Pipe smoking/making

[Man of Tanith]

Wilst were on the subject, what's the general opinion as to a good packable pipe (eg a pipe that can be taken along for campfireside smokes) ?

I'd go with a Falcon with a meer lined bowl as the bowl is removable (takedown lol) and a meer lined bowl shouldn't hold onto ghost flavours.

Kev

Corn cob pipe for me small enough to fit in pocket without taking up vast amounts of space, large enough bowl for a decent length smoke, dont hold flavours as far as i can tell.
dont take a full length churchwarden i managed to snap the bit the stem goes into the bowl and its never really smoked the same despite it being a tiny lil chunk missing

 

[ol smokey]

Just gave up the Pipe last November the 11th after 50 years of smoking it, 9not the same pipe) you smoke several and switch them around to keep them sweet, I was caught with cigarettes when I was about 13 year4s old an was made to smoke the pipe in the hope that this would put me off smoking, but I was as determined as my parents and grandfather and finally became addicted. ( hence the user name Ol Smokey)
It is quite appealing as a hobby, but does not do you any good, just like cigarettes
in the long term it catches up with you
I am at last having trouble with my breathing, but did enjoy my Pipe. You may think that you will just have a Bowl full of tobacco per week, but if you continue you will eventually smoke about three 50grm packets per week. It is not as heavy on the purse as Cigarettes as I was at one time on 40 per day plus the occasional cigar.
Having enjoyed my pipe for that length of time, who am I to say don't get started, but
do give it some thought.

 

[Miyagi]

I bought my first pipe about 20yrs ago, as an "anti midge" measure it helps a bit too, but I did look kind of eccentric (no change there then).

The awful heartburn I tend to get when using it means I hardly smoke it these days.

I have quite a few used and unused clay pipes that were my grandfathers. When he broke a stem he'd take his penknife and bleed his finger, using the blood to stick the pipe together again - worked everytime.

A beer bottle top with holes in it made a great lid and stopped it going out.

"Reever Plug" was his tobacco of choice.

I'll be watching this thread with interest.

Liam

 

[ol smokey]

Just a point of interest, Not a lot of people are aware of the fact that when
smoking first started it was so costly in relation to wages that long clay pipes
were hired out when tobacco was bought, and when the person had had his smoke, he broke off the tip of the stem which had been in his mouth and returned the pipe to the tobacconist in return for a deposit and the pipe would be hired out again to the next smoker. also Sea fishermen used to smoke short pipes so that they did not get in their way when working with the nets, and that is why short straight Pipes are called Stonehavens as Stonehaven was where they were invented (A fishing town on the east coast of Scotland. Nick named "Jaw Warmers"

 

[badgeringtim]

i like the idea but was put off when i found the closest tobaconist that sells 'propper' backy for pipes is miles and miles and miles away, i know i can get it from the net but that rather spoils the effect. I want to go into a little shop with a little man and lots of jars!

i did start making a pipe out of hawthorn but stoopped when i couldnt easliy get the mouthpiece and the double driling seemed a bit likely to go wrong for me!

Hmm pipe corner here we come!

 

[Chris the Cat]

How does one smoke a pipe then folks!?
Are there any tabacos that one does inhale!?
Chris.

 

[Andy2112]

i like the idea but was put off when i found the closest tobaconist that sells 'propper' backy for pipes is miles and miles and miles away, i know i can get it from the net but that rather spoils the effect. I want to go into a little shop with a little man and lots of jars!

i did start making a pipe out of hawthorn but stoopped when i couldnt easliy get the mouthpiece and the double driling seemed a bit likely to go wrong for me!

Hmm pipe corner here we come!

When i worked in Birmingham's city centre there is a proper tobacconists there, the smell in the shop is out of this world. They have a Havana conditioning room there too. Anything to do with smoking was sold in that shop. Haaaaa, i miss now they moved us out into the middle of nowhere,lol

 

[woodwalker1987]

haha this has started off as a personal challenge and now i feel a whole pipe movement forming!lol

i am trying out with cheap pipe baccy to season the pipe and then get some good stuff for the future smokes! i plan to rub 50/50 honey icing sugar into the wood first before smoking the first time as it is meant to help with building up a positive build up or cake that protects the wooden pipe.

i will then hopefully smoke half pipes at first to break in the pipe and eventually have a beauty! fingers crossed!

i love the interest and support this has created and would like people to feel free to chime in with any advice/references worth noting!

cheers guys!

 

[byfield lad]

I recently bought a church warden that also came with an inter-changeable short bent stem so I can either sit and smoke a long mellow one or have the short one when out walking. Black cherry baccy is great as everyone loves the smell. Great baccy shop in Stratford Upon Avon, they have everything there.

If we all had a pipe there would be no need for a fire!

Andrew

 

[andybysea]

Another advantage and thing that draws me to old age pipe smoking is(if i can describe it right) when your chatting to your wife or telling off a naughty child you can take the pipe out of your mouth hold the bowl part in your palm and whilst chastising you can point the mouth part at said victim with intent and menace,and whilst they try to argue back at you,you then put pipe back into mouth inhale deeply and go hmm hmm hmm whilst taking absolutely no notice.

 

[Miyagi]

Another advantage and thing that draws me to old age pipe smoking is(if i can describe it right) when your chatting to your wife or telling off a naughty child you can take the pipe out of your mouth hold the bowl part in your palm and whilst chastising you can point the mouth part at said victim with intent and menace,and whilst they try to argue back at you,you then put pipe back into mouth inhale deeply and go hmm hmm hmm whilst taking absolutely no notice.

You must have known my grandfather!!!

 

[SiWhite]

Love this thread!

I have a pipe which I inherited from my late grandfather. I often clamp it in between my teeth and think it would be fun to fire up.

My old headmaster at prep school smoked a pipe constantly, he used Condor I think. Caused us great mirth one day when it was put in his blazer pocket still lit, and burned it's way through.

Surely the odd bowl now and again wouldn't cause much detriment to health?

 

[apj1974]

Love this thread!

I have a pipe which I inherited from my late grandfather. I often clamp it in between my teeth and think it would be fun to fire up.

My old headmaster at prep school smoked a pipe constantly, he used Condor I think. Caused us great mirth one day when it was put in his blazer pocket still lit, and burned it's way through.

Surely the odd bowl now and again wouldn't cause much detriment to health?

Condor very strong and tastes like soap. If I were you I would start with something milder!

 

[andybysea]

I am assuming that say i start to smoke a pipe at 65(22yrs to go) the chances of me dying of pipe related illness rather than natural old age causes would be minimal,well that's my theory.

 

[Miyagi]

I am assuming that say i start to smoke a pipe at 65(22yrs to go) the chances of me dying of pipe related illness rather than natural old age causes would be minimal,well that's my theory.

Never mind the pipe/tobacco related dangers, there's that "goat track" on the cliff to worry about for the next 22 years.

 

[andybysea]

Liam i will be lucky if im still going down that cliff in about 3 never mind 22.

 

[durulz]

You can always get your smoking paraphernalia from here:
http://www.thechap.net/content/section_shop/smoking.html

 

[tombear]

Has anyone mentioned that unlike fags you can actually smoke them in the rain, upside down?

If you can't find decent loose stuff Borkum Riff Cherry Cavendish is grand stuff. I've found even some rabid non smokers (like the wife) like the smell of that.

I recently retieved a Maltese yachtsmans pipe from a mate who I dumped all my small pipes on. Looks like a giant wooden cigar with a screw on metal end (looks like a propellor boss). Unfortunately one of my beloved kids put it though the washing machine machine in my trouser pocket the next day so it now needs some real TLC. Now thats very weather proof.

ATB

Tom

 

[xavierdoc]

I first got a taste for pipe-smoking when a pipe was made a compulsory item for a Stag-do to the Le Mans 24hrs.

A mate with the essentials of a camping stag-do.

Warning: Pipes make you look like a proper berk if you are under 60:

The team t-shirt, promoting the dying art of pipe smoking:

A Big Ben Wade in the second role of a pipe: pointing at things:

Twin pipe:

Back in blighty!

Sadly, the photographer missed me blowing the second ring through the first

On another occasion, Turbo pipe at the TT:

Turbo pipe in action -runs a little hot:

Enjoy your pipes responsibly

 

[Chinkapin]

I used to smoke a pipe and had quite a few. Some really nice ones, but my actual favorite was a corn cob one.

American Indians used to get a stone called surprisingly enough, pipestone. They would make the bowl out of it and then install a quite long and usually flattish stem. I think the pipestone came from the Dakotas but am not positive. It is a soft stone that can be carved fairly easily. I have a friend who is Indian and he says they smoke very cool and last for ever.

Here is a source for pre-carved and also blanks. Stems also available.

http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=833-000-000