***What Are You Smoking, Nov. 2024?***
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Vauen Ranger bought in Cologne, Germany. Star of the East.
I've solved that problem by having pipes of different sizes. Miniatures for short smokes, smaller bowls for longer smokes, and if I really want to stretch it, my big Peterson, Tundras and my Sav. Pipe dedication has helped in this regard, too. Knowing what each pipe will do with a particular tobacco (each pipe was chosen for the task when it delivered a particularly outstanding smoke with a particular tobacco) If it delivered two or three, it's hired!
Using the weather as a great excuse for an after lunch smoke. Another bowl of 2011 Marlin Flake in the KW Custom Grain Meer lined Zulu, shape 01.
just looking at that pipe, I know it's a sweet smoker! I love that slightly bent stem and have quite a few of that style - it allows me to look under my glasses while lighting up. Still scorch bowls though - tend to get them rusticated or sandblasted
but I'm still a sucker for beautiful woods!
I do like smoking churchwardens, and have about a dozen of them. Comfortable to read with and tamping can be done visually. Downside with mine? All wooden stems. Delicate and definitely take a "ghost" or "set". But I find they all have their places. The only style of pipe I don't own is a short bulldog. I'll take care of that one day.
Beeeeoootiful pipe!
Dan Tobacco's, Milonga in a Rattray Beltane's Fire Contrast
50/50 Drexel & 507C Virginia Slices in a 2008 large Rad Davis billiard.
Bosun Cut Plug in a Peterson Pub Pipe. Time for a fire 
Chenet’s cake in a Doctor’s egg
Navy Rolls in a Rainer Barbi Dublin.
Continuing the strong tobacco journey today - this one is C&D Bayou Night. It's pretty spicy, someone said it's 50% Perique.
Afternoon smoke. McQueen Cherrywood Russet, and my own (and probably favorite home brew - Gord's Cherry Balkan English. 7 parts Smoker's Pride Classic, 2 parts Balkan leaves, 3 parts Captain Black Cherry Cavendish, and a pinch of Lat.) Smokes great in the shown English dedicated pipe; used a 3 stage fairly loose pack, which gave me a great smoke. Listened to Prokofiev's Violin Concerto #2 with Perlman. Lasts 32 minutes and it finished with another 5 minutes left on the pipe. Getting better at this lol!
Well, the rain is back so I'm under the carport again. Mac Baren Plumcake in my La Rocca tonight. @Servant King, though I like the Peterson VA Flake a whole lot, this was #2 in my opinion of the samples you sent. Knowing it's at risk of death, I've got a pound in my SP cart now, thanks for that 
Dazzling pipe! Stem is eyecatching for sure!
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