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  1. blueeyedogre

    Anyone Use Black Silicone Tips for Stems?

    I use about a 3/4” piece of shrink tubing on my clays. Easy on, tight fit and comfortable. Never thought to try it on my other pipes but thinking about it now.
  2. blueeyedogre

    I Want to Smoke a Campfire

    Either red virginia or a smooth aromatic for me.
  3. blueeyedogre

    Thinking Out Loud ?Best Type Of Pipe For Aromatic

    I prefer a larger pipe or cob for my arros. I have a huge Chacom horn that is great for arros. Fishing I reach for my Devil's egg cob or a big meer that I've smoked the hell out of.
  4. blueeyedogre

    White vs Yellow Waxed Meerschaum

    Yellow or white is purely cosmetic. If you're looking for a meer then what you need to look out for is the pipe block or pressed. A block meer is carved from a solid block of meerschaum where some of the lesser quality pipes are leftovers that are ground into a powder and mixed with epoxy and...
  5. blueeyedogre

    Pack It To The Brim, Or Not?

    Slightly lower then the brim. I live in Saskatchewan where the wind is always blowing so if I pack to the brim when I light it it expands and blows ash everywhere. lol
  6. blueeyedogre

    Good Va-Per Tobacco

    I am a VaPer lover and my favs are...... Beacon Extra Escudo Chenet's Cake St James Flake Top Hat Bayou Morning De Luxe Navy Rolls Luxury Bullseye Flake You can't go wrong with any of these for a good perique experience.
  7. blueeyedogre

    Effects and Properties of Pipe Bowl Shape

    Say La Vie ?‍♂️ If it was good enough for Hef then who am I to judge. I still enjoy the odd edderdale flake when I want to reminisce about how my grandma's handbag smelled..... and for the continuation of the tread I enjoy smoking it in a Zenith ceramic zulu shape.
  8. blueeyedogre

    Effects and Properties of Pipe Bowl Shape

    I thought Mixture 79 was the new McClellands?!? Have I been away to long?!? Speaking of which, my hiatus did allow my cellar to age nicely, I just cracked a tin of 2013 Christmas Cheer to share with a new piper that had never smoked anything but Captain Black. Was a great day of fishing and...
  9. blueeyedogre

    Effects and Properties of Pipe Bowl Shape

    Lol fell off the (or on?) the wagon for a bit and switched to cigars for a spell. Otherwise I've just been gettin older and crankier. lol How have you been?
  10. blueeyedogre

    Effects and Properties of Pipe Bowl Shape

    I don't really pay much attention to "The Rules". I smoke the tobacco that suits my fancy that day in what I feel like smoking it in. I like a smaller pipe for virginias.... why? Cause a single flake fits nicer in a smaller bowl then a bigger bowl. I like aromatics in a bigger bowl. Why? Cause...
  11. blueeyedogre

    Effects and Properties of Pipe Bowl Shape

    G.L.Pease did a great article a while back about his preference for pairing shapes to tobaccos that I thought was very informative. http://glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/?p=7 For me I smoke my virginias generally in a smaller cutty or billiard, perique blends sing best to me in a mid sized volcano or...
  12. blueeyedogre

    High-End Pipes - Do They Improve the Smoking Experience?

    I have a few of both, high and low end pipes, and to me the biggest difference is in the fine tuning. The lower the price of the pipe the "sloppier" the care in the fit and finish. Gaps between the stem and bit, coating spilled into the bowl, shapes slightly out of round etc. are visual...
  13. blueeyedogre

    How Big Is Too Big?

    Most of my pipes are small.... 2's to small 3's..... but I have one chacom horn that is huge. 7-8" in length and the chamber is 1" by 2". I save that for long drives where I roll out a couple flakes, fill it up, and enjoy a 1 1/2 to 2 hr smoke.
  14. blueeyedogre

    Best Tobacco for a Meerschaum

    Any tobacco will color a meer but I've heard that a goopy Arro will color faster then anything else. Personally I've found that Virginias color just fine but I also do regular bees wax baths on my meers which speeds up coloring as well. Also try not to get them to hot during a smoke as that will...