Hey everyone,
My name is Jordan. I'm from the Northeastern U.S.. I have been a pipe smoker for a couple weeks now. I have smoked cigarettes for a long time (10+yrs), but pipe smoking has eliminated that part of my diet. Pipe smoking is a much more pleasurable and relaxing experience.
Recently I was reading Joyce's "A Portrait...," and I believe it was James' Uncle who was depicted smoking a pipe. His descriptions of the smoke and the twist tobacco reminded me that I had bought a tobacco pipe a couple years ago, but it never took on. Well I picked it back up again and filled it with some higher quality cigarette tobacco I had on hand. The elevated flavor and aroma was enough to send me over to my local tobacconist and try a few blends in the same pipe. So those were great, but I could tell they weren't as complex as those covered on youtube. StuffNThings and Muttnchop Piper are my favorite channels. So I put in an order to P+C and also got another pipe.
The journey continued to ramp up in energy as these blends were far superior to anything else I had tried. As a RYO cigarette smoker I was able to gauge packing density early on. My Viking Assens 410 and outdoor decking screw rocked out until I finally got a tamper this week. I'll try to wrap it up here.
Pipe smoking has also led me to read more than I ever have been motivated to. I enjoy this aspect of the hobby.
In two weeks I've made leather pipe stands, designated an old dinner plate as an ash tray and a cutting board to dry out the tobacco (I was rolling cigarettes on a frisbee), purchased 4 more pipes, and around 10 different blends.
My favorites so far are: Peterson: Irish Flake and Nightcap; Cornell and Diehl: Oriental Silk and Three Friars. I have some good ones on the way but Irish Flake is the only thing I doubled up on after trying so far.
Today was my first day with the Falcon and it's going to be very difficult to smoke something else.
I have specific questions:
Nightcap. It's good. Is there an accurate match? That stuff is not cheap.
Same question for Irish Flake.
Are there any pipe shows in New Jersey that anyone knows of? I bet there's one in New York.
How many pipes is too many pipes? (just kidding).
Cheers everyone,
Jordan
My name is Jordan. I'm from the Northeastern U.S.. I have been a pipe smoker for a couple weeks now. I have smoked cigarettes for a long time (10+yrs), but pipe smoking has eliminated that part of my diet. Pipe smoking is a much more pleasurable and relaxing experience.
Recently I was reading Joyce's "A Portrait...," and I believe it was James' Uncle who was depicted smoking a pipe. His descriptions of the smoke and the twist tobacco reminded me that I had bought a tobacco pipe a couple years ago, but it never took on. Well I picked it back up again and filled it with some higher quality cigarette tobacco I had on hand. The elevated flavor and aroma was enough to send me over to my local tobacconist and try a few blends in the same pipe. So those were great, but I could tell they weren't as complex as those covered on youtube. StuffNThings and Muttnchop Piper are my favorite channels. So I put in an order to P+C and also got another pipe.
The journey continued to ramp up in energy as these blends were far superior to anything else I had tried. As a RYO cigarette smoker I was able to gauge packing density early on. My Viking Assens 410 and outdoor decking screw rocked out until I finally got a tamper this week. I'll try to wrap it up here.
Pipe smoking has also led me to read more than I ever have been motivated to. I enjoy this aspect of the hobby.
In two weeks I've made leather pipe stands, designated an old dinner plate as an ash tray and a cutting board to dry out the tobacco (I was rolling cigarettes on a frisbee), purchased 4 more pipes, and around 10 different blends.
My favorites so far are: Peterson: Irish Flake and Nightcap; Cornell and Diehl: Oriental Silk and Three Friars. I have some good ones on the way but Irish Flake is the only thing I doubled up on after trying so far.
Today was my first day with the Falcon and it's going to be very difficult to smoke something else.
I have specific questions:
Nightcap. It's good. Is there an accurate match? That stuff is not cheap.
Same question for Irish Flake.
Are there any pipe shows in New Jersey that anyone knows of? I bet there's one in New York.
How many pipes is too many pipes? (just kidding).
Cheers everyone,
Jordan
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