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    What Are You Smoking? April 2013

    Carter Hall in a cob
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    New to Pipes and to the Forum. My Questions and Ramblings...

    Welcome from another cigar guy jumping to the other side of the tracks! I can tell you that about three weeks into pipes, coming from cigars, that it gets much more enjoyable as you continue to pick up and apply the tips you learn here. My biggest problem was that I was sucking on the pipe like...
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    My Biggest Adjustment From Cigars

    Funny you should mention Carter Hall, Bob; I happened to stop on the way home this evening and picked up a can. It was quite a bit dryer than the aromatics and English I had bought in bulk from my B&M. I had far fewer relights smoking tonight's bowl. Bingo! I've been trying to draw a pipe like...
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    Drying Tobacco

    This "pinch test" sounds brilliantly simple! I'm in...
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    My Biggest Adjustment From Cigars

    Thanks for all the sound advice. I've certainly learned to accept the fact that I'm learning and this isn't cigar smoking (it's OK if the pipe goes out). I don't plan on giving up pipes in favor of cigars or vise versa. I enjoy the different nuances of each. I just need to be aware that the...
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    Next Level Pipe

    If you want to get a fresh pipe I can recommend the Savinelli Duca Carlos. smokingpipes has then around fifty bucks. Got mine at B&M on advice of owner who didn't try to upsell me. Enjoying...
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    My Biggest Adjustment From Cigars

    When smoking a cigar it's generally a bad thing when it goes out. Am I to simply to accept that my pipe will go out frequently through a bowl? I know I haven't mastered packing yet so I expect things to improve somewhat over time. I do tamp when necessary.