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  1. hoosierpipeguy

    North Carolina Tobacco Barns

    Ran across this article, thought folks here might find it interesting. North Carolina Tobacco Barns
  2. hoosierpipeguy

    My First Altinay - My Review

    Received my first Altinay today. Less than a week from Turkey. The photos didn't do it justice. Workmanship is flawless. Symmetry in the carved design is superb. Mr Altinay drilled the draft to 4 mm for me, passes a pipe cleaner effortlessly. The pipe is incredibly light, balance is perfect. I...
  3. hoosierpipeguy

    Central Florida Pipe Smokers Meeting - Saturday February 20, 2021 At Edwards Pipes & Tobacco

    Alright Florida Pipers. And visitors. Mark your calendars. BYOB. I will bring at least one bottle of quality bourbon. Promise you there will be unicorn tobacco and great cigars for you to smoke. @admin @Elric @gamzultovah @badbriar @condorlover1 Hope we fill the room up at Edwards this time.
  4. hoosierpipeguy

    My One Month Meer Experiment

    I've had this IMP Meer a month now. I decided to smoke most and somedays, all, of my Virginia blend smoking in this Meer to see how much it would color in a month. Averaged 3 bowls per day in it. I will continue to smoke this Meer most days, it is a very good smoking pipe. I'm a rank Meer novice...
  5. hoosierpipeguy

    Help Me Choose My Next Meers

    I recently bought an IMP. Quality pipe in every aspect, I'm enjoying it. Fairly certain I'm going to buy an Altinay and a SRV, one of each. Been asking questions and print over the Altinay and Meerschsum Markey websites. What do you think among the following? The 2 SRV are same relative specs...
  6. hoosierpipeguy

    Altinay vs IMP

    I recently purchased an IMP and am enjoying. Looking to purchase another nicer Meer. I'm looking for some folks that own pipes from both carvers to provide their opinions. Which do you prefer and why? I was looking at the Altinay site and found out through an inquiry the draft holes in his...
  7. hoosierpipeguy

    What's Your Favorite Brand(s)?

    I'm glad I don't have to, but if I had to choose 2 brands (not blends), they would be Mac Baren and C&D. They scratch my itch for Virginia Flake, DFK and VaOr blends. What's a bit crazy is neither of these would have come close for me 3 years ago. If I had to choose one small boutique or B&M...
  8. hoosierpipeguy

    G&H Available At Watch City Cigar

    Not a fan myself but I see many people wanting this.
  9. hoosierpipeguy

    Interesting Cigar Day Playing Golf Yesterday

    Went out yesterday to play a round of golf at an amazing course, Waterlefe in Bradenton, FL. Felt like a golf course that was built in the middle of a freaking ocean. Was paired up with an older couple. I lit up a cigar on the first hole, noticed soon after the old fellow was holding a hankie or...
  10. hoosierpipeguy

    Roll Tide!

    Alabama minutes away from another National Championship with a dominating performance against a very good Ohio State team. I'm savoring a bowl of 5 year old OGS in an IMP Meer while I'm savoring this win.
  11. hoosierpipeguy

    Central Florida Pipe Get Together Saturday 1/16/2021 At Edwards in Tampa

    I've talked to a few folks, we are going to get together at Edwards Pipe & Tobacco Shop at 3235 Henderson Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609 on Saturday January 16th around 1:30 PM until whenever we wish to finish, or they throw us out. I spoke to the Owner, Gordon Smith, today and he's eager to host us...
  12. hoosierpipeguy

    4Noggins, The New Pipes & Cigars

    Placed an order early on the 14th. They certainly were plenty fast charging my card. Got a notice a couple of days later of a partial refund. WTF? Why didn't they call me before shipping a partial? So i called. And I called. And I called 3 more times over the past week. Left 4 messages. No...
  13. hoosierpipeguy

    Has Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky Been Discontinued?

    I noticed it is out of stock at both SP and TP. In fact, it isn't even showing up or listed at either. Did I miss an announcement?
  14. hoosierpipeguy

    Why Doesn't GLP Jack Knife Plug & RR Get More Love?

    I haven't smoked any of mine in well over a year. Threw some in to take to FL with me, what was left over in the last RR tin in a mylar bag. Have smoked two bowls since arriving, this is really good tobacco. Rich, sweet red Virginia flavors complimented nicely by the spicy DFK. There may be a...
  15. hoosierpipeguy

    Jack Howell Knocked This One Out Of The Park

  16. hoosierpipeguy

    Latest Jack Howell And Jose Rubio Acquisitions

    Sent Jack Howell a photo of my favorite Rad Davis Rhodesian and asked if he could use that as a guideline to carve one for me with his take on it. No surprise, Jack knocked it out of the park. Several of us have been bugging Jose Rubio to tackle the challenging Hawkbill shape. Jose discussed it...
  17. hoosierpipeguy

    My 5105 Revitalization Project

    I was fortunate enough to grab a few pounds of 5105 back in late 2017, early 2018 as McClelland stock was flying off the shelves. Not my favorite blend but I thought, it's McClelland in bulk at a good price, so why not? I jarred most of it but left some in an apothecary jar and set it aside. Ran...
  18. hoosierpipeguy

    Water Flush Cleaning Technique

    I am a fan of cleaning my pipes with a water flush after each smoke. I have been cleaning my pipes in this manner since reading about it here around 18 months ago. As an experiment, I decided tonight to break down the tan Rubio Shape 55 that has well over 200 bowls smoked in it. This is the...
  19. hoosierpipeguy

    Question about Joura and Dunhill

    A friend who I once gifted tobacco 15 years ago and has since quit smoking pipes sent me a gift package of his retired pipes. Unreal. A Joura, 2 Castellos, a Dunhill and a Caminetto. I've never owned a Joura, owned one Dunhill years ago and know nothing about them. So some questions. Any way to...
  20. hoosierpipeguy

    My 7th and 8th Rubio Pipes Just Came In

    Definitely my favorite Carver. Look great, perfect drills, comfortable mouthpiece and smoke great.
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