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  1. patiobum

    Travelling to Mexico- bring cigars or buy them there?

    Upon return to the USA and enter our customs, make sure that your domestic / non-cuban cigars have a band to show that they are non-cuban. Should be no problem. Also, make sure your pipe tobaccy is in a tin with a label not just a baggie. We cruise every year and I pack my own cigars, never...
  2. patiobum

    Man, am I glad I found you guys!

    Welcome to the forum !!
  3. patiobum

    HAM Radio: Because I Needed Another Expensive Hobby

    Congratulations on your taking and passing the Tech class. Stay with it for your General. Have some fun with the hobby !! N5POP
  4. patiobum

    I FINALLY Got A Job!!!

    Congratulations on your new job !!
  5. patiobum

    My latest restoration

    Very nice pipe !! Love the apple shape.
  6. patiobum

    Best way to make customed Honey Whiskey blend

    I tried the blending with rum thing awhile back after reading about it on a pipe forum. I measured out an ounce of tobacco and let it dry for a couple weeks while measuring the moisture content by weighing every day in grams. After two weeks the weight stabilized and I set a cap of rum in a...
  7. patiobum

    Happy birthday, Cigrmaster!

    Happy Birthday Harris !!
  8. patiobum

    My Service To My Country Has Come To An End

    Thank you for your service. Enjoy the time off.
  9. patiobum

    1 oz equals?

    Here are a few measures : 1 pound = 453 grams 1 ounce = 28.3 grams 3 grams = 1 bowl - average 1 pound = 151 bowls 1 ounce = 28.3 bowls
  10. patiobum

    So This Happened - Monster Estate Haul (Pics)

    Well done !!
  11. patiobum

    Very Abused Jess Conowistch

    Lighting a pipe with a Bic lighter will do that over time. I remember years ago, reading an article about Jerry Lee Lewis in Smoke magazine. They interviewed him as a pipe smoker and all of this pipes in the article pictures had the same charred rim burn caused by lighting with a Bic. I do not...
  12. patiobum

    Here is another one I just finished this morning

    WOW !!! Like a different pipe !! Great job !
  13. patiobum

    Motherload: Dunhill Cherrywood Poker Restoration (pics)

    Good job on the restoration !!
  14. patiobum

    2015 New Orleans Pipe Show Takes Over Harrahs Casino!!!

    Looking forward to this great time !! I will be there and will take along a fellow piper !!
  15. patiobum

    Went Shrimping

    Good deal !! Love those fresh schrimps !!
  16. patiobum

    Some Questions About L.J. Peretti

    I went to tobacco reviews and pulled up a list of their English blends. Most are 3 and 4 star with a few 2 star. Maybe a good place to start. Sounds like a great adventure. :lol:
  17. patiobum

    Best and Worst online tobacconists for shipping

    Shipping cost = Marscigars.com hands down. Flat rate priority shipping for 3-4 day delivery. Yowza !!
  18. patiobum

    Mother Load: Ben Wade Hand Model 600 Restoration (pic heavy)

    Like a different pipe. Great job on the restoration. It still amazes me how pipe schmokers let their pipes get in that condition. No pride maybe ?
  19. patiobum

    What are Lakeland blends?

    Well explained doctorthoss, good source for reference. It tickles me to read some of the cute discriptions of the Lakeland blends. Yet, they continue to rank high among the majority of gentleman pipe schmokers. As with all things in life and more over with pipe tobaccy " schmoke what you like...
  20. patiobum

    I Hit The Pipe Mother Load (Huge Pic Hoard)

    Good for you !! Some very nice pipes !!