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Athletic Pipe Smokers
My smoking really fluctuates in frequency depending on what else is going on in my life. I’m fairly active and have done a variety of different athletic pursuits. Mostly I lift weights with various forms of supplemental cardio. I do feel like smoking has an impact on performance, but it really...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #23
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Do You Prefer Briar, Meerschaum, or No Preference?
Most of my pipes are briar, and curiosity about briar was part of my initial interest in pipes, so I guess briar. I like cobs though. And I have yet to try a meer, though I’m curious.- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #35
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Should I Buy Aged Tobacco?
As someone newer to pipe smoking I found buying aged tins from folks here has really expanded my understanding and helped me figure out what I like best. As others said, virginias and Virginia forward blends tend to benefit the most from age. The worst part about exploring tobacco this way is...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #115
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Do You Keep The Box?
I tend to hold into the boxes and become less attached to them the more I break in a pipe. I do my best to keep all of my pipes in good shape, but there’s the ones I keep nice for my collection and I like to preserve the packaging for those. But then there’s the ones I just love to smoke and at...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #39
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Pipe Smokers Etiquette
The idea of seeing another pipe smoker on the wild feels unlikely where I live, I’m not sure what i’d do. generally though, if I’m outside smoking my pipe I’m not looking to converse with anyone. But some people are impervious to my overt “please do not approach,” signals. last week a drunk guy...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #83
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Are You a Sloppy Pipe Smoker or a Meticulous Pipe Smoker?
I would describe myself as clean but chaotic. I always do at least a quick cleaning after i smoke, but i tend to want to open new tobacco more often than i finish tins that I've opened so I have a bunch of tobacco in different jars in my closet and around my place. usually when i smoke I have a...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #101
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Social or Anti-Social Pipe Smoker?
Good Question. I'm definitely on the anti-social end of the spectrum. I tend to smoke when i'm ruminating on something or at the end of the day to decompress. if I had a friend that smoked too I'd probably enjoy smoking and conversing with them, but I'm generally pretty introverted so i'm not...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #21
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Your Go to Morning Blend
This thread has made me think I need to explore more burley blends in the morning. I usually smoke one bowl in the morning and one in the evening with the occasional one or two more depending on the day. On mornings where I have more time and think I may enjoy an extra bowl or two, I like to...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #45
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Samuel Gawith is in at Smoking Pipes Now.
Picked up some FVF, Best Brown, and a few others.- Thehogfatherpdx
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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Inherited Pipes and Tobacco, Not Sure What to do...
Hi, welcome to the pastime! I’m newer to pipe smoking as well but have found that there’s always more to try and more to learn and as you go you develop your own preferences and routines around how you enjoy pipe smoking. As others have said, it might be a good idea to start with pipe that you...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #42
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Anyone Else Get This?
I try to smoke the bowl as far down as it will go but usually there come a point near the bottom where it stops wanting to stay lit and I stop relighting it. I do like my tobacco on the drier side of the spectrum and really want the bowl to stay lit from top to bottom, but it rarely happens that...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #26
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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What's Your Favorite Brand(s)?
Very limited in my exposure so far, but I’d have to say GL Pease followed by Mac Baren because I love Vintage Syrian. I haven’t tried anything by GLP that I haven’t loved. I’m really into SG also, but haven’t been able to get my hands on all the blends I want to try. I just cracked a Balkan...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #83
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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What’s Your Favorite Way to Tote Your Pipe and Tobacco?
My current system is a bandanna to wrap the pipe in, an old tobacco tin for whatever blend I’m bringing along, and a box of matches. I’m on the go a lot though, so it may be time for an upgrade. So what’s your favorite method? Pipe pouch? Roll? Jacket pocket? How do you like to store your...- Thehogfatherpdx
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Steve Brooks and Grandpa Blend
I was just looking at the house of calabash website and it looks like you can still place online orders? It sounds like his daughter was going to try to carry the mantle after he passed but IDK. It's a little hard to tell if they're still active at all as the website doesn't seem very well...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Drying, Packing, and Cadence Technique Question
Thanks everyone, there's lot of good points to explore here. It’s interesting to see how different people think about this. I don't smoke a lot of aromatics, most of what I'm smoking are english/balkan/oriental mixtures. I don’t have too many problems with ribbon cut blends, but Lately I've...- Thehogfatherpdx
- Post #24
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions