I've had Skiff, Cabbies, St James, Germain Special Latakia and Orlick Golden Sliced this morning. No more for a couple of hours, methinks.
How Much is Too Much?
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You mean to say that Dawn dishwashing liquid is good for eczema, too???
Man, that stuff is in a category with duct tape and swiss army knives.....
So far best soap I've used to not cause any breakouts.
I wonder if @JimInks has ever contemplated the question 'How much is too much?'. I often have a dream about visiting Jim down south and only locating the house by the clouds of smoke coming through the letter slot on the front door and an open window!
The Choctaws learned smoke signaling from me.
The most I’ve ever had was probably six pipes in a day and that was at a pipe show. Typically I have one bowl Mon-Fri and then Sat-Sun I’ll have three bowls each day.
I too find it a bit excessive, personally. Just remember to slow down and you will enjoy more, no matter how many you smoke. I find that if I smoke more than 3 or 4, I don't enjoy it as much as my pallete gets overwhelmed and the nicotine isnt as enjoyable. It isn't as much to look forward to if overdone. I'm a once in the morning and once in the evening kinda guy and may smoke 3 on the weekends. Even then, every other week I take a few days off and let my pallete reset and lesions heal, then it's even more enjoyable by my next bowls and healthier.
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I've had way too many for my palate today. Several were curiosity driven, "what's this like in that pipe", looking for pairings. Too enthusiastic. Rest required.
Those Choctaws are quick learners..... You gotta love 'em.
Given all of this build up, Jim, I have to ask, how many bowls do you smoke per day?
I gots to know....
I prefer 30-40min smokes.
The other day I loaded an EXEXEL Barling with cube-cut flakes.
I got a one and three-quarter hour smoke
It was an excellent smoke with no relights
But I got bored towards the end
The other day I loaded an EXEXEL Barling with cube-cut flakes.
I got a one and three-quarter hour smoke
It was an excellent smoke with no relights
But I got bored towards the end
yeah me too mixing SG plum cake + Ashton Artisan + SG Bob's chocolate 
i think i killed my palate
In the beginning, I fought tounge bite ferociously. I had been retired for about a year before I picked up a cob at the drugstore. I experimented with some of the drugstore tobacco including Captain Black White, and some Blender's Gold offerings, but it wasn't until I found this forum that I realized I needed to buy some tobaccos from online sources.
After 10 yrs of practice, I've slowed down my intake some, and become more at ease with the whole process. I am not as nicotine dependent as I was in the beginning. I am tasting flavors as never before and I'm a happy pipe smoker. Maybe 8 bowls? I don't bother to count. I don't have one all the time anymore.
When I get in a few new to me blends, I have to try them all within the first day. I'm like that with my groceries too. ha ha.
After 10 yrs of practice, I've slowed down my intake some, and become more at ease with the whole process. I am not as nicotine dependent as I was in the beginning. I am tasting flavors as never before and I'm a happy pipe smoker. Maybe 8 bowls? I don't bother to count. I don't have one all the time anymore.
When I get in a few new to me blends, I have to try them all within the first day. I'm like that with my groceries too. ha ha.
same here. Though no lesions even when I drink and smoke half a tin (slight exaggeration).
Yes. Ten bowls a day IS EXCESSIVE, although not if you're a fan of a wide range of oral cancers.
Ten bowl on the Northern Briar is a lot of hours puffing, but ten bowl on the Parker below, not so much 
Oh heavens, I smoke 4 times daily, smoking 4 bowls per smoking session. 70 this year and so far so good.
I have reduced the daily amount. And it seems to make me enjoy it even more now. I mean, three tobaccos pipe a day, another day a single pipe, another day nothing. Unlike when I started, I smoked like a Siberian train. Although it is true that I make an increase on the weekend, when you rest, do not work, or are on vacation.
Having had cancer 3 times, I'm quite aware of the risks, simply answering in your opinion up to 10 bowls is excessive would have sufficed. But thanks anyway.
