Hi guys, was curious, I recently bought my first pipe cabinet, but one thing I'm curious about is if the pipes need to "breath" , i dont know if I make myself clear, does it matter if they are stored in the cabinet with the tobacco, ???
Pipe cabinets and breathing
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Interesting question, but I think any "breathing" a pipe did in a place where tobacco is stored would be a good thing. Also I think recently smoked pipes should get 1-3 days of drying, outside of a cabinet.
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blackhat84:
Welcome aboard, Sir!
I have stored by collection of 60+ pipes in a "cabinet" (actually the drawers of an antique Governor Winthrop drop-front desk) for a number of years, and find that they breathe well therein. I did this at the advice of sablebrush52, a member of this Forum, who recommended this as a means of minimizing the oxidation of the pipes' Vulcanite stems due to exposure to light.
Insofar as storing your pipes together with your tobaccos, if the latter are well sealed, then I cannot imagine that this would pose any problems.
Good Luck, and Good Smoking!
Welcome aboard, Sir!
I have stored by collection of 60+ pipes in a "cabinet" (actually the drawers of an antique Governor Winthrop drop-front desk) for a number of years, and find that they breathe well therein. I did this at the advice of sablebrush52, a member of this Forum, who recommended this as a means of minimizing the oxidation of the pipes' Vulcanite stems due to exposure to light.
Insofar as storing your pipes together with your tobaccos, if the latter are well sealed, then I cannot imagine that this would pose any problems.
Good Luck, and Good Smoking!
I saw a picture, I can't remember where I saw it, but it was a rack of Dunhills, bowl side down behind glass, and each one had what looked like a surgical tube attached to the stem, and it had air or something circulating through the pipe. That, of course, was an extremely OCD sort of pipe guy.
My pipes get tossed and set on the dashboard on some days. I've carried them in my pocket all day. I've used them to drive nails and have defended myself against wild dogs with them. I've even burned things in them. I don't have any oxidation, and they look great. Of course I do not plan on using them as some sort of investment, and I want them added to my funeral pyre, when the time comes. They look good too :
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Do what you want with them. I think that they can survive more than what we give them credit .
My pipes get tossed and set on the dashboard on some days. I've carried them in my pocket all day. I've used them to drive nails and have defended myself against wild dogs with them. I've even burned things in them. I don't have any oxidation, and they look great. Of course I do not plan on using them as some sort of investment, and I want them added to my funeral pyre, when the time comes. They look good too :
:Do what you want with them. I think that they can survive more than what we give them credit .
I have some 2 racks that I keep my pipes in that I keep in the bottom of my clothes cabinet, and they are perfectly fine, as for my tobacco I keep in a draw in my drop top desk and they stay perfectly in their.
No idea why it wouldn't be - you smoke the tobacco in the pipes, and that's a lot more up close and personal than shared storage. My B&M has a few expensive pipes in a locked cabinet, but everything else is in clips on the wall out on the main floor, where the cigar guys are puffing away. Not a problem for the pros, so I wouldn't worry about it at home either.
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I'm currently storing my pipes and tobacco on bookshelves in the den, but I plan to buy or make some sort of cabinet for them at some point when we finish reorganizing that space. Evidently, my wife is of the opinion that the egg carton I'm currently using as a pipe stand is tacky... :D
I'm currently storing my pipes and tobacco on bookshelves in the den, but I plan to buy or make some sort of cabinet for them at some point when we finish reorganizing that space. Evidently, my wife is of the opinion that the egg carton I'm currently using as a pipe stand is tacky... :D
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