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  1. RookieGuy80

    Do You Associate Pipe Smoking with a Sense of Spirituality?

    That's a no from me. I left the faith about 25 years ago along with the spirituality it entails. My pipe is a calming pursuit which forces me to slow down a few times a day and let my mind wander, or not. Now a fine rye whiskey or peaty single malt scotch, that is your spiritual experience.
  2. RookieGuy80

    Cobs

    I can't tell you how long it takes to wear one out. I have one 5 years old. But I've lost or destroyed several over the years. I mean, a cob is what I'm grabbing if I want to smoke while doing something dangerous to the pipe. I've lost them in the Chesapeake and Atlantic and the mid Atlantic...
  3. RookieGuy80

    Why Did I Start Smoking a Pipe?

    I like smoking things. Cigarettes, cigars, brisket, ribs, the competition. I like tobacco, except I was growing disillusioned with cigarettes. But I did like cigars, snuff, even some Levi Garret on occasion. And I like wood. Sailing ships, furniture, trees. It seemed like a pipe was a no brainer.
  4. RookieGuy80

    ***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***

    SotE (ribbon cut) in a Medico Jetstream.
  5. RookieGuy80

    Strong Virginias

    That is a great idea! I bet RY would make a killer English. Thanks.
  6. RookieGuy80

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    Either the couple years mellowed this out some, the latakia leaf in such a high dosage changes uts characteristics, or I had some seriously bad expectations about this. This is pretty good for when I want a more lat heavy blend. I want some more time spent with this, but that was pleasant
  7. RookieGuy80

    Sun bear 2024

    My B&M is ordering 2 tins from his warehouse for me. I like smaller local B&Ms. Hey Tom, can you guys order me a tin of ___? Thanks.
  8. RookieGuy80

    TAD Acquisitions 2024

    I grabbed 2 ounces of 4th Generation Evening Flake. In the store I had it confused with their Night Slices. Oops! Well, I have a new vaper to try.
  9. RookieGuy80

    What Pipe Brand Don’t You Own But Want To?

    I'm going to treat myself once I have a job again. Scratch off Stanwell and churchwarden in one masterful stroke.
  10. RookieGuy80

    Tobaccos With A Nic Hit?

    You could pack larger bowls of Five Brothers. That delivers quite a bit of nicotine.
  11. RookieGuy80

    What Pipe Brand Don’t You Own But Want To?

    I thought I heard somewhere they stopped making them. Thanks for showing me that.
  12. RookieGuy80

    What Pipe Brand Don’t You Own But Want To?

    There's a few. I wouldn't mind a Dunhill birth year pipe. But I'm saving that for retirement. I'd like to find a Stanwell Hans Christian Anderson with both stems. Yeah, I know I dream big.
  13. RookieGuy80

    Jim's C&D Sun Bear Black Locust 2024 (Small Batch) Review.

    Maryland honey? Now I have to get several tins.
  14. RookieGuy80

    Bulk or Tins?

    First and foremost, Handsome is a beautiful dog who looks like he was trouble in his younger years. I have both bulk and tins in my cellar. If there's a bulk option, chances are very good I'll do that. The exception would be if there's a blend offered both that I've been curious about and...
  15. RookieGuy80

    TAD Acquisitions 2024

    Just picked these up. It was their last can of Eight State, I was happy to find it. This and Sun Bear are the only C&D small batch I look for. I had been curious about that two SG blends for a little bit. I'm looking forward to 1792 tonight after dinner. Perfection will have to wait until...
  16. RookieGuy80

    ***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***

    Some Haunted Bookshop in a Shalom oom paul. At 18 months, HB is pretty tasty.
  17. RookieGuy80

    Solitary or Social Smoker?

    Is that an English setter? Beautiful smoking buddies either way. To answer the question, there's not much social I do. I'll smoke a pipe while I'm out, but I don't really smoke with people. Because I'm not usually with people.
  18. RookieGuy80

    ***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***

    I'm on vacation in the mountains of western Maryland and internet is spotty here. But I had EGR in a Morgan Bones with ice water this morning.
  19. RookieGuy80

    Cuts and Blends

    So first, yes flakes tend to smoke longer than ribbon. They are a denser presentation of tobacco, there is more to smolder than there is ribbon in the pipe. Coins are a round flake. You can prepare them the same, rub it out or fold and stuff as you see fit. As long as you're enjoying it you're...
  20. RookieGuy80

    Advice on Blends for New Smoker

    I'll dogpile on here. My first tobacco purchase was LBF (along with some others I got at the same time, but LBF was the first jar I pointed to). I didn't get it at all, so I banished the coins to the cellar. Two years later when I found them again, either I had developed or they did. My...
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