Last of the Tin...

[exbenedict]

Question:
When you reach the last of the tin, jar, bucket, pouch, whatever you keep your baccy in, and it's not enough for a full bowl, do you ever mi and match and top it off to get a full bowl of something or do you just smoke the half or quarter bowl and move on? I had this dilemma today and decided to do a little mix and matching to see if was good or not and it turned out not too bad. Pretty smooth and tasty, a Little C&D Haunted Bookshop and some Vintage Syrian to top it off with a kick. Just curious what everyone else does. Thanks!

 

[derekflint]

Mix........

 

[npod]

First I cry a little bit, especially if it is a rare blend. Then I man up and smoke it out of a small group one size pipe.

 

[9mmpuffer]

Usually just smoke a partial bowl.

 

[seacaptain]

1/4

 

[mikethompson]

When I was starting out, I just assumed every bowl I packed had to be full. I now know that's not the case. No problem with a half or quarter bowl in my opinion.

 

[spartan99]

Smoke the partial bowl--unless it's a Grand Croupier blend, I suppose.

 

[spugni]

Yes. I go with a partial bowl too. I'm a purist.

 

[wilson]

Mix and match.

 

[brendhain]

The closest thing to ending a rare favorite tin is having to throw away an old T-shirt because your wife make you

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Sometimes, I just put the last pinch in on top of the bowl when I reach half way down. Sometimes, I just toss it. Pipe tobacco isn’t expensive compared to cigars, which I will smoke till it burns my fingers.

 

[saltedplug]

Top it off.

 

[jvnshr]

I used to smoke that last pinch in my clay pipe but now I have a jar that I had a mix of Erinmore Mixture and C'est La Vie, I collect all of the last pinches there. I will smoke it one day

Pipe tobacco isn’t expensive compared to cigars, which I will smoke till it burns my fingers

Put it in a pipe

 

[didache]

I have a 'My Mixture' jar which contains all kinds of things: tobacco I didn't much care for on its own, end of tins/pouches, and so on. The beauty of it is that the mixture changes over time depending on what's been thrown into it.
Mike

 

[mawnansmiff]

I do pretty much the same as Mike only mine is called 'Lucky Dip Mixture' ::
Regards,
Jay.

 

[jvnshr]

Well, have to find a name to mine then.

 

[pichtee]

'My Mixture Jar'

Didache, I love the idea.

 

[jamban]

Mine is called Pandora's Box. Well, maybe Pandora's Jar would be more suitable...

 

[jaytex1969]

I've been dumping the odds & ends into a Cornell & Diehl can.
When it gets full, I'll give it an exotic name and sell it on eBay, for collector's value, of course...

 

[jazz]

I have found the replies to this question interesting. I've never thought about this but it rarely happens to me. Actually, I don't remember the last time it did. I suspect I'm subconsciously paying more attention when I see the tin is getting low and try to arrange it so that I have as close to a full bowl as possible. I'm not saying this amount never varies but I never seem to have less than 3/4 of a bowl left in the tin. It's either that or I'm just lucky.
I've never mixed any of my tobaccos together. Tobacco is too expensive here for me to want to risk ruining it so mixing different and already good blends does not really appeal. However, getting component leaves and having a bash does. I may give that a go at some point.
I'm going to start paying more attention as I approach the end of my tins after this thread.