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  1. foggymountain

    I don't understand rusticated pipes

    Even high quality briar often has flaws. Rustication is a way to save a flawed block. You are right there was no such thing years ago.
  2. foggymountain

    How dry is too dry?

    It is a matter of personal taste. For me, if it turns into powder when squeezing it, a tobacco is too dry.
  3. foggymountain

    What Is The Lifespan Of A Briar Pipe?

    It depends on how much it has been smoked. The only pipe I have had that became oversmoked was my 1958 Wilke, which I got new. It was smoked every few days for almost 50 years. I can still smoke it, but a one month rest period is best.
  4. foggymountain

    We all know Santa is a pipe guy, but what do you think he smokes?

    It turns out that St. Nicholas was probably Turkish, so he most likely, if he really was a smoker, smoked a meerschaum. There are some people who think he was Greek though. What tobacco? I would guess it was Turkish.
  5. foggymountain

    Seeking advice for a purchase of a new Dunhill

    James Barber is the lowest priced place for Dunhills that I have found. Alpascia is a little higher, but by the time you get done with the shipping costs they are about the same. There is a price control in the USA which makes the pipes cost as much as $200 more in this country. Also, the best...
  6. foggymountain

    Difference between Poker and Cherrywood

    What is called a cherrywood is patterned after real cherry pipes made years ago. They were very large with long shanks made of a separate piece of wood. I threw mine out after trying for years to get a good smoke out of it.
  7. foggymountain

    Beard Oil: What Is It?

    A little hair conditioner once in a great while is all that is needed.
  8. foggymountain

    Why so cheap, 1980s Dunhill ?

    MSO: I paid $22. new for my first Dunhill in 1958 or 59. It was a smooth panel with a finish that looked like the amber roots, which did not yet exist. The popular belief that Dunhills got worse after the sixties just isn't true. The prices did go up even after adjusted for inflation.
  9. foggymountain

    I'm About to Pull the Trigger on a Dunhill

    Good tobacco choices.
  10. foggymountain

    Dunhill decision....

    Get the County. It is a far better smoke, and the best value in the Dunhill line.
  11. foggymountain

    Dunhill pipe opinion please.

    Dear Layinpipe: I guess I should change my site name to Just Plain Stupid, because I have 100 Dunhills. Even worse, they were all bought new in this century. But, stupid or not, I enjoy them enormously. I don't ever buy used pipes for two reasons. If a pipe has been smoked too much it gets, to...
  12. foggymountain

    I'm About to Pull the Trigger on a Dunhill

    Chestnuts smoke well, the black shell has a bitter taste. These pipes are overpriced. Check the site of James Barber, an old time English tobacconist to compare prices. You can save up to $150. after paying for shipping.
  13. foggymountain

    Going to Germany ... What to Bring Back?

    Ask for a German girl.
  14. foggymountain

    What Is The Obsession With Hipsters

    OK, I read a lot of the comments. It seems that if you have a pipe, a beard, long hair, a flat cap and a Leica you are an hipster. Apparently I am one. Well, one of those things will have to go. I might have to sell my Leicas. Or would I rather keep them and get rid of the tweed caps? I am...
  15. foggymountain

    What Is The Obsession With Hipsters

    I confess I haven't read all the comments, but what is an hipster? Could someone provide a definition.
  16. foggymountain

    HappyThanks Giving To All

    Bradley: I never told my parents that I could forge both their signatures effectively. As far as an ass beating at home, forget it. I just didn't permit it. As far as Thanksgiving goes, I am thankful nobody bothered me, and am hoping for the same non event for xmas.
  17. foggymountain

    Smoking Pipes vs. Smoking Cigars

    Pipesmoking has the advantage in at least two areas: taste, and cost. Cigars are good if you can't fuss with a pipe. I used to smoke them when I was a business executive. There just wasn't time for a pipe during the day.
  18. foggymountain

    What are your other hobbies?

    The word hobby offends me. It diminishes the value of what you do. Yes, I can understand that if someone with no real interests collects matchbooks, that is a hobby. But pipesmoking is not a hobby it is a way of life.
  19. foggymountain

    USA.gov says today is the Great American Smokeout Day

    Smokeout Day? To hell with the meddling government. I haven't adjusted to income tax and women voting yet.
  20. foggymountain

    Bikers Sound Off! Show Us Your Ride!

    These are some fine motorcycles. Sorry, no pictures, and I haven't ridden in over 30 years. Mine were a 1964 Norton 750 Scrambler, new, Ducati 250 road racer 1965 I think, 2 early sixties R69s BMWs, 1968 R50, 1970 or 71 BMW R75, Yamaha 400 2 stroke, Yamaha 1100 the first year, 1978, BMW R100...
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