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  1. Suilven

    General Beginner Tips

    1. I'm a fairly new smoker (one year). I store my tobacco in mason jars (canning jars) as they are good at moisture retention. They are inexpensive to buy as well. For a 50g (1.75 oz) tin of tobacco, a 250ml jar is perfect. Right now I have 8 blends ready to go. 2. As a result of the...
  2. Suilven

    The Miracle of Briar

    Good point, Sgetz. I hadn't considered this. Thanks.
  3. Suilven

    The Miracle of Briar

    If tobacco's combustion point is 500 C. but while burning it remains about 600ish as you mention, and if briar's combustion point is 700 C. but its burn temperature is, say, 800ish, then the points I was trying to make remain true. 1. There's a lot of "headroom" for us as we smoke and we...
  4. Suilven

    The Miracle of Briar

    mparker762, I didn't look much into it. I simply googled "tobacco burning temperature" and "briar burning temperature" and a few entries came up. I simply wanted a rough estimate. As you suggest, there will be more to it if ignition temperature vs. burn temperature are considered.
  5. Suilven

    The Miracle of Briar

    Hello Gentlemen. As a fairly new pipe smoker, I have much to learn, and it's all enjoyable. Today I'm sitting in the sun smoking Amphora Virginia in my Savinelli 316 and marvelling at the wonder of the pipe. Essentially I'm smoking a plant (tobacco) in an instrument which is also a plant (the...
  6. Suilven

    Hello from Almaty

    Too much traffic? More air pollution? Crime? Is that what you're referring to?
  7. Suilven

    Hello from Almaty

    Thanks for replying Talgat. Looks like an interesting selection of pipes in the shop. I see a couple I'd be interested in. i'm happy to hear you've found online sources too. When I read you have 5-6 shops in your city, I thought that seemed a good number, but then I looked up Almaty's...
  8. Suilven

    Central Florida Pipe Smokers Meet - Saturday April 17 - RSVP

    Too far away (Vancouver Is., BC) to attend but I wish I could. Enjoy some great fellowship, gentlemen. Cheers!
  9. Suilven

    Pipe Smokers Who have Settled on a Few Standbys

    Thanks edger. I've tried Amphora Virginia and Amphora Black Cavendish and enjoy both. I'm just awaiting delivery of tins of MacBaren's HH Pure Virginia, MacBaren's Vanilla Flake, and Astley's No. 55 Elizabethan. It'll be my first time trying those. I'll make note of the C&D blends for next...
  10. Suilven

    Pipe Smokers Who have Settled on a Few Standbys

    Thanks edger. I like your perspective on this. I've only been pipe smoking for a year but due to my Old Guy status i don't have time to experiment with blends for years. Furthermore, tobacco prices are high where I live. i want to find maybe 3-4 affordable blends that suit me and stick with...
  11. Suilven

    College Smoking

    Welcome frogdonovan. If that's your actual name, is it Frog Donovan or Donovan Frog? If the latter, shall we call you Don Frog? I'm a fairly new pipesmoker. Your proposed ethnographic study sounds interesting and worthwhile; however, i don't know whether I'll be of any use to you, having...
  12. Suilven

    Hello from Almaty

    Welcome from BC, Canada. Talgat, what pipes and tobaccos are available to you in Kazakhstan? Do you have tobacco shops near your home? Are there pipe makers nearby who you can purchase from in-person or do you have to order online? Is pipe smoking popular in your country? You must have some...
  13. Suilven

    RIP: Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh.

    He was a good man and a strong man. Not many like him in public life these days, I don't think. He combined confidence with humility, seriousness with humour, gentleness with toughness, decisiveness with patience, action with self-control. I've always thought of Philip as a man of great...
  14. Suilven

    Tongue Bite, Smoking Technique, and 9MM Activated Charcoal Filters

    Happy to hear the 9mm route has worked for you. Whatever makes the experience pleasurable is a good thing; we're not here to have to struggle with our pipes. We're here to enjoy them. I notice when reading forum posts that everyone has a unique path in his pipe smoking - his taste in pipes...
  15. Suilven

    I'm a Lurker

    Welcome from Vancouver Island, BC. These forums are great. Most of what I've learned this past year, my first as a pipe smoker, I've learned here. Good bunch of guys too. I'm grateful. Glad to hear you have the freedom now to enjoy your pipes. Best way I know of to relax and enjoy just...
  16. Suilven

    Do You Carry Anything For Luck?

    I find carrying a picture of Alfred E. Neuman helps ward off evil spirits.
  17. Suilven

    Recommended First Non-Aromatic

    I'm a recent pipe smoker and a Canuck as well. When I began I was truly confused about tobaccos. I had no idea what Virginia tasted like, as opposed to Burley or whatever, not to mention how to choose between the hundreds of blends. Expense was an issue too, what with the high cost of tobacco...
  18. Suilven

    Social or Anti-Social Pipe Smoker?

    Smoking a pipe immediately puts me in a thoughtful, meditative space. I might read a good book or interesting article or I might just sit there with an empty mind. However, it would feel antisocial and selfish to spend an enjoyable hour of smoking all by myself, so I never do. I absolutely...
  19. Suilven

    New to Forum from North Texas

    Welcome from Vancouver Island, BC. I see you're a man who appreciates bent stems. :)
  20. Suilven

    Hi I’m from Saskatchewan Canada

    Welcome from Vancouver Island. Can you share with us how long you've been pipe smoking? Anything else you want to share about your pipes, tobaccos, etc. will help us get to know you. I recently joined the group and have been smoking about a year now. Enjoy the ride!
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