estate pipe from smokingpipes? I've never had a meerschaum so I caved and bought the cliche "dragon claw holding an egg" type because I'm a huge nerd.

>>2847020
is super dirty or something?
as long as it doesn't have a cake or a clog, you just clean it like any other meerschaum pipe

>>2847030
I've never bought a used pipe before and I don't know how much cleaning they're expected do before they resell them. A lot, I hope?
To be honest the idea of sucking on a pipe that some other guy's been slobbering into grosses me out, but estate pipes are a common enough thing that I figure I'm just being too sensitive. Or maybe my cheapness just won out over my mild germophobia.

>>2847036
>sucking on a pipe that some other guy's been slobbering into grosses me out
no worse than eating at a restaurant, using their dinner wear

>>2847036
just wash the part you suck with alcohol or something stronger, the bowl scrub it with a rounded knife of just with normal pipe cleaning tools, the fire should disinfect the rest of the AIDS ridden particles

I've always wanted to try an activity like this, but I don't really want to use tobacco, I've been thinking about smoking Damiana (Turnera diffusa), would it work?
Alternatively, is there anything else I could use other than tobacco? No weed. I'm not completely against using tobacco, just wanted an alternative.

>>2847048
all smoke is bad for you (even candles), burning a different plant won't save you. get a fancy coffee brewing setup for outside or something like that if you don't like smoking

>>2845537
Virginia burns hot due to the sugar contents, so it's easier to burn the shit out of it which makes it taste like ash and ass. Stick to Burleys or blends with Latakia in as these smoke a lot cooler.

>>2846643
>>2846644
>>2846646
>>2846647
>>2846623
>>2846624
I feel both better and worst about how much money I've spent on the hobby. Very jelly

>>2846930
MM are a very trustworthy brand, I'd just stick to them. Find them easily in the UK

>>2847057
>Virginia burns hot due to the sugar contents, so it's easier to burn the shit out of it which makes it taste like ash and ass. Stick to Burleys or blends with Latakia in as these smoke a lot cooler.
thanks, i guess i was fucking up the technique somehow, i doubt i was puffing too much because i usually end up re-light the pipe a lot as it goes off, maybe just burned it somehow during lighting

>>2847016
I mainly smoke cigars but I don’t like to smoke cigars inside even though I have a smoking room so I switch to pipe once it gets chilly. I would say I prefer cigars but pipe tobacco is nice too.

>>2847058
Yeah, I'm jelly of those cellars too. I mainly just buy tobacco as I need it. I know it's stupid, because tobacco's never gonna get cheaper and it might even disappear, but I can't help but feel like I need to smoke all or most of the tobacco I buy before I'm "allowed" to order more.

>>2844854
Total anecdote but my grandpa smoked several bowls of Sir Walter Raleigh a day and lived to 86. He was overweight (a bit()and sedentary. Apparently heart failure, he sat down in his chair and his wife found him later. I loved the room note of that stuff as a kid but I bought a pouch of it about 10 years ago and it just tasted like cigarettes.

>>2847038
>no worse than eating at a restaurant, using their dinner wear
Logically I know there's nothing to worry about and lots of people buy estate pipes, but I can't shake the feeling like I'm using a secondhand toothbrush.

>>2847048
I do like smoking, is the point, and I don't care about health factor, I want to avoid tobacco for different reasons.

>>2847178
you can smoke fig leaves, we did it as kids, no idea if it can be toxic, many plants are toxic, do you research

>>2847173
>but I can't shake the feeling like I'm using a secondhand toothbrush.
It will feel like that until an indiscernible point, after which the pipe becomes "yours". I've never gotten an estate pipe that has a lot of teeth marks on the stem, thankfully, so as long as there are not teeth marks you should feel fine. It does feel weird for a little bit, but eventually the pipe is yours and no longer an estate pipe.

>>2844498 (OP)
Reminder to try your favorite blends in every size bowl you can. Trying my beloved Dark Flake Unscented in a much wider bowl than I'm accustomed to, and it's really bringing out a grassy sweetness to the VAs that I never really got before. It adds a bit of depth to what I would have called a strong and fairly straightforward (but delicious nonetheless) blend.
You can't go wrong just sticking with what you like how you like it, but I think it's worth experimenting now and then. Damn I need to buy another lb of this stuff. If I had to go on a years-long Antarctic expedition I'd bring like 10lbs or this stuff. And I still haven't tried the aromatic version

>>2844498 (OP)
Where to start looking for a replacement stem for my cheaper Meerschaum pipe? It's a lovely carving but it has a poorly-shaped, screw-in hard plastic stem that I just do not enjoy smoking. Ideally I would like to convert the threaded to push-pull and it'd have to be a nicer material

>>2847215
>Where to start looking for a replacement stem for my cheaper Meerschaum pipe
aren't Meerschaum pipes like $10? wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a new pipe than trying to find a stem?

>>2847216
Missouri Meerschaum (corncob) are cheap. The real Meerschaum ("seafoam") are more expensive. I believe Missouri Meerschaum named theirs after Meerschaum because they are both non-wood materials that are nice smokers and color over time.

>>2847218
sorry, so is it just the name of the material? or a different company? just confused because Meerschaum was capitalized in the original language

>>2847215
probably best to send it to a repair shop, even cheap meerschaum pipes may have custom/nonstandard fittings
>>2847216
meerschaum the material, not company
the cheapest meerschaum pipes you're gonna be finding are around $60 (usually estate pipes), with the average meerschaum pipe costing $100-$300
cheap meerschaum pipes aren't really that worth getting anyway, since they're lower quality of course, yet since meers don't "degrade" they're a buy-once-cry-once deal
so it better to just get something that'll smoke perfect for the cost of 2-3 low quality pipes, instead of something that'll never really be perfect

>>2847221
>yet since meers don't "degrade" they're a buy-once-cry-once deal
they will never burn or crack from heat, but they break very easy if you drop them, kek

>>2847220
>in the original language
*in the original message, i should go to sleep

>>2847220
>sorry, so is it just the name of the material?
Meerschaum is a white material that is mined primarily in Eskişehir, Turkey but is also mined in Africa. It is comprised The (high quality) Turkish Meerschaum is light and porous and colors over time, turning a golden amber brown ("patina"). The African Meerschaum is denser and doesn't really color that much. I'm sure if you smoked one pipe your entire life it'd eventually show some signs of coloration, but it doesn't really color much under normal use, and I think sometimes it can be naturally stained a bit, but because it doesn't color much it is often artificially stained a brown color to sort of emulate Turkish Meerschaum. Also, I think Turkey banned the sale of Turkish Meerschaum outside of Turkey or something like that, so if it doesn't come from Turkey, it's probably African.

"Missouri Meerschaum" is the company name and they sell primarily corncob pipes.

>>2847222 (check'd)
thats why you buy chinese meerschaum, never breaks!

>>2847222
I was kneeling down outside over concrete one time and I fumbled one of my meers. It fell on the concrete from a height of maybe 1 foot. It has a mark where it landed, but it didn't crack or break, thank god. I always hear how fragile they are, but maybe due to that they seem to be sturdier than I expected.

>>2847221
>repair shop
That's kind of what I expected. I only spent $30 on it from the wife of a deceased smoker who didn't know much about them. Still might get a quote just to see, as I really like the (simple but attracted) lattice carvings. As is I just can't smoke it without a rubber bit

>>2847215
https://www.royalmeerschaumpipes.com/pipe-stems-and-fittings/

>>2847236
got any pictures of the parts?

>>2847193
>as long as there are not teeth marks you should feel fine
it hasn't arrived yet but the listing warned that there were tooth marks... Shoot. I'm just going to cover it with one of those rubber mouth bits and try not to think about it lol

>>2847263
Well, I mean, hopefully it's not too bad. If it is, I've seen people sand the teeth marks out of the stem.

>>2847263
>>2847314
its customary to sand the tooth marks, &/or add some black CA glue to fill the gnashes (and of course sand said glue to a finish)
i don't particularly care myself, but i always wash the stem thoroughly - mostly just to get rid of any tar or oxidization

>>2844498 (OP)
Smoking anything seasonal on this Halloween Friday? I might dip back into Mad Fiddler Flake before starting a little horror movie marathon