Going to have another crack at my England vs New Zealand clay cutty challenge with
@Ahi Ka next week; need to save some pipe baccy! I think my Jamestown clay has a a better draw than the Pollock as the stem is wider in diameter and less restricted. Bowl size and stem thickness can both affect smoking times. I'd like to find out just how long I can make a clay pipe of baccy last. I've been advised to practice with St Bruno Ready Rubbed as this is the baccy used in one of the organised competitions I'm thinking of entering. Hopefully the weather will be better soon so I can get out for a pint and a clay. I think my Redcoat is a size too small for me; if I didn't have it I wouldn't want to smoke a clay pipe except at re-enactments, pipe smoking competitions and the Nottingham Pipe Show! I'd like to keep practicing for clay pipe smoking competitions but don't want to smoke all the baccy and have none for my cutty challenge
Practicing for clay pipe smoking competitions takes a LOT of pipe baccy; I can't keep smoking the dragonweed until it kills me...
I'd like to be like this guy who managed to keep his clay pipe burning nearly an hour with no previous experience:
I like how he smoked his clay pipe down to the last ember and then he had a drink of his pint to wash the pipe smoke down! I bet that smoking shelter smelled good with all that pipe smoke!
Been clearing a lot of clothes out of my bedroom & wardrobe; I'd miss my Redcoat if I got rid of it as it's part of my character.
If I enlist in the Sealed Knot I'd be taking my Jamestown clay to events.