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  1. Epip Oc'Cabot

    The Origin of Pipe Shapes

    That is an interesting shape indeed. Sort of looks like a sperm cell that we would look at under the microscope (our high school had mouse sperm slides bought from a biology supply company). 😂
  2. Epip Oc'Cabot

    What Defines a Codger?

    Hmm. I always felt that my nose hairs blended nicely into my mustache. It gives my mustache more fullness. Ear hair, however is more of a hassle because it feels itchy. 😂
  3. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Perdomo Habano

    I just returned from an afternoon at a cigar lounge, and I thought I would look up what I indulged in in the search engine here to see what fellow pipe smokers have had to say about it. Either no one has tried it yet, or I am not using our search engine successfully, because I could not find...
  4. Epip Oc'Cabot

    “Drew Estate Cigars”

    I am trying to find the wrapper, which must list the specific on I had. I only saw the one style at the shop. If I cannot find it, I will look next week for the specific type. The band, which I still have, does not say anything specific.
  5. Epip Oc'Cabot

    “Drew Estate Cigars”

    I would be interested in hearing the thoughts of anyone here who may have indulged in a Drew Estate cigar. Even though I am primarily a pipe smoker, for the past few months I have bee going to a weekly “meet-and- greet” at a cigar shop. It has been a helluva lot of fun and with no close pipe...
  6. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Pipe Hobby Waxing and Waning

    I do not recall any posts that “codgers” have made disparaging folks who smoke less frequently nor infrequently. I do sometimes see “codgers” discussed in a tongue-in-cheek, humorous fashion which is also fine, but I do not think it is a positive thing to portray “codgers” in a negative light...
  7. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Pipe Hobby Waxing and Waning

    Perhaps we should excise the term “hobbyist pipe smoker” and change it to “intramural pipe smoker” instead? It works for athletics in college. You have the school’s “pro” athletes and a lot of groups of “intramural athletes”. 😉
  8. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Pipe Hobby Waxing and Waning

    For me, a pipe has been the instrument of choice for tobacco since starting in the late 70s. Of course I tried other forms of tobacco consumption, but none seemed as good in my opinion. Probably consumed less than 1/2 of one pack of cigarettes all that time. Nasal snuff….. tried once, did not...
  9. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Years of Pipe Smoking vs. Pipe + Tobacco Count

    45+ years of pipe smoking ~100 pipes (never throw any away) 4 blends 4 containers
  10. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Domestic Flights with Pipe.

    Yes, even though lighters with a “soft” flame are “allowed”, I never take any lighter I care about. I always take just a plain, old Bic…… because on the chance you find a more “robust” confiscater you will not be out anything too valuable.
  11. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Your Best Cheap Pipe; Here's Mine; Let's See Yours!

    Well, I probably have to modify the above a bit…. I have a few newer ones than 30 years old, but they were ones I inherited from my father-in-law. A couple of those are less than 30 years old…. but they were free to me.
  12. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Your Best Cheap Pipe; Here's Mine; Let's See Yours!

    Hmm. Maybe I am not allowed to play this round, but…. As all my pipes at least 30 years old or older, they were all less than $50 and most were less than $30 when o got them back when. If I were to count them, I probably have somewhere around 100.
  13. Epip Oc'Cabot

    How Often do you Really Need to Clean your Pipe?

    My answer is more ambiguous….. I clean my pipes WHEN it feels USEFUL to do so. In other words, if the pipe is performing to expectations, no cleaning is needed. If I notice something less than desired, I will take some level of corrective action.
  14. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Pipe Windchimes

    Seems possible, although I am not sure if the wooden chime sound would be particularly melodic unless you had an array of very different pipes. At some level it seems a bit “sad” to relegate pipes to this task, but…. perhaps if you only string them through the stem, shank, and out the...
  15. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Tom Eltang Celebrates 50 Years of Pipe Making

    Hmm. If referencing the pipe quilt on the bed above… shouldn't it be “rest-icated” 😉
  16. Epip Oc'Cabot

    How do you Hold your Pipe?

    No center position for me. Right and left alternate, with a greater percentage on the right unless I am driving. Left is more typical while driving the truck or car though….. perhaps because it is closer to the slightly open window, I suppose. And, also left in the vehicle more frequently...
  17. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Do you Cover the Bowl when you Smoke?

    I have done this regularly. Sometimes a finger (or two), or a thumb. But I will also “palm” the bowl (like it suggests, using the palm of my hand). For me, these techniques can restrict airflow to help “up” the combustion of the ember if I do so loosely, or a more tight seal can be used to...
  18. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Newbie Questions.

    Hello JTH…. I am sure you will get many different perspectives to your questions. They may be similar to what I write or they may differ significantly because there are all manner of experiences folks will have had. That said, for me: 1. Indulging in tobacco, be it a cigar or a pipe can...
  19. Epip Oc'Cabot

    What's your Ideal Grinder?

    I usually prefer my grinder with ham, turkey, and roast beef, piled high with onions and some sort of cheese…. baked a bit in the oven before squashing both halves together. *😀 Actually, never used a grinder for any tobacco….. just “ground” it bwtween my fingers till it was a consistency that...
  20. Epip Oc'Cabot

    Stem Cleaning.

    In my ~45 years of smoking a pipe…. the answer I would give in all honesty is….. when it feels like it would be helpful to do so. In other words, no real set time. For me, on an average pipe, I might run one through BEFORE trying it out the first time to identify if there are any...
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