Hello from L.A. (Lower Alabama
Jan 14, 2018 11:22:47 GMT -5
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Post by cgvt on Jan 14, 2018 11:22:47 GMT -5
Good morning! I found your forum upon a recommendation from Bill Klubb after I made a post in a pipe smoker thread in Homebrewtalk.com.
Seem like a nice place with good people. I'm sure that I will lower that standard
I'm a retired Coastie living in Alabama and a recent convert from cigars to pipes.
Since I'm lazy, I thought I'd just paste some of the post from the other forum.
I've smoked cigars for years, but about a year and a half ago my son bought me a corncob pipe and I gave it a shot. I am now a full fledged pipe smoker. I bought a couple of cheap briars and enjoy smoking them, but I wanted to expand my collection and rotation and since new pipes are so expensive, I decided to buy some estate pipes on ebay and restore them.
I've been trying all kinds of different tobaccos, It seems that I like to change it up a lot and haven't really settled on an every day blend, although I bought a pound of Lane 1Q and tend to grab a quick bowl of that often when I take the dog out.
Because I am a cheap bastard, I have bought some estate pipes on e-bay and tried my hand restoring them. I have been pretty successful on my efforts and I have about ten different briars now and have them "kinda" dedicated to different types of tobaccos. I usually grab a pipe based on what I feel like smoking, but sometimes I grab a tobacco based on the pipe I want to smoke. (I imagine that is a pretty common practice)
I look forward to spending some time here and getting to know you all.
Seem like a nice place with good people. I'm sure that I will lower that standard
I'm a retired Coastie living in Alabama and a recent convert from cigars to pipes.
Since I'm lazy, I thought I'd just paste some of the post from the other forum.
I've smoked cigars for years, but about a year and a half ago my son bought me a corncob pipe and I gave it a shot. I am now a full fledged pipe smoker. I bought a couple of cheap briars and enjoy smoking them, but I wanted to expand my collection and rotation and since new pipes are so expensive, I decided to buy some estate pipes on ebay and restore them.
I've been trying all kinds of different tobaccos, It seems that I like to change it up a lot and haven't really settled on an every day blend, although I bought a pound of Lane 1Q and tend to grab a quick bowl of that often when I take the dog out.
Because I am a cheap bastard, I have bought some estate pipes on e-bay and tried my hand restoring them. I have been pretty successful on my efforts and I have about ten different briars now and have them "kinda" dedicated to different types of tobaccos. I usually grab a pipe based on what I feel like smoking, but sometimes I grab a tobacco based on the pipe I want to smoke. (I imagine that is a pretty common practice)
I look forward to spending some time here and getting to know you all.
