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  1. txsasquatch

    Blend Style to Minimize Gurgle in a Gurgle Prone Pipe

    As my pipe collection has grown I've begun to dedicate pipes to blend styles (e.g. Virginia flakes, Vapers, English, etc.). I have a Nording straight brandy that has so far been dedicated to Virginia flakes, but it isn't smoking as well as I would like. I usually smoke outside in the garage and...
  2. txsasquatch

    DGT Acronym

    I came across the acronym DGT while reading a tobacco review and I can't figure out its meaning. Here is it in context. "poor on DGT gets ashy, but a good all day vaper on the tongue." Would someone please tell me what this means? Thanks!
  3. txsasquatch

    Expanding My Rotation Variety

    Hello all. I've been working to expand my pallet and explore different blends. I've come to enjoy a wide range of tobaccos and I'm looking for suggestions for blend styles which may be under represented in my current rotation. The only thing I'm not really exploring right now is aromatics. I'm...
  4. txsasquatch

    Dealing with Wet/Sticky Tobacco

    I recently bought 8oz of a bulk English blend to try because the description fit what I was looking for and it was on sale. Unfortunately I didn't do enough research in advance. It arrived very wet/sticky. Doing my homework after the fact, I read several comments about this blend being treated...
  5. txsasquatch

    Hot Heel Smoke & Cracked Bowl!

    I've been having a problem with very hot smoke when I get to the heel of the bowl. Even if it is a cold pipe and I give the remaining heel tobacco a brief light from a match, the smoke is very hot. I've stopped smoking before I've reached this point, but from the remains it looks like I'm...
  6. txsasquatch

    Hello! Rookie Seeking Advice on Variety

    Hello. Great website and forums you have here! I used to be a cigarette smoker and occasional pipe smoker. I haven't smoked at all in decades and I didn't stick with the pipe for long, but I did enjoy it. Enough so that I recently went to a local shop to pick up a pipe and a couple OTC...