Just got back from a long day of pipe stuff. Last Saturday it was my first Pipe show, this Saturday my first slow smoke contest. What a great day. It was held at the S.M. Frank Co., home of Kaywoodie, Yellowbowl, and Medico pipes. We arrived around 1pm and there were several pipemakers there selling their wares as well as loads of the Kaywoodie product, not your run of the mill pipes that might come to mind when you think Kaywoodie. We socialized, smoked, had dinner,smoked some more, then got down to the contest. The contest pipe was naturally a Kaywoodie made for the occasion, there were about 50 people ready to pack in 3 grams of Park Lane Red Paramour, hit it with 2 matches and puff away. I did not go out first, which was my main goal as a first timer. I did last a respectable 30 plus minutes putting me in the middle of the pack. winning time was about 1 hour 15 minutes. I was stunned that so little tobacco could last that long. Had great hosts and a super time, can't wait to do it again next year.
