***What Are You Smoking, July 2025?***

[das3353]

C&D XXV Reserve Dawn in a Stanwell Hand Cut

 

[Sobrbiker]

515-RC1 in a Pete Sportsman 87 earlier.

 

[Bananacaravanadium]

C&D Derringer in a Savinelli Onda for the drive home today

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Pegasus in nose warmer, some coffee

 

[Hillcrest]

Peter Stockebye Luxury Twist Flake in the Vauen Olaf bent egg. One small square flake is equal to about two medallions. Perfect size for a smoke of about 30-40 minutes. The bowl is about 20mmx46mm less cake, and it fills about 2/3rds. I seem to be smoking less of this than the 507-C because I seem to need less but am still satisfied.

 

[RL Bucktails]

Smoking Steamworks in a MM cob between the rain storms. At least the heat is gone.

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking year 2020 Watch City Original Crumb Cut in a 1950s-60s straight smooth brown Bertram 07 octagonal paneled billiard with a square shank and a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of year 2016 pre-release WarHorse Ready Cut in an undated straight sandblasted black Ropp Crystal billiard with a clear acrylic perspex saddle stem. Watching the Braves-Reds game with Sleepy Suzy by my side.

 

[JimInks]

Jim, Sorry to hear that Abner the Eager is missing. I know how that feels. Sure hope you find him soon.

Thanks. It doesn't look good so far. If he's not around the area any more, then I hope somebody got him and gave him a safe and loving home. I would be content to know that if it was the case.

 

[Peter Turbo]

Telegraph Hill in the new meer

 

[PaulRVA]

Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls in a Castello KK 10 and Ginger Tea on the side.
Watching the Braves- Reds ️

 

[cshubhra]

Smoking Pipes Reserve XXV Dusk in the Luigi Viprati Collection Silver Dragon B pipe

Earlier I smoked a cigar; Crowned Heads Mil Dias

 

[Scottmi]

Alchemy Parish in the Georg Jensen 'Admiral' Large Billiard

 

[Sobrbiker]

HU Dark Moor.
Maybe the last chance at some weather for a little bit…home’s over the hills.

 

[Chieftiabo]

Kendal Dark in a Boswell
A pint of Guinness and the ballgame on the tube.
Braves this season are a show.

 

[gord]

HU Dark Moor.
Maybe the last chance at some weather for a little bit…home’s over the hills.
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Nice pipe to end the day (and the month!) with. That little sucker has been growing on me.

May have to get one more Pete lol! I'm beginning to think this madness never ends.

 

[gord]

Month's about to end. Guess I'll hang tough for another post 'till morning and the August thread.

Hoping for some positive vibes about Abner the Eager. Best wishes on this, Jimi!

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

Well, it arrived today.

I've been waiting two months for this one. Snail Mail. Have three Petes, and my "Little Pete" needed a companion. So, I pushed the button a little less than two months ago . . . snail mail due to Postal Disruptions and transport barriers due to weather. My other Pete is a System Standard, big huge bowl. So now the trio is complete.

I've been doing a lot of breaking in lately, on meds that affect my taste buds, and have the dreaded tongue bite from complete lack of discipline and patience in the project, so am chewing and having but one cigar a day until I finish the three day hiatus; then back to the break ins in progress.

But this Peterson Tavern Pipe, Rhodesian bowl, is gonna look great on my rack, waiting for it's turn! It's a small/medium bowl, exactly what I wanted!


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And now there are two. Well, three actually, but here's the portrait of the little guys. No family portrait until the Tavern Pipe is broken in, and its gonna hafta wait it's turn. In the mean time . . . .

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Hmmmmm . . . maybe a family portrait needs four??

I had a pipe from this series. A friend of mine decided to try pipe smoking, so I gave it to him as a gift. Unfortunately, starting out with a small bowl doesn’t always work well. So now this pipe is just lying around, barely used after only a couple of smokes

 

[happy_lunter]

KBV’s Dark Fired Cherry in a cob.

 

[gord]

I had a pipe from this series. A friend of mine decided to try pipe smoking, so I gave it to him as a gift. Unfortunately, starting out with a small bowl doesn’t always work well. So now this pipe is just lying around, barely used after only a couple of smokesView attachment 407761View attachment 407762

A shame. I love pipes of that size, and can usually get an hour out of them, thanks to cosmicfolklore's slow smoking PDF. Made all the difference to my smoking experience.