Other Pipe Smokers?

rubber buccaneer · Post by **rubber buccaneer** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:39 pm

Any of you aficionados try a tomahawk pipe ?

stiles · Post by **stiles** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:29 pm

zimquidl wrote:
I desire a warm, wood paneled room, smelling richly of the many old books that overflow from the shelves onto tables. Drawn shades on the massive windows, keeping the dark winter evening out. Creaking wood floor covered with oriental rugs. Framed artwork upon the walls. Atop an antique cabinet, a crystal carafe filled with fine scotch, flanked by glasses (one missing, of course). A well-worn leather chair, fronted by slippers, facing the fire, with a blanket and a purring cat awaiting my lap. Beside the chair, on one side, a tall brass ashtray. On the other side, a table with book, the missing glass, 1/4 full (or 3/4 empty, it doesn't matter), a pipe and accoutrements. Shaded lamps provide the yellow, the fireplace provides the orange, and the wood paneled walls provide the brown, and they all combine to a relaxing hue. Burning wood crackles, grandfather clock ticks, and soft music fill the air. No need to look at the ticking clock. No need to worry about a thing.

I actually had one of those (minus the cat). There is something to worry about:

the fucking taxes and the heating bills were outrageous, and you have to hire someone to dust all those damn books. The wet bar built into a cabinet was awesome though.

I liked the four car garage better (the one with hot and cold running water, full heating, and its' own gas pump inside, by the door).

Post by **DerGolgo** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:33 am

Okay, so after having worked my way through the little sample-pack I got with the pipe yesterday, I bought some new tobaccy today. Unfortunately, I wasn't anywhere near the pipe-specialising downtown tobacconists, the one I went to didn't have any "English" tobacco mixtures, only Danish.

Anyway, I think I don't get the think about packing it loose at the bottom and tighter at the top. Whatever I try, the only way to keep it staying lit is to drag till I get half a hernia and it turns a bit hot. Not to hot to touch, not as hot as a fresh cup of coffee, just a little bit hot. And the fucker still goes out.

Anyway, I found a picture of my pipe model online:

Same manufacturer, only a much, much darker wood. Filter goes into the mouthpiece where it fits into the stem.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:18 am

Ha! I've been smoking this bad boy for about three minutes and counting and it's still going! I think I'm getting the hang of this...except now I'm starting to salivate in a most undignified manner...

rolly · Post by **rolly** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:29 pm

I think we need to arrange a photo op for the UTMC pipe conspiracy. A bunch of greasy terrorist motorfreaks and their machines thoughtfully drawing on their pipes in a large unheated garage, menacingly.

Rench · Post by **Rench** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:38 pm

More or less what Stiles said.

Flourescent light over an epoxy grey floor, half empty bottle of Jack on the window sill, old towel blocking the light. Slightly torn vinyl seat on creeper chair, big dumb dog snoring in corner. Various grease- and oil-stained manuals falling off the parts shelf in the corner.

To each their own.

-Rench

Maccs · Post by **Maccs** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:44 pm

Mix some Latakia in the Brit smoke.

Groove · Post by **Groove** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:21 pm

stiles wrote:
zimquidl wrote:
I desire a warm, wood paneled room, smelling richly of the many old books that overflow from the shelves onto tables. Drawn shades on the massive windows, keeping the dark winter evening out. Creaking wood floor covered with oriental rugs. Framed artwork upon the walls. Atop an antique cabinet, a crystal carafe filled with fine scotch, flanked by glasses (one missing, of course). A well-worn leather chair, fronted by slippers, facing the fire, with a blanket and a purring cat awaiting my lap. Beside the chair, on one side, a tall brass ashtray. On the other side, a table with book, the missing glass, 1/4 full (or 3/4 empty, it doesn't matter), a pipe and accoutrements. Shaded lamps provide the yellow, the fireplace provides the orange, and the wood paneled walls provide the brown, and they all combine to a relaxing hue. Burning wood crackles, grandfather clock ticks, and soft music fill the air. No need to look at the ticking clock. No need to worry about a thing.

I actually had one of those (minus the cat). There is something to worry about:

the fucking taxes and the heating bills were outrageous, and you have to hire someone to dust all those damn books. The wet bar built into a cabinet was awesome though.

I liked the four car garage better (the one with hot and cold running water, full heating, and its' own gas pump inside, by the door).

+1, My old B&B had a "smoking lounge" on the third floor and a huge porch that was perfect for chillin'. Taxes were outrageous, and the place was always demanding my attention.

Zer0 · Post by **Zer0** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:59 pm

I have no clue how I missed this. I got into pipes in college, along with two buddies. That makes it about 15 years now. Before my wife and I had kids I smoked alot, but now with kids, the down time required just isn't there. It takes about a 1/2 hour to polish off a bowl, and you just cant say "hey,, I have a free half hour--time for some cavendish." the mood has to be there. You need the luxury of peace and quiet. Around our house, that's mornings, and I don't do morning pipes.

Sometimes when we take the boys for a walk in the neighborhood, I'll light one up and bring it along. Around my wife I'll do light cav or black cav--Nat Sherman is incredible. In the garage, or other times I'll break out the English. Dunhill Engllish is good. Peterson''s great too.

I do not and can not tolerate any aromatic with any fruit--cherry, whatever. No way (just llike my coffee or chocolate--no fruit. Vanilla, hazlenut, mocha, fine, but no fruit.

Yesm, Dunhills are pricey, but I'm not picky, so I buy seconds alot. The majority of my pipes are Bentons--great pipes, great price. Have a meerschaum, and of course a Missouri Meerschaum. In total, I prolly have 12-15. Not sure.

Funny, I even got my pic in Pipes and Tobacco magazine once--maybe 5-6 years ago.

So with this bump, I second a mass UTMC pipesnob pic at Ragnarök. I'lll bring a couple and some bakky. We can all share and puff, loooking condescendingly down at everyone else.

Zer0 · Post by **Zer0** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:07 pm

DerGolgo wrote:Ha! I've been smoking this bad boy for about three minutes and counting and it's still going! I think I'm getting the hang of this...except now I'm starting to salivate in a most undignified manner...

Did you turn green?

It took a llong time to lrearn how to pack. What works best fpr me is to loose fill to the top, then tamp down. I kknow this is tricky, but not too tight or loose. How to tell? Take a draw. If you feel some resistance, that's good. No resistance, too looose and will be too hot. If you have to suck like a hooker on a trailer hitch, it's tooo tight, and you'll suck your eyeballs into your nasal cavity, you don't want that.

Repeat. Looose pack, tamp, then a third time. If you only have time for a 15 minute or so smoke, just do 2 looose pack/tamps.

My best advice.

I wanted to buy a pipe on our Deutschland trip, but the exchange rate put everything out of reach. Leider.

Jaeger · Post by **Jaeger** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:05 pm

I'm down.

--Jaeger

smashinator · Post by **smashinator** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:23 am

Zer0 wrote:So with this bump, I second a mass UTMC pipesnob pic at Ragnarök. I'lll bring a couple and some bakky. We can all share and puff, loooking condescendingly down at everyone else.

Jolly good!

Zer0 · Post by **Zer0** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:21 am

smashinator wrote:
Zer0 wrote:So with this bump, I second a mass UTMC pipesnob pic at Ragnarök. I'lll bring a couple and some bakky. We can all share and puff, loooking condescendingly down at everyone else.
Jolly good!

Righto, old man!

xaos · Post by **xaos** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:01 pm

blackjoe wrote:
rubber buccaneer wrote:Any of you aficionados try a tomahawk pipe ?

heh, I have a couple of those for garage smoking. Functionally, they're terrible - The metal bowl makes the smoke taste funny and these tend to clog up like mad, but something about being able to bury one's pipe in someone's skull should they make themselves unwanted is a plus.

Doesn't hit quite as well as a couple of airfittings screwed together, eh?

piccini9 · Post by **piccini9** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:19 pm

Zer0 wrote:
smashinator wrote:
Zer0 wrote:So with this bump, I second a mass UTMC pipesnob pic at Ragnarök. I'lll bring a couple and some bakky. We can all share and puff, loooking condescendingly down at everyone else.
Jolly good!
Righto, old man!

Pip pip, cheerio, mud in your eye, and all that crap. I'm in.

MagnusTheBuilder · Post by **MagnusTheBuilder** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:28 pm

So, just out of curiosity, does anyone in Denver have a trusted tobacconist that they would reccommend? The only one that I am familiar with is the place in writers square and I didn't find anything I liked there pipe-wise. Also, I hate the internet, I generally need to touch something personal like a pipe. So, what are you favorite Denver area smoke shops?

Dobbs · Post by **Dobbs** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:58 am

Do water Pipes count...lmao...

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