How Severe Was Your 2015 PAD?

[lochinvar]

Six pipes:

Sasieni Perth

Sasieni Royal Stuart Lovat

Rinaldo Lithos bent billiard

Rinaldo Lithos Titania Rhodesian

Castello 1/8 bent acorn Old Antiquari

Castello 1/8 bent Collection bulldog (far and away my favorite)

 

[jpmcwjr]

So, we need three categories: largest percentage increase; biggest absolute increase; and highest quality increase. So, I don't win or place in any category, and maybe show in one. Onwards!

 

[danielplainview]

I don't feel so bad now that I've seen some of the other PAD addicts. I don't have an official count for my 2015 PAD, but I tried to keep the purchases under 2 pipes per week. Nearly all estates. And yes, I have refinished some of the brand new pipes I've bought as well. PRD. Pipe restoration disorder.
Scrooge, that is the Mecca of PAD. I shall journey to thy shrine of briar and smoke three bowls before my time is up.
Hats off to you sir.
@bonehead,

Actually it's minus 72 pipes. ::

 

[gogosamgo]

No one would believe me.

My eyes still don't believe what they just saw!! How many of those were acquired just this year?

 

[scrooge]

All but 4 Nordings. A lot of them from great forum members.

 

[jvnshr]

I started smoking a pipe in September and since then I bought 4 MM corn cobs, 1 clay pipe, 2 briars (an Erik Nording and a Peterson System 31). All new. That's all I have for now. 2016 will be the year for me I guess

 

[stvalentine]

Ok, Scrooge is the winner - hands down! Now I feel a lot better... 8O
@Dave: PRD - this is one to remember! :lol:

 

[ssjones]

Scrooge was the recipient of a number of my pipes! (and thus helped fund the ones retained, so thanks!)

 

[clickklick]

Its very rewarding to actually see pipes I made amongst the collection James! Very nice!

 

[voorhees]

Bought a few, sold a few. I don't remember the details. LOL.

 

[jkrug]

35 pipes for me in 2015. A good year the way I see it. Most of them were in the first 8 months of the year. ::

 

[keith929]

I have been limiting myself to one per month,but I fell off the wagon this month.

 

[pappymac]

My best buy of the year was a Zack24 Snapping Turtle bought at the NOLA Pipe Show. That being said by PAD for the next 5 or 6 years is on hold while I pay for my lastest Nissan TAD - just picked up a 2016 Frontier.

 

[iamn8]

I actually decreased the number of pipes I own although done so such that I could afford my Park commissioned pipe I'll receive next month

 

[Chasing Embers]

2 Ben Wades

1 Bruce Weaver

3 Auenland Churchwardens

2 Tim Wests

1 Don Carlos

1 IMP Meerschaum

1 MM Reverse Calabash

1 Winslow Crown 300

1 Clicklick Volcano

2 MM Generals

1 MM Mark Twain

1 MM Wizard

 

[andrew]

I actually just got one, 2014 was the year I hit the motherload at an antique store, since then I've made a point not to go there as I always seem to leave with a pipe more than not. I just got a butz choquim versailles that is pretty much the same shape as a Canadian I couldn't say no to at the price of 15$. 2015 for me was the year of straight razors, hones, and strops.

 

[cynicismandsugar]

Duane-Flash, you scored one of the MM Reverse Calabashes?! Have you smoked it, or just left it on a shelf in order to tease all the other cob-heads?

 

[gogosamgo]

All but 4 Nordings...

Oh good! For a second I was worried that ALL of those were purchased in 2015... Incredible collection James!

 

[Chasing Embers]

@Jeffrey Deal

Yeah, grabbed one when SPC had them, and it smokes great!
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/mm-reverse-calabashes-at-spc

 

[hawke]

Mine was more a case of me trying to figure out what type of pipes I like.

I feel this describes me too. When I find a new hobby I always go a little past normal in the excitement , then settle down. Even in the adrenaline stage I think all were under $40 tops. All have been estates and cleaned up by me. After trying the style, I have liquidated on eBay the less liked. I can see that two years(smoking pipes since Jan 2014) is barely enough time to get a tiny understanding of the basic tobacco blends and how they smoke in different style pipes. This is my favorite pipe so far: Nino Rossi 1886 Speciale -less than $20