My biggest peeve is that I can't have a smoke in the park, or my local bar any more because of NYC law. Don't get me started on that elitist jerk of a mayor that we have. Well, it's really been one annoying creep after another in that office.
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1) I hate when I set out some baccy to dry for a smoke I am planning in a couple of hours, that I forget to smoke. I have a small jar that I mix the over dry with some wet of the same blend for my "ready to smoke" because of this issue. Life just gets busy sometimes, especially with an 8 month old in the house.
2) When one person on eBay bids up all the pipes I want. Here recently I have taken a strategy of watching a few pipes that are going to come up at the same time. Usually all the same style. With the hopes of getting at least one of them. If one goes out of the price rangs I am willing to pay I look at one of the other ones. And days before the end of the auction on several ocassions now, one person bumps them all up to ludacris prices. Whats the point? Most people's whole reason to be on eBay is to get a deal.
3) The belief that just becuase a pipe is high priced or a certain brand it is better then other pipes.
4) The fact that I do not have enough money to by all the pipes or baccy I want.
I think I am done. :rofl:
2) When one person on eBay bids up all the pipes I want. Here recently I have taken a strategy of watching a few pipes that are going to come up at the same time. Usually all the same style. With the hopes of getting at least one of them. If one goes out of the price rangs I am willing to pay I look at one of the other ones. And days before the end of the auction on several ocassions now, one person bumps them all up to ludacris prices. Whats the point? Most people's whole reason to be on eBay is to get a deal.
3) The belief that just becuase a pipe is high priced or a certain brand it is better then other pipes.
4) The fact that I do not have enough money to by all the pipes or baccy I want.
I think I am done. :rofl:
My biggest pet peeve is aromatics. I really try hard to find ones I like because I'll like the idea of a nice flavored tobacco every now and then. I'll admit there are a few that work for me, mostly crossover style blends, but most just taste like nothing but hot steam to me. Even some of the Boswells that get such great reviews still wind up tasteless and boring.
igloo, so people like me bother you because I believe that I am getting a much better pipe when I spend 200.00 for a Rad Davis estate piece than if I bought a 50.00 mass marketed factory pipe? I don't really understand why that bothers you but you are of course entitled to your opinions.
bentmike, I hear you on the shirts. I burned one just yesterday, luckily it was a T shirt. A few years ago I burned a silk Tommy Bahama which really pissed me off.
bigvan, to me a good smoker is a pipe that doesn't smoke hot and wet. A pipe that is comfortable and makes my tobacco taste good. Obviously when we are seeing pictures we don't know if it really is a good smoker, but for me when I say it I am saying that based on the wall thickness and shape it should be a good smoker. It is more of a complimentary type of thing than a factual statement. I think it is just another way of being nice to someone who is excited about their new pipe. I know for myself I appreciate when people say things like that to me. I always try and show some excitement to people when they get a new pipe because they are excited and they like to share it with all of us. I think that with all the negativity that we deal with in the world today, it is a good thing when we are nice to our fellow pipe smokers and share in their excitement. If I can make someone feel good even for a couple of minutes by saying something nice about their pipe, then I am being a good person which in turn makes me feel good.
bentmike, I hear you on the shirts. I burned one just yesterday, luckily it was a T shirt. A few years ago I burned a silk Tommy Bahama which really pissed me off.
bigvan, to me a good smoker is a pipe that doesn't smoke hot and wet. A pipe that is comfortable and makes my tobacco taste good. Obviously when we are seeing pictures we don't know if it really is a good smoker, but for me when I say it I am saying that based on the wall thickness and shape it should be a good smoker. It is more of a complimentary type of thing than a factual statement. I think it is just another way of being nice to someone who is excited about their new pipe. I know for myself I appreciate when people say things like that to me. I always try and show some excitement to people when they get a new pipe because they are excited and they like to share it with all of us. I think that with all the negativity that we deal with in the world today, it is a good thing when we are nice to our fellow pipe smokers and share in their excitement. If I can make someone feel good even for a couple of minutes by saying something nice about their pipe, then I am being a good person which in turn makes me feel good.
Aren't you more likely to know whether or not a factory pipe is engineered good because they have entire lines of one pipe; and you will likely hear reviews on that pipe, where as hand made pipes are all subjective because each pipe is different? This is an honest to god question with no sarcasm.
Ok, I'll have to second the whole tobacco called "weed" thing. Where I grew, weed and tobacco were two very different things!
I know it's some kind of Tolken reference (or so I've been told) and guys think it's cool. Just doesn't work for me.
I know it's some kind of Tolken reference (or so I've been told) and guys think it's cool. Just doesn't work for me.
photoman, that is a good question. Factory pipes like a Pete are handled by many different people. If a guy is having a bad day, he might not drill the pipe correctly. Factories get thousands of pieces of briar in at a time and they are not hand picked, so the quality can vary widely. A guy who makes his own pipes hand picks his briar and ages it for years after buying. The artisan who puts his name on a pipe in most cases really cares about the quality he produces where as a factory worker doesn't have that incentive. A factory gets in those thousands of briars and in most cases does not age them further or kiln dry them or oil cure them. Yes the better factories like Castello and Ashton take these extra steps, which in turn produces a better smoking pipe. When an artisan hand cuts his stems and is fastidious about every aspect of the pipe, he will turn out in most cases a better engineered pipe which translates into a better smoking experience. Take cigars, the machine made White Owls don't taste better than a hand made quality cigar like a Fuente. When you spend more money on better quality briar, when you spend more on quality stems, when you take more time to produce a pipe in general you will get a better quality pipe.
I understand. So when it comes to hand made pipes you rely more on the reputation from artisan to artisan. I just got a job and think I will order a custom pipe soon. Handmades are a little out of my knowledge base. I will still have to budget it out but hopefully soon I will have one.
My pet peeve is pipes coated with clear varnish. Have come accross pipes that just called to me, take me home, but were clear coated. They smoke a little hotter and usually are stained dark and then coated. One I liked so much that before it was ever smoked I stripped the bowl, buffed it well and hand rubbed it with several coats of Carnauba wax. After having been a collector several times and owning everything from a Dunhill on down it is and will always be one of my favorites. I well understand the collector who only collects a certain make or only hand made commisioned pipes because they can afford to. However there are some great pipes out there worth collecting that don't cost an arm and a leg plus you don't feel guilty just because you decided to smoke it.
photoman, I buy pipes based on certain makers, some are artisans some are factory. I used to buy Castello's, and they were excellent smoking pipes. I have bought Winslows because I liked the style and then found them to be great smokers. I bought my first American artisan pipe which was a Rad Davis and have bought some of those. When I find a pipe maker I like, I buy. I collected British factory pipes for a couple of months i.e Dunhill, WIllmer, Ferndown, Ashton, Upshall, and really enjoy those as well. I am mow sticking to American artisans for a while because I love how they smoke and look. There are so many quality pipes out there, and some great deals on the estate market, so I won't be running out of options anytime soon. When it comes to reputation, I take that with a grain of salt, just because someone has a good rep, doesn't mean I will like his work. You have to find what suits you and what you like to smoke. Everything comes down to personal preference, what I may like others may not. Keeping an open mind is important, if I had not listened to bigvan about American carvers, I would have not found some of the best pipes I have ever smoked.
Thanks for giving me a little more understanding. I think it would be really cool to involved in the design of a pipe and see progress pictures as it develops.
I don't really mind the wetness much. I figured it was either part of aromatics and/or me drooling on the stem. Fortunately, the Peterson system takes care of that but I only have a couple of those. Getting some small pieces of tobacco stuck between the shank and mouthpiece that inhibits a good draw is a pita, too.
Another peeve is being able to clinch a heavier pipe without my teeth popping loose.
Another peeve is being able to clinch a heavier pipe without my teeth popping loose.
I think that's great, photoman!!Glad you're out of the soup line now...been there myself.
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