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  1. walkingpipeguy

    5 Months In, I Still Have No Idea How to Pack a Pipe

    Too loose, too tight, beats the hell out of me. All I know is it tastes like shit 8 out of 10 times. The other 1 or 2 out of 10, it's extremely enjoyable and relaxing, but I can't repeat it consistently. I've thought I had it figured out 3 or 4 times, only to have my next smoke taste like a...
  2. walkingpipeguy

    Cover Songs That Kick The Original

    Townes Van Zandt's cover of Dead Flowers. In my mind, it is the original.
  3. walkingpipeguy

    Whats the Coolest Smoking Pipe?

    I just got a Nording Eriksen and like it quite a bit. I don't know about THE coolest smoking pipe, but it's definitely my coolest smoking pipe. I also really like the Missouri Meerschaums with small barrel-shaped bowls, the Eaton, Huck Finn, Pony express, etc. I find them cooler and easier to...
  4. walkingpipeguy

    Breaking in a New Pipe

    This thread has been helpful to figure out what is going on with my no name estate pipe I just scored on Ebay. So far none of my pipes have had a noticeable "break in" period, until I got this one yesterday. I fired it up and it was absolutely wretched, hot as hell and tasted like burning wood...
  5. walkingpipeguy

    Pipes and Cigars Online Store. Never Again.

    Despite all the bad stuff I've been hearing about Pipes and Cigars, I think I might tempt fate and place a small order with them because they have a couple items I'm interested in and can't find anywhere else. What I want to know is, are their packages discretely marked, or do they say "Pipes...
  6. walkingpipeguy

    Cracked Bowl, Worth Trying to Fix?

    That's the thing, if I can't make it look nice, I'd rather smoke a cob, or save my pennies for a Morgan Bones, lol. I decided to pass on old cracky. I'm only looking at old cheap pipes because the pipe acquisition disorder is hitting hard.
  7. walkingpipeguy

    Cracked Bowl, Worth Trying to Fix?

    I came across this "Weekend" pipe while looking at cheap estate pipes. The fact that it's stamped "REAL BRIAR" probably means it was nothing spectacular to begin with, but I like the shape and it's about $17 shipped. Is the crack in the bowl worth trying to fix, and if so, how would you go...
  8. walkingpipeguy

    Hint of Ammonia?

    I've gotten an ammonia flavor from Half and Half before, mainly when retrohaling.
  9. walkingpipeguy

    Turns Out I Was Packing Too Loose

    Virginia flake usually works out that way for me, I just kind of stuff it in and it seems to be just right. I thought I had it too tight at first, but it burned nicely with a lot of flavor.
  10. walkingpipeguy

    Turns Out I Was Packing Too Loose

    With all the emphasis that gets put on packing loosely, I wasn't expecting that to be the problem, but turns out it was. Part of the issue is the first tobacco I halfway learned how to smoke was propylene glycol drenched Captain Black, which needs to be packed looser than anything else I've...
  11. walkingpipeguy

    First Smoke with a Stinger

    After a few smokes with the stinger removed, I found that removing it didn't make it smoke dry. But, removing it did mitigate the problem considerably by not trapping the moisture in the bowl. When it goes out, I put my thumb over the bowl and give it a whip to sling the moisture out of the...
  12. walkingpipeguy

    AJL67 Blew Up My Mailbox

    I tried some of the EMP the other day and enjoyed it quite a bit. Definitely putting a tin of that on my list.
  13. walkingpipeguy

    Up with What are You Lighting ?

    I got a Zippo butane pipe lighter insert recently, pretty disappointed with it so far tbh. It only takes a tiny amount of fuel when I fill it, and doesn't have enough pressure to keep the flame going in the slightest breeze. Basically unusable outdoors. So it's back to the old Bic for me. I...
  14. walkingpipeguy

    Lightheaded and Not Sure Why

    As far as still feeling lightheaded the next day: if you were still smelling the smoke, the smell alone can trigger the lightheaded/queasy feeling. The last time I overdid it on nicotine, I didn't want to smell, taste, or think about pipes or tobacco for a couple days. If you have facial hair...
  15. walkingpipeguy

    Missouri Meerschaum Bit Mix and Match

    Thanks! I wouldn't call it flush, there is a slight gap on either side of the shank, but hardly big enough for tobacco bits to get into. Looks pretty centered. My 12 year old Country Gentleman might have less of a gap, but it's hard to tell because it's mostly filled in with tar and detritus.
  16. walkingpipeguy

    AJL67 Blew Up My Mailbox

    Last known photo of the culprit, watch out if you see this man. The veritable tobacco bomb arrived yesterday, exuding powerful aromas that reminded me of tea with citrus. All jokes aside, AJL67 generously offered to send me a few samples of some Virginia blends. I was expecting an ounce or...
  17. walkingpipeguy

    First Smoke with a Stinger

    Interesting, that does make sense. I'll have to try it without the stinger and see if it's still wet. I have a similarly sized corncob that I didn't notice smoking all that wet, but it has more wood for the smoke to pass through, with a short plastic bit on the end.
  18. walkingpipeguy

    That Old School Aroma

    I'm still chasing the pipe tobacco aroma that I remember from my grandfather in the early 90's, and a handful of other times that I smelled pipe tobacco up until maybe the early 2000's. My grandfather didn't smoke a pipe for very long before he switched to stinky cigars, probably too much of a...
  19. walkingpipeguy

    How to Maintain Adequate Taste.

    I try to light as gently as possible. Holding the flame just above the tobacco and gently drawing the heat down into it is enough to get it going, especially on a re-light. drawing the flame down into the bowl has a major negative effect on flavor.
  20. walkingpipeguy

    First Smoke with a Stinger

    I just got my first estate pipe the other day, a very nice little "Short Snorter" pocket-sized pipe, with an aluminum stinger in it. I posted about it with pictures, here. I just smoked it for the first time. The infamous stingers are a frequent subject of beginner questions, so here is my...
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