***What Are You Smoking, July 2023?***

[Doctor Chopper]

2018 Viprati (thanks to secret santa) in my sandblasted Peterson 314 - my absolute best smoking pipe of any brand - no competition. Don't know why. I even have 5 other 314's but this one is the best. It's the newest... I have 4 smooth that were all estates, a rusticated that I can't remember if I got new or not. Trying to figure out why it smokes so DARN WELL! Dry, very little moisture compared to other pipes no matter which blend goes in, small chamber seems to be a miniature black hole and a small amount of leaf just goes on & on. I'm wondering if "new" might be part of it? Anyway, 'twas a delight this am.

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That Peterson System really works, that's why it has been popular for so long

 

[Amarkey]

Finishing off this tin of Cringle Flake my Secret Santa gifted me. Think ill make a Old Fashioned and enjoy it on the front porch. Pipe is a Grabow.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Blairgowrie in an S Bang lovat. If I could only have one pipe from my current collection, I think this would be it. I have no critical thoughts about it.

 

[FurCoat]

GH Louisiana Flake in a General cob

 

[Chasing Embers]

Engine 382 at work.

 

[LuckyGlenn]

Salvinelli bent brandy packed with SWRA

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Regent Street in a Stokkebye 4th Generation Churchwarden



Perfect day for Lunting in Wisconsin

 

[PaulRVA]

2018 Viprati (thanks to secret santa) in my sandblasted Peterson 314 - my absolute best smoking pipe of any brand - no competition. Don't know why. I even have 5 other 314's but this one is the best. It's the newest... I have 4 smooth that were all estates, a rusticated that I can't remember if I got new or not. Trying to figure out why it smokes so DARN WELL! Dry, very little moisture compared to other pipes no matter which blend goes in, small chamber seems to be a miniature black hole and a small amount of leaf just goes on & on. I'm wondering if "new" might be part of it? Anyway, 'twas a delight this am.

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Its smokes good because its a system pipe. Every one that I have since the 80s smokes great.
They are great pipes!

 

[PaulRVA]

I contacted a woodworker on Etsy, and he did a revision of the design to accommodate longer pipes. Pretty easy with most designs. I was going to include a link, but his site is no longer active.

Thanks Doc, I have some ideas, just got to do it I guess.

 

[keith929]

2018 Viprati (thanks to secret santa) in my sandblasted Peterson 314 - my absolute best smoking pipe of any brand - no competition. Don't know why. I even have 5 other 314's but this one is the best. It's the newest... I have 4 smooth that were all estates, a rusticated that I can't remember if I got new or not. Trying to figure out why it smokes so DARN WELL! Dry, very little moisture compared to other pipes no matter which blend goes in, small chamber seems to be a miniature black hole and a small amount of leaf just goes on & on. I'm wondering if "new" might be part of it? Anyway, 'twas a delight this am.

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I love my 314 as well.
It always delivers.

 

[JimInks]

Did a second set of walking reps in the heat and humidity, and am close to finishing this bowl of C&D Sun Bear Tupelo Small Batch 2023 in a straight 1950s Kaywoodie Colt Dublin meer with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Working on a review of this blend.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking C&D Sun Bear Tupelo Small Batch 2023 in a medium bend fumed tan crackled year 2020 Ahmet Govem reverse calabash meerschaum with a military mount silver band and black acrylic stem.

 

[FLDRD]

That Peterson System really works, that's why it has been popular for so long

But it's also significantly better than all my other systems, including the other five 314's I have

 

[FLDRD]

Its smokes good because its a system pipe. Every one that I have since the 80s smokes great.
They are great pipes!

I enjoy them, but it works better than all my other Peterson systems, even the five other 314's

 

[Fralphog]

Front porch afternoon smoke. Vintage MM Diamond Cob with 2019 CPS C&D Virgina Oriental. Mug of cold beer accompany.

 

[FLDRD]

Front porch afternoon smoke. Vintage MM Diamond Cob with 2019 CPS C&D Virgina Oriental. Mug of cold beer accompany is.
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Never seen a diamond shanked cob!

 

[Pooh-Bah]

This is gonna rustle some jimmies, I feel it. In my own jimmies.

Parfait of St Bruno and War Horse. I have named it "Bayard", after the mythical horse (which I thought belonged to St George, but apparently not?)

 

[telescopes]

Dunhill 49 Pot with

Sutliff SPS-22​

 

[Ben.R.C]

Look at Stokkebye options

I really like this one, but they are not widely available, I would have to commission

 

[JimInks]

Almost half way through this bowl of 7-20-4 Little Gold Dust (Briary Blends) in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a dark tortoise shell colored tapered acrylic stem. Sold only at Twins Smoke Shop in New Hampshire. Working on a review of this blend.