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    2020 Raleigh (TAPS) Pipe Show - April 4

    Just got the notification that the show is officially cancelled. What a bummer. I understand the concern and im in the “better safe than sorry” camp, but a let down none the less. Always next year
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    Bones Pipes?

    Have two bones and they are both workhorses. Smoke well. Age well. And dont have to worry about scratches/dings/discoloration. $40 a Chunky piece of briar that smokes well is ok in my book
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    Today's TAD!

    you picked up all the blends ive had my eye on. Let us know how you like that speakeasy
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    Best OTC Blend for a Burley Lover

    as a recent burley convert im looking for a cheap every OTC blend. i absolutely love Solani ABF and Wessex Slices. Is there an OTC that has a similar nutffy/creamy consistent burley flavor?
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    LUNTING?

    always hated this word. im sure ill get torched for saying that but youre walking around w a pipe. relax. im not a big "lunter" myself but enjoy the occasional pipe while walking the dogs. Generally its a cheap cob w a hard packed shag so it doesnt need to be relit often,wont shake out, and is...
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    How I Break In A New Pipe

    my process is pretty simple. i unpack the pipe and immediately proceed to make a sacrifice to Odin. Generally this would be a cow, but you can substitute a goat if in a real time crunch. Once this is done i let the pipe sit on a windowsill under direct moonlight for 2 nights to charge up. Once...
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    Burley Recommendations

    Recently fell in love w solani aged burley flake. Head over heels obsessed. Not like i hated burley in the past but always gravitated towards VaPers. Now that i realize what i was missing, what do you recommend thats similar to Solani ABF. I know of wessex slices. Anything else ive been sleeping on?
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    A Law Is Passed Making Pipe Tobacco Illegal- How Does Your Life Change?

    would your smoking slow down? go from a bowl everyday to every other day? start growing your own? drop the briar and start smoking the hippie lettuce instead? how would your life change if pipe tobacco became illegal? just a shower thought today i thought i would bring to the group.
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    C&D Smoking Pipes 20th Anniversary Flake and Dark Flake

    figure ill open one and save the others for the time being. i dig most C&D stuff and that aged perique sounds awesome
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    C&D Smoking Pipes 20th Anniversary Flake and Dark Flake

    Just saw this got released on smokingpipes.com. Sounds tasty. put in an order for some dark flake. Anyone else looking to grab a tin or two?
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    Greetings from Shelby, North Carolina!

    yes sir. ill be there. we should try and get a group together to hit up a brewery in raleigh post show. Raleigh has our fair share.
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    Greetings from Shelby, North Carolina!

    welcome aboard from Raleigh, NC!
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    Creative Tobacco Storage

    when i first started i had an old antique medicine cabinet that i inherited from my grandmother that i kept my tobacco in. has a cool lock and key, imagine "indian in the cupboard". Ive since grown out of this storage space and its spilled over into my work desk. need a pen? legal pad? sorry no...
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    IPSD Sales

    based on last year, who generally has the best sales on IPSD? gonna do my best to hold off on purchases until the day and hopefully take advantage of some discounts
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    Drinking While Smoking

    so if this is the wrong area to post this thread, please move it as you see fit. i stumbled across a post from the seattle pipe club concerning reducing the risks of pipe smoking. link is here: https://www.seattlepipeclub.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=969877&module_id=17020 they mention...
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    What Are You Listening Too. (Feb 2020)

    The dead. Always the grateful dead....but recently have been listening to a lot of old country - patsy cline and conway twitty
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    SG Hansom Flake, First Impressions

    Everything you wrote was everything i wanted to hear. Mine arrives tmrw. Im excited
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    Recent TAD Pick-Ups

    recently discovered my love for GH Dark Birds Eye. got 8oz today in the mail and i want to lay it all out on my bed and roll around it. this stuff is just delicious.
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    Picayune - Bulk

    Can anyone point me in the direction that is currently selling picayune in bulk? I see the tins for sale a few places but nothing more than that. Tried the usual suspects, but you all always surprise me w a website ive never heard of. Thanks in advance!