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Too Much Tobacco. What Should I Smoke First?
To me, haste is anathema to pipe smoking. Your pipe tobacco isn't going anywhere. Enjoy it at your pace. To echo what others have said, jar and label your tobacco. Since you are also exploring what you like and have a need to organize and inventory the large amount of tobacco you do have...- K.E. Powell
- Post #26
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Cat is Stealing my Tobacco!
To echo Bukowski, cats are the beautiful devil. I never had one steal my tobacco, though.- K.E. Powell
- Post #2
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Being Petersonised
I do. Largely because they offer something unique in their system pipes that isn't much seen elsewhere. Their aesthetic is basically classical shaping with added muscularity, which I like. But I got pipes from all over, both "artisan" and factory, but my deluxe systems are my best smokers.- K.E. Powell
- Post #7
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Your Favorite Underrated Blend
Sillem's Councilor Flake is one of my favorite VaPers, yet it seems to get overlooked, especially these days as there are so many VaPers vying for attention. It has a natural earthiness and mellowness that makes it stand out, and it is pretty damn good right out of the tin. As something of an...- K.E. Powell
- Post #50
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Holding a Pipe in Your Mouth
I can't really improve on the advice here, but I am willing to make a suggestion. If the other methods given don't work, maybe try a p-lip. Some hate them, some love them, but I find with my dentition that I can clench them a little easier than a fishtail but.- K.E. Powell
- Post #32
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Do You Associate Pipe Smoking with a Sense of Spirituality?
As others alluded to, the word "spirituality" is one that is forced to carry a great deal of semantic weight due to the poverty of our language. It's a necessary but ultimately unwieldy word. As far as it concerns myself and any religious or cultural practice, no, pipe smoking is not spiritual...- K.E. Powell
- Post #76
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Delayed Gratification
Well, he's dead, so it would be gauche to joke at his expense. Poor David! He was gone too soon, and came too late.- K.E. Powell
- Post #44
- Forum: General Discussion
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Delayed Gratification
I'm kinda amazed no one has made a David Carradine joke yet.- K.E. Powell
- Post #38
- Forum: General Discussion
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Salivating When Clenching
There isn't much to understand, to be honest. It's like sweating, i.e. some people sweat a lot and others don't. Conditioning can help some but not all. I can only speak for myself, but having anything in my mouth for more than a minute makes me salivate. I've tried to condition myself out of...- K.E. Powell
- Post #16
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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How Dry Is Too Dry
I think it is one of many things we as pipe tobacco smokers tend to greatly overthink. If I have tobacco so wet that it won't take a good charring light, then I will dry it out enough so it burns a little more readily. Otherwise, I leave my tobacco alone. Some tobacco requires more care and...- K.E. Powell
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Salivating When Clenching
For some it does get better over time, and others not. Some people, myself included, are wet smokers. It is what it is.- K.E. Powell
- Post #6
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Is it Legal to Smoke a Pipe while Driving?
Look, the real skinny is the law is whatever a cop says it is unless you have the money and time to contend otherwise. In which case, the law is whatever someone with a gavel and dressed as a wizard says it is. Is it legal by the book? In the vast majority of cases, sure. But if you get pulled...- K.E. Powell
- Post #45
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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An Amazing Demonstration of How Advertising and Peer Pressure Works
This reminds me of an old Penn and Teller bit where they served "gourmet sparkling" water to people, and most believed it was better than tap water even though it was, well, tap water from a garden hose.- K.E. Powell
- Post #10
- Forum: General Discussion
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Please Help Identify Pipe Maker/Brand.
I think you may be right. Never dealt with them before, but for $80, this pipe smokes damn fine. Thanks for the help!- K.E. Powell
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Democracy Manifest
I've seen the video a million times, and I always lose it when he sarcastically tells the officer, "Ah, yes. I see you know your judo well!" What a chad. 😂 RIP to the legend.- K.E. Powell
- Post #9
- Forum: General Discussion
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Please Help Identify Pipe Maker/Brand.
I went to Chesterton's yesterday to both take advantage of a nice coupon I had, and to treat myself; I had been very ill for several weeks and wanted a new pipe and tobacco to celebrate my return to health (the irony doesn't escape me, I assure you). I pulled the trigger on this fairly cheap...- K.E. Powell
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- Replies: 4
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Bulk or Tins?
I smoke my pipe once daily on average, so even a 2oz tin can last me a long time. As such, I rarely buy in bulk. A lot of my favorite blends are only available in tins. And tins store tobacco more freshly, generally speaking. But if smoke often and can get your favorite blends in bulk, then...- K.E. Powell
- Post #19
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Newbie Questions.
Welcome to the forum! I hope my response and the responses of others will be of use to you. Before I answer your questions directly, let me caution that cigar smoking, and especially pipe smoking, take practice and trial and error until one is able to consistently smoke well and know and enjoy...- K.E. Powell
- Post #27
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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What Pipe Brand Don’t You Own But Want To?
There are a few artisans that come to mind but are beyond my price range. Silver Gray and Doug Finlay namely. Price range or not, however, I will one day hopefully own a Peterson Supreme System. My Pete deluxe systems are my best smokers, and I would love to see that engineering combined with...- K.E. Powell
- Post #50
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Solitary or Social Smoker?
Both. Solitary smoking gets the lion's share of my time, but that is just a matter of common sense; company is intermittent, but I am with myself wherever I go. I do find cigars to be more conducive to a social setting, especially in a shop setting where there are many people and the...- K.E. Powell
- Post #86
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion