Process Of Selecting Next Smoke.
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I don't have enough tobacco yet to worry about having to make much of choice, but I am doing my best to solve that problem as quickly as possible. 
I rotate my jars to change up what I am smoking. I group them by VA, Dark VA, VA/Per, Va/x, then Balkins, English, and just Va/Lat blends.
Mine is all about where I am smoking or what I am doing.
If I'm hitting the road, something ready rubbed. Usual blends are VaBurPer.
If the tub in the yard, flake, in the biggest rested bowl, every time. Usually Virginias or Navys
If I am sharpening a chainsaw, then something that is clenchable or a sitter, typically some Latakia or Oriental.
If something by the fire for a long conversation, then I tend to grab something with a longer stem...
If I'm hitting the road, something ready rubbed. Usual blends are VaBurPer.
If the tub in the yard, flake, in the biggest rested bowl, every time. Usually Virginias or Navys
If I am sharpening a chainsaw, then something that is clenchable or a sitter, typically some Latakia or Oriental.
If something by the fire for a long conversation, then I tend to grab something with a longer stem...
I'm a planner. And, it seems, a creature of habit. I know I'll want a burley in the morning to pair with coffee. I know I'll want a Virginia around lunchtime, so I'll pre-pack & char a bowl of Va at the same time as my morning burley (DGT).
Lately, it's only evening smokes where I get spontaneous. And, for me, that means picking a tobacco first, and then choosing the right pipe to match it.
Lately, it's only evening smokes where I get spontaneous. And, for me, that means picking a tobacco first, and then choosing the right pipe to match it.
Finding the right time each day to enjoy my pipe is wonderful.
I have ADHD. I can’t plan dinner, let alone what bowl I’m gonna smoke. If and when the time comes, it’s usually whatever I’m in the mood for at that very moment, which is typically BMP, something with Latakia, or something new. When I’m picking something new, I’ll literally close my eyes and grab something.
I don't spend much time on selection process, sometimes I select a tobacco from the rotation first, then the pipe, other times I reverse it. Probably the thing I give the most thought to is how much time do I have, no sense packing a two hour pipe for a 30 minute window. I've reached the point that all smokes are enjoyable as bad pipes and tobaccos have been jettisoned (errr..... I mean sold or traded).
I think about how much time I have then pick the size of pipe, I like the satisfaction of smoking a full bowl. Then I pick a tobacco that calls to me. All in the moment. I keep everything about the actual pipe smoking as simple as I can, increases my enjoyment.
I only smoke a few bowls during the week, when the seasons permit and not more than one when I am smoking that day. I can check the weather the night before and think what pipe I'd like to smoke and what tobacco, but the following day it can all change, because part of the smoke is the setting: is it sunny out? is there any wind? And maybe my taste from last night hasn't translated to this morning. So I can have a ballpark idea of what I want the night before, but the day can change all that.
That being said, I do invest in the hour or so that I'm smoking - that time is dedicated. I learned that from cigars. You can't rush them. If you have to rush, then you're not respecting the smoke. I'd go for a smaller cigar, or gently abdicate until the right moment presented itself.
That being said, I do invest in the hour or so that I'm smoking - that time is dedicated. I learned that from cigars. You can't rush them. If you have to rush, then you're not respecting the smoke. I'd go for a smaller cigar, or gently abdicate until the right moment presented itself.
I make my choice of a pipe and tobacco when I am ready to smoke. When I finally have time to myself with no real time constraints, that is my time to enjoy my smoke. I have four pipes and three tobaccos that I consistantly smoke. Three Petersons and one Winslow, one aeromatic and two Englishes. I enjoy the selecting as much as I do the smoke. Prepping my Jack Daniels to drink with it is just as enjoyable as drinking it.
But the best part of it all is the silence. While I enjoy my smoke and drink I hear nothing, my nerves are not being wrecked by some asshole, and the world can just go to hell for awhile.
jef
But the best part of it all is the silence. While I enjoy my smoke and drink I hear nothing, my nerves are not being wrecked by some asshole, and the world can just go to hell for awhile.
jef
I can understand that. Sound of silence is very precious.
Unless something calls me away, it’ll be Granger. Even when something does, I’m gonna follow it up with Granger.
I have a very strict and precise process
I grab a random pipe and some random tobacco and enjoy it.
Life’s too short.
I grab a random pipe and some random tobacco and enjoy it.
Life’s too short.
@bullet08 As you mentioned not doing much these days and the importance of time, etc...
I think it’s a very common way of thinking for many people in the world, to plan and prepare ahead...
But, I also believe, living in the moment, and taking things as they come, and figuring out later when you’ve arrive is also vitality important too, because it’s about not being burdened.
So, my point being, clear your head, just live life, and when you get there, time for a pipe, just go for what you think/feel at the moment.
Always preparing, planning, who knows what their life will be like tomorrow?
I never ever plan ahead for a pipe, when I reach that moment for a pipe, I decide then, and only then.
Be well, Aloha!
I think it’s a very common way of thinking for many people in the world, to plan and prepare ahead...
But, I also believe, living in the moment, and taking things as they come, and figuring out later when you’ve arrive is also vitality important too, because it’s about not being burdened.
So, my point being, clear your head, just live life, and when you get there, time for a pipe, just go for what you think/feel at the moment.
Always preparing, planning, who knows what their life will be like tomorrow?
I never ever plan ahead for a pipe, when I reach that moment for a pipe, I decide then, and only then.
Be well, Aloha!
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I could not agree more!!! For me, absoulutely nothing beats a quite smoke and a good drink on the farm listening to nothing but the sounds of nature.
This morning I was looking at a book, saw a pic of some potatoes and decided to grab a St. Patrick's Day pipe.
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@Grangerous, after reading many, many of your posts, and seeing how loyal you are to Granger, I am feeling the the strong urge to pick up some to try. Only thing stopping me is that 7oz seems like a big commitment for a new tobacco - I wish they still sold it in the smaller pouches.
Is there a tobacco you can think of you would compare it too?
I'm a pretty new smoker and have a few "beginner" tobaccos; Lane 1-Q, Half and Half, MM Country Gentleman, MM Missouri Pride, etc.
Sure. Please understand that Granger is my own personal click of the boxes. For example, the other day I was really enjoying some Uhle’s blend 300’s honey graham sweetness and chunky cut. It’s a great burley blend. When it went out, as is my habit, I relit a pipe containing a half bowl of Granger and Granger’s flavor registered with me five times greater than the Uhles. I make no apologies. I know it’s an OTC. I just love this tobacco. — there are online retailers who do sell Granger by the ounce. I’m not sure which. But don’t be surprised if you “don’t get it” or even dislike it. It’s just a very pure, clean, good tasting burley. Good luck!