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  1. lawdawg

    Decades-Old Tobacco: Magical Elixir, or Zombie Dust?

    Over the past years, we have reached a general consensus that cellaring is a good idea to hedge against future unavailability or price increases. It also seems to be agreed that aging tobacco, in the case of many blends, will improve the smoking experience. However, I have also seen a lot of...
  2. lawdawg

    How Many Bowls are Sufficient to "Try" a New (to You) Blend?

    Sometimes, I know from the first light that I'm really going to enjoy a blend. However, sometimes, I've got to smoke the better part of a tin before I can even figure out my view on a given blend. I've read other forum members making similar statements, but I find myself wondering why this is...
  3. lawdawg

    On Technique and Taste (and a Bit of Tolkien)

    Smoking a pipe comes with a steep learning curve. We often field questions from new, or relatively new, pipe smokers about technique - packing, lighting, cadence, and so on. Figuring out these various factors, and learning how to put them together in a manner conducive to a good smoking...
  4. lawdawg

    Where To Send a Pipe for Stem Work / Replacement Stem?

    I've got a Savinelli Christmas pipe with a green acrylic stem. It's the small "author" shape, with an ideal sized bowl (to my taste) for Latakia blends. My wife got it for me last year (or two years ago?) for Christmas. I have two things I'd like to change about the pipe: I'd like to have...
  5. lawdawg

    The Benefits of Nature and a Comparison to Pipesmoking

    A few weeks ago, I came across a statement on social media about a book published several decades ago regarding the theory that humans cannot adequately cope with a high rate of ongoing technological and social change, and that the high rate of change over time induces stress often to the point...
  6. lawdawg

    Do You Have any Special / Unique Christmas Traditions?

    Over the weekend, my wife and I cut a Christmas tree and put it up in our living room. I am now officially in the Christmas spirit! I really like the traditions that surround the holidays, such as turkey at Thanksgiving and pine trees in our houses at Christmas, which are society-wide...
  7. lawdawg

    This Gloomy, Chilly, Rainy Weather

    I love it! The older I get, the more I'm finding I enjoy the gloomy, rainy type of weather that we've had here in the Midwest for the past few days. When I was younger, I tended to view such weather as depressing and as an impediment to day-to-day activities and social life. Now, cold rainy...
  8. lawdawg

    Fireplaces and Wood Burning Stoves

    I fired up my wood stove today. Nothing like a pipe and a coffee by the fire on a cool Saturday morning!
  9. lawdawg

    Tinned Nightcap, Bulk Nightcap, and Quiet Nights

    I've loved Nightcap for years, and have been looking forward to the opportunity to buy more ever since we got the news about Peterson rereleasing the Dunhill blends. The news of the rerelease and the beginning of the change of seasons to Fall got me thinking about my latakia blends and digging...
  10. lawdawg

    Beautiful Custom Antler Pipe Tamper

    I received my custom antler pipe tamper in the mail today, and I'm very happy with it. Below are few pictures of the tamper, along with one of my favorite pipes, a heavily rusticated Savinelli that my wife bought me for Christmas a few years ago before we were married: I ordered the tamper...
  11. lawdawg

    Black Frigate

    In my last TAD order, I added a few tins of blends to try for the first time. I tried some Black Frigate, and liked it okay, but I don't intend to smoke it again. I'll mail the opened tin (minus the one bowl I smoked) to the first person who PMs me his name and address (CONUS only). Hope you...
  12. lawdawg

    Christmas Trees

    It seems to me that as I've grown older, more and more people are getting fake Christmas trees, and fewer people put up real trees. When I was a little kid, we always had a real tree in our house, so I'm unsure if my observation is simply the result of bias, or if there is something to it...
  13. lawdawg

    Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series - Now Available in Pouches

    P&C now has the H&H Midtown Series in 2 oz. pouches for $4.99. Great news for those who would like to try these blends without buying 14 oz. tubs. I've been smoking H&H Chatham Manor for a few months now, and I absolutely love it. At first, like many of the reviewers on tobaccoreviews.com, I...
  14. lawdawg

    Straus Sleepy Hollow

    I'm just curious if anyone has jarred some up and stored it for a year or more. I ordered four ounces last year, and I had just a little bit left over. I smoked some the other day, and it did not taste nearly as good, and was pretty dry. I probably didn't screw the lid on the jar tight, or...
  15. lawdawg

    "The Witch" on Netflix

    With the recent cooler gloomy weather, and the slight change of color coming on in the trees, I've been getting into the Fall spirit, including the anticipation of my second-favorite holiday, Halloween. Last night, I watched "The Witch" on Netflix with Mrs. Lawdawg. It was excellent! The...
  16. lawdawg

    Savinelli 321?

    I am curious if anyone owns a Savinelli 321 author shape. I understand the 320 is a very popular pipe (maybe Savinelli's most popular), and the 321 is a smaller version. The 320 is known to be a large pipe, and I prefer more medium(ish) sized pipes. The 321 would probably fit the bill for me...
  17. lawdawg

    Hearth & Home Chestnut?

    Does anyone here like it? Or dislike it? As you might know from my "Recommendations for a Carter Hall" thread, I'm trying various different codger burleys, both past and present. I never got to try the venerable Walnut, and I am interested in trying Russ's match, though I am not yet sold on...
  18. lawdawg

    Looking for a Good Basic Virginia Flake

    I've recently dug some Virginia flake from my cellar, which I bought several years ago when I first got deeper into pipe smoking. I tried a bunch of blends at that time, and found myself drawn mostly to English blends, which is most of what I smoke now (if I'm not smoking Carter Hall in a cob...
  19. lawdawg

    Update: Timing of Removal of Tobacco Blends Introduced After February 2007

    National Law Review - Updates on Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids et al. v. FDA et al. To sum it up, the FDA stated last summer (2017) that they are extending the compliance date for tobacco products introduced to the market after the deeming date (February 2007) until August of 2022. If that...
  20. lawdawg

    Recommendations for a Carter Hall Fan?

    Good afternoon, everyone. About half of my pipe smoking is Carter Hall in a cob. Needless to say, I love the old "codger burley." I would like to try some similar tobaccos, just for a change of pace. I am mainly interested in higher grade tobaccos similar to CH, but would be willing to try...
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