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***What Are You Smoking, May 2024?***
HU Director’s Cut (with 4 years of age) in a Big Ben 9mm filter pipe (unfinished but developing a nice patina).- PaulDM
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Filter or Non-filter Pipes? Confused.
Savinelli 6mm pipes are quite versatile. You can smoke them with no filter (using the plastic adapter prevents the draw from being too open), a balsa filter, or a 6mm charcoal filter (which I happen to like the best).- PaulDM
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- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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***What Are You Smoking, May 2024?***
Cult abacus in a friday savinelli.- PaulDM
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, May 2024?***
HU Zulu in a small and very light handmade lovat that I bought years ago. I wish I could remember the name of the pipe maker - he was from a country in the baltics. Anyway, sublime smoke!- PaulDM
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Suddenly Lost my Taste for Pipe Tobacco
I have gradually gotten somewhat tired of pipe smoking and the taste of tobacco. Nothing as dramatic as you, but I have gone from once a day to a few times a week. When I am in the mood for a smoke I really enjoy it. As long as there is nothing physically wrong with you, a reduced taste for...- PaulDM
- Post #23
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, May 2024?***
Maltese Falcon in a savinelli canadian (802)- PaulDM
- Post #312
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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1st Month of My Pipe Smoking Journey
Don't underestimate the tactile pleasure (and reliability) of a quality lighter. Better off buying one good lighter than a bunch of cheap ones that will fail. Old boys are great.- PaulDM
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Filters and Pipe Cleaners
I use a pipe cleaner even with a filter pipe. I put it gently in the stem just until it hits the filter - keeps the front of the stem nice and dry,- PaulDM
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Cellaring Tobacco
I keep everything in tins other than what is in my current rotation (current way too many). Those are stored in mason jars, no special way of sealing.- PaulDM
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- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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How/What Beverages do You Pair with Your Pipe?
Coffee goes with almost anything I find. If I want something cold I like coconut water - I find that it really cleanses the palate. I never drink alcohol when I smoke (pipes or cigars) - I'm extra cautious and avoid it out of concern that it increases possibility of nasty oral health problems...- PaulDM
- Post #53
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Smoking a Pipe First Thing in the Morning
Never first thing. I will occasionally smoke in the car (a mild hazlenut aro) to make the long commute more bearable, and in the summer on my deck with coffee after a workout.- PaulDM
- Post #44
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Is a Zippo Suitable for Pipes?
Zippos are very cool, a pleasure to hold in the hand, reliable, windproof, and not a problem in terms of fouling the tobacco (that's nonsense). But they do dry out really quickly and I haven't found that the gaskets really help that much. I don't smoke that often so that factor alone leads me...- PaulDM
- Post #75
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions