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  1. tartanphantom

    What is your Favorite Christmas Blend?

    I must say that I do like the cut of your jib, sir. (McClelland Christmas Cheer stash photo). The only CC I have left is a 2008 tin, and a 2012 tin. I save them exclusively for the holidays, and judging by my remaining ration, should be good for at least 2 or 3 more Xmas seasons. Also, as a...
  2. tartanphantom

    Deer hunting

    As much as I love venison (my favorite red meat), the majority my shooting is done at ranges, and I haven’t actively hunted in over 10 years, mainly because I don’t have enough of my own land to support it, and I hate hunting on public lands due to the carelessness of some “Fudd style” hunters...
  3. tartanphantom

    What Do You Mean When You Say….

    In general, if it’s not a pipe that I avoid, then it’s a good smoker. All of the factors previously mentioned by others here do come into play, but there are indeed pipes in my collection that I avoid, despite their uniqueness or eye pleasing appearance. If a pipe tends to be a wet smoker...
  4. tartanphantom

    Cooking Bacon

    Being a southerner, I’m quite partial to the tried and true method of frying in an open well-seasoned Lodge cast iron skillet over a medium-low flame, preferably accompanied with an iron bacon press. I love my bacon in the ”slightly leathery but not burnt” department, and don’t toss the grease...
  5. tartanphantom

    Things I Found Thrifting

    Great little find, particularly on the Carolina Gem tin! You just don’t see those in the wild much at all. I frequently see various Middleton’s tins in my antique and thrifting exploits with my wife; most frequently seen around my neck of the woods from that company (outside of Prince Albert...
  6. tartanphantom

    Inveterate pipe smoker, new to this peanut gallery…

    I hate making intro posts, but a fella has to start somewhere. Joined this place about a month ago, and have been lurking, just getting the lay of the land, so now I’ve seen and read enough to know that it’s a place that has retained enough interest for me to visit several times each week...