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

[Sobrbiker]

By the way, the security camera caught me Sunday.
Now I know what a dork I look like walking around taking pictures of a pipe in front of varying backgrounds

 

[JazzInAZ]

What a beautiful, calm night;, after a windy, warm day.

MB HH ODF RR in the Country Gentleman. I prepared it a little differently today -- broke up the RR pieces even more, presumably closer to cube cut. (?) It's smoking cooler and more flavorful this way, so this is a plus. Getting more sweetness as well. I suppose it also helps I cleaned up the cob chamber a little, earlier today ...

Drink: Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon on the rocks
Cheers!

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2019 HU Directors Cut in a straight black sandblast 2 star Ferndown Bark Prince with a cumberland stem. Tomato the Brave came in to eat, and did a lot of playing afterward. Harry the Hairy wasn't outside. Daisy the Feral Princess is still by my feet.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

Just enjoying a bowl of Maverick Landmark Series - Yosemite from Mario Pascucci -P Rust-2136 (horn ring). Recently returned from a trip to China—really enjoyed it! The country has a strong culture of education and sports, with lots of construction going on, beautiful new buildings, and a sense of complete safety—felt comfortable walking the streets at night.

 

[petes03]

About to light up some 2013 McClelland Blue Mountain in an Ardor Urano Fantasy paneled apple.

 

[Scottmi]

I hope it works for you. After a little practice, you might be able to tie them on in the dark. My other suggestion would be to pre-tie the flies to a length of tippet and change it out on an old leader, or use bulk tippet and bulk leader and change the entire fly/tippet/leader at the loop. They sell foam spools to keep everything nice and tidy. This time of year here on Long Island we're in the saltwater going for Striped Bass, Bluefish and False Albacore using 3/0-6/0 hooks and 20-25lb leader. I can tie these on wearing mittens in the dark. Best of luck.

I got some of them foam spools for my salmon gear. Pool noodles work great! Love the idea for pre-tied teeny flies going all the way to the leader loop!

 

[Scottmi]

Damnit, I’m a touch out of square (I still blame the wife for distracting helping). Oh well, it’s minor enough I can work through it, and the only one that’ll notice is me.
Refill with OJKB.
By the way, old Kaywoodies easily survive multiple drops from 12ft or so-at least on dirtView attachment 424874

Duuuude.
I dunno about this throwin the Mrs under the bus.
But ratchet straps, man.
Ratchet.
Straps.
Looks great!

 

[samuelgawith01]

Cornell and Diehl Burley Flake #1 in this 9mm Butz Choquin bent Billiard.

 

[Scottmi]

Happy Sunday brothers. @kcmontie and I are digging in to all our favorite blends View attachment 424881

Looks like a Perfect Day!

 

[Sobrbiker]

The weather of an evening is finally perfect: calm, low seventies.
Was perusing my shelf cellar and realized I hadn’t had a smoke of GH&Co Dark Flake Aro in a great while, and I really do enjoy it once in a great while.
The Kaywoodie Campus belgique as of tonight shall be a designated tonquin/Lakeland pipe.

 

[Scottmi]

Just finished smoking C&D From Beyond (The Old Ones) Small Batch 2025 in a 1960s Austrian meerschaum bent apple with a tapered yellow stem. I've figured out the blend and after another bowl or two to be certain of my experience, I'll post the post here. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
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Jim, Is there any connecting thread you would identify for the "Old Ones" series?

 

[Sobrbiker]

Duuuude.
I dunno about this throwin the Mrs under the bus.
But ratchet straps, man.
Ratchet.
Straps.
Looks great!

I’d considered that, but decided to stick with the couple of inches of parallelogramedness so as to not stress the tin screws ahead of what our winds will subject them to.

 

[Roach1]

Briar Fox in a Pete SPD 2011 69.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Today marks my 42nd trip around the Sun. To celebrate, I went out for a breakfast with my father and my son and had a great time.

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On the menu for my first smoke of the day was a bowl of KBV Van Gogh loaded in my birth year Stanwell POTY (1983) with an iced Americano on the side.

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Afterwards, I enjoyed a bowl of CAO Moontrance that was gifted to me by a few colleagues from work loaded in my Canadian Club Pot.

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I hope your Monday goes by as quickly and painlessly as possible

Sending out my Happy belated BirthDay wishes to You, Sir

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

First and foremost a bowl of Barens Golden Extra out of a BBB Silver grain model 675 full size long billiard

 

[Dshift]

Starting the day with a tremendous pipe tobacco combo
Pre- republic system 314 (thanks @simong for the incredible pipe) and trying Three Nuns for the first time. The three nuns came to me as part of a big sample set from a friend and is from the 70s

 

[samuelgawith01]

Lit up this 9mm Savinelli Billiard filled with Gawith and Hogarth rope.

 

[Sgt_Mac]

Awaiting the rising sun with Briar Fox in a Viking bent egg, with a Greek latte

 

[PaulRVA]

C&D Exclusive in a Sara Eltang Apple and Coffee ️ on the side

 

[judcole]

Lane RR in a Country Gent.