Wow, thank you all so much for the warm welcome! Have a fantastic night, everybody!
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Welcome from Oakland. I, too, enjoy pipes in all materials. Have you tried a morta yet? 
Thanks for the warm welcome! I don't have any mortas yet. They look pretty cool though! Do you collect them?Welcome from Oakland. I, too, enjoy pipes in all materials. Have you tried a morta yet?
Welcome from Kentucky! You'll meet a lot of good people here, and the knowledge you can find here is remarkable!
@huckleberry Absolutely! I really like the wide variety of perspectives. We are lucky to have a place where people from around the world can discuss the hobby obsession.
I do - properties vary with age. Younger morta is still wood-similar, while older is similar to meerschaum (but more durable and less conspicuous). Morta pipes tend to be lighter than briar, more absorbent and ghost-resistant. They can get rather hot to the touch, yet seem to cool the smoke by drawing heat away from the tobacco. Recently I like them for Va/Pers, especially navy style coins.
Welcome aboard, from Indiana.Hello, all! I'm an occasional lurker from Canada, and it's nice to finally join the forums. I have been smoking for a few years and enjoy different types of blends, but my main choice of smokes has been va/per, va/bur, aros, and occasional cigars. There are so many factors involved with picking just the right tobacco for a particular occasion; however, I probably shouldn't write a novel about it here! As for the pipes themselves, I have several briars, meers, cobs, and clays... Is this evidence of PAD?
I look forward to engaging with the warm and knowledgeable people here! Have a good one, everybody!
PAD? I bought 6 pipes in my first 8 weeks as a pipe smoker . . . Haven't bought another one since . . . Now TAD, that's a different story.
Welcome from Toronto! Great to see a fellow Canuck on here. And yes, it sounds like you have developed a strong case of PAD!!! Welcome to the club!!!
@luddite I think finding the right "starter" morta is a necessity at this point! For the Va/Pers, do you prefer pieces made with older or newer material?
@tirefire That sounds like a nice rotation! When did you start out?
@GreatWhiteNorthPiper Hello, hello! I try to keep the PAD under control by pacing new acquisitions. It's great to see other Canadians on here!
@tirefire That sounds like a nice rotation! When did you start out?
@GreatWhiteNorthPiper Hello, hello!
I try to keep the PAD under control by pacing new acquisitions. It's great to see other Canadians on here!