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    Pipe Smoking Vocabulary

    Title edited. Regardless of native tongue, one needs to read rule 9 before starting another thread. English isn't my native tongue, so coming to this forum I had to learn some new words. dottle -- do you mean gunk? why don't you say so to sip a pipe?? -- I think it means to smoke the pipe like...
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    Does Everyone Use Pipe Filters?

    Title edited for caps. And the answer is no. I'm using 9mm filters with my pipe and looking at them after just two smokes I feel like everyone should :)
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    How Long does a Smoke Last?

    Mine does 10-13 minutes. Are there bigger pipes that you can smoke for a half an hour or more? There must be some metrics to figure this out. Sorry if this is a stupid question :) Cheers.
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    What About Darts?

    I started playing when I was 50 and my daughter brought home a cheap dart board when she finished her university. We destroyed it quickly playing the around the clock game. Since then I had three boards, the last one lasting the longest since I discovered that it should be rotated occasionally...
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    Let's Grow some Tobacco this Year!

    I mentioned growing tobacco at home and some people expressed interest. So let's get prepared. I'm in Southern Ontario (GTA area). There's no frost here from mid May on, let's assume that. I'll plant the tobacco seeds three month beforehand, in mid Feb. This will be my second year. I get my...
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    Breaking in a New Pipe

    Hi all, another newbie question. What does it mean to break in a pipe? I asked ChatGPT. It didn't get clearer. (1) Cleaning before the first use -- OK (2) Charring the Bowl: this involves partially filling the bowl with tobacco, then lighting it and allowing it to burn out -- can't see how...
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    Is a Zippo Suitable for Pipes?

    Problem #1: when you put your zippo in horizontal position there's not much flame going up. Problem #2, much more important: tasting the fuel in your mouth for an hour after smoking. Not worth it, stick to plastic lighters? Disclaimer: just got my first zippo today, lites sigs perfectly. Ah...
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    Hi all, from Ontario

    I grew my own tobacco last year, recently bought a Raw pipe (my old one developed a hole in its abdomen) and now smoking it, once or twice a day. Mixing in a bit of cigarette tobacco to make it more bearable ;), but what a taste! Found your forum by accident, hope to share the experience and...