Smoking Chewing Tobacco?

[brandaves]

I have a friend from another forum who has been smoking pipes a lot longer then I have and I noticed he was smoking a braided chewing tobacco called "Mammoth Cave" which I remember my Great Grandfather chewing when I was knee high to a grasshopper.

I saw some Mammoth Cave the other day and bought it to give it a try. I haven't lit up yet, but I was wondering if anyone else around here had smoked tobacco labeled for chewing or if there were any thoughts on it.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

yes, I smoke King B twist. It's labeled chew, but it's good stuff. You just have to give it a little extra drying time, after rubbing it out.

I don't think it works to smoke the chew in pouches though. The ropes and twist are kind of a multi purpose tobacco.

 

[leonidas]

….where can Mammoth Cave and King B be purchased?

 

[brandaves]

….where can Mammoth Cave and King B be purchased?

I live in Kentucky, where the actual Mammoth Cave is...it may only be available in and around the state. That said, you should be able to find different types of rope chewing tobacco in smoke shops where you are at. Certainly if you are stateside. Europe or elsewhere may be a different story.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I live in Kentucky, where the actual Mammoth Cave is...it may only be available in and around the state. That said, you should be able to find different types of rope chewing tobacco in smoke shops where you are at. Certainly if you are stateside. Europe or elsewhere may be a different story.

Same. I get Mammoth Cave and Cumberland Twist but I would find neither smokable due to the heavy sticky casing. Wild Duck Twist and Cotton Boll are good to smoke though.

 

[brandaves]

….where can Mammoth Cave and King B be purchased?

Just saw a post from @Richmond B. Funkenhouser offering King B for sale in the B/S/T forum...$20 shipped I believe.

 

[brandaves]

Same. I get Mammoth Cave and Cumberland Twist but I would find neither smokable due to the heavy sticky casing. Wild Duck Twist and Cotton Boll are good to smoke though.

I haven't yet smoked the Mammoth Cave but I did open the package and transfer to a jar, I didn't notice any sticky casing? Perhaps when cut and rubbed? Maybe with enough drying time it won't be an issue.

 

[lawdawg]

As others have mentioned, there a quite a few people that like to smoke ropes and twists like you're describing. I think that's about as far as pipe smokers verge into smoking chewing tobacco... I don't think you'll find anyone here smoking Grizzly Long Cut

 

[BROBS]

SKOAL BANDIT: SMOKE THE WHOLE PACKET

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Grizzly and Skoal are snuff, not chew ?
There’s a difference.
I wonder if Day’s Work would smoke?

 

[BROBS]

Grizzly and Skoal are snuff, not chew ?
There’s a difference.
I wonder if Day’s Work would smoke?

I’ve read it’s near impossible to dry. @kurtbob said he’s smoked Redman.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

I’ve read it’s near impossible to dry. @kurtbob said he’s smoked Redman.

Ooh. I bet that left a mess. ? That stuff is sticky.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I'll add that King B Twist is pretty damn hard to dry.. Once its dry It's good stuff. Definitely need to dry it overnight, though.

 

[hawky454]

Cotton Boll is a decent smoke albeit rough but I much prefer the Gawith twists which can also be chewed.

Another fun thing to do is sprinkle snuff (the sniffing kind) on to a bowl of tobacco to add a lil kick to your smoke. That’s all I use snuff for these days as sniffing it makes me congested.

 

[petes03]

I used to chew Bull Of The Woods, Days Work, and Cannonball plugs quite often and have wondered how they would smoke. They’re a little hard to find around here now. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I saw Bull Of The Woods, and it was my favorite. On a side note, Cumberland Twist is the only chewing tobacco that has ever kicked my ass in the nicotine department.

 

[Paul lec]

The only tobacco I’ve seen chewed and smokes was Cutty Pipe(very similar to Five Brothers). The old coal miners around Pittsburgh area used to smoke it in their pipes and chew it in the mines,of course I had to try it, was not impressed.

 

[kurtbob]

I’ve read it’s near impossible to dry. @kurtbob said he’s smoked Redman.

Yeah you gotta give it a slosh around in a bowl of water to get the molasses off then spread it out to dry in the sun. Didn’t want to smoke it but it’s all I could get in Iraq at one point

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Yeah you gotta give it a slosh around in a bowl of water to get the molasses off then spread it out to dry in the sun. Didn’t want to smoke it but it’s all I could get in Iraq at one point

How was it?

 

[petes03]

How was it?

Pretty rough I imagine.....

 

[kurtbob]

How was it?

Not as bad as one would think! Kinda had the flavor of Granger.....sort of? Was a bitch to keep lit though!