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  1. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Newby Needing Help: Pipe ID.

    Wow! All those racks and pipes too! What a way to start the practice of pipe smoking! I am a bit jealous! 🙂
  2. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Telling my Parents I Started Smoking

    I am not sure if I am reading things into the OP that are not there…. but I will continue none-the-less. 🙂 I am wondering if perhaps the OP is a bit like me in that he DOES want to both respect parents that he loves and at the same time, choose to do things he feels are what he needs to do. In...
  3. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Good beginner tobacco?

    I would suggest a traditional OTC would be a good first try…. Sir Walter Raleigh or Prince Albert are simple and nice. However, if you get enamored by one of the highly aromatic, jarred blends that smell very tempting at the tobacconist….. and you buy that…. My strong recommendation…. hell, it...
  4. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Butz-Choquin Ultima Dublin

    If the mods feel so inclined, I would be happy to have both my title and my use of “Chopin” corrected in my original post. Damn autocorrect. 😞
  5. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Butz-Choquin Ultima Dublin

    Yes. I apologize…. It was a typo…. It should be Butz Choquin….. autocorrect incorrectly “corrected” Choquin and I did not notice until the edit time period had passed.
  6. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Butz-Choquin Ultima Dublin

    Out of curiosity, I searched through the forums about Butz-Choquin pipes, and there was relatively scant discussion about them. I have a BC Ultima Dublin just like in this photo. I have found it wonderful for many, many years. I AM NOT interested in selling it, as it is one of my favorite...
  7. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Certain Tobaccos are a Hard Find

    I will say that my beloved OTC’s of Sir Walter Raleigh (traditional) and Prince Albert (traditional) are damn hard to find anymore in my neck of the woods. They used to be in every pharmacy and grocery store. No more in my area. It is frustrating and I have gone to on-line because of it and...
  8. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Pipe Cleaning Recommendations for Newbies

    If you want to use alcohol in the bowl, my preference has always been any potable, higher octane alcohol. It feels more “natural” a choice for me. Some folks use isopropyl alcohol. Be sure to NOT use denatured alcohol.
  9. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Query on Pipe Smoking

    Hah! I see now that you replied in the same way I suggested to Ron.
  10. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Query on Pipe Smoking

    Ron… I took his statement to mean the doc said HE was generally healthy….. not that his tobacco use was healthy to do.
  11. Epip Oc'Cabot

    The Dedicated Pipe Dilemma

    For me, I do not bother…. although I have plenty of pipes and could EASILY devote a pipe to each blend. The way I tend to view all things pipe related is to keep things simple for myself…. I will smoke what interests me. “Ghosting” to me really means a residual flavor I DO NOT enjoy. On the...
  12. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Hello From SE MI

    So, did you attend U of M - Flint, Kettering, or Mott? Nothing is more exciting than a trip to Paul’s Pipe Shop…. other than maybe Iwan Ries & Co.
  13. Epip Oc'Cabot

    My First (and Second) Pipes

    Hmmm. What does “CA” stand for in terms of CA Glue? I have not been able to figure this out.
  14. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Drawing on an Unlit Pipe

    I would doubt there is any nicotine, but I can attest to the “better mood” aspect of drawing from even an unlit pipe. As suggested, it is partially likely to be the slower cadence of breathing…. but I also think (for me at least) the flavors of the pipe tobaccos that have been smoked in the...
  15. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Pipe Myths

    Yes, just because some (perhaps many) of his theories have not been supported by current evidence now that psychology has become a formalized “science” does not mean that his contributions were not incredibly important and valuable. Science is based upon hypothesis and the testing of those...
  16. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Didimauw's One Meer for One Year Redemption. 12/15/2022

    Why would you feel it would LOSE a lot of color? I would think it would stay stable until you return to it.
  17. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Pipe Tobacco vs. Cigars question

    I am suspicious that if you tried an experiment where you let a sample of pipe tobacco you have…. get really dry…. perhaps air dry for even a day or two for the experiment….. smoke that…. and I think there is a good chance you will not experience the harshness. If the above turns out to be...
  18. Epip Oc'Cabot

    What is Appealing about Pipe Smoking?

    Originally….. the appeal was that it was far easier access. I could surreptitiously “borrow” big pinches of Sir Walter Raleigh and Prince Albert from the pound cans of each my Dad kept in a kitchen cupboard for when he would fill his tobacco pouch before work each morning. Another appeal was...
  19. Epip Oc'Cabot

    $10 Ronson Butane Pipe Lighter Review

    Hmm…. It is rather interesting to me that the seller in your photograph of the Ronson goes by the moniker of: “healthcareplus1” Now….. while I like to “envision” my pipe smoking is an important part of my health care routine….. it does seem contradictory to popular opinion. 😜 But…. The...
  20. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Day 2... lessons learned

    IMO, the suggestion is that tobacco and alcohol used together have a synergy….. a greater effect when both are indulged in simultaneously….. and in a way that is more powerful than if you were to simply add the two different effects together. My Dad taught me this in my young adulthood. I...
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