Search results
SmokingPipes.com Updates
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
Site Sponsors
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
-
Best Ky/Va, Ky/Perique Blend Currently Available?
I’m gonna throw C&D 5 O’clock Shadow in the hat as I have been enjoying it lately. Good luck on your quest!- bigtex
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
-
Smoking in the Car
If I’m driving, I’m smoking. Usually a pipe on the way to work and a cigar on the way home... I make it a point to smoke in a new truck when I pick it up from the dealership as I go straight to the beach to break it in!- bigtex
- Post #66
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
2 New Ryan Alden Devil Anse Pipes w/ Orific Stems
Great looking pipes! I have yet to see an ugly Ryan Alden pipe... -
Is It OK to Chop Ready Rubbed Tobacco Cut?
I run most of my tobacco from flakes to ribbon through a dedicated coffee grinder or food chopper.- bigtex
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
-
Post Your Catch 2019
Here’s a few pics from last year. Hope fishing is better this year!- bigtex
- Post #15
- Forum: General Discussion
-
Whats The Oldest Sealed Tin of Tobacco You Have Ever Smoked?
I am currently smoking through a tin of McClelland Virginia Woods from 1998. I have never smoked this blend young, but this tin is amazing!- bigtex
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
-
Boswell or Tinsky??
I have several of both and hands down I reach for a Tinsky over a Boswell 99% of the time. Boswell does make some nice pipes, but the Tinsky craftsmanship is always on point. -
Tobacco Use- When Not Smoking
Mostly Copenhagen for me, but I have tried Skoal cherry and Copenhagen pouches lately.- bigtex
- Post #20
- Forum: General Discussion
-
Greetings from Texas
Welcome! The Houston Pipe Club still meets on the first Friday of each month at Stogies on Westheimer about 6:00 pm. I try to make it a few times a year, but I live a little over an hour down 59 from there.- bigtex
- Post #10
- Forum: New Member Introductions
-
(Another) Howdy! From Texas
Howdy and welcome from a fellow Texan!- bigtex
- Post #15
- Forum: New Member Introductions
-
My First Ryan Alden
Congratulations! Ryan makes some fine smoking instruments, enjoy! -
Cool Hand Fluke-Revisited
Good report! I recently found a half pound that I jarred 3 or 4 years ago (it had been in storage since we moved). I expected to smell what one would think heaven smells like, but it smell more like dirty fishing socks. I was nearly heartbroken so I closed the lid and put it back on the shelf. A...- bigtex
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
-
-
Amber Mason Jars
I had a Davidoff rep show me the effects of light (fluorescent tube lighting) on cigar wrappers in a walk in humidor. He showed how the wrapper faded on cigars that sat for extended periods exposed to the lights. There were various levels of fading on different types of wrappers as a marked...- bigtex
- Post #34
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
-
Best Shop Visit?
The Briar Shoppe in Houston has a very nice pipe, tobacco, accessory and cigar selection with great hosts to top it off. Croft’s in Houston used to have a nice selection of pipes, tobaccos and accessories until they closed.- bigtex
- Post #14
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
What Is Your Favorite Cigar Brand?
Warped has recently moved to the top of my favorites list, specifically the La Colmena Reina. Caldwell, Davidoff, Padron, Tatuaje, DTT, Byron Nelson and Atabey all have a place on my list of favorites as well.- bigtex
- Post #45
- Forum: Cigar Discussion
-
George H.W. Bush Memorial Train Flattened Pennies
My niece and nephew seeing 41 off as the train passed through Magnolia.- bigtex
- Post #10
- Forum: General Discussion
-
Buddy Did It Again
I did that last time my jar of cracklins was empty;)- bigtex
- Post #7
- Forum: General Discussion
-
Smoking Any New (To You) Blends?
I recently opened a tin of Peterson Irish Flake. This stuff is an amazing smoke for my hour drive to work. I don’t need near as much coffee after a bowl of this...- bigtex
- Post #28
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
Best $200.00 pipe
A couple estate Ryan Alden’s, an estate Goussard and a Tinsky.