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  1. walkingpipeguy

    Cracked Bowl, Worth Trying to Fix?

    I came across this "Weekend" pipe while looking at cheap estate pipes. The fact that it's stamped "REAL BRIAR" probably means it was nothing spectacular to begin with, but I like the shape and it's about $17 shipped. Is the crack in the bowl worth trying to fix, and if so, how would you go...
  2. walkingpipeguy

    Turns Out I Was Packing Too Loose

    With all the emphasis that gets put on packing loosely, I wasn't expecting that to be the problem, but turns out it was. Part of the issue is the first tobacco I halfway learned how to smoke was propylene glycol drenched Captain Black, which needs to be packed looser than anything else I've...
  3. walkingpipeguy

    AJL67 Blew Up My Mailbox

    Last known photo of the culprit, watch out if you see this man. The veritable tobacco bomb arrived yesterday, exuding powerful aromas that reminded me of tea with citrus. All jokes aside, AJL67 generously offered to send me a few samples of some Virginia blends. I was expecting an ounce or...
  4. walkingpipeguy

    First Smoke with a Stinger

    I just got my first estate pipe the other day, a very nice little "Short Snorter" pocket-sized pipe, with an aluminum stinger in it. I posted about it with pictures, here. I just smoked it for the first time. The infamous stingers are a frequent subject of beginner questions, so here is my...
  5. walkingpipeguy

    My First Estate Pipe, "Short Snorter"

    Just scored my first estate pipe from Ebay. In unsmoked condition, no less! I like small pipes, and I like saddle bits. I saw it and had to have it. If it was a bulldog too, I'd do a backflip. I mostly smoke while walking in the woods, so it looks like an ideal little pipe. It's been...
  6. walkingpipeguy

    I Hated Half & Half, Is It Because of the Burley?

    As more or less a beginner, I've been trying out tobaccos that I can find locally, which is pretty much limited to the OTC codger blends. Along with a couple Captain Black varieties, I got some Half & Half, which after watching a lot of reviews, I was really hoping I'd like. I've given it two...
  7. walkingpipeguy

    Missouri Meerschaum Bit Mix and Match

    I bought a couple new cobs recently, along with the Country Gentleman I already had. The Country Gentleman was my first pipe, and apparently I had a bad habit of clenching too tightly when I first started, because the tooth marks are deep enough that it's hard to get a pipe cleaner in the end...
  8. walkingpipeguy

    Hello from Connecticut

    Hi, I'm a beginning pipe smoker of about 12 years. Not that I smoked much for the last 10 or so, but I recently got back into it. I like to smoke a pipe when I go for a walk in the woods. I got into the hobby in a kind of backwards way. Growing up, I never used tobacco of any kind and never...