What Do You Re-Purpose

[alaskanpiper]

The plastic bags from the grocery i reuse to bag the cat turds from the litter box.

Haha, I do the same. That and for a trash receptacle in my car. Soon to run out though, with Alaska's recent ban on plastic bags. Now the cardboard grocery bags are repurposed as wood stove firestarter

I have permanent bags, but I am still getting used to this and always forget to bring them in. The untimely death of our species is apparently not enough motivation for my lazy american ass.

 

[olkofri]

Did years ago, I just send it off now.

Let me guess: the darkroom was co-opted for cellar purposes? ?

 

[Casual]

Ceramic spoons from pho restaurants, glued to a big washer.
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That’s genius!

 

[Frozenoak]

Anyone who buys mini garbage bags instead of plastic shopping bags, is too rich for my blood....

I have to pay $.10 a piece for those (state law). I think it’s cheaper to buy a Costco sized box of liners but I haven’t committed pen to paper on the subject.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Let me guess: the darkroom was co-opted for cellar purposes? ?

Nope, first baby room.? The living room closet is my primary cellar.

 

[Ctbill]

Don’t need to, but find the whole “repurpose” game fun and a good puzzle.
100g McB tins & Champagne corks make a convenient ashtray..., and an old belt with a nut & bolt make a decent pipe stand.

I also use empty Snus cans for tobacco travel cases.


And old pallets, a rainy weekend, a few screws and a drill bit can create some extra basement storage options...coffee can waste basket optional! ?

 

[Ctbill]

And although not in the true spirit of this thread, I repurposed a new kitchen hutch into my new pipe & tobacco haven - in my “cellar”! (Basement...?)

 

[kurtbob]

Man, everything ! Pretty sure I survived the Great Depression, at least that’s what my wife says

 

[vates]

100g McB tins & Champagne corks make a convenient ashtray...,View attachment 16648

I like this idea: you can actually close this ashtray. So it can be easily used while on the road. Thanks!

 

[headhunter]

I have had a 4 pipe Smoking Holster for over 15 years, whenever I am gone, it’s with me. I couldn’t imagine having to use another tote.

 

[gatorlope]

There are at least ten things in this photo that are being reused/recycled in one way or another. I included the Clipper lighter because, unlike the Bic lighters, it is refillable and reusable.

 

[anotherbob]

I used to keep a tin around for nails and such, but switched over to jars.

For me it is more like what things have I re-purposed to use for pipes. Did you know that cotton balls and mineral oil aren't just for cleaning up estate pipes?!

filthy lies.

 

[anotherbob]

Haha, I do the same. That and for a trash receptacle in my car. Soon to run out though, with Alaska's recent ban on plastic bags. Now the cardboard grocery bags are repurposed as wood stove firestarter

I have permanent bags, but I am still getting used to this and always forget to bring them in. The untimely death of our species is apparently not enough motivation for my lazy american ass.

you have to keep them in a place that negates forgetting them. Example your car or in your backpack if you're a nerd like me.

Don’t need to, but find the whole “repurpose” game fun and a good puzzle.
100g McB tins & Champagne corks make a convenient ashtray..., and an old belt with a nut & bolt make a decent pipe stand.View attachment 16648

I also use empty Snus cans for tobacco travel cases.
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And old pallets, a rainy weekend, a few screws and a drill bit can create some extra basement storage options...coffee can waste basket optional! ?
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love the tins in the pipe shelfs. Nice touch

 

[briarbuck]

There are at least ten things in this photo that are being reused/recycled in one way or another. I included the Clipper lighter because, unlike the Bic lighters, it is refillable and reusable.

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OK I'll Bite. What's with the spray bottle....

 

[gatorlope]

It’s a fine mist spritzer that I use for absinthe when I make my ‘cakes’. Also good for whiskey or rum etc.

 

[F4RM3R]

35mm film canisters for taking some tobacco on the go. Good if I want a selection of blends without taking up too much space.

 

[burleyboy]

I have an electric coffee grinder that I no longer use for coffee, which I recently found out is perfect for "rubbing out" Samuel Gawith Flakes and plugs of all kinds. Just about three seconds of grinding creates a perfectly cut tobacco. With this kind of preparation and some drying time, I finally can smoke the Gawith products with not much preparation and relights...

The used mill is a Moulinex AR1105.

 

[condorlover1]

Genius. I must give that one a go!

 

[condorlover1]

Outside of using pickle jars to store tobacco and old flat head screws as pipe tampers I cannot really think of anything else I have repurposed. I am sure I probably have but nothing springs to mind.

 

[burleyboy]

Genius. I must give that one a go!

The Moulinex is a game changer for me. That's what it has made of my Salty Dogs plug, which I had beforehand cut in rough slices:



I gravity filled a Stack shaped pipe with it and had a solid 90 minute smoke with three or so relighs and maybe 20 minutes of drying time beforehand.