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  1. prairiedruid

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (December 2015)

    London Mixture in a cob.
  2. prairiedruid

    Depression Era Cooking

    Slow cooked cow tongue, tripe soup, blood sausage, head cheese, cow and deer heart, ox tail....loved those meals. Used to get be able to get this stuff cheap or even free but now it's "fashionable" and they want $5 a pound for it.
  3. prairiedruid

    Jumper Cable Conundrum

    Timely thread....I had to jump someone when I was in town. I bought a set of heavy duty jumper cables 10 years ago; 6 gauge if I remember right. They get used every year because my wife's family has a bad habit of leaving electronics on in their cars and destroying batteries. Just the...
  4. prairiedruid

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (December 2015)

    Proper English in a cob.
  5. prairiedruid

    Should I Use Jars?

    Jars with good lids are a great way to store tobacco. Bags tend to be at least semi-permeable which allows air to get in and out drying out your tobacco. Jars will not dry out tobacco, they actually hold the tobacco at the humidity it was when sealed in the jar. Small canning jars are what I...
  6. prairiedruid

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (December 2015)

    Quiet Nights in a cob.
  7. prairiedruid

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (December 2015)

    3 Oaks Syrian in a cob.
  8. prairiedruid

    Sasieni - Bowls Coated?

    Probably not many failures......most of the heat is transferred from the heated metal so it's more like a hot iron treatment than totally open flame. Flash heating like that would just sear/glaze the surface. Similar to how wood spears used to be strengthened/hardened by heating the...
  9. prairiedruid

    The Pipe in The Knick

    Beware of a woman named Floyd.....
  10. prairiedruid

    Russia is Attacking Latakia

    Turkey is a NATO member so we REALLY don't want things to escalate between Russia and Turkey.
  11. prairiedruid

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (December 2015)

    Magnum Opus in a cob.
  12. prairiedruid

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (December 2015)

    Proper English in a cob.
  13. prairiedruid

    Filters

    I started smoking a pipe at 45; never too old to explore something new. I smoke predominantly cobs and have removed the filters. I found the filters toned down the flavor and absorbed a lot of moisture. Going without filters I find a better draw and fuller flavors when I smoke. If moisture...
  14. prairiedruid

    help

    Unless you're smoking opium probably should avoid Chinese pipes.
  15. prairiedruid

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (December 2015)

    Enjoying some Escudo for the first time; in a cob.