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

[PaulRVA]

Israel is going through difficult times.

There is neither time nor desire for anything other than the desire to win and hug people who have lost loved ones in this war.

Despite everything, I found some time to pipe.

View attachment 264002View attachment 264003View attachment 264004Gregor Lobnik 1/8 Bent Smooth Nose-warmer with Cornell & Diehl - Red Virginia Ribbon

Stay strong and stay true to the course !

 

[gamzultovah]

Contemplating life with HH Pure Virginia in my Tsuge 502, somewhere in Georgia…

 

[cshubhra]

Cigar Time - Monte Christo Platinum

 

[Tate]

I smoke straight Virginia’s in New Pipes till I get a lil cake then move on to whatever I feel like. I have a few ARO only pipes for stuff that funks up but in general I start with Virginia’s then move on. However it seems all of my best smokers were caked initially with SWR and for 30 years those pipes have been flawless.
Take it for what it’s worth and your mileage may vary.
Don't underestimate a top tier pipe being made with a piece of $h!t briar that no one could’ve seen coming, including the maker.
It happens and anyone who says otherwise is just kidding themselves.
Then there’s the smoke what you want to smoke from day one and never look back crowd and they do just as well.
For me personally if a pipe cant handle the pressure I don't want it and the particular one that aggravated me the most was a Savinelli 320 that ran hot from smoke #1 to this day 20 years later.

I use the same method but sometimes use Five Brothers. I used that because starting out I knew I could get that to smoke consistently to the bottom of the bowl. Only exception would be my Pete. I broke that in with MM965.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Last bowl, then I have to get up and do something! pipe smoking is productive just not always easy to measure. Paradoxical in a Davidson with 3rd cup of coffee. Note the size of cup.

 

[Tate]

Paradoxical in a large Satou. I am not big on holidays, but I am quite grateful for this online community. I appreciate the input from the more experienced and less experienced pipe smokers in the forum. As a lone smoker who has learned everything virtually, this community has just been invaluable. Special shout out to @PaulRVA and @AppalachianPipe92 for all the great advice and conversation.
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Same here buddy!! I've learned pretty much everything from here and Youtube and it is awesome to have some community and checking in around smokes with y'all!

 

[JimInks]

Nearing the half way mark of this bowl from a freshly opened tin of Dreaming Pipes Mount Tai in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a tapered dark tortoise shell colored acrylic stem. Fed my cats, Daisy the Feral Princess, and Tomato the Brave.

 

[Skink]

Hearth & Home Classic Burley Kake in a Ropp Mid-Century Sandblasted Dublin (M513) with a mug of black coffee.

 

[Silverback]

Yard work is done for now. Time for lunch followed by some Old Joe Krantz.

 

[gamzultovah]

Israel is going through difficult times.

There is neither time nor desire for anything other than the desire to win and hug people who have lost loved ones in this war.

Despite everything, I found some time to pipe.

View attachment 264002View attachment 264003View attachment 264004Gregor Lobnik 1/8 Bent Smooth Nose-warmer with Cornell & Diehl - Red Virginia Ribbon

Are you in Israel?

 

[hikeoflife]

It’s cold enough to need a blanket and heater on the porch. Having a bowl of KBV Banana Bread in a little Rattray’s.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Having Esoterica Pembroke in a Todd Johnson Smooth Tomato (Hoplite).

 

[FurCoat]

WCC OCC in the yard cobs.

 

[KORNEY]

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Stay strong and stay true to the course !

Thanks a lot for your wishes !

 

[KORNEY]

Having Esoterica Pembroke in a Todd Johnson Smooth Tomato (Hoplite).

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Handsome pipe and tobacco !
Enjoy!

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

SG Rum Jamaican Flake in a spigot meerschaum Billiard.

 

[BenMN]

Nice late fall day in WI.
Around town with Family and this Stanwell. Pegasus.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

H&H Sweet n Savory in the Savinelli Antica 615.

Humbug to the cold winds..

 

[FurCoat]

WCC Elf Dandruff in a Savinelli 606 St. Nicholas

 

[Brewfan]

Old Dominion in a Tinsky Christmas 2022.