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  1. sparker69

    Show Us Your Blatter Pipes

  2. sparker69

    Light-Weight Pipe or Sitter?

    Just a fun Sunday night question - if you have to chose between the two, which would be your priority?
  3. sparker69

    Smoking The Bent Egg Shape

    Always hard to judge a pipe size looking on the net. I've seen a few egg shaped pipes but it seems that might have quite big bowls, (quite big = much wider than a standard billiard or apple). Is this true? Thoughts? And what do you think about their smoking qualities?
  4. sparker69

    Can Separating Stem After Every Smoke Ruin the Stem?

    I saw in an old thread on bent versus straight pipes the danger of taking your pipe apart too often to clean it. I take mine apart every time I smoke (when cool). Should I not be doing this? I separate the vulcanite stems to oil and buff them apart from the bowl. The acrylic stems, I...
  5. sparker69

    Difficulty keeping Gaslight Lit

    I really enjoy the taste of Gaslight, but have trouble keeping it lit. Any suggestions? I cut a slice last night, cut it up into manageable pieces and packed it lightly last night. Although I'm getting the taste, I'm relighting a lot. Should I be packing it tighter? I notice that if I tamp...
  6. sparker69

    How Do The New Parker Pipes Smoke?

    I've had a bit of feedback. Curious if there are any other smokers of the recent production Parker pipes out there. How do you find them?
  7. sparker69

    Markings on Parker Jockey Club Pipes

    I was wondering about the markings on the newer Jockey Club models - what are the markings on them? Do they just say "Jockey Club" and the shape number, or is it stamped "Parker of London" or "Parker" as well?
  8. sparker69

    Mold or Something Else?

    A corner of my Temple Bar has this forming on a corner. Last time I sliced it off and smoked it anyway - don't know if I took years off my life or not. But what is it? Is it mold? I can rub some of it off with my finger. No strange "rotten" smell or anything like that. Just keeping it in a...
  9. sparker69

    Certain Tobaccos are a Hard Find

    I'm not sure if it's a regular thing or maybe something to do with certain sellers, but it seems that a few different tobaccos that I enjoy are not restocking that fast. In fact, they don't seem to be restocking at all? Is this a new restocking issue or is it old hat? The one's I have in...
  10. sparker69

    Smoking Regulations in Italy

    "Fumatori italiani!" Italian pipe smokers! I'm going to be visiting Italy this spring for a couple of weeks and am wondering about the regulations for smoking in Italy. I'm going be going from Milan, down through Tuscany, Rome and probably a short visit to Naples. I've heard that Milan is...
  11. sparker69

    Any Peterson 268 Smokers Out There?

    I really like the Zulu shape and the 268s that I've seen look really nice. Just bought my first Peterson - an Irish Made 120 that I'm really enjoying - great smoker. Any 268 smokers out there? And what do you think of them?
  12. sparker69

    How Much Unsmokable Powder at the Bottom of the Mason Jar?

    When I get to the bottom of my mason jars of tobacco, I find I have maybe a bowls worth of pretty fine power - that I'm not sure I can really smoke, (maybe I can use it as snuff,)! Is this pretty standard?
  13. sparker69

    Tobacco Aging in Regularly Accessed Tins?

    Title edited for capitalization. Please read Rule 9. I don't go through my tobacco very fast, since I only smoke a few times a week. This leaves me with mason jars of Virginia Flake and other tobaccos that I access regularly from their mason jars, but that acquires a bit of age - ie. over a...
  14. sparker69

    Peterson Irish Army

    I've been eyeing the Peterson Irish Army 120s. Any of you smoking the Irish Army series, and if so, how do you find them?
  15. sparker69

    Show us your Mastro Geppetto

    Just received my Mastro Geppetto Canadian in the mail. What a beautiful pipe! Just beginning to break it in and smoking beautifully.
  16. sparker69

    Soapy taste with VaPers

    I've noticed a few times when smoking a couple different VaPers (or variants of them) that I sometimes get a soapy taste. It doesn't last through the bowl. It's usually there at the beginning. I was wondering if it was a "normal" taste that comes out in these blends or if it was maybe linked...
  17. sparker69

    Pot versus Bulldog/Rhodesian

    What's your preference? And why? Better smoking chamber? Better feel in hand? I've been looking at a few different models and even a hybrid (the Peterson Irish Army 408). Curious what you all think about them and why you like or don't like them.
  18. sparker69

    Gaslight - Lots of Relights

    I'm enjoying the flavours with Gaslight, but versus other tobaccos, I find it takes quite a few relights. I smoke a lot of flake, so I'm used to a bit more work with the char light and first light. But usually, once, I have that done well, I don't have to attend to it much more than that. I...
  19. sparker69

    Hello from Montreal

    I've checked these forums for so much useful information over the last couple years, that I've decided to take my lurking to a new level and actually open an account. I've been pipe smoking for about two years now. Been smoking cigars, (mainly Cuban) for around 10. I enjoy both for the same...
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