Clay for a Day…

[anotherbob]

@anotherbob I've lost count of how many clays I've broken but the good news is I haven't broken any since Nantwich My first clay was over 100 years old but it only lasted me about 2 weeks:-(

I've had clays survive things that seemed unpossible and break over nothing. If I could still get them locally it would be one thing (the price evens out) but something about ordering something and then wondering when it's going to break just feels wrong. I've already had one break before getting to smoke it.

 

[The Clay King]

Well considering the main road here has the most fatalities per kilometre in all NZ, then yeah, unfortunately I guess it is.

(Way to kill the party vibe ahi)

@Ahi Ka Dad and I have been watching the Australian / New Zealand traffic police documentaries on satellite TV here in the UK so I researched your country's traffic laws and comparing police fines using the currency converter...
Going to get some twist for the big clay off; I'll be wearing the Redcoat when I take part. Need to find somewhere suitable; that's the hard bit

 

[The Clay King]

I've had clays survive things that seemed unpossible and break over nothing. If I could still get them locally it would be one thing (the price evens out) but something about ordering something and then wondering when it's going to break just feels wrong. I've already had one break before getting to smoke it.

@anotherbob Rotten luck mate!

 

[anotherbob]

@anotherbob Rotten luck mate!

well at least that one had a long stem and just became a short stem and got to smoke it a few times. But still would have been nice to get one smoke in first.

 

[The Clay King]

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@Ahi Ka If you drop your clay it's going to break; I know, I've broken a few!
None since Nantwich though

 

[The Clay King]

Slowing down is for sissy's. Big clouds!!!

@didimauw A good cloud of smoke from his clay pipe:
https://flic.kr/p/8DRpTX Smoke it as fast as you can:

I can almost smell all that pipe smoke!

 

[Ahi Ka]

@Ahi Ka If you drop your clay it's going to break; I know, I've broken a few!
None since Nantwich though

I have owned the same clay for 4 years and one month. Haven’t dropped it yet. Maybe clenching helps

 

[The Clay King]

I have owned the same clay for 4 years and one month. Haven’t dropped it yet. Maybe clenching helps

@Ahi Ka If I clenched my clays I'd get pipe notches:

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Don't want that happening to me!

 

[Ahi Ka]

@Ahi Ka If I clenched my clays I'd get pipe notches:

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Don't want that happening to me!

Hey @simong swears pipe notches are a hit with the ladies

 

[The Clay King]

Hey @simong swears pipe notches are a hit with the ladies

@Ahi Ka I'll let you know how much tobacco my clay pipe holds once I've loaded it and let you know the amount. I agree with the no relighting after 2 minutes rule!

 

[The Clay King]

Wanted to do March madness but are also a cheap arse?

Wanted to do a meer for a year but like me have commitment issues?

Then get onboard the newest PAD craze which will no doubt fail to take off like 7oz codger cans of clan.

I bring you, Clay for a day!

Up your pipe game like the OG Walter Raleigh. Get your church on like a deacon. Load your bowl à la Frodo.

I don’t care how you do it. You could smoke a clay exclusively for a day. You could smoke a clay once a week/month/year/life. You could smoke a cob while mudding at your family reunion.

Or you could jump on this year’s claytona 500 and take on the clay king @halfdan himself.

NZ’s homegrown classy arse clay is coming for you bro.

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But yeah, you get the picture. I like smoking clay pipes too. Who else does?

And in an effort to avoid another gold plated 5 pointed 3 star invasion, I thought this might be a cool thread to channel our enthusiasm, log our smoke times and focus our chatter on our teeth.

@Ahi Ka I like smoking clay pipes as much as you I notice my face / hat / clay pipe on the knockout picture...

 

[Ahi Ka]

@Ahi Ka I like smoking clay pipes as much as you I notice my face / hat / clay pipe on the knockout picture...

You’re a true red coat bro. Smoking your clay to the end.

Also. You probably like smoking your clays more than me, and that’s something I admire and one reason I thought it would be fun to do a smoke off

 

[The Clay King]

You’re a true red coat bro. Smoking your clay to the end.

Also. You probably like smoking your clays more than me, and that’s something I admire and one reason I thought it would be fun to do a smoke off

@Ahi Ka I'm rising to the challenge! Going to get some twist next week; how much do you think I'll need to buy for the clay off???
Practicing for clay pipe smoking competitions takes a LOT of pipe baccy

 

[Ahi Ka]

@Ahi Ka I'm rising to the challenge! Going to get some twist next week; how much do you think I'll need to buy for the clay off???
Practicing for clay pipe smoking competitions takes a LOT of pipe baccy

Just get the 20g sample bag bro. Happy to try with another blend too if you want

 

[The Clay King]

Just get the 20g sample bag bro. Happy to try with another blend too if you want

@Ahi Ka I'm happy going with the twist; I'll get GBP10 (about 20g) worth to start with.

 

[kurtbob]

I’m with you fellers!

 

[Ahi Ka]

Loaded up a practice bowl tonight. Going to experiment with some different packing techniques. This time I made a wad to sit at the bottom of the chamber. Gravity fed some finely cut shag mixed with some coarser bits for the rest of the bowl. And snuck a thin coin in the middle. Good flavour but struggling to keep lit. A gram is too much tobacco for my chamber size

 

[mortonbriar]

Loaded up a practice bowl tonight. Going to experiment with some different packing techniques. This time I made a wad to sit at the bottom of the chamber. Gravity fed some finely cut shag mixed with some coarser bits for the rest of the bowl. And snuck a thin coin in the middle. Good flavour but struggling to keep lit. A gram is too much tobacco for my chamber size

But the real question is....are you wearing a red coat?

 

[simong]

Hey @simong swears pipe notches are a hit with the ladies

That’s right, they are. It’s notches on bedposts they cant stomach.
Not sure if it’d be the same for the wenches up @halfdans way. Dan, what’s the totty like in your town? Partial to a redcoat are they or is ‘action’ confined to battlefield reanactments?

 

[The Clay King]

Loaded up a practice bowl tonight. Going to experiment with some different packing techniques. This time I made a wad to sit at the bottom of the chamber. Gravity fed some finely cut shag mixed with some coarser bits for the rest of the bowl. And snuck a thin coin in the middle. Good flavour but struggling to keep lit. A gram is too much tobacco for my chamber size

@Ahi Ka It's important not to overfill the pipe as the tobacco expands when you light it!