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  1. MikeDub

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    You have the shapes correct in your first post above. The 314 is the standard system shape and the 20s is the deluxe system shape that corresponds to the 221
  2. MikeDub

    What's the Lowdown on Uhle's?

    I haven’t tried all the burley‘s out there, but Uhles‘ burley is so much better than anything else I’ve tried I don’t see anything topping it. I like burleys with a little sweetness, and Blend 300 is my favorite. Haven’t tried any other genre but if you like burley I’d highly recommend checking...
  3. MikeDub

    Best "Bulk" Navy Flake/Straight VA Flake

    Everyone’s tastes are different and I’ve never tried 507-C, but that was my first experience with VA’s as well. I felt like I may as well been smoking a cigarette and I wasn’t impressed. I thought everyone was crazy with how much praise they got. Then my smoking cadence and packing improved...
  4. MikeDub

    My Birthday Spigot

    Happy Birthday! I’ve come close to pulling the trigger on a spigot but I’m holding out hope they release a copper spigot System in the near future. Hope you enjoy your new pipe!
  5. MikeDub

    Fixed bend but now look!

    Out of curiosity - if you have a stem that is heavily oxidized and you remove it via OxyClean or something similar, what effect does that have on the integrity of the stem itself? Does it become more brittle? Or is the effect not meaningful enough to notice?
  6. MikeDub

    My Altinay - 2 Years Later

    The way that is coloring almost uniformly over the whole bowl is pretty amazing. I wasn't a huge fan of carved meerschaums initially but they are growing on me and that one is really well done
  7. MikeDub

    Outdoor smoking

    Depending on your experience level, I would suggest a meerschaum pipe. I only smoke outdoors and if there is more than a slight breeze I reach for my meerschaums. I smoke flakes 80% of the time anyway, but they are better when it’s windy for the reasons crashthegrey mentioned.
  8. MikeDub

    Best "Bulk" Navy Flake/Straight VA Flake

    If you consider 8 oz cans bulk - and I do - C&D Opening Night & GL Pease Union Square are both phenomenal VA flakes. I don’t really care for VaPer’s so I don’t have any suggestions for those. If by bulk you mean available by the oz, I’d agree with most of the suggestions already given
  9. MikeDub

    See if You Can Spot the Theme

    They don’t do it to attract male attention they do it to get approval from other females
  10. MikeDub

    New Pipe Purchases

    Agreed - that Radford’s is a beauty
  11. MikeDub

    Discharged from the NICU!

    Great news!
  12. MikeDub

    My New Savinelli Roma

    My first name brand pipe was the Roma. I’ve had it over 15 years and it’s still going strong.
  13. MikeDub

    Peterson P-lip Replacement Stem

    Thank you for the info and thread. It’s an unsmoked Connemara 307 and the hole at the button is so small a cleaner won’t really fit and the draw is no good as a result. Normally I’d sell it and move on but this one is a solid 20 grams lighter than my other 3 and if I can get the right stem I...
  14. MikeDub

    Peterson P-lip Replacement Stem

    Thanks ashdigger. I was hoping to find somebody in the States to do it but if I have to send it to the factory that’s what I’ll do
  15. MikeDub

    Peterson P-lip Replacement Stem

    Does anyone know where to get a new stem for a Peterson System pipe? I’ve had Rich at Briarville make them in the past but he’s been out of stock for awhile. I’ve got a vintage Pete that needs it.
  16. MikeDub

    Why Peterson?

    I was originally drawn to them because I liked the way they looked. I keep purchasing more of them because I like the way they smoke. I'm not sold on the System for straight and slightly bent pipes, but they're the best I've found for the deeply bent jaw hangers that I prefer. The 14B, 305, and...
  17. MikeDub

    Recommendations sought

    Pretty sure Lane 1Q and/or RLP have a caramel topping that might be close
  18. MikeDub

    sopping wet tobacco

    I got some Wilke's Vermon Maple Cavendish that was extremely moist when I got it. I just gravity filled my pipe and it smoked slow and cool and didn't leave any excess moisture. I always leave my tobacco out for about an hour or so before I smoke and it seems to be fine even though it is still...
  19. MikeDub

    Folklore

    Sounds like Mad Fiddler Flake with DFK and in a crumble cake. I'm definitely all over this one
  20. MikeDub

    Birthday Acquisition

    Based on the white color near the burnout I would say it’s a flaw in the briar. SP should take care of you given the length of time you’ve had the pipe.
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