When Forced to Choose Only 4...

[autumnfog]

Mississippi River
Balkan Sasieni
Bold Kentucky
Capstan Blue

 

[yanoJL]

BMP
SPC PP SR
FVF
OJKB


YMMV

Somehow I understood all of that.
I'm in too deep! Lol.

 

[tmcg81]

St Bruno Flake
Pegasus
Rouxgaroux
Westminster

 

[brandaves]

Newminster 400
OGS
Orlik DSK
Evening Flake

...at the moment...

 

[MidnightPuff]

Velvet
Haunted Bookshop
Billy Budd
Rlp-6

 

[Sinzalot]

Peterson's Signature Flake
OGS
Germains Brown Flake
HU Nyala
I would have smoked that lot on the way... What four on the way back?!

 

[captpat]

Have a safe and enjoyable trib, I'd be on the look out for local blends to try.

 

[JackOrion]

Last year I went on a three week fly fishing trip in the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and eastern Idaho.
I took,
-SPC Plum Pudding flake
-Escudo
not once did I long for another blend, but if I were to augment the stash…..
-Red Rapparee
-The Virginia Cream (only because I’m currently getting to know this blend)

 

[geoffs]

I did almost a month in Europe last year with only a backpack so had to be as compact as possible.
2 Nording Compass pipes (alternated each day) and a 100g tin of Doblone D'Oro worked out perfectly.

 

[PA Piper Mike]

Depends on where "overseas" you are referring to. If it's England, Germany, etc...(tobacco havens) I wouldn't bring any because I would end up buying a shit-ton over there. But assuming limited pipe tobacco countries, then my choices would be:

GLP Chelsea Morning
GLP Spark Plug
Escudo
Lane BCA

 

[sham]

choose 4? I've only tried 4!

1Q
Marylebone
SWR Opening Night
Capstan Blue

Hoping to expand

Edit! I've actually had opening night too! SWR is going to the curb.

 

[bullet08]

The title was a bit concerning. I mean, who's gonna force me to choose. It's not like I hate smoking. It should be more of "pleasant smoking tobacco blends to travel with me to an unknown destination or hell."

 

[Scottmi]

my not-set-until-i-pack current list:

Bayou Veermaster
Royal Yacht or The Aperitif
Arrowhead or Fireside Chat
Deception Pass or Three Nuns

Pipes
Bones Poker for Virginias and vapers
Cob for all else

 

[SBC]

I don't know that I would want to cover 4 different genres, but IF I did:

VA: HH Pure or Astley's 44

VaPer: maybe J.M.'s Private Stock or aged LBF

English: FMOTT if I had it, otherwise maybe Countryside or Shepherd's Pie

Aromatic: No Bite DeLite or Vanilla Rollcake

 

[biodarwin]

CVP
Capstan Yellow
Sixpence
Brebbia No. 10

 

[novaki]

Assuming this isn't a desert island scenario and I can get back soon. At the moment I'd probably take:

Rattray's - Black Virginia
SPC - Liberty
Sutliff - Eastfarthing

and maybe a good solid codger like Granger

 

[elvishrunes]

If my running late or I guess on time, shipment of Peterson Nightcap and Virginia flake ever arrives, I might know more, till then…. I’d take a Virginia, maybe Orlik, an English and an aromatic at least, possibly Mac Baren Vanilla flake, although could also be classified as a Virginia as the flavour is fairly mild, and decent nic.

 

[wolflarsen]

Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed
#7 Broken Flake
Frog Morton's Cellar
2020 Cringle Flake

 

[Browny]

At least for now, the variety and availability of so many blends constitutes a golden age of pipe tobaccos, however long it may last.

Golden age...
In some countries perhaps, and in regards to options more so than prices.

Some have to deal with extortionate prices, ludicrous restrictions and heavily reduced options.

I honestly can't see why a smoker of any vein would enter Australia, with the extent it's become here.
Be sure you check the legals before entering another country folks, some places (like here) have a microscopic allowance and will confiscate without question or compensation.

 

[hauntedmyst]

I'd only take two: G&H Dark Birdseye G&H Kendal #7 Flake