***What Are You Smoking, December 2024?***

[karam]

FVF Burnt Ends in a very cold Swiss evening.

Can’t really tell the difference between it and standard FVF. It’s just a good Virginia. Possible issue can be that it hasn’t fully dried 6 hours after being cube cut.

 

[AxelR]

Squadron Leader in a Blakemar large Matador pot.

 

[SmokeyJock]

First bowl in the new Ben Wade lovat, Solani Aged Burley Flake

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Beeker St. is great stuff. If you haven't already, I'd recommend trying his Surbrug 71st street. It also has that wonderful nougat flavor in it.

I’m on it Pappy! Always hunting for new tobacco, thanks for the recommendation!

 

[abecox]

H&H Black House in a Viking Classic. It's nearly 60 degrees fahrenheit out here today so while I should do chores and tidy up around the house I think I'm gonna pack another pipe as soon as this one is done and enjoy the warm weather while it lasts.

Chores can wait till tomorrow anyhow, football has enough replays that I can watch as I vacuum.

 

[Roach1]

Estervals No.1 in a Vauen Egg Shape 4473.

 

[Speak Easy]

Exclusive in the Bones. This pipe has liked everything I’ve thrown at it so far!

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Same as trees, poles, walls-they get hit, or don’t get taken care of and gravity does its thing.
This one was a case of (what’s very common) cop exaggeration. I drove 30 miles in expecting a “large cactus in the road” and found this little 10-12ft saguaro across sidewalk and bike lane. The landscapers can explain it’s just falling over, I think the roots/base just dried and died. It’s been very dry all year, so I could just roll this guy with a pickaxe where I wanted it. After a wet season they get very heavy.
Others have been really big ones in medians that drunks/bad drivers have tried to drive up, that have needed a couple backhoes to get out of street.
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Hey @Sobrbiker , I like all your input on this thread, pipe smoking and otherwise, this is interesting stuff. Thank you

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Altinok.

 

[Backwoods Briar]

It seems part of the art of pipe collecting is figuring out how to continue to collect when there is no $. I’m getting pretty good at this! Chenet’s cake in my Eltang lumberman smoking machine.
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@Ben.R.C ……That statement is spot on my friend! I’m always looking and finding loopholes in my finances to continue my obsession. I don’t own a Falcon and I really need one, excuse me while I finish this purchase

 

[MisterBadger]

A speedy recovery from PAD (pipe acquisition disorder). I suppose their are worse illnesses, lol. Yes, you will be prosperous afterwards.

I thought PAD was incurable. Though a lengthy quarantine off these forums would probably diminish the frequency of the seizures.

 

[MisterBadger]

Cold and wet day again on the Marches. Only 40ºF outside, but the high humidity really lets the cold seep into your bones in a way that even a log fire and a couple of stiff drinks take a while to ease out of you. Procrastinating from going outside to do anything but necessary work, but soon I have to plant garlic and fell a blackthorn. Warrior Princess Cassisurata Amberfire Ravenfur Snowclaws and Mrs. Badger have not been out at all since Christmas Eve (sensible girls). A consolation of Peterson's Irish Flake, in the Jambo African Meer zulu. Still getting to know this fella. He likes flakes, but the wide shank and broad airway takes some getting used to.

 

[PaulRVA]

Capstan Blue Ready Rubbed in a Castello KK 10 Old Antiquari

 

[dottlejockey]

After breakfast bowl of Steamworks in an HS Studio freehand.

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

2013 Old Dark Fired in my 1960 group 2 Root Briar. For an English style Kentucky/Virginia flake, I think it’s a great deal less brash and more pleasing than some of the Gawith stuff I’ve smoked, although I like their stuff as well. That goes for the new ODF too. Just very smooth without rough edges in comparison to many Kentucky blends.

 

[Steddy]

FVF Burnt Ends in a very cold Swiss evening.

Can’t really tell the difference between it and standard FVF. It’s just a good Virginia. Possible issue can be that it hasn’t fully dried 6 hours after being cube cut.

Nice smoke booger.

 

[Steddy]

GL Pease Cumberland in a dedicated Chacom Selected Straight Grain. Some blends are very evocative for me, this one evokes the woods in the fall.

 

[rsshreck32]

Loaded up the Pete X105 with Kelly's Coin with just a little OJK mixed in that I had left out drying and forgot about. Warm and damp here, matches don't want to light today.

 

[Pappy Coon]

Wilke Beeker St. in a Nording. Headed outside to take down Christmas decorations while the weather is still nice.

 

[abecox]

Now I'm on some Pegasus in a Cob