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  1. chopper

    RIP Weezell Has Passed Away After a Long Illness

    Only just heard this through another thread. What a sad time for family and friends. Though it's not ever good-bye but rather, until we meet again. At least we know that at least someone will be organising plenty of meerschaum pipes and tobacco [I'm certain Daves taste in baccy will vastly...
  2. chopper

    Burping Jars?

    That is correct. Burping is done as part of the drying and curing process to allow the cannabinoids to develop fully. The main purpose of burping [to my understanding] is to mainly allow the escape of any excess moisture. Tobacco on the other hand, needs to be at a suitable case [moisture...
  3. chopper

    Jiminks 3000th Tobacco Review!

    When I first found online U.S. tobacconists, the vast range of blends left me a bit bewildered in a sea of choice. Fortunately members on pipe forums put me onto Tobacco Reviews where I found Jim Inks reviews most reliable and accurate. Apart from getting a good idea of what to expect from a...
  4. chopper

    Finding What you Really Like

    I've not ever been a fan of goopy aromatics. Whenever I've bought blends that are too moist, rather than drying I do the same as you did with the Barbados Plantation, simply mix it with a much drier straight Virginia, Burley or an English blend. Since you're new to smoking a pipe, your mouth...
  5. chopper

    Maddness in Oz...

    Yes and it shows the disingenuity of the Global Warming! . . . err I mean Climate Change! bozos and so-called environmentalists who completely ignore this issue in-particular. It is said that hemp could replace all petrochemical products [except gasoline IIRC] Hemp fiber is 4 x stronger than...
  6. chopper

    Maddness in Oz...

    No, alcohol and cannabis are completely different in more ways than one. One drinks alcohol in excess to forget. Cannabis has the exact opposite where it throws in ones face whatever it is that one's attempting to hide. It tends to force one to confront ones issues. Cannabis has tremendous...
  7. chopper

    The Kindness of Ahi Ka

    That is one nice Ropp. On ya Dave. Just keep in mind @SBC if you're a clencher; horn stems can have a weakness in the grain that can crack if clenched too hard. If you are a clencher, a rubber bit would be a good idea. Sorry to hear about your illness. A positive attitude is just as...
  8. chopper

    Granger by Lane

    I rather like the codger Burley blends that I've tried like Carter Hall and Prince Albert. Granger on the other hand; it starts out real good. Then after half a bowl it turns bitter. Maybe I should try it in a small bowl and see what happens.
  9. chopper

    Kendal Cream Flake by Samuel Gawith

    @condorlover1 a 20 pack of a budget brand is now $30. My tobacconist said that many brands like B&H are no longer made here in Oz. Certain American brands are imports [I'll have to remember to ask the price at my tobacconist. No doubt one pays a premium] When the indexed six monthly tax...
  10. chopper

    Kendal Cream Flake by Samuel Gawith

    I've not tried any Lakeland blends. At high school nearly every pupil on the school bus smoked Marlboro. Not me [I smoked Peter Stuyvesant, Rothmans or Benson & Hedges]. Did not like Marlboro. If my memory serves correct, what made Marlboro different than most other brands was that it...
  11. chopper

    Recent TAD Pick-Ups

    Since this is the best time of year to run the gauntlet so to speak, I've doubled up by also ordering to a mates address. Although he thinks that I'm being overly generous, I give him a quarter of every order that goes to his address. The way I see it is I have an extra 1.5lbs from each order...
  12. chopper

    Recent TAD Pick-Ups

    Good to see that another living under a tobacco repressive regime has also been blessed by the tobacco gods. You've been accumulating a nice little stash that should keep you happy for some time. That Cringle Flake looks particularly inviting puffy
  13. chopper

    Recent TAD Pick-Ups

    @kg.legat0 I love the taste of Plumcake and it's got a great tin note but it's one Macbaren blend that bites me bad. Determined to find a way to enjoy it, I found that it was fine in a 1950s meerschaum lined Heibe Goldpoint Dublin once a day. There's just a smidgeon of Latakia in Plumcake but...
  14. chopper

    Question about Tobacco Dryness among Varieties

    Tap water has stuff like chlorine and fluoride added. Depending on ones water source it can also sometimes have a metallic taste. 2-litres of distilled water only costs $1.50 here and since I use it for other things I always have a bottle handy. No I haven't used Bodeva packs or similar...
  15. chopper

    Question about Tobacco Dryness among Varieties

    G'day and welcome. "I have an odd question that will no-doubt sound rather silly so please forgive my inexperience." As it says under the section heading; "No such thing as a dumb question". Before I found pipe forums, I did not know a single pipe smoker. My only pipe was a Peterson...
  16. chopper

    Grade Versus Quality of Briar

    What's the year of manufacture BL? Several years ago a German ebay seller had a heap of NOS pipes from a 100+yo pipe shop that had closed. I bought more than a few briars that were 50 to 100yo. The main differences between those antique pipes and modern ones; Better craftsmanship relating to...
  17. chopper

    Drying the Tobacco?

    The Butternut Burley and PS Nougat are bulk blends so buy a couple of ounces each with a tin of Macbaren Vanilla Cream. Let us know your thoughts after you've tried them.
  18. chopper

    Drying the Tobacco?

    Although I like aromatics, I'm not a fan of goopy too moist blends. The aro's that I smoke are good to go straight from the bag. May I suggest; Macbaren Vanilla Cream is the driest aro I've tried. It's very mild so I have a bowl first thing with my morning mugs of tea. Butternut Burley. The...
  19. chopper

    Drying the Tobacco?

    Many pipe smokers here prefer their tobacco real dry. I don't like smoking crispy dry tobacco. On the other hand I'm not a fan of overly moist blends either so most of the blends that I buy I know will be at a good moisture level for my needs straight from the bag. When I have bought a moist...
  20. chopper

    Recent TAD Pick-Ups

    The tobacco gods have been smiling upon me :col: 1lb Macbaren Vanilla Cream 8oz Match Balkan Sobranie 8oz Match Balkan Sobranie 759 Hope that my fellow Aussie pipe smokers have also been taking advantage of the Christmas mail rush. I've been so fortunate that when tracking showed that...
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