How Many Pipes For Travel?

[mso489]

For most purposes, unless the trip is extended, I'd opt for four. In general, I find the demands of travel co-opt the time for smoking, so I'm lucky to have time to go outside the hotel or to some other sanctioned location for a smoke. I want enough to have a rotation for smoking once or even twice a day, and also a few options for which pipe will satisfy the moment. I would always take enough tobacco and not depend on finding any along the way, two or three pouches or fold-ups, different blends. And the usual one or two pipe tools, pipe cleaners, matches/lighter, and a rag for buffing. Despite having a nice leather pipe pouch, I usually opt for an old nylon shaving kit that seems to only tempt theft of deodorant and dental floss. I most often take a cob or two, and a briar or three.

 

[ashdigger]

I have two chopped Falcons that get tossed anywhere they fit. A Ryan Alden Billiard and a Jesse Jones 1/4 Bent Bulldog that I use almost exclusively for traveL that fit nicely in a canvas roll up. For tobacco I have a small plastic container, usually Granger and I use a tobacco pouch with whatever else strikes my fancy.
It is all pocketable. No need for some scumbag thief to grab a nice pipe pouch.

 

[tavol]

If I want to be posh I have a pair of matching morta lovats and being morta they're happy being smoke multiple times per day. If I'm going somewhere more outdoorsy then it's a falcon stem and however many bowls I feel I'll need.
I use a shaving bag to carry enough accessoires and tobacco to last the trip and that stays in the car or hotel room. When I'm out and about I use a pipe glove to carry a filled pipe with a windcap in place to stop tobacco going everywhere along with a lighter, pipe tool and enough pipe cleaners for a smoke.

 

[alexnc]

2 pipes and 4 tobaccos. I carry a smallish leather toiletry bag. It’s maybe 9” long, 3”wide and maybe 5 or so tall. It will just hold (6) 4oz mason jars comfortably. So, 4 jars and 2 pipes is an easy travel carry. Side zip pockets carry accessories and a few cleaners. If I’m going where I know I’ll have piping time I have larger version that will carry 6 jars and 3 pipes.

 

[voorhees]

Depending on days. Like a 5 day vacation? Probably 6. And 3-4 tobacco varieties.

 

[didimauw]

Usually 3 pipes, and 3 tobacco's. I have a vinyl pipe pouch that holds 3 pipes, a spot for tobacco, and a small compartment that I keep a pipe tool, and extra Flint's for my Zippo.
I just got back today from a 3 day excursion to a Tool, and System of a down concert and other things, and brought my Rossi, a Grabow with mismatched stem, and a cob with nosewarmer forever stem. After we got to the hotel and went to the concert I just brought a separate leather pouch for tobacco, and pocketed my frankenGrabow and smoked that in between sets. I only got a few looks from passers by, but all of them were smiles from ladies! Ha!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Six or more pipes and at least a half a pound of tobacco, 1-4 blends.

 

[daniel7]

5 pipes. Three meer-lined as they don't need that much resting time and two simple briars. One type of tobacco, I always buy more during travels.

 

[haparnold]

1 pipe and one blend. I enjoy the self-imposed monogamy on a trip. Lets me really spend time getting to know the blend I took.
I don't smoke more than once or twice a day, and I find a briar pipe can be used pretty heavily for a week or so with no ill effects.

 

[Chasing Embers]

1 pipe and one blend.

+1

 

[redglow]

2 pipes, 2 or 3 tobaccos. I usually only smoke in the evenings. So, that's sufficient.

 

[npod]

4 pipes is my norm for travel. Shorter trips I take only two pipes.
Pipe shows ... well that’s another story.

 

[warren]

Local trip, RON or a couple of days, two pipes, one blend. A week or two will require two pipes and three tins, maybe four. Keeping in mind, there always a couple of cobs, a mix of tobaccos, knife and cleaners in my gear bags and vehicle.

 

[mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast]

2 pipes, 2 or 3 tobaccos. I usually only smoke in the evenings. So, that's sufficient.

Ditto.

 

[crashthegrey]

As many as I can fit.

 

[ssjones]

One per day, and a 2-oz tin of MM965 (and some OGS for beach vacations, my warm weather blend.)

 

[youdancer]

Another one for 1 pipe 1 blend, for much the same reasons

 

[daniel7]

1 pipe? On a regular day I smoke one bowl, so I could do it with one pipe, yes. But when I'm on my Summer 4 weeks long vacation, I smoke around 5 bowls per day. Maybe I could just try a big kiseru, I could pack it and smoke it all day long without any problems. :D

 

[mortonbriar]

Usually 4 pipes or so for a few days. One large bag of tobacco, and a couple of alternatives in small quantity.

I went hunting for four days recently (we got 4 deer, a lot of meat for the four of us to carry out! ) and I took 4 cobs, and a pouch of walter raleigh. Perfect combo for all day smoking round the campfire.

 

[fishnbanjo]

When I worked I traveled a lot anywhere from 3 days to 2 weeks so my choices varied with pipes, tobacco was also varied, if I was going to be on an extended trip to a place I’d not been I checked for the nearest tobacconist and their website if they had one so I could pick up tobacco whilst there.
Generally 2 Morta pipes and 4 briars were the norm for the short trips and perhaps 10 for the extended. I have several leather pipe carriers so that worked well for pipes and cleaners. Tobacco would be in tins well marked for the contents as I kept the larger empty tins for this purpose, my travels today are very limited though.

banjo