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Vitamin N laden English/Balkan blends?
Lately I've been finding myself craving that mysterious smokey latakia flavour, but I always seem to find myself looking for a cigarette after the bowl is finished. I know I don't have this problem with all pipe tobacco - certainly not going to light up a smoke to chase down a bowl of IF - so...- schmitzbitz
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Toasted tobacco questions
Kind of a strange couple of questions here... I am thinking about ordering up a "Blakeney's Best Baked" sample pack, but as I haven't had much experience with latakia, or any with perique, I am not sure if sampling a toasted blend will give me the true experience of the "condiment" tobaccos. Can...- schmitzbitz
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PAD got the best of me today.
I found myself with an hour to kill between meetings this morning, and decided to kill said time by wandering the local mall. Of course, before long, I found myself wandering into a Schefield and Sons (chain tobacconists in Canada), and, of course, asking the proprietor to open up the pipe case...- schmitzbitz
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Capri pipes - anyone heard of them?
I've decided to address my PAD issues this week, and to that end, I've been hitting my local B&M's, looking for that perfect pipe. Amongst all the Petes and Brighams, Comoys and Charatans, Medicos and Grabows, I keep seeing these lovely blond little pipes, stamped simply with "Capri". One of...- schmitzbitz
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Its not all bad in Canada (To. Star Article on To. Pipe Club)
I was reading a back article of the Toronto Star today, when I came across this article.- schmitzbitz
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Question for Washington St. residents (or those in the know on regs)
I've recently started watching the estate pipe auctions on Ebay, and have been pondering placing bids on some of them, but sadly, when I click into the "store front", I am often met with a disclaimer about the seller not shipping outside of the U.S. Lower 48. Seeing as I have friends in...- schmitzbitz
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- Forum: Tobacco Legislation
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A good bowl, ruined.
We have been blessed here on the left coast to receive a reprieve from our usual dreary wet winter weather with a few nice days. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I tossed on a jacket, grabbed a coffee, loaded my favourite cob with H&H Butternut Burley, and headed to the front porch to...- schmitzbitz
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Strange clumps of brown sludge in a pouch?
I encountered something a little odd this morning, and I am a little concerned. I opened up a bag of "Scrap" bargain blend tobacco (Sterling, tossed in with a sample, its been sitting in the back of the drawer for a couple weeks now), and discovered that nearly 1/8 of the pouch is strange goopy...- schmitzbitz
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Burley Cubes (or cubed flake) in a cob?
I was recently lucky enough to receive some burley cubes (Sterling Double Eagle), and after staring blankly at them for a couple of days, wondering what the hell to do, I loaded up my briar (gravity), and gave them a go. Wow! Great smoke, wonderful flavours, very good pipe. Well, damn, I think...- schmitzbitz
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Medico pipes - Brylon or Briar?
I have recently purchased a Medico Conquorer pipe; the makers stamp states "Imported Briar", however, I understand that the Conq. line is all brylon. The grain pattern on the bowl is pretty...well, all over the place, but it also looks like there is some fill on the exterior. Are some of the...- schmitzbitz
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Outdoor smoking - briar care question
Sorry for all the questions, but I just can't seem to find strait answers, just lots of contradictions. I do the majority of my smoking out-of-doors (or, if the weather is just too inclement for the porch, in an unheated garage). Now, I've read in some places that I should let my pipe sit...- schmitzbitz
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A sad state of affairs...
So, being a new pipe smoker, I have been undertaking trips to pretty much every B&M tobacconist I can find, within a 150km radius, ostensibly to see what is available in the way of pipes. I should mention here that I reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, a province famous for its marijuana...- schmitzbitz
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Newbie question - Building Cake
Quick question in regards to building cake...obviously, one doesn't want to use say, a heavily cased black cav. to build a cake in a pipe designated for English blends, due to the ghosting issues, but are there any blends that one would recommend to build a good, hard cake that will impart...- schmitzbitz
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Newbie question - hardwood pipes
As the fishing/hunting/golf season quickly approaches here in Vancouver, I have started to think about extended periods exposed to the elements with my pipes. Being a new pipe smoker, I don't yet have a stable of briar to choose from, nor do I trust my butterfingers with meer, so I have been...- schmitzbitz
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