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  1. zhizn

    Finally Bought a Cobwarden

    Cobs are in my regular rotation and they all smoke great. I agree with sparroa that the Country Gent is the best IMO. I have a couple of MacArthurs that I need to try out. Anyone had experience with these?
  2. zhizn

    Is the current Dunhill still high quality tobacco?

    I have not tried the Dunhills of old but I have found a new favorite in Royal Yacht, very nice.
  3. zhizn

    Everyday Carry Knife - What Do You Carry?

    Al Mar Ultralight or Al Mar SERE 2000
  4. zhizn

    Nasal snuff...opinions?

    I like snuff quite a bit. Toque have an amazing range of flavor to suit everyone. Right now in my snuff box I have a mixture of Toque Quit, Ntsu and Dholakia White.
  5. zhizn

    ***What are You Smoking?*** (July 2012)

    Revor Plug in a Pete Fermoy 80s
  6. zhizn

    Pipes you love but don't smoke great

    Do you have a pipe that you really like but does not smoke well? I have a great pipe from Blatter and Blatter that is my favorite pipe but so far have not been able to smoke it well. This may be down to my novice methods but I can smoke my others without issue (most of the time anyway).
  7. zhizn

    Bargain Pipes

    I got a Lorenzo Spitfire for about 30 bucks new. even though it is ugly, it is still one of my best smokers.
  8. zhizn

    Boycott List

    I was in Santa Monica walking down the street and there were signs for "no smoking" on the street. You cannot smoke in the open air anymore. You can only smoke under your blanket in a hermetically sealed room, with the lights off!
  9. zhizn

    Boycott List

    This smoking ban thing is getting out of hand, in the UK they are proposing that all tobacco products be hidden. They have already put huge labels on the cigarettes etc. 'Oh shit, these things are dangerous, I never knew that, I better stop smoking' The taxes they gather from smoking more than...
  10. zhizn

    New Cob Addition to the Family...

    I love my corn cobs. I will go back to England this Christmas and will hook up with an old friend who now lives in Tiawan and will intoduce him to pipe smoking. In my gift packet will be a Missouri Meerschaum Legend and some safe Cavendish with mild casing (from Liberty Tobacco in San Diego). I...
  11. zhizn

    Glue Blobs in new Corn Cob Bowl

    Here is a reply from Missouri Meerschaum.... "It sounds like one of our employees was overly enthusiastic when putting your pipes together. We do use a food grade glue similar to Elmer's to assemble our pipes. We have not found any glue problems with our customers using our pipes. Since the...
  12. zhizn

    Glue Blobs in new Corn Cob Bowl

    Thanks, they are Missouri Meerschaum Legends, one straight, one bent.
  13. zhizn

    Glue Blobs in new Corn Cob Bowl

    Hi there, I have recently purchased a couple of corn cobs and inside the bowl where the shaft enters there are some unsightly blobs of glue. These have put me off from firing them up as I do not want, amongst other things, burning glue fumes in my smoke. What advice can you guys offer a newbie...
  14. zhizn

    Welcome New Members. Introduce Yourself. (2)

    Hi everyone, just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I am a relatively new pipe smoker and really enjoy it. I am looking forward to the vast world of exploration ahead of me and welcome any advice or tips from the community. Cheers