Exactly. I pulled that out at Boswell's, got some weird looks, never used it again.
What is Your most Ridiculous piece of Kit?
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Can't find it at the moment but I've got a pipe tamper made from a fossilized sea urchin spine. I actually really like it.
Without a doubt, this Tobacco disc made of Rosewood heartwood, Snakewood and Wooly Mammoth tusk.
It's really cool, very well built by a master artisan, and DD gorgeous, but it's too thick for my pocket, doesn't hold much tobacco and was $$$$. I have never used it.
It's really cool, very well built by a master artisan, and DD gorgeous, but it's too thick for my pocket, doesn't hold much tobacco and was $$$$. I have never used it.
That sodding great knife I carry around for slicing up plug!
Me too. I have one like this and one made with the lid of a mason jar. Neither are practical at all and quickly hit the back of a drawer.
For your next challenge, find yourself a WW2 era kukri as your plug knife.
Not a useless piece of kit, but an odd one.
My jar tamper. A local guy carves these and sells them for 10 bucks, calls them "Tree Spirits" or something along those lines. It just so happens that this one fits really nicely into a mason jar, enabling me to cram the shit out of my jars and stuff way too much tobacco in there.
There was a member here who wanted to carve a tamper out of a human metatarsal bone. Apparently you can just buy those legally. ...
This one is more "don't really need it" than "ridiculous" but I recently got a leather pipe roll that will hold 2 or 3 pipes, a pouch of tobacco, and some accessories. I don't mind keeping a couple cobs and a pouch of burley knocking around in my truck's glove box, but I prefer to be a bit gentler with my briars and wanted something decent to carry them in on the occasion that I take them out of my house.
What Is Your Most Rediculous Piece Of Kit?
You tell me...
But seriously, The worst thing you can spend your money on is an expensive lighter. I don't care who made it or how much it cost, give it time and it'll let you down. My advise, for what it's worth, is spend your money on good pipes and buy cheap lighters.
You tell me...
But seriously, The worst thing you can spend your money on is an expensive lighter. I don't care who made it or how much it cost, give it time and it'll let you down. My advise, for what it's worth, is spend your money on good pipes and buy cheap lighters.
my one meer came with a meer tamper that I looked at how much they cost by themselves and well the thing is never ever getting used. The basic pipe tool is a better piece of gear even if it looks not so great. Also anything that easy to misplace the less spent the better.
I have the same style lighter and use it all the time. It has a nice feel to it and functions great. I would put it to use but that's just me.
I would LOVE to have one but won't pony up the money for it...
Yikes.
I think that's why some guys swear by matches, because they've been burned (no pun intended) by lighters before.
I've got the one with the pipe shapes to use but Old Boys are mostly useless outdoors. The Beattie has made all my other lighters obsolete.
This would be my most REDiculous piece of kit:
I'd advise buying good tobacco to cellar, very good pipes to enjoy, and a fine lighter to top it off. To each his own.
Please put your location in your Profile, as people are forgetful.
Why:
That will save questions in the future as to where you live when you later mention local stores, weather, tobacco prices, availability, regulations, location of photos, wildfires, air quality, etc. In many instances that saves time for those who read your posts.
How:
Under your avatar, (top right, left most of three symbols) you choose "Account Details", which brings up "My Account". "My Location" is halfway down. Whatever you're comfortable with- town, city, county, state. Just country if you must.
Or Mrs. Bobbitt used a steam iron instead of a cutting utensil....OUCH!!!!