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Need Enlightenment on "Black Frigate" tobacco.
If you feel like buying bulk & can get it shipped to you, I’ve found C&D’s Poplar Camp to be more to my tastes than Bayou Morning. Mountain Camp is pretty fantastic as well. It’s supposed to be Bayou Night with the proportions of the Perique & Lat reversed, so it more Lat forward. +1 for Joie de...- Indygrap
- Post #28
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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Zippo Pipe Lighters...Opinions Please!
I’ve almost always had a Zippo in my pocket since I was 15. Reliable, durable, affordable, & iconic. I keep a Bic handy for when I neglect to fill it, but otherwise it’s all I use. It’s a good idea to let the flame burn off the vapor before putting it to your tobacco, but they simply can not be...- Indygrap
- Post #60
- Forum: Pipes Accessories
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Lack of Respect for Sutliff?
Crème brûlée is one of the first tobaccos I tried & throughly enjoyed. I was about 2 weeks in to pipe smoking & it was goopy & gurgling(my fault, not the tobacco’s) but, after some time on this forum & preparing it properly, it was probably my first good smoke. I do find most of their aros a...- Indygrap
- Post #41
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Pipe Tobacco Recommendations for Camel Non-filter Smoker
You might try finding a shag cut tobacco, like GLP Penny Farthing. If it doesn’t work for you in a pipe, you can roll it in a paper. Anything with Dark Fired KY will scratch the cigarette itch as well(at least for me, it does). GLP Six Pence & Mac Barren Dark Twist Roll Cake are 2 of my...- Indygrap
- Post #30
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Crepe Myrtles
They’re all over the place down here & I’m not allergic so I love their blooms- Indygrap
- Post #4
- Forum: General Discussion
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Hey, Anyone Heard of C&Ds "Mad Fiddler"
I enjoy it. The Va’s & perique play nicely with the kasturi. Full body without being overweight, if that makes sense. I’m guessing it’s topped with something wine-like but thankfully not as heavily as Visions of Celephais. I could be wrong but that’s what I pick up. Definitely worth trying- Indygrap
- Post #19
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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Folding And Stuffing Flakes
I’ve tried both & prefer to dry & rub out flakes. Especially if it’s a more complex blend. It seems I get more nuanced flavors & it burns more evenly with fewer relights. Oddly enough, trying both methods with 1792 is what convinced me to rub out flakes. It was night & day.- Indygrap
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Mac Baren Dark Twist
I won a tin in a raffle at our last pipe club meeting. It was from 2019 & man is it tasty! It says it’s topped with maple sugar but it tastes more like molasses. Definitely a sleeper but glad I tried it- Indygrap
- Post #19
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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The Matrix is Designed so that Everyone Sees a Clue
I live in Louisiana. We eat everything here. Shrimp, crab, oysters, crawfish, possum, nutria, gator, snake. If it doesn’t eat us first, we eat it. TBH, I’ve never had possum or nutria but I eat everything else mentioned on the regular. Most of the shellfish are a great way to get a protein...- Indygrap
- Post #19
- Forum: General Discussion
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What's up from Louisiana
Welcome from New Orleans! If you’re in the area, there’s a pipe club that meets the last Thursday of every month at Mayan Imports in Metairie. The next meeting is this Thursday 4-8pm. Come pass a good time!- Indygrap
- Post #12
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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In Love With My New Peterson
If you ever decide to go filterless, get a system. I love my 314 -
Prodigal Son Returns to the Fold
in I’m not certain I can explain it. The P-lip draws & sits in your mouth a little differently. I haven’t tried OD but it looks like an English blend with a light topping of something (they don’t say what exactly). Navy Rolls is good though, especially if you can get some age on them. I find...- Indygrap
- Post #34
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Prodigal Son Returns to the Fold
Welcome from New Orleans! I hope you’re enjoying every puff. Not sure what tobacco is available in your area but Rattray’s Sterling Flake is a nice, hearty Lakeland. I have a couple of Peterson & Savinelli/Rossi pipes. All great smokers. Especially the Rossi 8606 bent billiard. Rossi is made by...- Indygrap
- Post #28
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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C & D Burley Blends
I’m like you, OP, & branching out in to burley. Burley #1 is good & Pegasus is a home run. I’m not a fan of Haunted Bookshop. Maybe I just haven’t adjusted my palette enough or something, but it doesn’t have a lot of flavor or complexity to me. YMMV- Indygrap
- Post #18
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Why do Pipes Taste Different?
I’m a brewer & I originally thought the same thing about beer specific glassware. I remember when Sam Adams had a glass designed for their Boston Lager. I thought, will it really taste all that different than it does out of a pint/mug/mason jar? It did. Very noticeably. Then I discovered the... -
Zippo Fluid
Is it me, or has Zippo/Ronsonol fluid gotten less potent? When I first started using a Zippo, about 30 yrs ago, I filled it once a week or 5 days. And that was when I bartended, so I was lighting all my smokes plus the odd customers cigs. Now it’s just me lighting my pipe & it seems I have to...- Indygrap
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Alligator
It’s tasty! I live in South Louisiana & I’m lucky enough to know a few gator farmers(ranchers?) so I get fresh meat every now & again. Most of what is sold is tail meat, which if cooked correctly is delicious. Not unlike frog legs, but can be chewy if overcooked. The farmers I’ve been getting...- Indygrap
- Post #7
- Forum: Food & Drink
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Came Across an Old Pipe and I Feel Smarter Already
I’ve got a BBB Apple that is my go-to for English blends. Not sure why but it works better, for me anyway, than any of my other pipes. My bulldog is a close second. -
Epoxy, Inner Tube, or Other?
Title edited for caps. I dropped my Peterson 701 & this happened. Is it fixable using epoxy? Would I be better off using an inner tube? Sending off for repair? Or is it done? TIA- Indygrap
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Delusional Burly
I’ve been branching out into burley lately. I had C&D Burley #1 & Haunted Bookshop. I thought both were ok but nothing life-changing. I picked up some Half & Half & Pegasus & have had much better results. I particularly like adding some Sutliff black cherry to the H&H for an afternoon smoke...- Indygrap
- Post #26
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion