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  1. kylef

    What Turned You on to Pipes?

    Let's see, - I had a few uncles who smoked a pipe, and I have fond memories of them from childhood. - I'm a big fan of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. - Everyone smoked a pipe on those Antarctic exploration expeditions in the early 1900s. - Lee Van Cleef was the coolest in his Spaghetti...
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    Hi from Massachusetts!

    Welcome from Cape Ann. Ah, Massachusetts, where our wise and benevolent overlords have determined that adult citizens shall not be allowed to purchase aromatic pipe tobacco.
  3. kylef

    Tell Us About Your Health And Pipe Smoking

    Let's see, 53, 5'7", 178. Pretty physically active with walking, hiking, biking and martial arts, although I could probably lose 10 lbs. Been smoking a pipe probably 5-6 years now. Never smoked anything before that. I don't inhale, and I smoke 1-2 pipes a week. As I looked into the health...
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    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2021?***

    Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Bob's Chocolate Flake in my Peterson Aran Bent Dublin. Very nice.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2020?***

    Peretti's Yuletide 2019 in my St. Claude Canadian, after a major snowstorm here on Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Very pleasant indeed.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2020?***

    Hey guys, I haven't posted in a while, but I have been continuing with my normal 1-2 pipes a week. Today it was Figgy Pudding from The Country Squire, in my Peterson Bent Dublin. I try to save this for the holiday season, but really it's one of my favorite aromatics ever, and I could smoke it...
  7. kylef

    ***What Are You Smoking, Sept. 2020?

    Peretti's Blend 1072 in my new Ropp Etudiant. Very nice.
  8. kylef

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2020?***

    Not that hot here today in coastal Massachusetts, but it's super-humid, so I went with the driest stuff I have: Vincent Manil-Reserve du Patron in my MM hardwood. A very pleasant smoke.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2020?***

    Sutliffe Burma Road in my Kaywoodie.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, May 2020?***

    Sutliffe Revelation Match in my St. Claude. I'm becoming really partial to the old-school American blends.
  11. kylef

    Post-Smoking Mouth Care

    Water rinse and gargle after smoking. Beyond that, I just brush morning and night, and floss daily.
  12. kylef

    ***What Are You Smoking? March 2020***

    Murray's 1810 Belfast in my Savinelli petite rusticated, and watching lots of pipe-smoking in The Quiet Man. puffy
  13. kylef

    Avoiding The Charring Light

    Same here.
  14. kylef

    LJ Peretti Tobacco

    I have not heard anything since I posted that--not sure what the status if.
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    ***What Are You Smoking? March 2020***

    Watch City Quint's Own in my St. Claude straight billiard. I really love these semi-sweet blends with a touch of latakia.