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The "Truth"
The only truth for pipe smoking….. is…. If it is enjoyable for you…. do so. If the activity is not enjoyable…. do not participate…. at least until you want to see if it may become enjoyable.- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #37
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Clay Pipe Logistics
Maybe the best bet would be to smoke a clay pipe only on occasions you do not want/need to clench? I tried only one clay pipe (more as a novelty) one time…. And did not like the feel of the stem. It is basically just an unused ornament for me now.- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Who Taught You to Smoke a Pipe?
I was indirectly taught through osmosis by watching my Dad for years….smoke and enjoy his pipes. My secretive efforts at pipe smoking as a kid had me attempting and practicing what I saw him do regarding the pipe daily. Though he never formally trained me, he was my teacher in my own journey...- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #36
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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This Tobacco is Crap! No it Isn't! New G.L. Pease Article
I guess that is why I do not do reviews. I figure somewhere out there someone may like it…. and hell, I smoke mostly codger varieties so my palate isn’t “sophisticated” anyway. I just quietly enjoy what fits my mood, and if I despise something I toss it in the drawer. Maybe sometime I might...- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #41
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Whats Your Lawn-Mowing Blend?
For consistency’s sake, maybe you should get a manual (non-motor) mower? 😜- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #46
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Chain Smokers?
For me, there have been times where I did smoke my pipe all day, every day. These times tended to be associated with intensive study…. preparing for qualifying exams, thesis/dissertation defenses…. that sort of thing. But at other times there was more of an ebb and flow to consumption rate...- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #54
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Whats Your Lawn-Mowing Blend?
Codger blends for me (SWR & PA as primary). But, he’ll, they are my primaries for most tasks and days. The “fancier” types are mostly used by me as occasional “parfait” toppings on the top of a codger blend anyway.- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #25
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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How Long Can You Wait before Relighting ?
Oh, damn. You beat me to it! 🤪- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #38
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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How Long Can You Wait before Relighting ?
I just reread the title of this post: “How Long Can You Wait Before Relighting?” It made me think of the “Tootsie-Pop Owl” commercial: I guess my new answer should be, “The world may never know!” 🙂- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #37
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Why do We Smoke Pipes?
If I remember correctly, the girl is his daughter. 😜- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #71
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Why do We Smoke Pipes?
Freud smoked cigars and pipes.- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #63
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Windy Smoking
Wind is easy to overcome if a pipe is desired. For lighting…. cupping your hand around a bowl with one hand and lighting with the other is pretty straight forward to do. And, with a match it is even fairly easy to cup and light with only one hand. For smoking, loosely covering the lit...- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Why do We Smoke Pipes?
Nah… he said it in German! 🙂 “ Manchmal eine Zigarre ist nur eine Zigarre.”- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #52
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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How Long Can You Wait before Relighting ?
If I remember starting the bowl….. which usually means it has been a month ago or less….. I will fire up the bowl to at least try it. Sometimes it is good and I will continue to enjoy it…… sometimes it is stale/not pleasant enough…. and I dump it. If I do not remember when I started it…. that...- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #15
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Down at the Heel!
Although dottle is really of no concern (just dump it out)…. I find I get a better smoke and usually white ash…. when the tobacco is pleasantly dry. So, if you really want that “nirvana” white ash effect….. try one or two times to smoke what you “consider” overly dry tobacco and see if that...- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #39
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What’s the Weirdest Place You’ve Smoked a Bowl?
Likely done by many, but weird experience wise at least for me…… In the back seat of a “Tuk-Tuk” (also called an auto rickshaw…. basically a moped with an awning and a back seat) while traveling about an hour from the airport in Mumbai to my hotel. This was following an 18 hour flight where...- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #32
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Box Pass 2023 Signup
I am not sure if I will sign up or not…. sounds very fun, though. Two thoughts: 1. Is there a deadline in terms of signing up? If so, when? 2. Might it be a good idea to have a “loose requirement” that the recipient should write a post about his experience in sampling the box after he...- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #43
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Thoughts and Tips for Blind Pipe Smokers
In my opinion…… The only safety related thought I would have is that at least for a fair amount of time initially a very visually impaired person may want a “spotter” if they are lighting their pipe…. especially indoors. There can sparks that occasionally occur. When they land on self, you...- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #18
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Would you repair this?
I like the white stem, if I were seeking the repair, I would ask for the tenon repair and not the whole stem replacement.- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #20
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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A Fistful of Crud
Interesting! It IS logical that a lot of celebrity’s pipe WOULD end up circulating in LA, even though I never thought much about that before. I always imagined it would be fun to own one of William Conrad’s pipes.- Epip Oc'Cabot
- Post #24
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion