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Y'ever Seem to Have One of Those Days
Let me tell you about it It's the right time of year to be on the ball and switch over from summer to winter snow tires and this year I am ready , I have a good hydraulic floor jack , BFW with a Johnson bar , tires mounted on steel rims , so I'm ready , except I don't have enough lug nuts , I...- bluto
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Thoughts on Trays ?
Got any I haven’t picked up a nice tray yet , but it’s on my list . So far I’m using sheet paper or work on my bamboo bench top so I can handle the few crumbs left over after I prepare the Smokey comestibles . But really I need a proper tray , right Where is there a good tray to be had ..- bluto
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Lapsang Souchong Smokey Tea
I read a recommendation on here about a Smokey black tea from China , so I ordered it up and tried it out , its pretty good . The aroma in the bag ( it’s loose tea ) is very Smokey piney , it steeps perfectly in a pot of just under boiling hot water and tastes best without anything added . Very...- bluto
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Tobacco Recommended for Short Term Aging
I know you guys are talking decades for aged tobaccos , but what can I pick up today which will be very good , nearing perfection , in just a few years ? Got a camping trip planned for a special time and a nicely aged flake or plug around the campfire would be ideal What to get .. Edited by...- bluto
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Favourite Musicians and Acts Still Going Strong
Lots of yesteryears music stars and idols are slowly giving in , fading away or have retired , or worst , expired So , who is left to carry the torch , a few come to mind for me , they are touring , releasing new albums and doing a great swan song and aging well Billy gibbons new blues album ...- bluto
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Pipe politics
I noticed there is an absence of outright political discussion on the forum . Good . Being new , I am wondering is there some gentleman’s agreement , an unspoken law to not go there ? Given the political upheaval in the daily news , its impressive to see posters holding their tongue so well and...- bluto
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Noob try’s first Kendall flake
Pretty good smoke , first time stepping out of my comfort zone . Dried it well on top of my toaster ( off just warm) , bend , fold and stuff . Bugger to get going but once she started it smouldered perfectly , even setting it down and back in a couple minutes after adjusting my rig , really...- bluto
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Upside down pipe light
Anybody light their pipe upside down , pack the tobacco well enough to hold and then light up , bowl down , over the flame .. I was at a guys shed party last weekend , so I lit up me pipe as we quaffed ales , seared steaks , lamb and pork chops . One of the guys said that was how his granddad...- bluto
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Is this forum backwards ?
Just wondering , because when you go back to a thread you are following , need to scroll all the way down to find the recent posts. What if new posts appeared on top ?- bluto
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What Did People Do If Caught in Tobacco Shortages Long Ago
Wondering what pipe smokers may have turned to long ago , during a time when tobacco may have been scarce , during wars , The Great Depression .. The two stories I have heard from old timers was from back in the 1930s when tobacco was hard to come by , they would sometimes smoke black tea...- bluto
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What’s Your Tipple?
I’m partial to single malt scotch with a few drops of dew from the petals and trying the myriad of craft beer , swmbo and I usually enjoy margs over the summer months and mojitos as the air cools down in the fall .. What’s yours ?- bluto
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The stinger
I don’t really know if the stinger found in some older pipes works or not , but my question is what exactly is it supposed to do in theory ? It looks like baffles on a car muffler , which is designed to slow exhaust gases and thus deaden sound , but this sucker looks like it just sits in the...- bluto
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Difficult to Decipher Pipe Tobacco Reviews
It just occurred to me , pipe tobacco reviewers , when you write a review and the tobacco hits all the right notes for what it is supposed to be , why do you consistently then give it 2 stars because it is not your personal choice ? How the heck do I know what you like .. Put it another way , I...- bluto
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smoke volume that goes to 11
What are your recommendations for a tobacco blend having the most smoke volume . I like most of what I have tried thus far , often the smoke tastes good but is a little thin and blue if smoked gently . I just tried a cavendish , burly and golden Virginia blend and the smoke volume was...- bluto
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Ahoy
Hey , I just signed up to join in on the forum . So, hi all.- bluto
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