Newby Needing Help: Pipe ID.

[anotherbob]

Sorry about the previous post . I inserted the wrong image .View attachment 349560

always blame the imps. Iowa is full of them for some reason.

 

[Epip Oc'Cabot]

Hi brother , I havent been on in a while. Still smoking, we may have spoken farther about the racks also. I have a question. I left about 20 tins of tobacco and never cellared them. A bunch of good blends that I had acquired. Left them and didn't think about it again because I was smoking alot if bulk
Now , I've opened three in the last month and all are a bit crispedy . Or , at the least not like they should be . I have bell jars on the way . Bit, how shall I bring them back to moisture perfection or at least as close as possible ? Thank you for any and all suggestions. Be well
Signed, Irresponsible Smoker

I would suggest the first thing before you even think about rehydrating any…. would be to try a bowl “as is”. You may find that dryness level to be absolutely beautiful. You can always rehydrate JUDICIOUSLY, with a SMALL sprinkle of water, or whisky, or bourbon, or vodka….. but it may not be necessary.

 

[bpinkstaff]

Not enough info but look nice!

 

[argmooner]

First, I would recommend that you try smoking a bowl. If it's just dust, place the rest inside a clean bowl, take some paper toweling that's been doubled over to form two layers and wet it down with DISTILLED water and stretch it over the rim of the bowl so that it completely covers the top. Do not let the paper toweling actually contact the tobacco.

Leave it for a couple of hours and then fold the toweling back so that you can gently stir the tobacco and fold the toweling over the top. If the tobacco feels dry, give it a couple more hours then check the tobacco to see if it's pliant. If it still seems dry, rewet the toweling and check it in a couple more hours.

When you are satisfied that the tobacco is pliant, put it in a mason jar and set aside for a week to allow the water to penetrate thoroughly and you should be good to go. You don't want to supersaturate the tobacco as that can encourage mold to activate.

You didn't mention the names or types of blends involved. Virginia blends generally smoke best when just shy of bone dry. English blends can be moister. If any of these dried out blends are aromatics, the toppings are likely to be very diminished, if not completely gone.
But try smoking them before rehydrating. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Thank you very much ! Great description and new info for me.

 

[argmooner]

Some of you men are from the middle of nowhere ! I for one am looking to get to the middle of no where! Lived in this shitty city (NY) my whole life and was fortunate enough to get upstate when I was younger and ride horses and dirt bikes. . I'm over 60 now and looking to get away alone , ride horses , smoke a few bowls in the woods and also be able to find a comfortable motel here and there.
Anybody have a suggestion or two on a location near them . I'm not picky. I would even work small jobs around wherever I go to extend my time there.
I have no real plans yet . First looking into Pennsyvania then beyond. I respect the pipe smoking community that's why I post this here. Be well.