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  1. d4k23

    Could 80 Year Old Cigars Still Be Smoked?

    All this Phillies talk reminds me of my first cigar with my friends camping, a Phillie Titan. Got me started but never went back. As long as there is no mold, I say safe to smoke. But my bets are they taste like cardboard, rehumidified or not.
  2. d4k23

    Meerschaum Cleaning and Moisture Question

    Thanks @warren for your insight. Sounds like I have a long journey ahead with my meer. I'll enjoy it and see what happens with the color, but mainly enjoy the tobacco in it. I definitely notice different flavors when smoking with it verse my briars.
  3. d4k23

    Meerschaum Cleaning and Moisture Question

    That blog from Fred Bass was a good read, crazy to think the coloring could last more than lifetime! Do those of you who smoke them on the regular (or even occasionally) keep the beeswax around? I also wanted to share my cleaning experience of my Viking Meer. When I first got the pipe, I did the...
  4. d4k23

    What to Do When Flying Solo

    My point exactly. And I try not to smoke around my kids, but they have a radar and once I make my way to the garage and I think they are busy doing something else, they come find me. Nap times and bed times are good.
  5. d4k23

    What to Do When Flying Solo

    @jvnshr, that's the one! It's 30 dollars on the internet, but that's a little much for a plastic toy that will end up thrown somewhere in the garage, ha. I love my kids but have priorities.
  6. d4k23

    What to Do When Flying Solo

    That's a great idea, to keep a cob around, unsmoked, for him to just get his curiosity fed! I told him I would get him a bubble pipe. But when looking for it found out they don't make them any more, only bubble saxophones. And if they are resell, will cost the same as a real pipe. Sounds like I...
  7. d4k23

    What to Do When Flying Solo

    My 4 year old son will pick up my pipes when I turn my head and pretend to smoke them, always with a cheek to cheek grin. I tell him when he's older we can smoke together.
  8. d4k23

    Meerschaum Cleaning and Moisture Question

    Following up on coloring the meeerschaum, the moisture from the inside of the bowl is what colors the outside? Seeping completely through over time?
  9. d4k23

    Switching Away from Aromatics

    I second the Peter Stokkebye route. Bulk that is relatively inexpensive, but holds a lot of flavor. Picked up some Proper English and English Luxury. Proper had more flavor and I enjoyed a little more, but that might mean more Latakia and bigger adjustment. The English Oriental Supreme is...
  10. d4k23

    Similar Blend to McClelland #24?

    I like that suggestion to smoke two pipes to get the different nuances of each. Something I'll have to try sometime! Probably need coffee beans or something to cleanse the pallet in between, at least that is how I did it when I sold cologne some time ago.
  11. d4k23

    What to Do When Flying Solo

    Lucky for me I get to repeat this once more today! I did get plenty of sleep, which is something that never happens. At least not for the last 5 years (2 step kids and 3 kids under 4 keeps me restless). I have too big of windows to run around the house in my undies, but will definitely prop my...
  12. d4k23

    What to Do When Flying Solo

    My lovely wife took the kids to her parents for Spring Break for the next two nights. She left me a note to enjoy the quiet. So of course that is what I do. I opened my tin of Marlin Flake (actually did it yesterday, but when I saw how wet the tobacco was, I knew it needed some dry time). I...
  13. d4k23

    After Aging, Smoke Within This Date

    Thank you all for the input. I agree that if you can smell the tobacco in a container, then there is some kind of seepage. Otherwise every time you pass the pickle aisle at the grocery store, you would get a big whiff. But like everyone else, hoping it is minimal to none. I did go ahead this...
  14. d4k23

    Progress So Far

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  15. d4k23

    Progress So Far

    Good for you! I smoked a few aros hot the first few times and got tongue burn like none other. Slow and steady does the trick! I also used the method of packing very light, gravity feed once, then lightly packing a little more tobacco. The smoke doesn't last as long, but the flavors definitely...
  16. d4k23

    After Aging, Smoke Within This Date

    I have read the aging by GL Pease, very informative and has good points to follow. To each everyone's taste! @Cosmic, if some one is partial to zombie sludge, it would definitely have new meaning, haha! Some people enjoy salted cod and liver, I for one pass on both. But now I'm inclined to...
  17. d4k23

    Finally Made A Pipe Rack

    That looks like a very nice piece! What would you have done different, if anything, with bent pipes?
  18. d4k23

    Toys R Us, A Thing Of The Past?

    I remember going to pick a bike out as a kid there. But with my herd now, they enjoy it but equally enjoy looking through the infinite options on the internet. Don't think we'll miss the place.
  19. d4k23

    After Aging, Smoke Within This Date

    Thanks Hawky. It seems like there is always a chance of striking gold when opening a tin with real age (or have the chance opening a dud). And it's not a straight forward task to maximize the flavors. I'm 30 now, so if I can make my 40th hold tight until I'm 50, should be the start of a good year!
  20. d4k23

    After Aging, Smoke Within This Date

    Mummy dust sounds like a very unfortunate phenomenon after waiting for a tin to age. I like my fresh Latakias right now, so will be curious to let an English I enjoy age for a bit and see if the effect of mellowing is more or less enjoyable. The future is very exciting in my tobacco world! And...
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