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  1. Seeker81

    Anyone Use Gauzes?

    Hello. Pretty basic question is all. Does anyone use gauzes? and if so, how do you rate them? I was really enjoying some 1792, when it started to become hard to keep it lit towards the end, it also started to bite a bit... I emptied out the pipe to see quite a bit of (imo) "good" tobacco left...
  2. Seeker81

    Casing and Top Flavour. What's the Difference?

    "HH Latakia Flake has very little casing and no top flavour at all. The only taste you will experience is the natural taste from the tobaccos used." Hello all. I was recently reading on tobaccoreviews.com when I read the above sentence. "Little casing and no top flavour at all", all of a sudden...
  3. Seeker81

    Am I About to Smoke Cow Dung???

    Please don't take the title of this post too seriously. Although, I took a race down to my local B&M today and was determined to buy a VaPer. Top of the "to-try" list in that category for me were S&G's Cabbie's Mixture and Peterson's (formerly Dunhill) Elizabethan Mixture. Since today I also...
  4. Seeker81

    How To Do Images In The Forum.

    Ok so I had a couple of pictures I wanted to share... Took them on my phone and transferred them to the laptop. They are PNG and also quite large in storage size. 5.7MB, which I can understand is too big to post on the forum. I have compressed the pictures about 5 times and each time have tried...
  5. Seeker81

    Meerschaum Lined. Best Of Both Worlds? Or, "Drawbacks Of Both Materials"?

    Hello. Just wanting to learn a bit more about how a should look after my meerschaum lined pipes. From what I have read. Meerschaum (fully meerschaum) pipes are a lot more forgiving in regards to resting the pipe. You don't need to rest them as often and for as long as you would a briar. Does...
  6. Seeker81

    Overdrying Aromatics

    Hello all. Since Christmas I have been enjoying Royal Yacht. This is my first aromatic blend (besides Clan, which probably doesn't count ha ha). From what I have heard and read, aromatics are said to need extra drying out time. At first I was not drying out for really long, and thus ran into...
  7. Seeker81

    Advice On English Blends For a Beginner

    Hello all. I have been keen to try out some different types of tobaccos (who isn't?). So far I have had Peterson's (formerly Dunhill's) Nightcap. I've tried HH Old Dark Fired and also HH Latakia Flake... oh! and Clan ha ha. I've decided to that I'm going to try out some English blends. My Brick...
  8. Seeker81

    Understanding Falcon

    I put this post in the beginner section as I hope it might be a good general intro to the Falcon line of pipes for other "beginners". I recently bought an Alco (not compatible with Falcon) pipe on ebay and packed it and started to smoke. I gotta say I was more than pleasantly surprised. A cool...
  9. Seeker81

    How Long Will You Let An Unfinished Bowl Sit?

    Hey all, just put down my Peterson's Bulldog. It is about halfway smoked, and I was just wondering how long will it be good for? The tobacco that is (ODF btw). What are the downsides of leaving partially smoked bowls too long? And how long would be "too long"? Keen to hear your thoughts, thanks.
  10. Seeker81

    Pipe Cleaner Miser...

    Anyone else reuse and reuse their pipe cleaners? Just shy of giving them to the kids for arts and crafts, or using them to floss, I really get the most out of my cleaners. I usually keep a tissue handy and dry them off if damp after a mid-smoke pass through. I can get about 2, or even 3 cleans...
  11. Seeker81

    Curious About Black Lining Inside Alco Bowl

    Hey all. I just picked up an Alco pipe on ebay (Alco were a type of sub-company by Falcon, but I'm sure most of you already knew that). My pipe has a lining in the bowl, which looks to me to be like plastic (impossible I know), it's about just under 2mm thick I'd say and seems to serve the same...
  12. Seeker81

    Very Fine Baccy at the Bottom of Jar

    Hey everyone. Was just wondering how you all use the finer (somewhat dusty) baccy at the bottom of a jar. I mean when you are coming to the end of an amount of tobacco you have in there and don't want to waste any. BTW I mean the ribbon cut types mostly, but it may apply to any type of cut. Thanks.
  13. Seeker81

    Are These Tobaccos Ghost(er)s??

    I have some pipes that I have not smoked out of yet, I am still undecided as to what types of tobacco I will dedicate them to. That being said I still want to try them out with the blends of tobacco I currently have. I have: *Peterson Nightcap. *HH Old Dark Fired. *HH Latakia Flake. and some...
  14. Seeker81

    Releasing Heat and Moisture by Exhaling Through Pipe

    Hello all. Does breathing out through the pipe release any of the heat and moisture that is in the chamber? What are your thoughts on this? Are there any techniques to achieve this (aside from drying out the tobacco more thoroughly beforehand... I mean mid-smoke)? Thanks.
  15. Seeker81

    Matching Pipes with Blends

    I would be curious to know if there is any established/accepted truths when it comes to matching pipe shape or form, or material (meerschaum, briar, corncob, etc) to certain types of tobacco, or types of cuts. Does anyone have any such pointers? Thanks.
  16. Seeker81

    Gawith Hoggart Heavy Hitters and Rope Baccy

    Hello all. Just looking for some advice on a few specific tobaccos. Keen to know your experiences with any of these options. They are listed as having a 'very strong' nicotine content. I am leaning towards option 1. As the rope form looks a bit daunting (I am still a new smoker). 1) Gawith...
  17. Seeker81

    Peterson (Dunhill) Nightcap, Ready to Go From Tin??

    Just a few quick questions on Nightcap (Peterson/Dunhill). Do you think it is dry enough to smoke straight out of the tin? Will the moisture content vary from tin to tin? I open the tin and put it straight into a storing jar. Do you think I should let it sit out a while? Thanks everyone.
  18. Seeker81

    Never Put Your Finger in the Bowl...

    While watching random pipe smoking videos, I have heard it said never put your finger in the bowl of your pipe. Can anyone say why not? Beside the obvious reason that you might forget to take it out and smoke your finger. Thanks. EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title - Bob
  19. Seeker81

    Topping Up Your Bowl

    Part of a post caught my eye while browsing the site: "I joked with a cigar appreciator friend that daylight savings time is like this: one clips an inch of the cap from the head of the cigar, affixes it to the foot and expects the smoke to last longer. Pipes on the other hand, you just keep...
  20. Seeker81

    Can You Burn Pipe Cleaners Mid-Bowl?

    Hey all. Firstly I should mention, I don't mean sitting smoking your pipe and taking your lighter and setting your pipe cleaners on fire for added ambience but rather, when smoking a bowl and cleaning moisture from your pipe is there a danger of the pipe becoming singed and causing some nasty...
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