Whats Your Lawn-Mowing Blend?

[mikethompson]

Here's a different one for you guys.

Do you have a go-to blend for just filling a cob with and enjoying while mowing a lawn? I'm looking for something without too much complexity, as I won't be searching for nuance, and stays lit. Something like a solid go-to, not too much of a nice hit. Any suggestions?

At first I thought about a codger blend of some sort.

 

[captpat]

I don't smoke when mowing the lawn. Both hands are needed to operate the mower, and the ride is too bouncy to comfortably clench. Besides I don't want to extend the experience by periodically stopping to tamp, light, etc. For other yard or shop work something like Carter Hall (any burley really) does the trick. The practice is not too rewarding as the pipe spends more time put down somewhere than being puffed.

 

[WhiteCrown]

I recommend a MM Ozark Hardwood, as its even more lightweight than a cob so it is almost effortless to keep that narrow plastic bit shoved back in one side of your teeth. The cut of SWR usually requires no tamps for me as it doesn't spring up like ribbon does. These are the reasons I like to mow the lawn

 

[Pipe&Pen]

I’ve been smoking C&D Nutty Irishman while I mow. No special reason other than it stays lit and isn’t harsh if I puff fast.

 

[ashdigger]

I’m normally smoking Capstan Blue while I write the check to my gardener.

 

[bullet08]

Robot mower from some Scandinavian county, I think. Have a tiny patch of grass and I don't feel like looking at it.

 

[JimPM]

It depends. Generally something that is straight-up simple like a basic Burley blend or a not so fussy aromatic.

 

[WhiteCrown]

Robot mower from some Scandinavian county, I think. Have a tiny patch of grass and I don't feel like looking at it.

Yes but what do you smoke while you watch the robot mow your lawn?!? Haha my neighbor has one and I watch it everytime I'm smoking anything on my porch.

 

[bullet08]

Oh. The tobacco. I don't. I suck at multitasking.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

I purchased a condo to avoid mowing lawns and shoveling snow. The mortgage payment was cheaper than rent and offered more space.

Some garden work and other lawn care are needed (damn pine needles), but I defer to others. However, a codger blend (Half and Half) or Habana Daydream hit the spot, along with Hamm's beer (I try to always have a case in the garage).

 

[Pipeoff]

Don’t smoke on the ride on, way to bumpy. Weeds, clover and mulched bumble bees would alter taste of even Captain Black.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Before I had the farm portioned off for residential development, I would smoke Carter Hall while working it on the tractor. Not for any reason other than it was easy and didn’t require a lot of fiddling. Now, I just have the yard to push mow, and whatever Virginia or burley blend I have open will suffice. I clench, so no big deal.

 

[mortonbriar]

SWR! Although I will smoke whatever I am smoking on the day really. I put off mowing the lawns to a few times a year. My excuse is that the long grass allows the neighbours cats to stalk and catch the rats that are eating out of my compost bin and sharing my macadamia nut tree.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Definitely a VA +-Per. I have a large lawn and tend to puff away as I work. I tend to smoke the VA blends slower and they last long. Otherwise I have to stop to fill a second bowl half way through.

 

[Streeper541]

I keep a couple cobs and a pouch of MM Missouri Pride in my tractor for when I'm mowing, plowing, or doing other work around my property. That's probably my "go to mowing blend" but I also keep a Morgan bones pipe and a pouch of MM American Patriot if I want something else.

Which reminds me... I need to go mow.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I typically use briars or meerschaum when mowing and tend to smoke whichever blend I've picked for the day.

 

[OzPiper]

NOPE.
My wife does the mowing

 

[geoffs]

Another vote for SWR.
My driving blend.

 

[Servant King]

NOPE.
My wife does the mowing

So what's her blend?

 

[agnosticpipe]

I used to mix Lane 1Q 50/50 with any straight virginia. It worked well for me for years. Now I have to wear a mask most of the time due to allergies, so no smoking while mowing now.