Just came back to pipes and pipe tobacco after a 45 year break. Quit smoking cigarettes a few years ago and started vaping - but it was just never the same. Then I remembered smoking a pipe when I was young and decided to try it again. Now I find myself shortly after starting back with nine pipes and 13 kinds of tobacco. I find it similar to guns and ammo - there is never enough ammo and there is always that one more gun. Researching information I stumbled across this site and decided to inflict myself upon you. I had had a Dr. Grabow rustic briar with a pronounced curve in the pipe and mouthpiece - probably because I was enamoured reading the adventures of Sherlock Holmes back then - when Basil Rathbone was Sherlock. And a pouch of whatever tobacco was on sale - mostly Borkum Riff of one flavour or another.
Now I find myself having to have a new briar, oh and a block meerschaum, and a meerschaum lined briar, and some corn cobs, and some pear woods, and a handcrafted pear wood, and well a couple of more. Naturally then I needed more tobacco than the stuff at the local tobacco (cigarette, vape, and head shop). So I went online and found Seven Seas, Cult Blood Moon, Quiet Nights, Night Cap, King Cake, Cult Militia, University Flake, Vanilla Custard, Irish Blessing, Luxury Navy Flake, HH Rustica.....
Then I saw I needed pipe racks, and jars to store my tobacco in, and pipe cleaners and tampers, and well just using cheap butane lighters for now. I have also become aquainted with tongue bite again from a too hot improperly packed pipe.
Anyway have enjoyed reading many of the posts here and hope to keep learning. Seems I'm reliving my childhood now. My employer from whom I will be retiring in the not too distant furure - asked me as part of an annual review - what my career aspirations and goals were for the next year (I thought that was hillarious) - so I said riding my motorcycle cross country again - and becoming a cowboy as in cowboy action shooting. She didn't seem all that taken with my ideas - but they pleased me enormously. May we all - ride, shoot straight, and speak the truth - and enjoy a nice pipe.
Now I find myself having to have a new briar, oh and a block meerschaum, and a meerschaum lined briar, and some corn cobs, and some pear woods, and a handcrafted pear wood, and well a couple of more. Naturally then I needed more tobacco than the stuff at the local tobacco (cigarette, vape, and head shop). So I went online and found Seven Seas, Cult Blood Moon, Quiet Nights, Night Cap, King Cake, Cult Militia, University Flake, Vanilla Custard, Irish Blessing, Luxury Navy Flake, HH Rustica.....
Then I saw I needed pipe racks, and jars to store my tobacco in, and pipe cleaners and tampers, and well just using cheap butane lighters for now. I have also become aquainted with tongue bite again from a too hot improperly packed pipe.
Anyway have enjoyed reading many of the posts here and hope to keep learning. Seems I'm reliving my childhood now. My employer from whom I will be retiring in the not too distant furure - asked me as part of an annual review - what my career aspirations and goals were for the next year (I thought that was hillarious) - so I said riding my motorcycle cross country again - and becoming a cowboy as in cowboy action shooting. She didn't seem all that taken with my ideas - but they pleased me enormously. May we all - ride, shoot straight, and speak the truth - and enjoy a nice pipe.
